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.

PINOCCHIO. Ristorante - Pizzeria - Hotel. Frascati, Roma, Italy

PINOCCHIO
Ristorante - Pizzeria - Hotel
Since 1935
Piazza del Mercato, 21
Frascati (Roma)

Grazie a Mauro E.

M/S "BATORY", Poland. Stamp issued as a souvenir sheet by the Polish Post in 2023

M/S BATORY
Stamp issued as a souvenir sheet by the Polish Post on 17.07.2023.

M/S Batory was built in 1934–1935 at the Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico in Monfalcone, Italy, under an arrangement where part of the commission was paid in shipments of coal from Poland, and she was launched on 3 July 1935. She was a Polish ocean liner which was the flagship of Gdynia-America Line, named after Stefan Batory, the sixteenth-century King of Poland. She began regular service in May 1936 on the Gdynia — New York run, and by 1939 had carried over 3,000 passengers. Mobilized at the outbreak of World War II, she served as a troop ship and a hospital ship by the Allied Navy for the rest of the war. In 1940 she, along with Chrobry, transported allied troops during the Norwegian campaign. She was also one of the last ships to leave St Jean de Luz during the final evacuation of Polish troops from France. She was also used for secretly shipping many valuable Polish treasures to Canada for safekeeping. On 5 August 1940 she left Liverpool with convoy WS 2 (Winston's Specials) evacuating 477 children to Sydney, Australia, under the Children's Overseas Reception Board until the war was over. She sailed via Cape Town, India, Singapore to where she had carried 300 troops and Sydney. She was involved in the allied invasion of Oran, Algeria in 1942 (Operation Torch). That same year she took troops to India and later took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily and southern France (Operation Dragoon), where she was the flagship of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Commander-in-Chief of the French Army. Returned to post-war Poland in 1946, she resumed civilian service after a refit, and after she was withdrawn from the North Atlantic route, refurbished at Hebburn for service in the tropics, and sailed in August 1951 from Gdynia and Southampton to Bombay and Karachi, via Gibraltar, Malta, Aden, and Suez. In 1957, she returned to the North Atlantic run. She continued in service until 1969, when she was decommissioned and became a floating hotel in Gdynia. However, after about a year, she was sold back to Polish Ocean Lines, and from there she was sold for scrap to Hong Kong. She left Gdynia on 31 March 1971 and arrived to the scrapyard on 26 May. The ship had been scrapped completely by 1972. 

Thanks to Daniel.

MS "DEUTSCHLAND" in Überlingen am Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Postcard (1960s)

MS DEUTSCHLAND
Überlingen am Bodensee

Postcard published by Verlag Bockelmann, Langenargen, Nº 777 (1960s).

The MS Deutschland was built in Deggendorf (Niederbayern) by the Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau Gesellschaft, and was put into service on 4 June 1935. Between 1949 and 1952 it sailed under the name Lindau, and from 1952 it regained its original name, which it maintained until 1970, when it was named Überlingen II. She was demolished at the end of 2005. She had a length of 56.30 m, a width of 11.80 m and a draft of 1.65 m. Its speed was about 25 km/h, and it could accommodate 800 people. Between 1935 and 1945 it was owned by the Deutsche Reichsbahn, and between 1945 and 1994, by the Deutsche Bundesbahn. In 1994 the property passed to the Bodensee Schiffsbetriebe GmbH.

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TRANVÍAS DE BARCELONA. Tramway PCC Washington, line 29 (1962)

TRANVÍAS DE BARCELONA
Tram line 29, No. 1663 of the PCC Washington model.

On 23 December 1961, the first units of the PCC Washington trams, imported from the USA for $2,000 each unit, were publicly presented. The PCC model trams were manufactured in the United States between 1935 and 1938 and circulated in the city of Washington from 1937 to 1962. The 101 second-hand units that were incorporated into the Tranvías de Barcelona society arrived in Barcelona by sea between 1961 and 1965.

(Source: Arxiu Fundació TMB.)

DEUTSCHEN REICHSBAHN. Elektro-Schnelltriebwagen el T 1900. Bhf. Bischofswiesen, Bayern, Germany, 1935

DEUTSCHEN REICHSBAHN
Elektro-Schnelltriebwagen el T 1900
Bahnhof Bischofswiesen, 1935.

Postcard published by Reiju, Mainz, CP 1049.
Photo: RZA.

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R.M.S. "MAURETANIA", Cunard Line, United Kingdom. Postcard

R.M.S. MAURETANIA
Cunard Line

Postcard.

RMS Mauretania was an ocean liner designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Wigham Richardson and Swan Hunter for the British Cunard Line, launched on the afternoon of 20 September 1906. She was the world's largest ship until the launch of RMS Olympic in 1910. Mauretania departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York on 16 November 1907, and on the return voyage (30 November – 5 December 1907) captured the record for the fastest eastbound crossing of the Atlantic. During the First World War, Mauretania was ordered by the British government to serve as a troop ship to carry British soldiers during the Gallipoli campaign. She returned to civilian service on 21 September 1919. The ship being scrapped in Rosyth, Scotland, in 1935.

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TORINO (Italia). Tranvia a dentiera Sassi - Superga

TORINO (Italia). Tranvia a dentiera Sassi - Superga. Costruita nel 1884 con sistema funicolare, nel 1935 è stata trasformata con sistema a cremagliera ed elettrificata. Motrice D.1 a due assi. Anno di costruzione: 1935. Cartolina delle Edizioni MCS, 8312.

TURIN (Italy). Rack tramway Sassi - Superga. Postcard by Edizioni MCS 8312.

TURÍN (Italia). Tranvía de cremallera Sassi - Superga. Tarjeta postal de Edizioni MCS 8312.

TORÍ (Itàlia). Tramvia de cremallera Sassi - Superga. Targeta postal d'Edizioni MCS 8312.

TURIN (Italie). Tramway à crémaillère Sassi - Superga. Carte postale d'Edizioni MCS 8312.

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TORINO (Italia). Tranvia a dentiera Sassi - Superga

TORINO (Italia). Tranvia a dentiera Sassi - Superga. La motrice D3, con rimorchiata, in transito al raddoppio. Anno di costruzione: 1935. Cartolina di Edizioni M.C.S. 8416 da fotocolor G. C. Porta, 2803.

TURIN (Italy). Rack tramway Sassi - Superga. Postcard by Edizioni M.C.S. 8416.

TURÍN (Italia). Tranvía de cremallera Sassi - Superga. Tarjeta postal de Edizioni M.C.S. 8416.

TORÍ (Itàlia). Tramvia de cremallera Sassi - Superga. Targeta postal d'Edizioni M.C.S. 8416.

TURIN (Italie). Tramway à crémaillère Sassi - Superga. Carte postale d'Edizioni M.C.S. 8416.

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GENOVA (Italia). Stazione Marittima

GENOVA (Italia). Stazione Marittima. Cartolina di Ediz. S. A. F., Milano, 4. (1935)

GENOA (Italy). Maritime Station. Postcard by Ediz. S. A. F., Milan, 4. (1935)

GÉNOVA (Italia). Estación Marítima. Tarjeta postal de Ediz. S. A. F., Milán, 4. (1935)

GÈNOVA (Itàlia). Estació Marítima. Targeta postal d'Ediz. S. A. F., Milà, 4. (1935)

GÊNES (Italie). Station Maritime. Carte postale des Ediz. S. A. F., Milan, 4. (1935) 

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Gracias a Hernán

POST OFFICE (United Kingdom). Lamp post box produced in 1935

POST OFFICE (United Kingdom). Lamp post box produced in 1935. Postcard by Post Office Collections / The National Postal Museum.

POST OFFICE (Correo británico). Buzón fabricado en 1935. Tarjeta postal de Post Office Collections / The National Postal Museum.

POST OFFICE (Correu britànic). Bústia produïda l'any 1935. Targeta postal de Post Office Collections / The National Postal Museum.

POST OFFICE (Poste britannique). Boîte aux lettres fabriquée en 1935. Carte postale de Post Office Collections / The National Postal Museum.

POST OFFICE (Correo británico). Buca delle lettere prodotta nel 1935. Cartolina di Post Office Collections / The National Postal Museum.

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PRESTWICH AERODROME (Scotland). Control Tower. Postcard by the "Glasgow Herald"

PRESTWICH AERODROME (Scotland). Control Tower (built in 1935). Postcard by the Glasgow Herald issued for the Scottish International Air Show, 1936. From an original by A. W. McGowan.

Aeródromo de PRESTWICH (Escocia). Torre de control (construida en 1935). Tarjeta postal del Glasgow Herald publicada con motivo del Scottish International Air Show, 1936. A partir de un original de A. W. McGowan.

Aeròdrom de PRESTWICH (Escòcia). Torre de control (construïda el 1935). Targeta postal del Glasgow Herald publicada amb motiu del Scottish International Air Show, 1936. A partir d'un original d'A. W. McGowan.

Aérodrome de PRESTWICH (Écosse). Tour de contrôle (construite en 1935). Carte postale du Glasgow Herald publiée à l'occasion du Scottish International Air Show, 1936. À partir d'un original d'A. W. McGowan.

Aerodromo di PRESTWICH (Scozia). Torre di controllo (construita nel 1935). Cartolina del Glasgow Herald pubblicata in occasione del Scottish International Air Show, 1936. A partire da un originale di A. W. McGowan.

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GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (England). Bus ticket

GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (England). Bus Bell Punch ticket Nº E 1919. 1½d.
[The company originated in 1878 when a bill to develop the Gosport Street Tramways, a subsidiary of the Provincial Tramways Company Ltd was promoted. No results were evident until 17th July 1882 when 8 horse cars ran a 7½-minute headway route from Gosport Beach (now the ferry) via Elson Road to Brockhurst. This was one of the many Provincial Tramway systems in Portsmouth, Cleethorpes, Devonport and Cardiff. A bill to change the Companies legal name to Gosport and Fareham Tramways was proposed in 1906, but not proceeded with. It was however, duly adopted as the fleet name. A bus service form Bury Cross to Lee-on-Solent was opened up by the tramway company in 1910 and later extended to run from Brockhurst to Lee-on-Solent. The 1914-18 war terminated bus operations and in the early post war years a large number of one-bus operators appeared in the Gosport and Lee areas and through the 1920s competition with the trams grew fierce. In 1929 the Bury Cross route was converted to motor buses and the Fareham route cut back to Ann's Hill. The last trams ran on 31st December 1929 and the company changed its name to the Gosport and Fareham Omnibus Company. Seven tramcars went to nearby subsidiary of Provincial Tramways, the Portsdown and Horndean Railway, which continued until acquired by Southdown in 1935. The intensive network of services radiating from the Ferry, Haslar, Elson, Fareham Railway station and West End Estate, and a number of circular routes in Gosport were built up before the Second World War. The Company was hard pressed during the war due to the many service establishments in its area of operation; at the time of D-Day, even the veteran Leyland's saw service. Since the war the large Bridgemary estate has been served, and open toppers popularised the Stokes Bay route. One-man vehicles were introduced after 1953 on four lightly patronised routes. With nationalisation imminent, the private hire department was detached in 1947 to the parent company, Provincial Traction Company. Since 1936 the company had been the sole survivor of the once large Provincial system. In March 1969 the parent company Provincial Traction Company Limited (so renamed in 1936) was taken over by the Wiles Group and from 20th May 1969, this group was renamed the Swain Group.]

GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (Inglaterra). Billete de autobús Nº E 1919. 1½d.

GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (Anglaterra). Bitllet d'autobús Nº E 1919. 1½d.

GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (Angleterre). Billet de bus Nº E 1919. 1½d.

GOSPORT AND FAREHAM OMNIBUS COMPANY (Inghilterra). Biglietto d'autobus Nº E 1919. 1½d.

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FLUGHAFEN DRESDEN (Deutschland). 70 Jahre

FLUGHAFEN DRESDEN (Deutschland). 70 Jahre. Postkarte von Foto-Fkug, KS 301. [2005]

DRESDEN (Germany). 70 anniversary of Airport. Postcard by Foto-Fkug, KS 301. [2005]
[The airport was opened to commercial traffic on 11 July 1935. Though planned as a commercial airport, its importance to the military increased dramatically during the following years in the Third Reich. During World War II it was exclusively used for military purposes. An airlift between the airport and Breslau was established to support german troops during the Siege of Breslau in spring of 1945. Attempts to destroy buildings and equipment before the Allied troops could occupy Dresden failed due to the resistance of civil airport employees. During the following years, the airport was used as an education centre for the Soviet army. It was reopened for commercial traffic on 16 June 1957. In 1959 international air traffic resumed, primarily to countries of the Eastern Bloc. Between 1955 and 1961, the East German government decided to develop its own aviation industry centred on Dresden. Although this development ultimately failed, it increased the importance of Klotzsche Airport considerably, and has shaped the design and atmosphere of the airport right up until today. After German reunification, the airport was expanded and flights to western European capitals were added. Traffic increased sevenfold during the first half of the 1990s and a second terminal was opened in 1995. In 2001 the current terminal was added. This was rebuilt from a hangar formerly used as an assembly hall by the aircraft industry. (Source: Wikipedia.)]

DRESDE (Alemania). 70º aniversario del aeropuerto. Tarjeta postal de Foto-Fkug, KS 301. [2005]

DRESDEN (Alemanya). 70è aniversari de l'aeroport. Targeta postal de Foto-Fkug, KS 301. [2005]

DRESDE (Allemagne). 70ème anniversaire de l'aéroport. Carte postale de Foto-Fkug, KS 301. [2005]

DRESDA (Germania). 70º anniversario dell'aeroporto. Cartolina di Foto-Fkug, KS 301. [2005]

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BRITISH AIRWAYS. Fokker FXII (Gatwich airport, May 1935)

BRITISH AIRWAYS Fokker FXII preparing to leave Gatwich airport on the new service to Le Bourget, May 1935. Photo: Hulton Picture Co. Postcard by IRIS, "The Nostalgia Postcard", Set 1 (1990).

Avión Fokker FXII de BRITISH AIRWAYS preparándose para despegar del aeropuerto de Gatwich en el nuevo servicio a Le Bourget, mayo de 1935. Foto: Hulton Picture Co. Tarjeta postal de IRIS, "The Nostalgia Postcard", serie 1 (1990).

Avió Fokker FXII de BRITISH AIRWAYS en els preparatius per envolar-se de l'aeroport de Gatwich en el nou servei a Le Bourget, maig de 1935. Foto: Hulton Picture Co. Targeta postal d'IRIS, "The Nostalgia Postcard", sèrie 1 (1990).

Avion Fokker FXII de BRITISH AIRWAYS dans les préparatifs pour décoller de l'aeroport de Gatwich pour le nouvel service à Le Bourget, mai 1935. Photo: Hulton Picture Co. Carte postale d'IRIS, "The Nostalgia Postcard", série 1 (1990).

Aereo Fokker FXII della BRITISH AIRWAYS preparandosi per decollare dall'aeroporto di Gatwich nel nuovo servizio a Le Bourget, maggio 1935. Foto: Hulton Picture Co. Cartolina di IRIS, "The Nostalgia Postcard", serie 1 (1990).

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