The Old Hall, Staple Inn, Holborn, London Size:L: 100 x 50cm the newly unified Germany settled

the newly unified Germany settled on the terms of a huge war indemnity being paid by France

The ancient Egyptian obelisk carved in granite and was erected on the bank of the River Thames in 1878

Steamers and warships can be seen in the background

This actually relates to two different stories

The Old Hall, Staple Inn, Holborn, London Size:L: 100 x 50cm the newly unified Germany settledThe Old Hall, Staple Inn, Holborn, London, c1920s. Staple Inn on High Holborn, one of central London's few surviving Tudor buildings, dates from 1585. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, The second series of British royal and ancient buildings.