- Thanks, glad you like it! RT @anna_boman Love this interactive timeline for old dated images http://bit.ly/i8d9Lm, by @PhotosOfThePast #foto #
- Fantastic @kewgardens suffragette related story http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2765476716/comment72157626003208503/ #
- RT @AntiquePhoto More on landscape photography pioneer Magnus Jackson (1831-1891) – http://bit.ly/eVOihg (pdf) gallery: http://bit.ly/e1vAbT #
- Looking forwards to seeing more great photos at Who Do You Think You Are? Live. Good selection of ambrotypes Friday but no daguerreotypes #
- @FamilyTreeFolk pop up to stand 1143 in the Photography Gallery and say hi! in reply to FamilyTreeFolk #
- Surely has to be by Frances Bedford? "28. Conway Church, from the N.E. (undated)" http://flic.kr/p/9m7rYN #
- I wonder if we can find out who she is? "Jeanne Lemoine, with children and dolls, 1894" http://flic.kr/p/4FWZYD #
- An eternal favourite: Young lad on an early tricycle http://flic.kr/p/5yieZ4 #
- Have had my first licensing request from Getty via Flickr for one of my vintage images. Exciting stuff! #
- @unitedarchives Happy to explore the idea. A selection of my rather eclectic collection can be found at http://www.flickr.com/whatsthatpicture in reply to unitedarchives #
- @HouseHistorian am trying to solve a photographic mystery from 1860s. Is it common for census records to miss out a house entirely one year? in reply to HouseHistorian #
- Another mystery solved via Flickr, this one from @UkNatArchives – lovely Kenyan landscape http://flic.kr/p/9eBLqu #
- If ever you could say "every picture tells a story" – Hiram E. Norton mystery (obverse) http://flic.kr/p/8upsww #
- Identified from the tiniest of details: "The Smithy, Manafon, Wales. Montgomeryshire by-election, 1894" http://flic.kr/p/4FYRxy #
- @HouseHistorian thanks, really helpful. I'm going to blog the story soon, but it's linked with this – http://flic.kr/p/8UbeB8 in reply to HouseHistorian #
- @sebchan @kajsahartig I have just tried registering for the API to test it on my http://bit.ly/hpzO4l site. Says I'll hear back in 3 days! in reply to sebchan #
- Oh yes it is! RT @Amateur_Casual: New History of Victorian Pantomime blog! http://tinyurl.com/6fqb6z2 #
- @HouseHistorian if you're ever at TNA then pop into Kew Gardens (my day job) for a quick coffee and a chat if you fancy it? in reply to HouseHistorian #
- Woo hoo, I'm a finalist in the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition – http://bit.ly/es5j58 #
- Really handy guides from the Institute of Conservation, including display and preservation of photographs – http://bit.ly/fuGKRg #
- And here's a more extensive guide on the preservation of photographs, from the British Library – http://bit.ly/dSoHZL #
- 🙂 thanks RT @galpix: @jamesinealing Congrats to you AND your alter ego! #
- Another neat one on @WhatWasThere RT @WhatWasThere: WhatWasThere?1892 historic photo in St Paul, MN, United States – http://bit.ly/dXEhK5 #
- Possibly my nicest @WhatWasThere addition so far – The Smithy, Manafon, 1894 – http://t.co/hP7whO1 #
- One for St David's Day: Beddgelert, Wales, late 1800s http://flic.kr/p/4FYRvU #
- @whatwasthere when you click on 'My Photos', how can you get to see each one in Streetview and how do you quickly get a short url to share? #
- RT @gmapsmania: New Street View imagery! Google Street View tricyclist has been around some new locations – http://goo.gl/9DiQd #streetview #
- To celebrate new Google Street View imagery – early 1900s image of Chenonceau http://j.mp/ecG87H #streetview @gmapsmania @whatwasthere #
- @WhatWasThere but that takes me to edit, it doesn't take me to the saved view, so doesn't give me the Tweet link ??? in reply to WhatWasThere #
- Wow! RT @HouseHistorian: Found doc related to manor in Wilts…dated 1337!! …fortunately it was translated 🙂 http://yfrog.com/gync6hlj #
- @WhatWasThere Suggest option to quickly 'view' own pictures on Street View be high priority: encourage sharing, esp immediately after upload in reply to WhatWasThere #
- @HouseHistorian no worries – I'd much rather be there than spending time with me too 🙂 in reply to HouseHistorian #
- @googlemaps: To celebrate new Google Street View imagery – early 1900s image of Chenonceau added to @whatwasthere http://j.mp/ecG87H #
- @WhatWasThere Ah, that's an idea. But they're being added too quickly 🙂 How about a paginated view of all, in chronological order? in reply to WhatWasThere #
- Ouch, that's got to hurt! 1865 gunshot wound, Battle of Stone Creek http://flic.kr/p/9n8uUd #
- My most popular image on Flickr today: P & O liner the Viceroy of India http://flic.kr/p/6FHA4M #
- Nice to see a photo back as my most popular image (yesterday): Darjeeling Himalyan Railway (reverse of cabinet card) http://flic.kr/p/5Cd261 #
- Young child + pony = pure magic – "Willie and the Pony, 1919" http://flic.kr/p/5VE4Jb #
- New on Flickr: Dating vintage photos at Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2011: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
- RT @image_quest RT @ppmoody 'Africa Through A Lens' showcases thousands of Colonial Office images of Africa – http://bit.ly/htqqIv #
- @katelockhart @gefrance @WhatWasThere @gazetteancetres – thanks for the retweets 🙂 #
- Why did no-one tell me my own workplace was new Street View location?! Added to @whatwasthere http://j.mp/eXYmSe & http://j.mp/fxCjYV #
- On the day they announce major building plans at the V&A: Victoria and Albert Museum, under construction, 1906 http://flic.kr/p/5Cwy9i #
- How to keep kids still for a photo – restrain them! "Ed Griffin, 1876-1946, Dummer, New Hampshire" http://flic.kr/p/9nkNkM #
- Child + top hat = 'you fill in gap here' – Lovely portrait of child in top hat, early 1900s http://flic.kr/p/8Y7KsG #
- @kajsahartig @sebchan Europeana api key request rejected- only for partners. But they've "started a consultation process" for wider access! #
- @RareImages : if you like New Jersey you'll like this piece of mine – http://bit.ly/ijnszt in reply to RareImages #
- Just had request to use this great man & dog image c.1895 in famous restaurant, but they won't pay! #barefacedcheek http://flic.kr/p/8zP1TB #
- Yikes! RT @WhatWasThere: See this 1900 historic photo in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland – http://bit.ly/gdsDIc (Whoa.) #
- George VI shows interest in military history? 😉
"King George VI inspects a big (WWI) gun" http://flic.kr/p/8xNKi6 # - Always something interesting to see – National Library of Scotland on Flickr @natlibscot – http://j.mp/92RBc6 #
- One for Women in History month. Would love to find out who she is. "Canadian female doctor, India, c. 1900" http://flic.kr/p/5yLHjE #
- Ha ha! RT @ShireHistories: How to keep your pipe alight in bad weather..? This boy has brightened up my afternoon: http://bit.ly/i160lN #
Latest mystery images
TBC
Heidelberg (right way around now too, thanks Ray and SPS).
Ghent looking East from Sint=Michielsburg (thanks SPS)
Detail
La Rochelle, France (thanks SPS!)
Méva, l'apôtre de la vie naturelle
Tamil lady in rickshaw, Colombo
Femme du Thaï-Binh
A Day at the Beach
What factory is this. Pontypool, South Wales?
Where is this War Hospital? Hamilton
Where is this snowy town?
Zoo Humain Jardin d'Acclimatation Paris 1903
Ship camouflage, possibly the USS Salem (CL-3)?
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United States lightship Swiftsure (LV-83)?
United States lightship Swiftsure (LV-83)?
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51739352616_3b50d30721_m.jpg "Tintype portrait of a man (4" x 5.5")")
Tintype portrait of a man (4" x 5.5")
Vintage bad trigger discipline
Studio portrait of a man in dress uniform and Stetson
Explore these images and see more in the What's That Picture? group on Flickr
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