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Historical Travel and Landscape Photos

An assortment of vintage photographs featuring landscapes and scenes from a trip in 1927, along with early images from Africa, highlighting historical contexts and environments.

View of Cairo, Anonymous, c. 1887 - in or before 1897 photomechanical print Cairo paper city-view in general; 'veduta' Cairo
View of Cairo, Anonymous, c. 1887 - in or before 1897 photomechanical print Cairo paper city-view in general; 'veduta' Cairo
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Durango, Col., Fall 1900: Frank with Downs McCloskey, Mabel. Third Avenue; Durango, Mabel's sitting room, 1900; Mabel's dining room; Mable in her sitting room, Reese holding Downs.. 1900. Photographs. Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. Nome (Alaska), Southwest, New, Colorado, Dining rooms, Interiors , 1900-1909, Bicycles & tricycles , United StatesMore awakening of the Turks. New motor fire apparatus to replace the hand pump and runners of ancient times. The first day this was used after the Allied withdrawal, it passed through a couple of houses on a street corner A typical porter or hamal of Constantinople ; Five times daily priests or Hoxhas mount these minarets, appear on the balcony and call in wierd i.e., weird the faithful to prayer.. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection , Published in: "The World and Its Cultures" chapter of the ebook Great Photographs from the Library of Congress, 2013, Fire engines,Turkey,Istanbul,1920-1930, Mosques,Turkey,Istanbul,1920-1930, Porters,Turkey,Istanbul,1920-1930.Description: Mass meeting of the 4th August, 1916, the second anniversary of the beginning of the war, at St. John's Newfoundland. Meeting being addressed by Hon. J.R. Bennett, the Colonial Secretary and Acting Prime Minister, His Worship the Mayor (W.G. Gosling Esq.), His Excellency the Governor, Sir W.E. Davidson K.C.M.G., in front of the Court House Building, Water Street. Location: St John's, Newfoundland, Canada Date: 04 August 1916 americasEntrance to a cave with text board, France, Anonymous, 1924 This photo is part of an album. France metal. glass slide cave, grotto FranceDescription: Chau Mio Pao, 41 Queen's Rd, C., 1st fl., Flag: C. Location: Hong Kong Date: 01 October 1955 Description: New Democracy Press, 175 Queen's Rd. C.,1st fl., Flag: C. Location: Hong Kong Date: 01 October 1955 Description: HK & Kln Printing Association 41 D'Aguitar St.,1st fl., Flag: C. Location: Hong Kong Date: 01 October 1955 Description: HK Foreign Style Employees Association, D'Aguitar St.,2nd fl., Flags: C.& B. Location: Hong Kong Date: 01 October 1955 Description: Bank of Communication, Ice House Street, Flags: C. & B. Location: Hong Kong Date: 01 October 1955 Description: Bank Of China Industry, Ice House Street, Flags: C & B. Location: Hong Kong Date: 01 October 1955Schenk family scrapbook pages , DrugstoresLondon in 1851 , Crowds, Exhibitions, Cities & towns, Great Exhibition 1851 : London, England. George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and DrawingsRotterdam after the German bombing!, 1940 photograph Album magazine with four photos of bombed Rotterdam, June 1940. Part of the photo album 'Kriegszeit in Holland', about the service time in the Netherlands by Hans Heinemann of a Flak Regiment of the Luftvertigungskommando of the Luftwaffe. Rotterdam paper. photographic support gelatin silver print devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare) RotterdamMining - Virginia. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic HistoryCS - Caribbean Sea. Caribbean Sea Light Stations. Twenty-nine shells dated 1882 found at Roncador.Hall of the KOG with a photo and a plan; The Dutch exhibition in Japanese camps. Below: a map of the Kampili women's camp on Celebes, made by c.b.e. Krol-Eerdmans and E.C. Palstra-Hesterman. Above: a photo taken during an inspection trip along the camps by Lady Mountbatten in September 1945.Photography.Black and white photograi in glass and frame, depicting group image of thirty three men dressed in work clothes.The picture is taken outside a white building, probably the filor workshop.The photograph measures 170x225 mm, is attached to white paper.To the right typed text with data on men's name and smoke and rise name (1965) .Text during photo: "Upper Filorverkstaden at the King. The navy lap Karlskrona in 1930".The name of the persons, see inventory attachment.The frame of Betsed Fur, B = 25 mm, the back dressed with Masonite.1930 - 1930.Genealogy - Family History - Old family photographs dating from around 1890 up to about 1950.Two Creole women for a cabin at the Colonial Exhibition, Amsterdam 1883; Les Habitants de Suriname. Notes recueillies à l'Exposition Colonial d'Amsterdam and 1883..Photo collection Government information service. Places of interest, exhibition "De Stijl". undatedAnefo photo collection. Arrival Chamberlain in London, after his visit to Munich. September 10, 1964. Great Britain, LondonDescription: Visit of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to the Gold Coast Colony 1925 Location: Ghana Date: 1925 africaConcrete sewer back of side wall, Broadway and 56th Street; Large gas and water pipes, relaid behind each side wall on Elm Street.. Interborough Rapid Transit Company. Illustrations. 1904. Rare Book Division. Subways , New York (State) , New York, Railroad construction and maintenance , New York (State) , New York250 Stereographs of US Views 1850s-90s Various. 250 Stereographs of US Views 692537Photograph, Government Exhibit No. 47, DJ 28, 1949 - 1950. National Archives at College Park - Archives II (College Park, MD). Paper. Class 146-1 (Communism) Case File Enclosures Relating to U.S. v. Judith Coplon (146-1-317)Warren Commission Exhibit. Photographs of Lee Harvey Oswald taken during the two and a half years of his 'defection' to the Soviet Union. Ca. 1960-61.Mr. Hart posing for photographers, 1935 photograph Mr. Hart posing for photographers on the field at the costumed football match between teams of the Central Office for Statistics in Batavia in honor of his farewell. Photo Packed in the photo album offered by the staff of the Central Office for Statistics to Mr. Hart at his departure in 1935. Batavia photographic support BataviaEva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.Photo collection Government information service. Places of interest, exhibition "Vincent van Gogh". undatedHead office, Anonymous, 1910 - 1913 photograph The headquarters of the company. With label under the photo. Part of the photo album about the Brussels and Pernantian plantations of the Sumatra Caoutchouc Maatschappij on the east coast of Sumatra in the years 1910-1935. East Sumatra photographic support gelatin silver print (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. fruits: coffee. plantation Pernan. Oost-SumatraPhoto collection Government information service. Places of interest, Delta works exhibition. undated. HaringvlietDescription: Photographs and diagrams to accompany 'Change and Continuity in Bemba Society' by Ann Tweedie, 1960s. africaPhoto collection Government information service. cities, fishing bank. undated. Vlaardingen, South HollandScene in Garrett County, Maryland 1936. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography CollectionFarm Products - Colorado. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic HistoryOn the Everett line. Where the fire started , Fires, Ruins, Cities & towns. Chelsea Public Library Archive CollectionChamber of Commerce sign. Drew, Mississippi. 1937 - 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Mississippi , Drew, Mississippi , Sunflower County, Signs and signboardsDescription: Close-up view of P.N.C. and U.F. Procession with Mr. Burnham & Mr. D'Aguitar at the Western end of the Public Buildings. Location: Georgetown, Guyana Date: 15 February 1962 Description: View showing vast crowd of people. Looking South-West. Location: Georgetown, Guyana Date: 15 February 1962 guyana, caribbeanthroughalensA 1,000 Years of History - Czechoslovakia. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign PostersInterior of a cabin at the colonial exhibition, Amsterdam 1883; Les Habitants De Suriname. Notes recueillies à l'Exposition Colonial d'Amsterdam and 1883..1950s 960s OLD FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS AND DOCUMENTS DIPLOMAS MARRIAGE LICENSE BAPTISM CERTIFICATE TELEGRAMRevista "Nova Iberia", número 2, febrero de 1937. Revista del Comissariat de Propaganda de la Generalitat de Catalunya, editada entre enero y abril de 1937. Su finalidad consistía en explicar las actividades de la Cataluña republicana, y concienciamiento de la población. "Breve relación histórica de las organizaciones de asistencia social". Artículo firmado por Josep Queralt. Biblioteca Histórico-Militar de Barcelona. Cataluña. España.Photo collection Government information service. Rivers, industry. undatedPhoto collection Government information service. shipping, Europoort construction. undated. IJMUIDENDescription: Front-side 1st Class Location: Kapuskasing, Canada Date: 1914-1918 ontario, canada, americasPhoto collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Society: Oil teams Culture Society T.I.O (1936-1938). Collection Photo collection Deli Society, photo number 840_03. 1936Photographs by Johann Victor Krämer from 1898-1900 depicting artists' templates on albumin paper, showing preparatory studies and compositions for artworks.Familie Vonk from the Dutch East Indies repatriated back in the Netherlands. Album leaf with four photos of the Vonk family, after returning to the Netherlands, reunited with family in Bergen op Zoom, in September 1946. Part of the family album of Jet Vonk from Celebes.