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Aviation

Aviation, Luxembourg in Europe

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The Chapel of Mercy, Kevelaer, Germany

Kevelaer, a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The most-visited Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe, with more than 800, 000 pilgrims visiting every year to honour the Virgin Mary. The shrine of Mary, "Comforter of the Afflicted, " had its origins in the Thirty Years War (1618- 1648), which had devastated the region. In 1642, Heinrich Busman, a merchant, obtained an engraving of Mary pictured in front of the city of Luxembourg, and installed it in a shrine at the crossing of the Cologne-Amsterdam trade route. In 1654, the Chapel of Mercy (pictured on this card), a hexagonal structure, was erected to house the picture (inset top right); the image has remained in that shrine. Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

The Vega (Vegetarian) Restaurant, London WC2

The Vega (Vegetarian) Restaurant, London WC2 - on the corner of Whitcomb Street and Panton Street. Opened by German emigrants Walter Fliess (1901-1985) and his wife Jenny in 1934, the restaurant became the best known vegetarian restaurant in town. Among their famous customers were Sir Michael and Lady Redgrave, and during the war Sir Stafford Cripps, who would be served in the office to avoid attracting attention to himself. ~ Radio Luxembourg DJ Pete Murray was a regular customer as were Harry & Miriam Mathe Date: circa 1940s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection