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Historic Views of Towns and Landscapes

Timeless black-and-white images showcasing serene landscapes, townscapes, and coastal views across historical eras and locations.

Distant view of Tiberias. 1898, Israel
Distant view of Tiberias. 1898, Israel
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Poll photo collection. Madeira. Companion on mules on a journey in the interior of Madeira. 1934. MadeiraGavarnie is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrenees department in southwestern France. The village, at an elevation of 4,452 feet (1,357 m) in the valley of the Gave (torrent) de Pau, was a resting place in medieval times for pilgrims traveling to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, which is one of the chief shrines of Christendom. Also a stopping place for pilgrims travelling to and from Lourdes. Date: 1920sZermatt Story, Switzerland, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette FrissellZermatt Story, Switzerland, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette FrissellThe Happy Valley, Llandudno, 1937. Artist: UnknownAnefo photo collection. Royal visit to Grindelwald, pictures of Grindelwald. December 31, 1953. GrindelwaldPoll photo collection. Winter in Tyrol. Child with sled in the snow in sistrans. January 1960. Austria, Sistrans, TirolItaly, 19th century. View of Sorrento. Gouache.View of Boppard and the Rhine, c. 1870 - in or before 1898 photograph Photo is part of a series of 28 separate postcards from England, Norway, Italy, Germany and Tyrol (Photos RP-F-F00945-1 to RP-F-F00945-28). Boppard photographic support gelatin silver print travelling; tourism. prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city. river (+ landscape with figures, staffage) Boppard. RhinePoll photo collection. Living in Ascona. Cemetery in Ascona. 1968. Ascona, SwitzerlandPoll photo collection. Holiday trip Belgium. Tir au balloon - shooting balloon. 1964. Ardennes, Belgium, La-Roche-en-ArdenneInca ruins of Machupicchu, Cuzco, Peru - Ruinas Incaicas de Machupicchu - Cuzco, Perú , Ruins, Mountains, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesMultiview postcards, Restaurants in Baiersbronn, 1904, Baden-Württemberg, History of Baiersbronn, Hinterlangenbach, Gasthof AuerhahnChateau Lake Louise. 1949. Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. text. Menus. Rare Book DivisionInca ruins of Machupicchu, Cuzco, Peru - Ruinas Incaicas de Machupicchu - Cuzco, Perú , Ruins, Mountains, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States