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Front pages (and usually back, middle or other pages) chosen at random (more or less) from my collection of mostly 20th Century mostly British newspapers. Weekly new posts on Sundays, a Random Cutting on Wednesdays and a Random Advert on Fridays.

Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Advert - John Pound Cabin Trunk (1923)

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Click to Enlarge This 1923 John Pound and Co. cabin trunk would probably exceed most airlines' weight limits empty. No, these wer...
Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Advert - Butlin's for Honeymoons (1950's)

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Click to Enlarge The 1950's were the heyday of Billy Butlin's holiday camps. He started building hotels in 1953, Blackpool an...
Sunday, 21 July 2013

Valentino admirer's suicide

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Evening Standard dated Thursday August 26 th 1926 Click to read Rudolph Valentino had died the previous Monday. See this post . Pegg...
Sunday, 2 June 2013

Jack Hobbs equals W G Grace's record

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Daily Graphic dated Tuesday August 18 th 1925 Click to Read Click to Read Click to Read It’s time to make up for my variou...
Friday, 31 August 2012

Random Ad - Southend-on-Sea (1920's)

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This 1920's advert for the Essex coastal resort of Southend-on-Sea could well fall foul of the Merchandise Mark s Act (replaced by ...
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