Postcard of L'eglise St Ouen, Rouen, France
Sent 19 November 1914 Public domain scan of the vintage19th-century French postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Postcard: Dunkerque - Une division de la 2me flotille des Torpilleurs ...
Sent March 1915, and one assumes the image was taken not long before given that it contains navy vessels. But that aside, what a lovely image, and wonderfully coloured...For more details of the story behind thi... More
Postcard: Dunkerque - Dunkerque - L'Entree du Port, sent April 1915
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Citroen half-track vehicle, 1924 (animated 3D) - Military manoeuvres a...
A batch of six French military glass stereoviews from 1924 (check neighbouring images for others and detailed views) - another lovely sub-set of the large batch I'm currently uploading. Assuming that they are ... More
Three RAF Westland Lysanders over Suez canal
From other images this would be estimated to be c. 1940. It seems a fair bet, as per the comments, to assume that this is Suez.
Postcard: St Omer - Le Canal pres de la Caserne de Cavalerie, sent Aug...
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Postcard "Captured German Guns in London" by Judges, sent Christmas 19...
This is on the Mall, looking towards Buckingham Palace Public domain scan of the vintage German postcard, historic place, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Queen Elizabeth class battleship in Valetta Harbour, Malta, 1920s/30s
Someone has suggested to me that this may be Malta. There's another similar and perhaps clearer view that is possibly the same location of a submarine in this album..One of many images that I am slowly importi... More
On the beach at Trouville, Normandy, France, September 1926 - detail
Two further Normandy images from this large batch, these both being taken on the beach at Trouville
Mason Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon
Originally thought that this could be France, but now identified thanks to PiersSC!..Estimated early 1900s.
Postcard: Paris - Hotel des Invalides - Entree Principale
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Postcard: Paris - Abside Notre-Dame sent 1 May 1915
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Postcard: Dunkerque - La Rue de l'Eglise, sent March 1915
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French greyhound racing, 1920s, at Trouville-sur-Mer. 1 of 2 (animate...
This is one of two shots of greyhound racing in France on the 1920s, and are certainly some of the more exciting finds from this batch of early French stereoviews...The extensive set from which these two images... More
The Stapleton Family, at the Rodney, Easter Monday 1907
Hook Edwardian Family Album page #29..Interesting that this is clearly noted as 'Stapledon' whereas the census records have the family as Stapleton...The lady marked as 'mother' will be Ethel Hook, nee Stapleto... More
Postcard: Rouen - La Grosse Horloge. December 1914
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Postcard: Bergues - Porte de Cassel, sent Jan 1915
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Pavilion, Kew Gardens, 1920s?
View of the Pavilion Restaurant, rebuilt in 1920 after being burnt down by the Sufragettes several years previously...This view is a press image from the Fox Photos agency and is titled:..SUNSHINE TEAS IN KEW G... More
Preston Guild parade, 1922 #5
From image #3, showing the Harris Museum, these five images have been identified as Preston...And after contacting the museum they have identified the occasion as the Preston Guild, 1922
Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
Another mystery solved, although I had thought there were not enough clues to suggest this could ever be identified! But that was without reckoning on the sleuthing powers of pellethepoet ( /photos/pellethepoet/ ) .
The Keep, Kenilworth Castle, early 1900s
Identified thanks to Mike Gerrish ( /photos/mikegerrish/ ) ..Estimated early 1900s...As of Weds 8 December views on this image have gone ballistic - where's everyone coming from?!..Check out more of my vintage ... More
Postcard: Bergues - Le Beffroi (XIVe siecle)
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Postcard: Dunkerque - Le Beffroi, sent April 1915
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Identified! Ruined church in Barcy, France, 1915 - WW1 glass stereovie...
Now identified thanks to PiersSC (see comments)..Another image assumed to be just post WW1 from this large batch of French stereoviews. I do not believe that it is the same church as in the previous view...The... More
Riverside natural swimming pool in the Seine at Valvins, Fontainebleau
One from a set of four French glass stereoviews depicting an outdoor swimming pool. I'm uploading all four images at the same time, in both stereo and detailed view...Thankfully one had both the location and d... More
Buskers (detail), Foire de la Sainte Catherine, Fontainebleau, Novembe...
The caption reads "Chanteurs ambulants (foire de la Ste Catherine) prise sans soleil, a 3h.45 le 25/11/26" which loosely translates as "Mobile singers [or perhaps buskers] (Saint Catherine's Fair) taken without... More
Hamburg Pleasure Boat, dated 21 August 1938
Nice to have a precisely dated photograph. And this at the time when events that were to lead to World War 2 were just kicking off ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938 ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938 ) ), and exa... More
Robert William Melbourne, Burton, September 1896
Identified on the reverse (see below) as Robert William Melbourne and dated September 1896, which would give a d.o.b. for Robert of c. 1892...From the studio of George Renwick, Burton on Trent..This image, and ... More
Birmingham Council House, early 1900s
Posted as a mystery image, but identified within minutes by Mike Gerrish ( /photos/mikegerrish/ ) ...Estimated early 1900s.
Postcard: Le Havre - Le Cap de la Heve pris de la nouvelle Jetee
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Hospital ward, Sainte Adresse, Le Havre, November 1914
The previous day the sender, nurse Margaret Ripley, sent a card from Sainte Adresse, Le Havre, so I assume that she was still there when this was sent, and hence this hospital must be in that locality...In it s... More
Postcard: Paris - Panorama - Quartier Sainte Clotilde
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French greyhound / whippet racing, 1920s, at Trouville-sur-Mer. 2 of 2...
This is one of two shots of greyhound racing in France on the 1920s, and are certainly some of the more exciting finds from this batch of early French stereoviews...The extensive set from which these two images... More
On board "Lady Canning", floating church, Calcutta, India, c. 1875. E...
I'd be fascinated to hear if anyone has any further information about this floating church in Calcutta harbour, now dated to late 1875 or early 1876...Thanks to a little research we now know that the mother men... More
The Smithy, Manafon, Wales. Montgomeryshire by-election, 1894
Update Jan 2015: I hope no-one minds me changing the upload date on this one so that it appears at the top of my photostream. I have just replaced the original scan with a new 176 megapixel, 2,400 dpi scan of t... More
Postcard: Paris (VIIIeme) - Le Pont Alexandre III vers les Invalides
Wonderful image. From what I can tell it must have been taken from the roof of Petit Palais - maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Le+Pont+Alexandre+III,+paris&... ( http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Le+Pont+Alexandre+III... More
Postcard: Dunkerque - Station de la Defense Mobile
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Postcard: Dunkerque - Vue generale de la Ville et des Bassins
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Squadron Leader E A McNab and his men, No 1 Squadron Royal Canadian Ai...
More on McNab and his men - taylorempireairways.com/2010/06/rcaf-no1-sqn/ ( http://taylorempireairways.com/2010/06/rcaf-no1-sqn/ ) ..From a fascinating set of World War II photos, mainly medium format transpare... More
Troops at the Qasr Al Kharana fort, Jordan, during World War II
An intriguing image of a group of marching soldiers and what appears to be some kind of ancient fort. Any further clues as to the location and who they might be?..A further taster from a batch of WWII images I... More
Lewis Tomalin (founder of Jaeger) and family at 20 Cambalt Road, Putne...
The more I look at this image the more I love it. Dated from the children's estimated ages as c. 1895, it strikes me as being quite unusually relaxed for the era, and of exceptional quality...There is no indic... More
Monument du Dr Duchesne, Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Front of postcard sent 14 May 1914..I believe that this may be Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne (de Boulogne) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchenne_de_Boulogne ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchenne_de_Boulogne )
Postcard of Sainte Adresse, Le Havre, sent November 1914
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Postcard: Sainte Adresse, Le Havre, France, December 1914
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Postcard: Bergues - Marche aux Bestiaux, sent Feb 1915
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Preston Guild parade, 6 Sept 1922 #4
From image #3, showing the Harris Museum, these five images have been identified as Preston...And after contacting the museum they have identified the occasion as the Preston Guild, 1922
Kenilworth Castle, stereoview, dated 11 July 1923
Despite the subject, this is another German flea market purchase. The photographer is given as "W de S" and the writing, incluidng the date written as 'Juli', the photographer written as 'foto', and some of th... More
Identified! The Swan Inn, Rose Island, River Thames, Oxfordshire
The sign to the left advertises Morrell's Genuine Ales & Stout and has a picture of a white Swan above it...---.Update 17/4/11: it ceased to be a pub in 1929...Update 8/1/11: now identified thanks to pellethepo... More
King William's Temple at Kew Gardens (detail from stereoview)
I'm very excited by this find as it's the only 19th century image of King William's Temple ( http://www.kew.org/visit-kew-gardens/garden-attractions-A-Z/king-williams-temple.htm ) that I have ever seen...This ... More
Identified! Bampton, Oxfordshire
A copy of another image in my stream (but reversed to show the correct view), identified as Bampton, Oxfordshire
Vintage Railway Album: 6 - LNWR Humphrey Davy at Harrow & Wealdstone s...
Image number: 6.Locomotive name: Humphrey Davy.Locomotive number: 945.Locomotive class: Improved Precedent ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNWR_Improved_Precedent_Class ) .Railway company: LNWR.Description/note... More
Vintage Railway Album: 7 - Prince Leopold at Harrow & Wealdstone stati...
Image number: 7.Locomotive name: Prince Leopold.Locomotive number: 857.Locomotive class: Improved Precedent ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNWR_Improved_Precedent_Class ) .Railway company: LNWR.Description/note... More
Identified! WW1 hospital at Parc Wern (now Parc Beck), Swansea
During the Great War many stately houses were taken over as hospitals for injured soldiers (as the TV series Downton Abbey has shown), although it has to be said that the guys here look fit as a fiddle! (see co... More
Preston Guild parade and Harris Museum, 1922 - image #3
From image this third image in the set, showing the Harris Museum, these five images have been identified as Preston...And the occasion is now known to be the Preston Guild, 1922.
The port at Trouville, 10 September 1926 in animated 3D
A nice dated stereoview showing the port and casino at Trouville sur Mer, Normandy France
Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace, early 1930s, Hyde Park, London
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Senior RAF and army officers and King George VI - debrief from a bombi...
Thanks to the Aviation Forum, the Imperial War Museum collections, and Flickr users' comments, this one has now been dated, located, and many of the people named - truly amazing! ..Make sure you hover over the ... More
Palm House Pond and Museum No1 at Kew Gardens (detail from stereoview)
A fairly standard view taken from the south end of the Palm House terrace - a view that has barely changed today...This is one of two stereoviews bought from an eBay seller in the US. They are in exceptional c... More
Vintage Railway Album: 5 (detail) - Harrow & Wealdstone station
Hover over image for notes. See original of image 5 ( whatsthatpicture/4728304447/ ) for full version...One of 24 images from a unique and exceptional album ( 72157624218631585/ ) dating from c. 1900 contain... More
Postcard of Le Havre "Vue generale vers le Port" sent November 1914
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Postcard: Malo-les-Bains - Avenue Kleber, sent 30 April 1915
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Postcard: Bergues - La Caserne, la Porte de Bierne vue des Ramparts, s...
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Postcard: Le Havre. L'Hotel de Ville et le Boulevard de Strasbourg, se...
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Postcard: St Omer - La Place Victor-Hugo, sent June 1915
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Transatlantic ship "France" at Le Havre, Sept 1926 #1 (crop)
One of two glass plate stereoview images depicting the liner "France" at Le Havre in September 1926. Lovely images, and there are more from Le Havre and the Normandy caost to come!
Transatlantic ship "France" at Le Havre, Sept 1926 #2 (crop)
One of two glass plate stereoview images depicting the liner "France" at Le Havre in September 1926. Lovely images, and there are more from Le Havre and the Normandy caost to come!..She was completed in 1912, ... More
Fowey, Cornwall - estuary with ships of all sizes, late 1800s?
A lovely original print, I suspect dating from the 1880s or 90s (all thoughts welcome)
Vintage Railway Album: 6 (detail) - Harrow and Wealdstone station
One of 24 images from a unique and exceptional album ( 72157624218631585/ ) dating from c. 1900 containing images of early steam locomotives. See the set description for further information...The original ima... More
Vintage Railway Album: 4 (detail) - Harrow & Wealdstone station
See full version of image 4 for original...One of 24 images from a unique and exceptional album dating from c. 1900 containing images of early steam locomotives. See the set description for further information... More
Victoria and Albert Museum, under construction, 1906
Another one identified by mark and delwen..View 'then and now' thanks to Google Street View and WhatWasThere.com - www.whatwasthere.com/b/4347 ( http://www.whatwasthere.com/b/4347 )
Postcard: Dunkerque - Le Bassin du Commerce et le Quai des Hollandais
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Postcard: Malo-les-Bains - La Place Turenne, sent May 1915
A further card of this square in Malo-les-Bains, now a part of Dunkirk. See map for others - whatsthatpicture/map?&fLat=51.0... ( whatsthatpicture/map?&fLat=51.0374&fLon=2.3841&zl=4&order_by=recent ) ..For mor... More
Postcard: Bergues - Tour de St Winoc, sent Feb 1915
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Postcard: Boulogne-sur-Mer - Porte des Dunes, sent June 1915
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Postcard: Bergues - Porte de Bierne, sent Jan 1915
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Postcard: Calais - Bassin Ouest et Vue Generale du Quartier Maritime, ...
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Postcard: Bergues - Eglise St Martin, sent March 1915
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Riverside natural swimming pool in the Seine at Valvins, Fontainebleau
One from a set of four French glass stereoviews depicting an outdoor swimming pool. I'm uploading all four images at the same time, in both stereo and detailed view...Thankfully one had both the location and d... More
Long drive and statue of Edward Carson at Stormont
This must have been taken soon after it was built, although the statue dates it to 1932 or later...---..One of many images that I am slowly importing from my whatsthatpicture.com website. See the original at w... More
Wreck of Messerschmitt Bf 109E near Dover, 28 August 1940
One of a batch of World War 2 images, mainly medium format transparencies..Ref BH 1315..I suspect all these images were taken in late 1940 and are probably training exercises within the UK
Darby & Joan Club trip to Hastings 18th(?) June 1955
These images have a charm of their own, but even more so when there are personal relatives pictured, namely two maternal Great Grandmothers and one Great Aunt (hover over photo for notes)..To check out the hats... More
Anchor Hotel and Ship & Plough Hotel, Kingsbridge, Devon c. 1890
This is a very early amateur photograph, measuring just 4" x 2.75", and is one of several in a small album I acquired a few years ago. Other images (to follow) depict the building of the Kingsbridge branch line... More
Identified! Ko Shing Theatre, Hong Kong, early 1900s
One of many images that I am slowly importing from my whatsthatpicture.com website. See the original at www.whatsthatpicture.com/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemI... ( http://www.whatsthatpicture.com/index.php?q=ga... More
R Holland Butchers, Wallsend, Newcastle Upon On Tyne, c. 1910
Another gem from the Who Do You Think You Are? Live show, and a classic occupational photograph from the early 1900s. This one belongs to Candis Ibberson and is used with her kind permission. It depicts her G... More
Early Colour image of thatched house now identified as Corhampton, Ham...
The second image in this batch of 12, this one being an alternative view of the house/farmhouse featured in the previous image in my photostream...These images have now been identified as being made using the P... More
Postcard: Environs du Havre - Ste-Adresse
Captioned "Environs du Havre - Ste-Adresse - Vue generale vers l'Entree du Port du Havre".For more details of the story behind this album see 7215762769463... ( 72157627694631371/with/6223708310/ )
Postcard: St Omer - Quai du Haut Pont, sent July 1915
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Postcard: Bergues - La Colme en Ville, sent January 1915
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Postcard: Bergues - Le Pont Saint-Jean (Maison de 1597), sent Feb 1915
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Postcard: Malo-les Bains - Place Turenne, sent March 1915
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Early Paget Process colour image - identified as Corhampton, Hampshire...
One of a small batch of images made using the Paget Process, identified from the sign to the left, which points to Exton, Warnford & West Meon...There are some great comments below rightly questioning the loca... More
Celtic cross - memorial to Munster soldiers in Ypres, with the ruins o...
Originally I thought this may be Ireland, but some incredible detective work by Havering ( /photos/havering/ ) has pinpointed this as being in Ypres, which therefore dates it to about 1920 (confirmed by the hats!)
Early colour image of thatched cottages, now identified as Corhampton,...
Discovered in a box of glass negatives, this I believe dates from the very early part of the 20th Century, probably no later than around 1920...It is a sandwich of two thin glass plates, measuring c. 4x3". It h... More
Preston Guild parade, 1922 #2
From image #3, showing the Harris Museum, these five images have been identified as Preston...And after contacting the museum they have identified the occasion as the Preston Guild, 1922
Preston Guild parade, 1922 #1
From image #3, showing the Harris Museum, these five images have been identified as Preston...And after contacting the museum they have identified the occasion as the Preston Guild, 1922
Riverside natural swimming pool in the Seine at Valvins, Fontainebleau
One from a set of four French glass stereoviews depicting an outdoor swimming pool. I'm uploading all four images at the same time, in both stereo and detailed view...Thankfully one had both the location and d... More
Riverside natural swimming pool in the Seine at Valvins, Fontainebleau
One from a set of four French glass stereoviews depicting an outdoor swimming pool. I'm uploading all four images at the same time, in both stereo and detailed view...Thankfully one had both the location and d... More
![Postcard: Malo-les-Bains [Dunkirk] - Rue des Ecoles, sent March 1915](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTUvMTIvMzEvcG9zdGNhcmQtbWFsby1sZXMtYmFpbnMtZHVua2lyay1ydWUtZGVzLWVjb2xlcy1zZW50LW1hcmNoLTE5MTUtMWU5ZDIwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/62/webp "Postcard: Malo-les-Bains [Dunkirk] - Rue des Ecoles, sent March 1915")
Postcard: Malo-les-Bains [Dunkirk] - Rue des Ecoles, sent March 1915
On the reverse this has the message "This is road we live in. Officers quarters house on right with balcony - ours 4th down on left back of hospital the high point further on left. My wards are in separate buil... More