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Design for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). Creator: Robert Baden-Powell

Design for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). A scout stands under the scouting motto: Be Prepared'. On the right is an image of St George, patron saint of England, killing the dragon. Below is a space for the name of the card-holder, with a message from Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scouting movement: You are now a Scout. So, sleeves up - and tackle your job'. From "Boy Scouts, by E. E. Reynolds. [Collins, London, 1944]

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Hab.t de l'Autriche from Playing Cards (for Quartets) Costumes des Peuples Étrangers... 1700-1799. Creator: Anon

Hab.t de l'Autriche from Playing Cards (for Quartets) Costumes des Peuples Etrangers, 1700-1799

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The Crowning of Charlemagne, 800 AD, (19th century)

The Crowning of Charlemagne, 800 AD, (19th century). Charlemagne (c742-814), king of the Franks (768-814) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD by Leo III. Charlemagne's kingdom included almost all of western and central Europe. Card from a series produced by the chocolate factory at the Monastery of Aiguebelle

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