Keepsake Collection

King George VI - Thanking British Children
A certificate from King George VI to the children of Great Britain on 8th June, 1946 - issued as a momento for sharing in the hardships and ultimate triumph during World War Two

Traditional Turkish fezes and postcards for sale, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Matryoschka (russian dolls), Moscow, Russia

Detail of figurines on sale for the Day of the Dead celebration, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Detail of figurines on sale for the Day of the Dead celebration, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Traditional Turkish decorative pottery for sale, Grand Bazaar (Great Bazaar), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Worry dolls, Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

Handmade hats for sale, Plaza San Francisco, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, North America

Russian dolls, Siberia, Russia

Souvenirs including models of temples and postcards for sale, Selinunte, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Postcard " Tender souvenir": girl with flowers on the back of chairs. The beginning of the 20th century
LET4395652 Postcard " Tender souvenir": girl with flowers on the back of chairs. The beginning of the 20th century

Postcard "Sweet Memories" with lilac flowers
LET4395592 Postcard "Sweet Memories" with lilac flowers. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Postcard "Sweet Memories" with lilac flowers)

View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for
IMB4863448 View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for independence since the 16th century, near the city of Siauliai in Lithuania

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 14, 1919, defile troops to Champs Elysees, horsemen, commemoration of victory
LUX4798953 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 14, 1919, defile troops to Champs Elysees, horsemen, commemoration of victory, crowd, 1919; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 14

First World War: France, Postcard, studio photo showing a woman contemplating the war trophees of her fiance
LUX4736159 First World War: France, Postcard, studio photo showing a woman contemplating the war trophees of her fiance: a bayonet, a German helmet and a leather bag, 1915

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: photographic process of overprinting showing a family looking at
LUX4719717 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Angers: photographic process of overprinting showing a family looking at a picture of a missing woman, 1870; (add.info.: France)

WWI postcard, Le divin pinard, wine and love, with gourd helmet, medal and flowers.(photo)
PCT4256868 WWI postcard, Le divin pinard, wine and love, with gourd helmet, medal and flowers.(photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

France, Lorraine, Moselle (57), Metz: Battlefield of Gravelotte, 1880
LUX4703782 France, Lorraine, Moselle (57), Metz: Battlefield of Gravelotte, 1880; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Moselle (57), Metz: Battlefield of Gravelotte, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: souvenir dealers, 1895
LUX4796854 France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: souvenir dealers, 1895; (add.info.: France, Midi-Pyrenees, Hautes-Pyrenees (65), Lourdes: souvenir dealers

"Sweet souvenir" greetings with flowery plant
LET4395407 "Sweet souvenir" greetings with flowery plant. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: "Sweet souvenir" greetings with flowery plant)

The fumes, the day of memories. A woman drinks tea on the sofa while her maid picks up bills strewn over the floor
FLO4677435 The fumes, the day of memories. A woman drinks tea on the sofa while her maid picks up bills strewn over the floor

Fashionable people playing the memory game of the gentle knight. Players who have made errors have to wear paper horns
FLO4677301 Fashionable people playing the memory game of the gentle knight. Players who have made errors have to wear paper horns in their hair. " At the beginning, everyone is a gentle knight

View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for
IMB4863604 View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for independence since the 16th century, near the city of Siauliai in Lithuania

View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for
IMB4863588 View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for independence since the 16th century, near the city of Siauliai in Lithuania

View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for
IMB4863553 View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for independence since the 16th century, near the city of Siauliai in Lithuania

View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for
IMB4863413 View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for independence since the 16th century, near the city of Siauliai in Lithuania

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 14 July 1919, ceremony at the Invalides, commemoration of victory
LUX4798830 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 14 July 1919, ceremony at the Invalides, commemoration of victory, the 'trophees of war', 1919; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 14 July 1919, ceremony at the Invalides, commemoration of victory
LUX4798829 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 14 July 1919, ceremony at the Invalides, commemoration of victory, the wagon of Rethondes and 'trophies', 1919; (add.info.: France)

Postcard "Souvenir": girl with bouquet of flowers
LET4395653 Postcard "Souvenir": girl with bouquet of flowers. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Postcard "Souvenir")

First World War: Patriotic map showing the monument to death under the Arc de Triomphe
LUX4745444 First World War: Patriotic map showing the monument to death under the Arc de Triomphe, titled 'Honor and Fatherland'

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 14 July 1919, ceremony at the Invalides, commemoration of victory
LUX4798867 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 14 July 1919, ceremony at the Invalides, commemoration of victory, the 'trophees of war', 1919; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for
IMB4863631 View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for independence since the 16th century, near the city of Siauliai in Lithuania

View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for
IMB4860933 View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for independence since the 16th century, near the city of Siauliai in Lithuania

View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for
IMB4922709 View of the crosses of the Hill of the Crosses, a place of pilgrimage reminding the Lithuanian struggle for independence since the 16th century, near the city of Siauliai in Lithuania

France: A family of peasants poses outside a souvenir of the Eiffel tower in thermometer on a garden table, 1895
LUX4814256 France: A family of peasants poses outside a souvenir of the Eiffel tower in thermometer on a garden table, 1895; (add.info.: France)

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Josselin: column of the thirty at the place of the battle of the thirty (26 March 1351)
LUX4775408 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Josselin: column of the thirty at the place of the battle of the thirty (26 March 1351), obelisque, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

Mother and her daughter giving her a kiss. Postcard " All our caresses and dear memories", 1910 years
JAB5034971 Mother and her daughter giving her a kiss. Postcard " All our caresses and dear memories", 1910 years.; (add.info.: Mother and her daughter giving her a kiss)

Postcard "Souvenir": girl with bouquet of flowers
LET4395654 Postcard "Souvenir": girl with bouquet of flowers. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Postcard "Souvenir")

Postcard " Affectionate Memories": Woman with flowers in a basket
LET4395649 Postcard " Affectionate Memories": Woman with flowers in a basket. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Postcard " Affectionate Memories")

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Hyeres: monument to the dead in Hyeres on a tank tank in front of
LUX4799397 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Var (83), Hyeres: monument to the dead in Hyeres on a tank tank in front of the hotel 'les palmies', 1920; (add.info.: France)

Illustration of Edouard Carrier in Le Pelerin, 19/06/04 - The Memorial of the Battle of Waterloo - Statue Sculpture
ICA4855078 Illustration of Edouard Carrier in Le Pelerin, 19/06/04 - The Memorial of the Battle of Waterloo - Statue Sculpture, Tourism Tourists, Waterloo

First World War: France, A widow and her son in uniform gather in front of the grave of the father soldier who died in
LUX4737512 First World War: France, A widow and her son in uniform gather in front of the grave of the father soldier who died in 1870, 1916

First World War: France, Postcard showing a gunner at the front in an idyllic decor thinking about his fiance
LUX4735032 First World War: France, Postcard showing a gunner at the front in an idyllic decor thinking about his fiance and his life before

Patriotic map showing a soldier projecting to the front the memory of his last permission "And I relive happy
LUX4743625 Patriotic map showing a soldier projecting to the front the memory of his last permission "And I relive happy days, as many times as I want"

Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) for Edgar Allan Poe's short story " The Raven" (The Raven)
PCT4285040 Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) for Edgar Allan Poe's short story " The Raven" (The Raven)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 14 July 1919, ceremony at the Invalides, commemoration of victory
LUX4798856 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): 14 July 1919, ceremony at the Invalides, commemoration of victory, the wagon of Rethondes, 1919; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 14, 1919, defile troops to Champs Elysees, American band
LUX4798978 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 14, 1919, defile troops to Champs Elysees, American band, commemoration of victory, crowd, 1919; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 14, 1919, the crowd place de la Concorde, commemoration of victory, 1919
LUX4798977 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 14, 1919, the crowd place de la Concorde, commemoration of victory, 1919; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): July 14, 1919

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"Preserving Memories: A World of Keepsakes" In a heartfelt gesture, King George VI expresses gratitude to British children for their unwavering support during challenging times. Strolling through the vibrant streets of Istanbul, Turkey, one can find traditional Turkish fezes and postcards for sale - timeless keepsakes that capture the essence of this enchanting city in Europe. Nestled within Matryoschka dolls lie stories waiting to be discovered. These Russian dolls hold secrets from generations past, making them cherished keepsakes passed down through time. San Miguel de Allende comes alive with intricate figurines on display for the Day of the Dead celebration. Each detail tells a story, honoring loved ones and serving as poignant keepsakes that celebrate life's journey. At Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, decorative pottery catches the eye - each piece an exquisite work of art that serves as a treasured keepsake symbolizing Turkish heritage and craftsmanship. From Panajachel in Guatemala comes worry dolls - tiny companions believed to take away troubles when placed under pillows at night. These whimsical creations bring comfort and serve as precious keepsakes filled with hope. Patzcuaro in Mexico offers handmade hats crafted with love and skill. These unique pieces not only shield from the sun but also become cherished keepsakes representing Mexican culture and tradition. Russian dolls captivate hearts worldwide with their nesting design. Each doll holds another within it - a beautiful metaphor for connection and unity among people across borders; true treasures worth keeping close by. Souvenirs abound near majestic temples around the world – models capturing architectural marvels alongside postcards showcasing breathtaking views. These mementos become tangible reminders of unforgettable journeys embarked upon – cherished keepsakes forever etched in our memories. Once again, San Miguel de Allende enchants us with its intricately designed figurines celebrating Dia de los Muertos. Every detail pays homage to departed souls while reminding us to cherish life's fleeting moments - keepsakes that hold both sorrow and joy.