HÔTEL MARHABA. Casablanca, Morocco. Postcard (1950s)

HÔTEL MARHABA
Boulevard de la République
Casablanca

Postcard published by Éditions Mars, Casablanca.
Photo: Flandrin.

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CONGRESS HOTEL, Chicago, USA. Vintage advertising postcard

CONGRESS HOTEL
Albert Pick Hotels
Michigan Avenue et Congress Street
Chicago

Vintage advertising postcard published by Peerless Litho Co., Chicago.

Albert Pick Hotels was a historic American hotel chain founded by Albert Pick Sr. At its peak in the 1950s, it was the third-largest hotel chain in the United States. The corporation finally closed between the 1960s and 1980s due to the age of its downtown locations.

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THÉÂTRE DE LA MONNAIE. Bruxelles, Belgium. Old postcard

THÉÂTRE DE LA MONNAIE
Bruxelles

Old postcard published by Timmermans éd., Bruxelles.

Following the destruction of the previous building by fire in January 1855, the current one was built according to a design by Joseph Poelaert and inaugurated on 28 March 1856, with Fromental Halévy's Jaguarita l'Indienne. The theater was renovated in the 1950s, 1985, and 1999.

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HOTEL RESTAURANTE SOLTERRA. San Hilario Sacalm / Sant Hilari Sacalm, Catalunya, Spain. Postcard (1950s)

HOTEL RESTAURANTE SOLTERRA
San Hilario Sacalm / Sant Hilari Sacalm

Postcard published by Ediciones Fotográficas Bosch, Nº 16 (1950s).

The building was constructed in 1954 and operated as a hotel until the 1980s, when it fell into disuse. In 2025, it was renovated and converted into 45 cooperative apartments with communal spaces for senior citizens.

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ACNIL - Azienda Navigazione Interna Lagunare. Venezia, Italy. Ticket vaporetto (1950s)

ACNIL - Azienda Navigazione Interna Lagunare
Venezia

Ticket vaporetto Nº B 388376
Corsa semplice P. Roma - Rialto o Rialto P. Roma
13.4.?
L. 45
(1950s)

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BARCELONA. "ACLO" bus line F (Avenida de la Catedral - Plaza Ibiza) near Sagrada Familia (1950s)

BARCELONA
"ACLO" bus line F (Avenida de la Catedral - Plaza de Ibiza) near Sagrada Familia.

Gràcies a F. Llopis. 

S. S. "CONSTITUTION". American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. New York. Postcard

S. S. CONSTITUTION
American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines

Postcard of "The beautiful Sunliners".

SS Constitution was an ocean liner (683 feet long, 30,293 tons) owned by American Export Lines, sister ship of SS Independence. Both were constructed in the United States and made their maiden voyages in 1951. Commissioned in 1951, she started her long career sailing on the New York City-Genoa-Naples-Gibraltar route to Europe. Following service on American Export's "Sunlane" cruise to Europe in the 1950s and 1960s, the two ships sailed for American Hawaii Cruises and American Global Line for many years in the 1980s and 1990s. Constitution was retired in 1995; while under tow to be scrapped, the liner sank 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) north of the Hawaiian Islands on 17 November 1997.

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AIRPORT ZÜRICH-KLOTEN, Switzerland. Postcard (1950s)

AIRPORT ZÜRICH-KLOTEN 

Postcard published by Swissair, Nº 14557.
Sent from Zürich to Barcelona on 18.09.1958.

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SAVOY HOTEL, Malmö, Sweden. Postcard (1950s)

SAVOY HOTEL
Norra Vallgatan
Malmö

Postcard published by 41/48 Färgfotografi, Nº 115.

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HOTEL TAMANACO. Swimming pool. Caracas, Venezuela. Postcard (1950s)

HOTEL TAMANACO
Swimming pool
Caracas

Postcard published by Distribuidora Santiago, Nº 811 (1950s).
Photo: W. Haas.

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HOTEL VIER JAHRESZEITEN. Hamburg, Germany. Advertising postcard (1950s)

HOTEL VIER JAHRESZEITEN
Hamburg

Advertising postcard published by Georg Stilke, Hamburg (1950s).

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M. S. "BEAVERBRAE". Postcard (1950s)

M. S. BEAVERBRAE

Postcard published by Verlag M. Schmidt, Bremen, Nº 75.
Circulated in Germany in March 1954.

The M.S. Beaverbrae ( 9,034 tons) was built as Huascaran by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg (Germany), in 1939, for the Hamburg-America Line. She made his maiden voyage from Hamburg and the West coast of South America. On return taken over by German Navy for conversion to a submarine depot ship. Spent most of WW2 in Norway where she was captured undamaged by the Allies in 1945. Allocated to Canada as war reparation; refit at Liverpool 1947. Purchased by Canadian Pacific and renamed Beaverbrae, she made her first sailing for them 8 February 1948 from St.John NB with cargo to London. She then sailed to Bremen to pick up passengers for Canada. Eventually she made 51 sailings from Bremen carrying 38,000 displaced persons to Canada as refugees whilst carrying cargo eastbound. Her last emigrant voyage to Canada departed on 28 July 1954. Sold to Compagnia Genovese d'Armamento, Genoa 1 November 1954, she was rebuilt at Monfalcone to 10,022 GRT with accommodation for 1,124 tourist class passengers. Renamed Aurelia, she sailed from Trieste on13 May 1955, via Suez to Australia and made later voyages from Genoa. Re-engined in 1958-59 and rebuilt to 10,480 tons, and she started Bremen-Suez-Australia service on 12 June 1959. In 1962 she began a round of 34 voyages between English Channel ports and New York. In 1970 she was sold to Chandris Lines, renamed Romanza and refitted for cruising. Resold to Ambassador Leisure in 1991; renamed Romantica and cruised in the eastern Mediterranean. In 1997 she caught fire returning to Cyprus from Egypt and was abandoned without casualties. The burnt out hulk was towed to Limassol and scrapped the following year.

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HAUPTBAHNHOF [Main Station], Hamburg, Germany. Postcard (1950s)

HAUPTBAHNHOF
[Main Station]
Hamburg

Postcard published by Hans Andres Verlag, Hamburg (1950s).
Photo: Hans Hartz.

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REDERIJ NOORD-ZUID, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Boat ticket (1950s)

REDERIJ NOORD-ZUID
Amsterdam

Boat ticket Nº 059847 from Leidse Bosje to Parkhotel or Rijksmuseum.
f 3.85

(Boat tour through the canals of Amsterdam, 1950s.)

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ARENA. Verona, Italy. Entrance ticket (1950s)

ARENA
Anfiteatro
Municipio di Verona

Entrance ticket Nº 10448.

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CALLE MUNTANER. Barcelona [tramways]. Postcard (1950s)

CALLE MUNTANER
Barcelona
[tramways]

Postcard published by Zerkowitz, Nº 595 (1950s).

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BUS STATION. Dublin, Ireland. Postcard (1950s)

THE BUS STATION
Dublin

Postcard (1950s).
Photograph by Nuviews Dublin.

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CATACOMBE DI SAN CALLISTO. Roma, Italy (1950s)

CATACOMBE DI SAN CALLISTO
[Catacombs of Callixtus]
Via Appia Antica, 110-116
00179 Roma

Admission ticket Nº 71673
L. 100

[1950s]

The Catacombs of Callixtus (also known as the Cemetery of Callixtus) is one of the Catacombs of Rome, most notable for containing the Crypt of the Popes (Cappella dei Papi), which once contained the tombs of several popes from the 2nd to 4th centuries. The Catacomb is believed to have been created by future Pope Callixtus I , then a deacon of Rome, under the direction of Pope Zephyrinus, enlarging pre-existing early Christian hypogea. These catacombs were rediscovered by the archaeologist Giovanni Battista de Rossi in 1849.

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PALAZZO DUCALE. Venezia, Italy. Admission ticket (1950s)

PALAZZO DUCALE
Comune di Venezia

Admission ticket, reduced price, series H, Nº 43392.
Lire 125

[1950s]

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CASA "LOS GORDOS". Huelva, Andalucía, Spain. Coaster

CASA "LOS GORDOS"
Calle del Carmen, 14
Huelva

Coaster.

Los Gordos was a landmark restaurant in Huelva. Since the 1950s it has attracted many famous people (politicians, bankers, businessmen, doctors, sportsmen, artists and, above all, bullfighters). It closed in 1992, when its last owner, Juan Domínguez, retired. He ran it together with his brothers José and Francisco. It was known for its fish and seafood dishes, especially its sole, and was awarded several gastronomy prizes.

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