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June 12, 2019

From Flickr: “Construction of the Tyne Bridge Towers” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge towers under construction, 19 September 1928 (TWAM ref. 3730/15/21). The Tyne Bridge is one of the North East’s most iconic landmarks. These photographs were taken by James Bacon & Sons of Newcastle and document its construction from March 1927 to October 1928. They belonged to James Geddie, who was Chief…
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March 22, 2019

From Flickr: “Fashion Harbour Mall with Ferris Wheel at Night viewed from Live Aqua Resort Cancun Mexico” by mbell1975

Fashion Harbour Mall with Ferris Wheel at Night viewed from Live Aqua Resort Cancun Mexico via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2dSX3cR
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March 22, 2019

From Flickr: “Fashion Harbour Mall viewed from Live Aqua Resort Cancun Mexico” by mbell1975

Fashion Harbour Mall viewed from Live Aqua Resort Cancun Mexico via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2eaW47W
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September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Fitting breech blocks at the Elswick Works” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Women workers fitting breech blocks in 5 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 December 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1). ‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its…
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September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Fitting breech blocks at the Elswick Works” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Women workers fitting breech blocks in 5 Shop, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 December 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1). ‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance during the Nineteenth Century. It’s also a very apt description for the Elswick Works and Scotswood Works of Vickers Armstrong and its…
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September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Quayside, 1950” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Quayside from Gateshead, July 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/5080B). Tyne & Wear Archives presents a series of images taken by the Newcastle-based photographers Turners Ltd. The firm had an excellent reputation and was regularly commissioned by local businesses to take photographs of their products and their premises. Turners also…
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September 1, 2015

From Flickr: “Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Quayside, 1950” by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

View of the Tyne Bridge and Newcastle Quayside from Gateshead, July 1950 (TWAM ref. DT.TUR/2/5080B). Tyne & Wear Archives presents a series of images taken by the Newcastle-based photographers Turners Ltd. The firm had an excellent reputation and was regularly commissioned by local businesses to take photographs of their products and their premises. Turners also…
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June 30, 2015

From Flickr: “Springs Restaurant – Homosassa Springs, Florida” by The J. Smith Archive

The picturesque Ship’s Lounge in the Springs Restaurant at Homosassa Springs, Florida, is a favorite spot both among residents and the thousands of out-of-state visitors to "Nature’s Own Attraction" on U.S. 19 and 98, 75 miles north of St. Petersburg, Florida. Plastichrome by Colourpicture P61086 via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/v7Cxfp
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Paul Sedra

Historian of Modern Egypt