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NIHONBASHI, CLEARING AFTER SNOW (1856)
Text on the reverse side: Nihonbashi is now a business district in Tokyo and the stone bridge built in 1911 still stands at the same site today. T...
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Text on the reverse side: Nihonbashi is now a business district in Tokyo and the stone bridge built in 1911 still stands at the same site today. T...
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Text on the reverse side: Restaurants (pictured north of the bridge) traditionally co-sponsored the major firework displays at the site, together ...
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Text on the reverse side: A view of the famous Drum bridge in the valley of the Meguro River. The bridge, particularly as it is a bridge over wate...
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Text on the reverse side: The blooming of cherry blossoms, is a symbol of purity. Their spectacular bloom is enjoyed by many, but for a short peri...
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Text on the reverse side: The wisteria, along with the bridge, made the grounds of this shrine a popular place to enjoy leisurely activities. Mone...
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Text on the reverse side: The Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, led the expansion of the American steel industr...
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Text on the reverse side: Counting blessings and being thankful has great benefits on overall wellbeing, both mental and physical. Studies show th...
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Text on the reverse side: When setting resolutions, think of why the goal is important, what one would like to achieve, who might be involved, and...
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Text on the reverse side: Laughter is 30 times more likely to occur when one is with others, rather than alone. It’s also healthy; laughter allevi...
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Text on the reverse side: Study for Edward Degas’ 1880 painting Dancers in the Classroom. The figure in this sketch is more than twice the size of...
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Text on the reverse side: Pastel drawing by Odilon Redon. Redon included this painted vase in a number of his illustrations, a gift from his ceram...
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Text on the reverse side: Sketch of a woman with an umbrella by Georges Seurat. Seurat created many studies such as this one in preparation for cr...
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Text on the reverse side: Ce proverbe anglais nous rappelle que, peu importe la violence de la tempête, il faut continuer le voyage et persévérer....
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Text on the reverse side: This English proverb reminds us that no matter how rough the storm gets, keep on that journey and persevere. You will be...
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Text on the reverse side: Dating back to ancient times, knot-tying is an important skill for sailing and maritime activity. There are over 3,800 t...
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Text on the reverse side: Illustration showing the evolution of French Naval Uniforms from 1690 to 1930. The type of uniform worn and insignia dis...
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Text on the reverse side: With earliest models dating back to the 2ndC, armillary spheres are brass representations of the celestial sphere with e...
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Text on the reverse side: Les bouées sifflantes aident les marins à s’orienter par temps brumeux et incertains. Lorsque la bouée monte et descend ...
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Text on the reverse side: Whistling buoys help sailors find their way in foggy and misty weather. As the buoy bobs up and down in the water, compr...
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Text on the reverse side: It is believed that the first ships were built by the Ancient Egyptians as early as the 4th century BC. Since then, mari...
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Text on the reverse side: The École navale, or the French Naval Academy, has trained the officers of the French Navy since 1830. This illustration...
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Text on the reverse side: Sailors are the working members of a ship’s crew below the officer-level rank. This illustration of a sailor from the Fr...
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Text on the reverse side: Dickens took just six weeks to write 'A Christmas Carol'. For this first edition, 6,000 copies were published on 19th De...
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Text on the reverse side: The photographs were taken at St Martin’s Hall, London, during a public reading series which were presentations by the D...
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Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Oliver Twist adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”,...
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Text on the reverse side: Illustration from the botanical book ‘The Temple of Flora’. The begonia is mildly toxic to humans and animals where inge...
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Text on the reverse side: 48 Doughty Street is the only house in which Charles Dickens lived in London that survives and where he shot to worldwid...
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Text on the reverse side: This portrait miniature of Charles Dickens with dark curls was exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts in London, 1844, b...
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Text on the reverse side: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was a philantrophist who supported over 43 different charities throughout his life. Through ...
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Text on the reverse side: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is often regarded the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His work 'A Tale of Two Cities...
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Text on the reverse side: Following his father's imprisonment at Marshalsea Prison for debt, Charles Dickens (1812-1870), then aged just 12 years ...
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Text on the reverse side: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) began his writing career aged 20 as a journalist and parliamentary reporter. During this tim...
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Text on the reverse side: Robert Buss, an admirer of Charles Dickens’ writings, painted the piece five years after the author’s death. Filled with...
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Text on the reverse side: Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870), a social critic, and considered by many as the greatest novelist of the Victori...
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Text on the reverse side: A contemporary English National Opera adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is ...
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Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Kew adaptation of an antique Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, w...
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