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John Rees Bequest 09 : [Views in Germany]

This is an album of postcards (mainly photomechanical prints) from Germany. Most are postally unused. Those postally used do not appear to be to or from members of the Rees family

John Rees Bequest 13 : [Views in France IV]

This is an album of postcards (mainly photomechanical prints) of views in France. Most are of principal tourist attractions, though there are some of small villages.The vast majority are postally unused. A small number from Paris in 1903 are addressed to J Rees, Merstham Boys school, Merstham Nr Redhill, Surrey.

John Rees Bequest 19 : [Views in Italy III]

This is an album of postcards from Italy. Most are postally unused photomechanical prints and real photographic cards. Includes views of principal attractions in towns and cities, also a number of art reproductions from different sources. Also a group photo of John Rees and a group of Americans "The Brotherhood of Locomotives Engineers Tour", Rome, 1924.

John Rees Bequest 29 : [Views in England II]

Album containing 204 postcards, mainly photomechanical prints of various localities in England including two postcards of Harry "Brusher" Mills the New Forest snake catcher and one of his gravestone in Brockenhurst; Dickens birthplace in Portsmouth, Wiltshire moonrakers, Horningsham Congregational Church, Rufus Stone, Bloody Corner Bideford etc.

John Rees Bequest 35 : [Views in Spain & Brazil]

Album containing 204 postcards, a mixture of photomechanical and real photographic cards. These include some addressed to his sister, posted in Spain in 1927 and others sent to him at his address in Berlin in 1923 and Burgos in 1922. Also two views of Rio de Janeiro and one of Santos in Brazil