MEININGER MUSEEN. Meininger, Thüringen, Germany. Information brochure (2025)

MEININGER MUSEEN
www.meiningermuseen.de
Meininger

Information brochure (2025).

The Meiningen Museums were founded on 24 May 1947, following the merger of the art collections of the Elisabeth Palace and the Baumbachhaus. The foundation was the historic interiors of the ducal buildings, accessible since 1918, and the collections of the Henneberg Archaeological Society, founded by Ludwig Bechstein in 1832 and renamed the Henneberg-Franconia Historical Society in 1935. The museums combine three cultural-historical museums in the district capital of Meiningen. They are the largest museum in South Thuringia and house the most extensive art collection in Thuringia.

Merci à Gilles K.

MUSÉE - MÉMORIAL DU LINGE 1915. Orbey, Haut-Rhin, France

MUSÉE - MÉMORIAL DU LINGE 1915
Collet du Linge
Orbey

Information brochure published by the Association du Mémorial du Linge 1915.
Photo: H. Durlewanger.

The Linge Memorial Museum is a memorial to the First World War. The Linge was a battlefield around the Linge Pass, where a particularly deadly clash between the French and German armies took place between July 20 and October 16, 1915, resulting in approximately 20,000 casualties, including approximately 3,500 deaths on each side during the Battle of Linge. A war of position ensued, with skirmishes and artillery duels, lasting until November 11, 1918. The museum provides access to the remains of the battlefield, including trenches, bunkers, and more.

Merci à Gilles.

RESTAURANTE FLORIDITA. La Habana, Cuba. Coaster

RESTAURANTE FLORIDITA
cuna del daiquiri
La Habana

Coaster.

Floridita or El Floridita is a historic fish restaurant and cocktail bar in the older part of Havana (La Habana Vieja). It lies at the end of Calle Obispo (Bishop Street). The bar opened in 1817 with the name La Piña de Plata (The Silver Pineapple) in the place it still occupies. The Catalan immigrant Constantino Ribalaigua Vert started working in the bar as cantinero (bartender). Constantino, nicknamed Constante, became the owner in 1918. Constante is credited for inventing the frozen daiquiri in the early 1930s, a drink that became linked to the fame of the place. Ernest Hemingway wasn't the only famous customer of the bar: the establishment was frequented by many generations of Cuban and foreign intellectuals and artists as Ezra Pound, John Dos Passos, and Graham Greene.

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TIVOLI, Barcelona. [Recital by Joan Manuel Serrat] (1972)

TIVOLI
Barcelona
Ticket amphitheater.
25.12.1972 (Night) [Recital by Joan Manuel Serrat].
100 Ptas.

The current building of the Tivoli Theatre in Barcelona, ​​located on Casp street, was inaugurated on 20 May 1918. It was built according to a project by the architect Miquel Madorell i Rius (1869-1936). It has a capacity for 1,643 people. After the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) it was used as a cinema, until it was restored to its former status as a theatre on 22 December 1982. In 1989 the building was put up for sale and was on the verge of being turned into a leisure and commercial centre, but in 1991 it was finally restored as a theatre, alternating theatre performances with film sessions and all kinds of shows, such as classical and modern dance and music recitals, especially by singers and songwriters. It was sometimes the scene of political and trade union events.

Gracias a M. Teresa.

FLØIBANEN. Bergen, Norway (2015)

FLØIBANEN
www.floibanen.no
City (Bergen) - Fløyen - City.
Ticket Nº 605-84-01334.
10.08.2015. 14:43 / Valid until 07.11.2015.

The Fløibanen is a funicular railway in the city of Bergen. It connects the city centre with the mountain of Fløyen. The line is 844 m (2,769 ft) long, covers a height difference of 302 m (991 ft). The Fløibanen was opened on15 January 1918. In 1954 the original cars were replaced with new cars; these cars accommodated 80 passengers. In 1974, the cars on the line were again replaced. In 1987, the electric motor was replaced with a new 190 horsepower (140 kW) one, whilst at the same time the brakes and electrical systems were replaced. In 1997, the lower terminus was refurbished and extended. Between September and November 2002, a fourth generation of car was introduced to the line; these cars are capable of carrying 100 passengers and equipped with bigger windows and glass roofs.

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HOTEL GELLÉRT. Budapest, Hungary. Postcard (1963)

HOTEL GELLÉRT
Budapest

Postcard published by Képzőművészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata, Budapest, I.-117 (1963).
Photo: M. T. I. Sziklai.

The Hotel Gellért is an Art Nouveau hotel on the right bank of Danube in Budapest. The 176-room hotel was designed by Hungarian architects Ármin Hegedűs, Artúr Sebestyén and Izidor Sterk. Construction started in 1912, but due to World War I, and it did not open until September 1918. The hotel was severely damaged in World War II. Restoration began in 1957, and work was completed in 1962. Itl was again renovated in 1973. Danubius Hotels assumed management of the hotel in 1981. After the company was privatized in 1992, it purchased the hotel outright in June 1996 and it became the Danubius Hotel Gellért. The hotel closed for renovations on 1st December 2021 and ceased to be operated by Danubius Hotels at that point.

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PULA, Croatia, Aquarium - Verudela - Gallerion (2023)

PULA
AQUARIUM PULA
VERUDELA
GALLERIUM

Ticket.
20.05.2023.

The Aquarium is hosted inside the Fort Vedulla, built by Austria-Hungary in 1886. In 1918, the fort was obtained by Italy; it was occupied by Germany in 1943 and then awarded to Yugoslavia two years later. From the 1950s, it was demilitarised and used as a hotel, then abandoned in the late 1980s until being made into the aquarium in 2002. Fort Vedulla is located in the residential and tourist neighborhood of Verudela, on the Punta Verudelu peninsula, where there are numerous beaches. Gallerion is an exhibition about the fleet of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was based in the city's port.

Thanks to Dragan (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).

TARTU KUNSTIMUUSEUM, Tartu, Estonia (2001)

TARTU KUNSTIMUUSEUM
[Tartu Art Museum]
Raekoja Plats 18
Tartu

Ticket.
09.08.2001.

In 1918 the artistic association Pallas established the Higher Art School Pallas which later played a key role in local art education. Twenty years after the formation of the Pallas association, they decided to create a museum, and on November 17, 1940, the Municipality of Tartu signed a decree for the establishment of the art museum, which was located at Suurturg 3 (now Raekoja Square 3). In summer 1941 the State Ethnographic Museum (now – the Estonian National Museum) gave the museum its 20th century art collection. During the II World War the museum had to be relocated a number of times. The most critical situation occurred in 1943 when, during a bombing raid the brick building at Lai street 17, which at that time housed the collection, collapsed. However, the majority of the collection was saved. After a number of moves, in 1946 the museum was established on two floors of a building at Vallikraavi 14. Over time the building has been rebuilt for museum needs. Initially there were storage and exhibition halls in the building, but in 1999 it was decided to close the building to visitors to better preserve the growing art collection. Today the building houses storage, administration, employees' offices, restoration workshops, library and archives. Since 1988 the Leaning House (Raekoja Plats 18) has also been used by the Tartu Art Museum.

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LA MARÍTIMA SOLLERENSE. Vapor "Villa de Sóller" (tarjeta postal francesa, 1909)

LA MARÍTIMA SOLLERENSE (Sóller, Mallorca). Vapor "Villa de Sóller". Tarjeta postal de D.B. édit., Cette (Sète), circulada el 11.07.1909 de Saint-Alban-de-Roche (Isère, Francia) a Rivoli (Piamonte, Italia).
[La naviera Marítima Sollerense se constituyó en 1903, y el vapor "Villa de Sóller" (49,72 metros de eslora, 7,16 de manga y 4,13 de puntal), construido por Howaldswerke de Kiel (Alemania) bajo la vigilancia del Lloyd inglés, fue botado el 4 de septiembre del mismo año en Kiel y llegó a Palma de Mallorca el 7 de diciembre, y el día 11 a Sóller. El día 22 del mismo mes realizó el viaje inaugural a Barcelona y Cette (Sète, Francia), con pasajeros y carga general. Durante la primera guerra mundial lo adquirió la naviera catalana Hijos de José Tayá, por cuenta de la cual navegó hasta el 15 de mayo de 1918 en que fue torpedeado y hundido por un submarino alemán en las proximidades de Villefranche, en ruta de Génova a Barcelona.]

LA MARÍTIMA SOLLERENSE (Sóller, Mallorca). Vapor "Villa de Sóller". Targeta postal de D.B. édit., Cette (Seta, França), circulada l'11.07.1909 de Saint-Alban-de-Roche (Isère, França) a Rivoli (Piemonte, Itàlia).

LA MARÍTIMA SOLLERENSE (Sóller, Mallorca). The ship "Villa de Sóller". Postcard by D.B. édit., Cette (Sète, France), posted on 11.07.1909 at Saint-Alban-de-Roche (Isère, France) to Rivoli (Piedmonte, Italy).

LA MARÍTIMA SOLLERENSE (Sóller, Majorque). Le vapeur "Villa de Sóller". Carte postale de D.B. édit., Cette (Sète, France), circulée l'11.07.1909 de Saint-Alban-de-Roche (Isère, France) à Rivoli (Piémont, Italie).

LA MARÍTIMA SOLLERENSE (Sóller, Maiorca). Il vapore "Villa de Sóller". Cartolina di D.B. édit., Cette (Sète, Francia), viaggiata l'11.07.1909 da Saint-Alban-de-Roche (Isère, Francia) a Rivoli (Piemonte, Italia).

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LENINGRAD (Russia, USSR). Finland Station / Финляндский вокзал (1961)

LENINGRAD [Saint Petersburg] (Russia, USSR). Finland Station / Финляндский вокзал. Postcard by Izogiz, M-43246, 1961 g. 1038, T. 280.000. (1961)
[The station was built by Finnish State Railways as the eastern terminus of the Riihimäki-Saint Petersburg railroad. It was designed by Swedish architects and opened in 1870. The terminal formerly contained a special pavilion for Russian royalty. The station was owned and operated by Finnish railways until early 1918, when the last train, carrying station personnel and equipment, as well as some of the last Finns escaping revolutionary Russia, left for Finland. Later, ownership of the station was exchanged for Russian property in Finland, including the Alexander Theatre in Helsinki. In the 1950s, the old station building was demolished and replaced with a new one, inaugurated in 1960. The turreted building is decorated with sculptures glorifying the October Revolution and incorporates a portico preserved from the original 1870 edifice.]

LENINGRADO [San Petersburgo] (Rusia, URSS). Estación de Finlandia. Tarjeta postal de Izogiz, M-43246, 1961 g. 1038, T. 280.000. (1961)

LENINGRAD [Sant Petersburg] (Rússia, URSS). Estació de Finlàndia. Targeta postal d'Izogiz, M-43246, 1961 g. 1038, T. 280.000. (1961)

LÉNINGRAD [Saint Petersbourg] (Russie, URSS). Gare de Finlande. Carte postale d'Izogiz, M-43246, 1961 g. 1038, T. 280.000. (1961)

LENINGRADO [San Petersburgo] (Russia, URSS). Stazione della Finlàndia. Cartolina di Izogiz, M-43246, 1961 g. 1038, T. 280.000. (1961)

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GRANVILLE (Manche, France). Le Normandy-Hôtel et la Plage

GRANVILLE (Manche, France). Le Normandy-Hôtel et la Plage. Carte postale de L.B., Dijon, 269. (Écrite en 1918.)

GRANVILLE (Manche, France). The Normandy-Hôtel and the beach. Postcard by L.B., Dijon, 269. (Write in 1918.)

GRANVILLE (Manche, Francia). El Normandy-Hôtel y la playa. Tarjeta postal de L.B., Dijon, 269. (Escrita en 1918.)

GRANVILLE (Manche, França). El Normandy-Hôtel i la platja. Targeta postal de L.B., Dijon, 269. (Escrita en 1918.)

GRANVILLE (Manche, Francia). Il Normandy-Hôtel e la spiaggia. Cartolina di L.B., Dijon, 269. (Scritta nel 1918.)

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MONTSERRAT. Funicular de Sant Joan

MONTSERRAT. Funicular de Sant Joan [inaugurat l'any 1918; renovat i ampliat el 1926; reformat totalment amb vehicles de sostre transparent el 1997]. Targeta postal de Comercial Escudo de Oro, Barcelona, Nº 28 / 5111.

MONTSERRAT. Funicular de Sant Joan [inaugurado en 1918; renovado y ampliado en 1926; reformado totalmente con vehículos de techo transparente en 1997]. Tarjeta postal de Comercial Escudo de Oro, Barcelona, Nº 28 / 5111.

MONTSERRAT (Catalonia, Spain). Funicular of Sant Joan [open in 1918; renovated in 1926; reformated totally in 1997]. Postcard by Comercial Escudo de Oro. Barcelona, No. 28 / 5111.

MONTSERRAT (Catalogne, Espagne). Funiculaire de Sant Joan [inauguré en 1918; rénouvellé in 1926; reformé totalement in 1997]. Carte postale de Comercial Escudo de Oro. Barcelone, No. 28 / 5111.

MONTSERRAT (Catalogna, Spagna). Funicolare di Sant Joan [inaugurato nel 1918; rinnovano nel in 1926; riformato totalmente nel 1997]. Cartolina di Comercial Escudo de Oro. Barcelona, No. 28 / 5111.

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COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Vapor "Teide" [1895-1932] (Línea Fernando Póo). Departamento de lujo

COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Vapor "Teide" [1895-1932] (Línea Fernando Póo). Departamento de lujo. Tarjeta postal publicitaria.
[Construido el año 1895 en los astilleros A. G. Vulkan Werke de Stettin, Alemania, con el nombre de "Crefeld", fue adquirido por el Gobierno español el 25 de octubre de 1918 y fue adjudicado a la Compañía Trasmediterránea por una Real Orden de 16 de febrero de 1924. Prestó servicio como correo trasatlántico; iniciaba los viajes en Barcelona, haciendo escala en los puertos de Málaga y Cádiz, entre otros, antes de rendir viaje en Buenos Aires y Montevideo. El 20 de octubre de 1924 fue rebautizado con el nombre de "Teide" y sometido a una amplia transformación en la factoría Nuevo Vulcano de Barcelona. Destinado inicialmente al tráfico con las islas Canarias, en febrero de 1931 se incorporó a la línea de Guinea que hasta entonces cubría la Compañía Trasatlántica y que a partir de esa fecha realizó la Compañía Trasmediterránea. El 15 de mayo de 1932 zarpó de Barcelona en el que sería su último viaje. El 20 de mayo dejaba Cádiz por la popa, con 35 pasajeros y 110 tripulantes, con destino a Santa Isabel de Fernando Poo. En Monrovia embarcaron 65 braceros que eran empleados en las faenas de a bordo, y que estaba previsto desembarcaran en el mismo puerto en el viaje de regreso. En San Carlos fueron 400 los pasajeros nativos que subieron a bordo con destino a Bata, y es durante esta travesía, a las 3 de la madrugada del 8 de junio, cuando el "Teide" embarrancó en punta Oscura, al SO de la isla de Fernando Poo, en un lugar llamado por los nativos Etepo, junto al río Baña y muy próximo a punta Sagre. Afortunadamente no hubo desgracias personales, y tanto el pasaje como la tripulación fueron recogidos por el buque mixto de bandera británica "Appam" y trasladados a Santa Isabel." (Fragmento adaptado de un texto de Francisco Font Betanzos, publicado en la Revista General de Marina en octubre de 2007.
www.trasmeships.es/.../El_naufragio_del_vapor_Teide_en_aguas_de_Guinea_Espanola_Francisco_Font_Betanzos.doc.)

COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Vapor "Teide" [1895-1932] (Línia Fernando Póo, Guinea Espanyola). Departament de luxe. Targeta postal publicitaria.

COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Vapor ship "Teide" [1895-1932] (Line of Fernando Póo, Spanish Suinea). Luxury department. Publicitary postcard.

COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Vapeur "Teide" [1895-1932] (Ligne de Fernando Póo, Guinée Espagnole). Departament de luxe. Carte postale publicitaire.

COMPAÑÍA TRANSMEDITERRÁNEA. Vapore "Teide" [1895-1932] (Linea di Fernando Póo, Guinea Spagnola). Dipartimento di lusso. Cartolina pubblicitaria.

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ČSD (Československé státní dráhy). Motorová železniční osobní jednotka řady M-296.

ČSD (Československé státní dráhy) [1918-1992]. Motorová železniční osobní jednotka řady M-296. Foto J. Kocourek. Nakladatelství Svépomoc, Praha, 3839 8216201/577, III/86. (1986)

ČSD (Československé státní dráhy - Czechoslovak State Railways) [1918-1992]. Motor passenger rail unit M-296. Photo J. Kocourek. Postcard by Nakladatelství Svépomoc, Prague, 3839 8216201/577, III/86. (1986)

ČSD (Československé státní dráhy - Ferrocarriles Estatales Checoslovacos) [1918-1992]. Automotor para pasajeros, unidad M-296. Foto J. Kocourek. Tarjeta postal de Nakladatelství Svépomoc, Praga, 3839 8216201/577, III/86. (1986)

ČSD (Československé státní dráhy - Ferrocarrils Estatals Txecoslovacs) [1918-1992]. Automotor per a passatgers, unitat M-296. Foto J. Kocourek. Targeta postal de Nakladatelství Svépomoc, Praga, 3839 8216201/577, III/86. (1986)

ČSD (Československé státní dráhy - Chemins de Fer Nationaux Tchecoslovaques) [1918-1992]. Automotrice pour passegers, unité M-296. Photo J. Kocourek. Carte postale de Nakladatelství Svépomoc, Praga, 3839 8216201/577, III/86. (1986)

ČSD (Československé státní dráhy - Ferrovie Statali Cescoslovacche) [1918-1992]. Automotrice per passeggeri, unità M-296. Foto J. Kocourek. Cartolina di Nakladatelství Svépomoc, Praga, 3839 8216201/577, III/86. (1986)

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