| Transportation/Vehicles_Crafts__Trucks,_Trains,_Boats,_and_Cars Instructions for a variety of activities including a candy train model, printable books and coloring pages. |
| Books_by_Children An Internet library of stories written or inspired by children and young s. Some have a read-to-me feature, allowing the viewer to hear the story read. |
| Global_Story_Train Write the first, second or last chapter of a story that has been started and worked by other children around the world. |
| Junior_Writers_Guild A place for 12- to 20-year-olds to have their original poetry, fiction, and song lyrics published online. |
| Kids_on_the_Net_Creative_Writing Read other children's stories, poetry, and creative non-fiction from all over the world, submit your own writing, read jokes, and read articles on how to write. |
| NYPO_Writing_Circle Creative writing site including jokes, text messages, stories and poetry. |
| Publish_Kids Allows users to submit writing or view work by others. Features stories, poems, journal entries, and essays. Includes a search engine of the submission database. |
| Stone_Soup An online magazine by young authors and writers that has references for publishing in print materials. |
| Stories_Galore Includes short stories, poems and book reviews. |
| Teen_Voices_Online Online version of print magazine centered around teen girls and their achievements, by teen girls, submissions accepted. |
| Worldwide_Children\'s_Poetry_for_Peace Solicits and publishes inspirational poems written by children all over the world. |
| Writer\'s_Refuge A site for kids and teens to submit their stories and poems and talk to kids with their own interests on an active chatboard. |
| Writing_Fix__Community_of_Student_Writers Young people of all ages can come to this forum to talk about things they enjoy writing, as well as finding out how to put their thoughts into words. |
| Yosemite_Dreamin\' Poems, stories, images, and book reviews inspired by Yosemite National Park. |
| Young_Poets Original poetry written by children ages 7-18, cartoon and movies reviews, on-site games, and literary links. |
| Young_Writer_Resources Directory of teen and kid-friendly writing sites, articles, contests, workshops, and published teen book listings. |
| ABC\'s_Play_School The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's playschool is full of games and friends. |
| Angelina_Ballerina Meet Angelina Ballerina and all her friends. Play a memory game, print coloring pages, and send animated ecards. |
| Arthur Site is organized into pages hosted by the characters, each with features that encourage kids to read and write. |
| Backstage_with_the_Muppets Muppet sounds, trivia quizzes, and a selection of Muppet products for sale. |
| Balamory Send e-cards, do some coloring or explore the village with the help of Miss Hoolie and friends. |
| Bananas_in_Pyjamas B1 and B2 from the television show present games, recipes, an audio story, coloring, and photographs. |
| BBC_CBeebies Home of the BBC's own pre-school channel. Activities, games, stories and individual program areas. |
| Between_the_Lions Interactive games, stories, and printable character activities. Music clips, books, and tips for parents. |
| Bing_and_Bong\'s_Tiny_Planets Includes fun painting games, puzzles, crafts and a range of learning activities. |
| Boohbah Games and activities that let children play and experiment with colors, movements, sounds, and shapes. |
| Brum A small, heroic car with a difference. Explore Brum's world and play games. |
| Caillou Learn to count, play on a magical keyboard, sing songs, and play all sorts of fun games. |
| Cubeez Learn to count, play with Dink, Bozz, Doody and Tizzy. |
| Dragon_Tales Join Emmy and her brother Max. Choose a dragon to fly, color, paint, sing, play games, and go on a treasure hunt. |
| Fetch_the_Vet Visit the Duckhurst Animal Clinic, the petshop, and the Whitecliff farm. Play with the animals and vets. |
| Fimbles Play fun games with Florrie, Fimbo and Pom, read stories, and get the Fimbling feeling with songs and stories. |
| Fireman_Sam Games, stories, character information and fire safety advice from Sam and his Pontypandy friends. [In English and Welsh.] |
| Grandfather_Reads Pedro the parrot, Bridgett and Grandfather Reads help children appreciate reading with games, books, and videos. |
| Hi-5 Discovery Kids show for ages 2 to 8 inviting children to exploring the world through movement, music and laughter. |
| Humphrey_Bear Come play with one of Australia's favorite bears. Games, songs and a history of Humphrey's show. |
| Jay_Jay_the_Jet_Plane Based on the animated series for children of JayJay and his friends. There are stories, games and a coloring book. |
| Little_Bear All about Little Bear's home, family and friends, with dressing up game and coloring. |
| Merlin_the_Magical_Puppy Painting, stories, a jigsaw and some magic tricks with Merlin and his friends. |
| Muppet_World Music, games and videos hosted by Kermit the Frog. |
What's Going on Here?
Ephemera?
This is a
virtual online gallery I've
created to display and share the best items in my collection of
1920s and 1930s travel-related ephemera. It is not my whole collection, just a
portion.
Everything on this website is
original. The material is not reproductions. Nothing on this website is for sale, it
is purely an online gallery. And, despite the many emails I receive, this
website is not a travel agency, a graphic design firm, a map service or a
freight shipping company.
My basic
passion is
paper items such as travel brochures, airline time-tables, ocean liner time-tables,
auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising, and graphic design
publications from the 1920s and 1930s, primarily in Europe but also Asia
and, to a small degree, the U.S.A.
As
I can, I am
still collecting and still building this website and it will continue to grow. I still have much work to do and will
post additions on the "What's New"
page.
So, Why Did This Collection Happen?
I
took the red pill, fell down the rabbit hole, and got stuck in Wonderland, and started collecting travel ephemera in 1992 while I was on my way to
Prague,
Czech Republic, where I lived
from 1992 to 1994. We had
stopped in London on our way to Prague and one day in London we visited the
famous British
Museum. Afterwards, we wandered down
Museum Street, just south of the museum, and I stumbled on an
Antiquarian
book store. In this store I notice a
small brochure, which I would later learn were called "ephemera."
I bought
it thinking "how interesting!" Little did I know...
Later, in Prague, I
was walking through the streets of
Prague's Old Town and I passed an
Antiquarian Book Store. I went
inside and there were bins of old paper items. There were travel brochures and ocean
liner time-tables and luggage labels. That was it - I was hooked.
Most of
the items are from Europe, which is my main area of interest, with a
concentration on Germany and Italy and Central Europe. These countries had
by far the best graphic design in the period influenced, no doubt, by the
Bauhaus and
Italian
Futurism.
Rules For Using Images
You may
use my images on another website. If you do, please credit them as being from
the collection of David Levine and provide a link to my website. Please
note that any image marked as belonging to another collector may not be used
without prior permission from its owner. If you have any questions please e-mail
me below.
I am
still collecting and will be adding to this website as time goes on. So please
have a look and enjoy. And remember, click on the thumbnail images for a larger
view! And feel free to email me with any questions or comments!
-David Levine
U.S.A.
Email Me:
travelbrochures <at> hotmail <dot> com
