PALACIO REAL. Olite, Navarra/Nafarroa, Spain. Visitor's entrance ticket

PALACIO REAL
Olite

Visitor's entrance adult ticket Nº 17359
3,10 €

The Royal Palace or Palace of the Kings of Navarre is a castle-palace in the town of Olite/Erriberri. It was one of the seats of the Court of the Kingdom of Navarre, since the reign of Charles III "the Noble" (1361-1425) until its conquest by Castile (1512). The fortification is both castle and palace, although it was built more like a courtier building to fulfil a military function. Since the 13th-century the Castle of Olite has been called the Palace of the King of Navarre. This monument was quite damaged (except the church) in 1813 by a fire caused during the Napoleonic French Invasion to prevent its occupation by French troops. It was largely restored from 1937 in works that lasted for 30 years giving it back its original appearance.

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BABULA. Bar - Restaurant. Barcelona

BABULA
Bar - Restaurant
Nació 1937
C. de Pau Claris, 139
08009 Barcelona
www.babulabar.es

Gracias a M. Teresa.

RIGIBAHN, Schwyz, Switzerland. Schnurtobelbrücke und Pilatus. Vintage postcard (1911)

RIGIBAHN
Schnurtobelbrücke und Pilatus

Postcard by Photoblog, Zürich, Nº 3351.

Posted at Rigi-Kulm on 31.10.1911, sent to France.

The Rigibahn was Europe's first rack railway. It was designed by the Swiss engineer Niklaus Riggenbach and was built in two stages between 1870 and 1875. It was electrified between 1928 and 1937. The rolling stock was modernised several times, most recently between 1967 and 1982.

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KRYNICA. PKL, Funicular to Góra Parkowa, Poland. Postcard (1991)

KRYNICA
PKL. Funicular to Góra Parkowa

Postcard published by Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, Z-1457 (1991).
Photo: J. Szeliga.

The funicular, operated by Polskie Koleje Linowe (PKL), was officially put into service on 8 December 1937. The lower and upper stations are examples of modernist architecture. The upper station, where there used to be a terrace, currently has a viewing point with a cafeteria. The funicular route is 642 meters, from an altitude of 584.2 m to 732.8 m above sea level. It has two carriages, in each of which there are 50 seats.

Thanks to Krystyna B. (https://pocztowkowezbiory.blogspot.com/).

Steamship "MALLORCA", Compañía Trasmediterránea

Vapor MALLORCA
Compañía Trasmediterránea

Painting by Guillermo González de Aledo (1923-2000).

The steamship Mallorca, the fourth and last ship with this name, was built at the Odero shipyard in Sestri Levante (Italy) in 1914, commissioned by the Isleña Marítima company. She measured 90.60 meters in length, 11.76 in width, 8.10 in depth and draft 5.8 meters. Its displacement was 3,850 tons and it had 2,204 gross register and 1,198 net register, its maximum load being 955 tons. She was equipped with a triple expansion steam engine with four boilers and 12 furnaces. Her maximum speed was about 17 knots. She arrived for the first time at the port of Palma de Mallorca on 3 December 1914, but until the summer of 1915 she was not transferred to Barcelona, ​​where she was laundered before returning to Palma, being then assigned to the Palma-Barcelona line. After the First World War it remained in the hands of the Trasmediterránea Company. In the early 1930s she was shifted to secondary duty as a reserve ship. When the Spanish Civil War broke out, she was assigned to the navy of the rebel side as an auxiliary ship and transferred to La Spezia to arm her as an auxiliary cruiser: she was fitted with a 120 mm cannon, another anti-aircraft gun, 76mm. and two 13 mm machine guns. He was then assigned to the naval base of Palma, and participated in various actions (transporting troops and war supplies and, sometimes, as a surveillance and repression unit for ships transporting weapons and supplies for the government of the Republic). In April 1937, with two other ships, she carried out the transfer of a large contingent of troops from Palma to Cádiz. At the end of the war she took part in the conquest of Menorca by the national troops, as a troop transport. After the war she was returned to the Trasmediterránea, and she was initially moved to the port of Cádiz, where she underwent extensive repair and renovation. She returned to Palma and was assigned to the Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Alicante routes. Between 1950 and 1953 it underwent another profound renovation in the Nuevo Vulcano workshops in Barcelona. She was decommissioned on 10 October 1973 and in 1974 she was acquired by a Valencian company, which sold it for scrapping on 11 December of the same year.

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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.)

PALAIS DE LA DÉCOUVERTE, Paris, France

PALAIS DE LA DÉCOUVERTE
SALLES D'EXPÉRIENCES

Ticket Nº 016865.
10 F

The Palais de la Découverte ('Discovery Palace') is a science museum located in the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement on Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paris. The museum was created in 1937 by Jean Baptiste Perrin during an international exhibition on "Arts and techniques in modern life". In 1938, the French government decided to convert the facility into a new museum. The museum contains permanent exhibits for mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, and biology, featuring interactive experiments with commentaries by lecturers. It includes a Zeiss planetarium with 15-metre dome.

Merci à Gilles K.

FRANCE TELECOM. Télécarte 50 unités (1995)

FRANCE TELECOM

Télécarte 50 unités Nº A C51Q50355 (01/1995)
"KitKat - 1970 25 ans sans pause 1995"

Kit Kat (stylised as KitKat in various countries) is a chocolate-covered wafer bar confection created by Rowntree's of York, United Kingdom, and is now produced globally by Nestlé (which acquired Rowntree's in 1988), except in the United States, where it is made under licence by the H. B. Reese Candy Company, a division of the Hershey Company (an agreement Rowntree's first made with Hershey in 1970). Use of the name Kit Kat or Kit Cat for a type of food goes back to the 18th century, when mutton pies known as a Kit Kat were served at meetings of the political Kit-Cat Club in London owned by pastry chef Christopher Cat. The origins of what is now known as the Kit Kat brand go back to 1911, when Rowntree's, a confectionery company based in York, trademarked the terms Kit Cat and Kit Kat. Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp was renamed Kit Kat Chocolate Crisp in 1937.

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RHODES (Greece). Aquarium & Museum of Marine Life (2011)

RHODES (Greece). Aquarium & Museum of Marine Life.
RODAS (Grecia). Acuario y Museo de la Vida Marina.
RODES (Grècia). Aquari i Museu de la Vida Marina.
RHODES (Grèce). Aquarium et Musée de la Vie Marine.
RODI (Grecia). Acquario e Museo della Vita Marina.

The Aquarium of Rhodes is a research centre, aquarium and museum. It was built when the island was under the Italian rule. The building, an Art deco design by the Italian architect Armando Bernabiti, was constructed between 1934 and 1935. When it first started operations in 1937, it was named the Reale Istituto di Ricerche Biologiche di Rodi (Royal Biological Research Institute of Rhodes). Research here included the hydrology, sponges, and fisheries of the Aegean. When the island was handed back to Greece in 1947, the facility was operated as part of the Hellenic Hydrobiological Institute. Since 1963 it has been known as the Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes, and is administered by the National Centre of Marine Research.

Foto / Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 11.2011.

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DUBLIN (Ireland) Airport apron with Aer Lingus "Padraig" aircraft

DUBLIN (Ireland) Airport apron with Aer Lingus "Padraig" aircraft. Photo: E. Ludwig. Postcard by John Hinde, Ltd., 2/9. Posted to London (England).
[The airport terminal was designed by a team of architects within the Office of Public Works led by Desmond FitzGerald. The design was more or less complete by 1937 and the building completed by 1940.]

DUBLÍN (Irlanda) Aeropuerto con el avión "Padraig" de Aer Lingus en la zona de estacionamiento. Foto: E. Ludwig. Tarjeta postal de John Hinde, Ltd., 2/9. Circulada a Londres (Inglaterra).

DUBLÍN (Irlanda) Aeroport amb l'avió "Padraig" d'Aer Lingus a la zona d'estacionament. Foto: E. Ludwig. Targeta postal de John Hinde, Ltd., 2/9. Circulada a Londres (Anglaterra).

DUBLIN (Irlande) Aéroport avec avion "Padraig" d'Aer Lingus. Photo: E. Ludwig. Carte postale de John Hinde, Ltd., 2/9. Circulée à Londres (Angleterre).

DUBLINO (Irlanda) Aeroporto con aereo "Padraig" di Aer Lingus. Foto: E. Ludwig. Cartolina di John Hinde, Ltd., 2/9. Viaggiata a Londra (Inghilterra).

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RMS "Olympic" (collectable card)

RMS "Olympic" drawn by Edgar Pullin. Collectible card by Amalgamated Tobacco Corporation (South Africa) Ltd., Johannesburg, 'Famous British Ships', series Nº 1, 24.
[RMS "Olympic" was an ocean liner built by Harland and Wolff, in Belfast (North Ireland), for the White Star Line, which also included Titanic and Britannic. Unlike her sisters, Olympic served a long and illustrious career (1911 to 1935). For a short time she was the largest ocean liner in the world. Was launched 20 October 1910, her maiden voyage commenced on 14 June 1911. "Olympic"'s first major mishap occurred on 20 September 1911, when she collided with a British warship, HMS "Hawke" off the Isle of Wight. Although the incident resulted in the flooding of two of her compartments and a twisted propeller shaft, "Olympic" was able to return to Southampton under her own power. Afer other incidents, during the war "Olympic" is reported to have carried up to 201,000 troops and other personnel, burning 347,000 tons of coal and travelling about 184,000 miles. Her impressive World War I service earned her the nickname "Old Reliable". In August 1919 Olympic returned to Belfast for restoration to civilian service. At the turn of 1927-28, Olympic was converted to carry tourist third cabin passengers as well as first, second and third class. Tourist third cabin was an attempt to attract travellers who desired comfort without the accompanying high ticket price. New public rooms were constructed for this class, although tourist third cabin and second class would merge to become 'tourist' by late 1931. "Olympic" was withdrawn from service in 1935 and sold to be partially demolished at Jarrow, providing work for the region. In 1937, Olympic was towed to Inverkeithing to T.W. Ward's yard for final demolition.]

El RMS "Olympic" dibujado por Edgar Pullin. Cromo de Amalgamated Tobacco Corporation (South Africa) Ltd., Johannesburg, 'Famous British Ships', serie Nº 1, 24.

El RMS "Olympic" dibuixat per Edgar Pullin. Cromo d'Amalgamated Tobacco Corporation (South Africa) Ltd., Johannesburg, 'Famous British Ships', sèrie Nº 1, 24.

Le RMS "Olympic" dessiné par Edgar Pullin. Carte à collectionner d'Amalgamated Tobacco Corporation (South Africa) Ltd., Johannesburg, 'Famous British Ships', série Nº 1, 24.

Il RMS "Olympic" disegnato da Edgar Pullin. Figurina di Amalgamated Tobacco Corporation (South Africa) Ltd., Johannesburg, 'Famous British Ships', serie Nº 1, 24.

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GREENWICH (London, England). National Maritime Museum & Royal Observatory

GREENWICH (London, England). National Maritime Museum & Royal Observatory. Ticket 1 Day Student Nº 210018752. 24.07.2011. £5.00.
[The National Maritime Museum (NMM) in Greenwich is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. The historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, it also incorporates the Royal Observatory. The Museum was created by the National Maritime Act of 1934. It is based on the generous donations of Sir James Caird (1864–1954). King George VI formally opened the Museum on April 27, 1937.
The Royal Observatoryh (formerly the Royal Greenwich Observatory or RGO) played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known as the location of the prime meridian. It is situated on a hill in Greenwich Park. The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II. 1998 RGO closes and the Observatory become part of the National Maritime Museum.]

GREENWICH (Londres, Inglaterra). Museo Marítimo Nacional y Observatorio Real. Billete de entrada de estudiante Nº 210018752. 24.07.2011. £5.00.

GREENWICH (Londres, Anglaterra). Museu Marítim Nacional i Observatori Reial. Bitllet d'entrada d'estudiant Nº 210018752. 24.07.2011. £5.00.

GREENWICH (Londres, Angleterre). Musée Maritime National et Observatoire Royal. Billet d'entrée pour étudiant Nº 210018752. 24.07.2011. £5.00.

GREENWICH (Londra, Inghilterra). Museo Marittimo Nazionale e Osservatorio Reale. Biglietto d'ingresso per studenti Nº 210018752. 24.07.2011. £5.00.

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Thanks to Johan (http://johanpostcards.blogspot.com/)

CAEN (France). Tramway in 1920

CAEN (France). Tramway in 1920. One of the cars built at the Preston works. Photo: GEC Traction Ltd.
[The Compagnie des tramways électriques de Caen was opened in 1901 and closed on 23 January 1937, letting buses take over public transport]

CAEN (France). Tramway en 1920. L'une des voitures construites par Preston. Photo: GEC Traction Ltd.
[Pendant l'été de 1900 fût fondée la Compagnie des tramways électriques de Caen. Celle-ci est chargée d'exploiter un réseau de trois lignes s'étendant sur 11 km. Le mémoire descriptif pour l'établissement d'un réseau de tramways à traction électrique prévoit la construction de trois lignes à voie métrique s'étendant sur 11.054 m. Le réseau est finalement inauguré le 29 novembre 1901. Les tramways desservaient les principaux points de la ville jusqu'aux faubourgs de la Maladrerie et de Venoix (alors commune indépendante). Après la Première guerre mondiale, l'inflation liée à l'accroissement du coût des matières premières et de la main d'œuvre dégrade le bilan financier de la compagnie. Le 11 novembre 1919 et le 8-9 avril 1920, la compagnie et la ville signent des avenants au contrat qu'elles ont signée en 1900 afin de faire face à ses difficultés financières. Arguant du fait que l'économie du contrat aurait été bouleversée, la compagnie demande également une indemnité pour charges extra-contractuelles. La ville refusant de lui accorder cette compensation, la compagnie interrompt le service pendant un temps. Le Conseil de préfecture du Calvados, dans un arrêt du 23 février 1921, puis le Conseil d'État, dans une décision du 12 avril 1924, donnent toutefois raison à la ville. Son exploitation s'acheva le 23 janvier 1937, laissant les bus, dont la première ligne avait été créée en 1932, prendre la relève. Une cérémonie d'obsèques solennelles fut organisée par les étudiants pour saluer la fin des trams que les contemporains considéraient comme "vieux et peu commodes".]

CAEN (Francia). Tranvía en 1920. Se trata de uno de los coches construidos por Preston. Foto: GEC Traction Ltd.

CAEN (Francia). Tramvia en 1920. És un dels cotxes construïts per Preston. Foto: GEC Traction Ltd.

CAEN (Francia). Tram nel 1920. È una delle vetture costruite da Preston. Foto: GEC Traction Ltd.

From Modern Tramway and Light Rail Transit, London, Vol. 51, No. 602 (February 1988), p. 48.
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AEROFLOT / АЭРОФЛОТ. Ilyushin-62 aircraft

AEROFLOT / АЭРОФЛОТ (USSR). Ilyushin-62 aircraft. Postcard by Éditions P.I., Paris, 233.
[Founded on 09.02.1923, it started operations on 15 July 1923; international flights started in 1937. In 1992, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Aeroflot was divided into more than 300 regional airlines; in 1994 Aeroflot was registered as a joint stock company and the government sold off 49% of its stake to Aeroflot employees.]

AEROFLOT / АЭРОФЛОТ (URSS). Avión Ilyushin-62. Tarjeta postal de Éditions P.I., París, 233.

AEROFLOT / АЭРОФЛОТ (URSS). Avió Iliuixin-62. Targeta postal d'Éditions P.I., París, 233.

AEROFLOT / АЭРОФЛОТ (URSS). Avion Iliouchine-62. Carte postal des Éditions P.I., Paris, 233.

AEROFLOT / АЭРОФЛОТ (URSS). Aereo Ilyushin-62. Cartolina di Éditions P.I., Parigi, 233.

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Mailboat "Prins Albert" (Belgium) in Ostende

Mailboat "Prins Albert" (Belgium) in Ostend. Postcard by Thill, Brussels, nº 3.
["Prins Albert" was a Belgian steamer to Ostend-Dover service line maintained. It was built in 1937 in Ostend and commissioned in 1938. The ship was already lined modern for that time and had a chimney, with the traditional beige color, bordered with black top. It had two masts and had four lifeboats on each side. Before the German invasion in May 1940, the Belgian mail boats fled to Britain where they were later used for troop transports and the Allies.]

Buque correo "Prins Albert" (Bélgica), que cubría la línia Ostende-Dover (Inglaterra) en Ostende. Tarjeta postal de Thill, Bruselas, nº 3.

Vaixell correu "Prins Albert" (Bèlgica), que cobria la línia Ostende-Dover (Anglaterra) a Ostende. Targeta postal de Thill, Brussel·les, nº 3.

La Malle "Prins Albert" (Belgique), qui faisait la ligne Ostende-Dover (Angleterre), à Ostende. Carte postale de Thill, Bruxelles, nº 3.

Il battello postale "Prins Albert" (Belgio), que faceva la linea Ostenda-Dover (Inghilterra) a Ostenda. Cartolina di Thill, Bruxelles, nº 3.

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Steamboat "Gordon C. Green" (Painting by Russ Porter)

Steamboat "Gordon C. Green". A-By-Gone on the Mississippi River. Painting by Russ Porter. Postcard by Mary Jayne Railroad Specialities, MJ129.
[Built as "Cape Girardeau" at the Howard Shipyard in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1923 for the Eagle Packet Company of Saint Louis. Sold in 1935 to the Greene Line. In 1936 Captain Tom Greene added a second texas to better accommodate passengers and in 1937 altered it again. On June 30, 1948 was placed in Upper Mississippi River tourist service. In 1952 she was sold to Portsmouth (OH) and used as a hotel under the name "Sarah Lee", in 1955 she was renamed "The Sternwheeler" and used as restaurant and museum at Owensboro (KY). Some time she also spent a period of time as a floating restaurant at Tampa (FL). In 1960 converted to a theatre, bar and tourist attraction at New Orleans (LA). 1961 sold to Hannibal (MO) and renamed to "River Queen". 1964 moved to St. Louis (MO) and used as restaurant. She sank at Saint Louis on December 3rd, 1967.]

Barco fluvial de vapor "Gordon C. Green" [EUA. 1923-1967]. Pintura de Russ Porter. Tarjeta postal de Mary Jayne Railroad Specialities, MJ129.

Vaixell fluvial de vapor "Gordon C. Green" [EUA. 1923-1967]. Pintura de Russ Porter. Targeta postal de Mary Jayne Railroad Specialities, MJ129.

Bateau fluvial à vapeur "Gordon C. Green" [EUA. 1923-1967]. Peinture de Russ Porter. Carte postale de de Mary Jayne Railroad Specialities, MJ129.

Nave fluviale a vapore "Gordon C. Green" [SUA. 1923-1967]. Pittura di Russ Porter. Cartolina di Mary Jayne Railroad Specialities, MJ129.

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CEDAR RAPIDS AND IOWA CITY RAILWAY. Pass On Street Cars in Cedar Rapids 1936-37

CEDAR RAPIDS AND IOWA CITY RAILWAY / CRANDIC (USA). Pass No. 1699 On Street Cars in Cedar Rapids 1936-37. Until December 31st, 1937... ["In 1914, a line extending to Lisbon, Iowa, was completed but was abandoned in 1928. In 1939, the Crandic purchased six high-speed light weight interurban cars (Red Devils)", from Wikipedia.]

CEDAR RAPIDS AND IOWA CITY RAILWAY / CRANDIC (EUA). Pase N.º 1699 para los autobuses urbanos de Cedar Rapids 1936-37. Hasta el 31 de diciembre de 1937...

CEDAR RAPIDS AND IOWA CITY RAILWAY / CRANDIC (EUA). Passi Núm. 1699 per als autobusos urbans de Cedar Rapids 1936-37. Fins al 31 de desembre de 1937...

CEDAR RAPIDS AND IOWA CITY RAILWAY / CRANDIC (EUA). Permi Nº 1699 pour les bus urbains de Cedar Rapids 1936-37. Jusqu'au 31.12.1937...

CEDAR RAPIDS AND IOWA CITY RAILWAY / CRANDIC (EUA). Lasciapassare Nº 1699 per gli autobus urbani di Cedar Rapids 1936-37. Fino al 31.12.1937...

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