- 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 #
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![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49092679858_05308eff80_m.jpg ""Aunt Lizzie and Cousin Alicent"")
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Wesselingh family archives: Xiamen (Amoy) bronze bowl, found 1938
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Unidentified location, North America
Unidentified location, North America
Unidentified location, North America
Church, Unidentified location, North America
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Bridge, Unidentified location, North America
Unidentified location, North America
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![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48870117962_0074c34809_m.jpg "Photo labelled "Vladimir" on the reverse - believed to be in a Russian uniform as photo marked Odessa - can anyone confirm the uniform is Russian military? Photo dates to circa 1900 - 1910")
Photo labelled "Vladimir" on the reverse - believed to be in a Russian uniform as photo marked Odessa - can anyone confirm the uniform is Russian military? Photo dates to circa 1900 - 1910
With the car
With the truck
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