July 27, 2024
Tag: Raphael Tuck
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The British and Their Traditions
“Whose Keys?”No Comments
This card is part of a Raphael Tuck set entitled the Yeoman of the Guard #9221. When you see the others from this unusual nine-card set, each is a depiction of those who serve the Crown at the Tower of London. Included are yeoman portraits as individuals and in groups and chief warders in dress uniform, both…
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June 28, 2021 6 Comments
So many have lived among us who we would never know were it not for postcards. Rene Cloke is one. As a shy young girl Rene was interested in drawing and illustrating books. While in her forties, she worked in Britain’s War Office where the maps she made saved young lives during World War II.