What's That Picture?

Weekly twitter digest: 2012-05-18

James — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000

@EastMarple1 if you're not a member of @lostancestors you should be – you'd be perfect! #
@JayneShrimpton is my Hook Edwardian family from Chelmsford too far out of London? http://t.co/LO0y5o5n in reply to JayneShrimpton #
Absolutely love this shopfront picture showing @valmayuk 's grandfather http://t.co/ymXk4H09 Photo was rescued just in time I think! #
@valmayuk I nearly mentioned my instinctive thought that it was a cherished wallet photo! in reply to valmayuk #
@valmayuk I also love your Khargpur railway montage – engines, buildings, (named) people – it has the lot http://t.co/QW0OFvy1 in reply to valmayuk #

Weekly twitter digest: 2012-05-11

James — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Check out the 'Historypin repeats' (bottom left) on http://t.co/E4LbMGUH – looks like someone has been using the @Historypin app @kewgardens #
@Historypin is there any way to replace a photo without re-uploading? I've realised this one is reversed http://t.co/gZBqnxeG #

Weekly twitter digest: 2012-05-04

James — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Aghhhh, second evening I've not been able to sign in to Flickr – telling me it 'has the hiccups' but I think it's my account #
@AbrushwithItaly @berksresearcher Looks like it's something to do with Virgin broadband – can sign in on mobile OK, but not wireless devices #
Whatever the other evidence says, these pics show he really was "the English giant" – http://t.co/yyrXpQBz #
@WeAreWhatWeDo For Good Idea blog? Round up your total @Screwfixdotcom & donate to @everyman_cancer via @pennies_orguk http://t.co/LxV7Yg5v #
One for May Day – Maypole Procession at Kingston-on-Thames, c. 1900 http://t.co/PeQlmwLf #
@miaridge @dmje I confess I had to Google SHIC. Lots of other stuff to wade through, then found it via http://t.co/iy7IAotj #
Always nice to see an old view as it appears today & @Historypin does it so perfectly, as shown by this view of Bampton http://t.co/Z2SJRe7F #
I love this walnut carte de visite display box on eBay – very unusual, and sold for a good price http://t.co/GsXdFtuf #
@MarDixon I have a house of peculiar children! What sort of pictures are they? Landscapes? in reply to MarDixon #
A collection of forges on Historypin (nope, not forgeries!) http://t.co/LgFOc1z7 #
Can anyone identify the mystery church that this stairway leads to? http://t.co/YGZQ7Dre #
Spotted on #Flickr Philanthropy for the Ragged-Trousered of 1910: Greater Manchester Police posted a photo:
… http://t.co/jkSS3kB7 #
Spotted on #Flickr Brother Ernst and Anna: vivienne_strauss posted a photo:
no other info http://t.co/MsDEyHy5 #
Spotted on #Flickr Kate Josephine Bateman: BeautyOfThePast posted a photo:
CdV portrait showing actress Kat… http://t.co/c0MMOp9i #
Spotted on #Flickr Kate Josephine Bateman: BeautyOfThePast posted a photo:
CdV portrait showing actress Kat… http://t.co/dS8hbtwS #
@JayneShrimpton I look forward to seeing it – seems like you and @shirepublisher have made quick progress to have it ready so soon in reply to JayneShrimpton #
@JayneShrimpton closet sub-editor in me thinks there should have been a comma after 'no' and before 'editing'! in reply to JayneShrimpton #

Weekly twitter digest: 2012-04-27

James — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000

A nice selection of pictures of Victorian London http://t.co/bg8rI4Sq (via @jottevanger ) #
Such a sweet little girl. The evidence all points to this being Maud Elizabeth Booth (later Acworth), b. Jun 1867 http://t.co/Iw9nQfSB #
Photo detectives, what do you think this caption might mean? "Protest 1867" http://t.co/4KAZCFWM #
Have just been asked if this can be used in a school geography textbook "Lynmouth, Devon, way before the floods" http://t.co/RnTj78fl #
Meanwhile, back on the topic of cute kits "Lovely portrait of young child in top hat, early 1900s" http://t.co/0LPXC5ee #
Oooh, nice RT @LondonStone: Wonderful photos of old London that was lost to make way for Aldwych http://t.co/R2P12CkV from @PeteBSW1 #
Today this image is most popular in my Flickrstream "Lady in lovely dress, early 1860s, by Helliwell, Morecambe" http://t.co/tfjBNBXP #
Julia Emma Clark (nee Steer). Recent info from @EastMarple1 suggests she died in childbirth at just 29 http://t.co/kBjbAwX9 #
An incredible Street View overlay RT @jonvoss: @encyclopediaVA @historypin ooh, found it! amazing shot! http://t.co/RRKWALS3 #
@Nina99 @RyanD I'm sure I'd read somewhere that even pencil wasn't perfect, a bit like the gloves debate #
I've just been contacted by the great great granddaughter of Ealing photographer Frank Wakefield, after writing http://t.co/SGRhuky3 #
@LastRP @miwi1010 thanks, it's very satisfying and it sounds like she has info to add to the story #

Weekly twitter digest: 2012-04-20

James — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000

@EastMarple1 Sounds brilliant. Where did you find it? What was the Park View mention? And a company name! You're a star in reply to EastMarple1 #
@EastMarple1 ah, just turned from Twitter to Flickr and spotted all your comments. Off to read them now … in reply to EastMarple1 #
Thanks to @EastMarple1 and her discovery of a newspaper article, the clues of the Hook family album are coming together http://t.co/jhZdDATN #
@paulabray has the PHM Pro Flickr Account expired? Only seeing 200 pics. http://t.co/kktuojfN #
@kajsahartig you went to #mw2012 Envious! in reply to kajsahartig #
His genius is palpable. Such a powerful portrait. RT @margotnote: Alfred Stieglitz self-portrait, c. 1894, age 30 http://t.co/4mX4Osba #
Jumping on the Titanic bandwagon, here's her sister ship Olympic, in the floating dock in Southampton http://t.co/OtMFlhCy #
Spotted on #Flickr In loving memory … Arthur Gordon McCrae, b.7 January1880, d. 15 April1912 (Titanic): john… http://t.co/8DF7T91b #
.@EastMarple1 assuming you concur, I think you'll enjoy these two of Muriel Rose Ward, ID'd thanks to your emails – http://t.co/0iHXaJiH #
New on Flickr: Three unknown Edwardian men, one in uniform: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Not sure who th… http://t.co/WnrWLN0w #
New on Flickr: John Greenland and Ann Hook, with two daughters and a grandchild, 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a… http://t.co/nzIjdXcY #
New on Flickr: Unknown Edwardian lady, possibly one of the Stapleton sisters: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
… http://t.co/IhO1cgpw #
New photo: Leaf form #2 whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
A few of my own photos for a change – I set myself… http://t.co/aYO074da #
New photo: Leaf form #3 whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
A few of my own photos for a change – I set myself… http://t.co/nKrgvyfj #
New photo: Leaf form #1 whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Leaves of Justicia rizzinii, Princess of Wales Con… http://t.co/drswJZgd #

Weekly twitter digest: 2012-04-13

James — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Anyone planning any family outings this Easter? "The Stapleton Family, at the Rodney, Easter Monday 1907" http://t.co/R3grSuf8 #
New on Flickr: "Back of Park View, 1906" – lovely view of this Victorian house.: whatsthatpicture posted a photo… http://t.co/0A0yzEzZ #
New on Flickr: Man standing in John Hook's fireplace shop: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
We know that Joh… http://t.co/SFLhaoCf #
New on Flickr: John Hook in a photo studio, early 1900s: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
We've seen this st… http://t.co/WNqLDzEQ #
A wonderful photographic insight into the life of one very ordinary Edwardian lady, Ethel Hook – http://t.co/FLdQD77t #
New on Flickr: Ethel Hook, a wonderful contemplative shot, 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Another lo… http://t.co/IvQ3kkTC #
New on Flickr: Large unknown group of Edwardian men: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
An almost identical sh… http://t.co/lBvN62he #
New on Flickr: Hook Edwardian Family Album page #32 whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
See notes to view link… http://t.co/UAsOOl0n #
New on Flickr: Cute as a button – two young boys, Xmas 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Not sure who t… http://t.co/Nxps5Dpp #
New on Flickr: Edwardian lady writing: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Possibly Ethel Hook, but I'm not sur… http://t.co/QkgYtPuE #
New on Flickr: Group of Edwardian maids?: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Not sure whether these are maids,… http://t.co/jhNe34pm #
@miwi1010 thanks, glad you like them, keep on checking for more from this album. And Happy Easter back to you in reply to miwi1010 #
New on Flickr: Unknown young man from Edwardian album: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
See more images from… http://t.co/db4WUco8 #
New on Flickr: Ethel Hook at her piano, 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Another lovely indoor shot of… http://t.co/HYNLdwTc #
New on Flickr: Unknown lady and baby outside Park View, Chelmsford, ca 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
… http://t.co/x7PopQw3 #
Who has seen the Muybridge Google Doodle today? Superb! http://t.co/U67gDHWM #
@JayneShrimpton thanks Jayne, well spotted! That so, it will probably be christening of John Stapleton Hook b. Jan 1907 http://t.co/x7PopQw3 in reply to JayneShrimpton #
Some brilliant Easter postcards from Flickr user photo_history – http://t.co/GvVeUUyQ #
New on Flickr: Hook Edwardian Family Album page #35 whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
See notes to view link… http://t.co/C3t4sNFj #
New on Flickr: Fishing on the river ca 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Most likely to be in the vacin… http://t.co/zbLUzCMf #
New on Flickr: Fred Watts in his workshop, ca 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Captioned "Fred Watts h… http://t.co/SbkIliwK #
105 years ago: "The Stapleton Family, at the Rodney, Easter Monday 1907" http://t.co/R3grSuf8 #
Recently discovered C19th Newcastle pics got some great media coverage – http://t.co/LIlXf8hg & http://t.co/rNXlPPlK & http://t.co/gMAmOTbZ #
And another nice mainstream media piece with great photos – this time burlesque beauties http://t.co/oZFBK4Zr #
Highly unusual identified, vernacular Edwardian image "Fred Watts in his workshop, ca 1907" http://t.co/vmX5Am24 #
New on Flickr: Such an intimate Edwardian portrait. Possibly two of the Hook sisters?: whatsthatpicture posted a… http://t.co/RONf8KCg #
New on Flickr: John Hook, wearing his finest, complete with top hat.: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
John … http://t.co/rk08I5ox #
Another story of historic photos rescued from a skip http://t.co/5nUgP677 #
@Fortaguada yeah, I have a feeling that they were never going to be lost forever, but good to see them in safe hands. in reply to Fortaguada #
New on Flickr: Unknown lady with baby John Hook, ca 1908: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
There's another i… http://t.co/tEKHuVie #
New on Flickr: John with Grandpa Hook, ca 1908: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Assuming this is correctly … http://t.co/CZyjtyb8 #
New on Flickr: Unknown lady with baby John Hook and another unknown baby, ca 1908: whatsthatpicture posted a pho… http://t.co/R962v0UU #
Help! What does this baby's hat remind me of? Maybe a Dickensian character? "John with Grandpa Hook, ca 1908" http://t.co/CiljM3Dm #
.@jayneshrimpton here's another one I presume is a christening outfit? This is ca 1908. http://t.co/jo8BdB2y #
@CeliaHeritage @JayneShrimpton no contemporary photos to illustrate that talk then! #
.@JayneShrimpton of course the earliest know photo of a person was taken just a couple of years later – http://t.co/GVVGI764 #
@JayneShrimpton thanks, lovely isn't it. The child is the other one in christening robe from about a year earlier http://t.co/CLZEXj0v in reply to JayneShrimpton #
Look at Instagram vs a quality daguerreotype – can Facebook really say "Photography has come a long way from the days of the daguerreotype"? #
@annakrentz to be fair I'm not sure if Facebook said it, or someone said it of Facebook in reply to annakrentz #
@annakrentz Absolutely. But you have to concede that a lot more people can have Instragram in their house/pocket than can ever hold a dag in reply to annakrentz #
@unmuseum my colleague Natasha got the gig in the US, I'm going to #MuseumNext in Barcelona in reply to unmuseum #

Weekly twitter digest: 2012-04-06

James — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000

New on Flickr: A pair of squares: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Just found another pair of these images, … http://t.co/Ot5rWcAB #
@unmuseum hi Jenn, how's you? what time is it? @MarDixon in reply to unmuseum #
New on Flickr: Unknown man wearing a fine cravatte. c. late 1850s ambrotype: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
… http://t.co/gWBvKSmW #
@ArchivistSarah That comment has made my day, thank you! So, what caught your eye? Do you have any specific interests? in reply to ArchivistSarah #
So, how many of you have got a dog that could do this? One of my most popular vintage photos on #Flickr http://t.co/7kwh1sky #
With the Oxford vs Cambridge boat race this weekend, here it is (possibly) by the Bull's Head at Barnes ca 1900 http://t.co/83V6tTFa #
Just made connection with your ID on Flickr! Thanks for all the comments recently. RT @Magna_Quies: Clever Clyde!!!! http://t.co/7kwh1sky #
@Magna_Quies thanks. Got your note on linked in, but drop me a line at james [at] http://t.co/fGS8gv9A and I can reply there. in reply to Magna_Quies #
@stranded_aoife but surely only spammers would be affected by a Twitter follow limit, and that's a good thing? in reply to stranded_aoife #
@stranded_aoife but you'd expect they'd pick up a few return follows if they were genuine?! As you say, would be good to know ratio allowed in reply to stranded_aoife #

Weekly twitter digest: 2012-03-30

James — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000

@briankelly did Robin have to help too? Ah, I guess that was barman? But I prefer it with the typo! in reply to briankelly #
I love this picture of me and my grandad, and @Historypin takes me right back to where it was taken, over 40 years ago http://t.co/ISfGMcDg #
@Louisedenoon @mawarre @slqld I've uploaded a Brisbane pic of my own to welcome you to @Historypin http://t.co/D0dU5juS in reply to Louisedenoon #
Great to be on my way up to today's @Historypin Channels launch. You can see them at http://t.co/T95RAPkq #
And rather shamelessly, here's my own new #historypin channel http://t.co/cH86okFh #
@RebekkahAbraham @jonvoss you'll be pleased to hear I've got the go ahead to create an official Kew channel. Give me a few weeks to sort it #
Anyone seen the Stereogranimator from @nypl ? Great fun – http://t.co/2DcI4XCk #

Weekly twitter digest: 2012-03-23

James — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000

LOVE how well this 'then & now' overlay of buskers in Fontainebleau 1924 works on @Historypin (use fader) http://t.co/w5OVKmHn #
Neat! RT @bathintime: Chuffed to see @Historypin feature in Google Blog http://t.co/cmKprPqO with http://t.co/GNJ0ZFbZ from Bath in Time #
Finally got round to sharing another page from the Edwardian family album – http://t.co/SNza2Rus (cc @EastMarple1 !!!) #
New on Flickr: Unknown girl, possibly one of the Hook sisters: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
A lovely ima… http://t.co/ZZ03OrcN #
New on Flickr: Unknown Hook family member: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Another one that I suspect is on… http://t.co/s3SWSG8n #
New on Flickr: Unknown Hook family member: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Another one that I suspect is on… http://t.co/2NHQm9Ll #
@jonvoss when are you over in London Jon? Are you at the event on 26th March? in reply to jonvoss #
Anyone care to suggest which of the Hook sisters this might be? A bit of Edwardian face recognition! http://t.co/c3U0pqra #
New on Flickr: John Hook in his fireplace showroom: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
John Hook is listed in … http://t.co/NYvpLjmz #
New on Flickr: Unknown lady, lovely dress, hat and fern!: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
This is the same … http://t.co/Ck8dpK3c #
New on Flickr: One of the Hook sisters, but which one?: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
I think this is cer… http://t.co/LIJ6xR73 #
$5,400 for a single stereoview – yikes! http://t.co/EmwSoCol #
@sketchesbyboz thanks. Did you see the album? http://t.co/59RxvQIb I hope to get the rest online this week, some real Edwardian gems. in reply to sketchesbyboz #
Me and my mum, back in 1968! http://t.co/E6NVRGXM #happymothersday #
New on Flickr: The Stapleton Family, at the Rodney, Easter Monday 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Hoo… http://t.co/onz6gOdi #
New on Flickr: Ethel Hook and baby John, 1 March 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
See more images from… http://t.co/lt0YOUns #
New on Flickr: Ethel Hook and baby John, 1 March 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
See more images from… http://t.co/jMurJXDL #
New on Flickr: Edwardian couple with baby, 19 March 1907: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
I think the lady … http://t.co/KlqYNHxT #
@sketchesbyboz yes, that's me. We were born on the same day in June exactly 2 years apart – 1966 and 1968. in reply to sketchesbyboz #
Whilst on the subject of ice cream vendors, here's Capocci & Sons, Bournemouth, early 1900s http://t.co/S67hVEAU #
Hi to new follower @YorkStories – just checking your great photos on #Historypin – http://t.co/gayg2vGV #
Can any German language speakers help solve this mystery? Starting with transcribing the hand written notes http://t.co/eU0xOcAC #
New on Flickr: Camouflage: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Took me a while to spot this one. Another snapsh… http://t.co/7fndhxeQ #
New on Flickr: Stunning small snapshot of interior of a pub: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Just discovere… http://t.co/F8DBjIdO #
New on Flickr: Unknown group, possibly German jews, April 1941: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
I met up wi… http://t.co/Z64nQWCA #
@fairytailonfire oh, brilliant. I did wonder if it could be that. Excuse my ignorance, but I assume that rules it out being Jewish? in reply to fairytailonfire #
What a classic late 20s hat – "Woman models fashion at Burdine's store: Miami, Florida" http://t.co/x06W16Qp #
New on Flickr: Just grand: whatsthatpicture posted a photo:
Image title inspired by the name of the magazine… http://t.co/KFQ5ZXfF #
@jonvoss welcome back to London, see you Monday. And Wednesday now as well it seems! in reply to jonvoss #
Taken 80 years ago, posted on Flickr nearly 4 years ago, identified yesterday! What a wonderful memory for Alice. http://t.co/63ekk4JE #
@JayneShrimpton I haven't forgotten your photos. Well, I had, but I've remembered now! Give me a bit to dig them out and email them #
@MikeEv4ns thanks for the follow. Did you find me via my Layar AR app for Flickr Commons? http://t.co/yv7wvf5g #
This one provokes so many questions about who, when, where. Lovely image too. "A quiet moment (undated)" http://t.co/N9OLQ16G #
Can anyone identify this Tudor-looking mystery timber framed building? http://t.co/IhI8ccv7 #
@simonjgarrett yes, that's what the comments have suggested. A photograph of a Tudor new-build – a bit of time travel involved there! in reply to simonjgarrett #
This is one for the eagle-eyed sleuths like @EastMarple1 – a lovely unidentified CdV of a young baseball player, 1860s http://t.co/eB8TwMYM #
@EastMarple1 don't believe that for a minute! What did you make o the name annotated on the reverse? in reply to EastMarple1 #
.@civilwarphoto re: Civil war veterans on Flickr, did you mean this group (there was no link) – http://t.co/fqwAi40N #

Weekly twitter digest: 2012-03-16

James — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0000

One for @NLIreland ? MT @JayneShrimpton: recognise the country house in this c.1910 scene? Possibly County Cork http://t.co/4ItAYHaQ #
@PhotoDetective what is the earliest picture you have ever identified? And how did you know the date? (sorry, two questions!) in reply to PhotoDetective #
@Ordinary_Times @nlireland @jayneshrimpton great minds and all that! Carol, this is your challenge for the week! in reply to Ordinary_Times #
Excellent, well done! MT @JayneShrimpton: Very excited to be helping with #oldphotos for forthcoming series of Who Do You Think You Are? #
.@typejunky Robert Mapplethorpe died this day 1989 (via @PhotoHistorian) Just imagine how he would have photographed those lumps of plastic! #
@JayneShrimpton are these your family, or a family you're researching? in reply to JayneShrimpton #
I've just made a mental calculation and reckon it will take about 5 years to share the mystery albums I have sitting here not yet online! #
@JayneShrimpton did I tell you about my own family album I now have? CdVs from c1870s onwards. Dad wants me to scan. Very exciting! in reply to JayneShrimpton #
Just a picture of your average suburban family in Norwich during WW2, until you read the poignant story http://t.co/nDU03kak #
@JayneShrimpton have to finish John Hook album first, then Nurse Ripley's postcards, and also have three American mysteries … in reply to JayneShrimpton #
@JayneShrimpton … and a daguerreotype of a girl with commemorative poems from her mother found behind it, a dried rose and a lock of hair in reply to JayneShrimpton #
Some of these @statelibrarynsw images of Sydney are stunning (just click next/prev) but little information available http://t.co/wn1BiNMg #
Just catching up with the @NLIreland daily uploads on Flickr Commons. Today's mystery has already been solved! http://t.co/DRo55pp9 #
Anyone got a clue where the @V_and_A crowdsourced wedding pictures can be found? Everything now seems to go to http://t.co/CNSpUw4t #
Excellent! RT @Reminiscene_: Another success in the offing! In contact with a descendant of somebody feature on http://t.co/20fkfYNi #
Wow. And excellent 'deep zoom' image MT @delaval_astley: RT @BBCRadio4: Daguerreotype of Chartist meeting http://t.co/tN7sXlAy #
@BBCRadio4 Wonderful image. Wondering why you put 'photograph' in quotes? – Daguerreotype of Chartist meeting http://t.co/tN7sXlAy in reply to BBCRadio4 #
Researching that Chartist daguerreotype, it's by William Kilburn, taken 10 April 1848, from the Royal Colllection – http://t.co/8D8Q2NKr #
Vintage people on mobile phones! http://t.co/QbRgojz4 & http://t.co/ioNBYvXR & http://t.co/s5WIA1Gl (bottom-left) #
Abdulla, the murderer of Judge Norman of Calcutta, 1871. Anyone know anything about the antecedents of this man?! http://t.co/8AqoC8Of #
Britain's First Photo Album – great looking 10-part series featuring Francis Frith on BBC2 (UK) starts tonight http://t.co/X6owk9Bg #
It's a beautiful album MT @statelibrarynsw There's a bit of info, but if anyone has more, we're happy to know it! http://t.co/ZMJG8UUe #
So, is this a post mortem? Of the horse!!! "Young children posing in studio with horse, by Lawson, Forres" http://t.co/jWvP0C2T #
Indeed! RT @margotnote: Tinted stereoscopic ambrotype of a young lady in silk and lace http://t.co/PWcINT8b Gorgeous and expensive! #
Once totally overlooked, I have now grown to appreciate this lovely hand coloured ambrotype of a mother and child http://t.co/X46PiPBA #
I seem to have a thing for vintage pics of interiors at the moment http://t.co/L0PqKqxO #
@PhotoDetective Wow, 1840? I assume it was a daguerreotype? Mine is c. late 1840s, dated from the case stamp – http://t.co/Eu6KIKNy in reply to PhotoDetective #
You'd never have thought these Warnecke colour images were as early as the 1930s and '40s – http://t.co/ugP1hB38 #
I really shouldn't visit the Flickr Commons home page – far too easy to get distracted! http://t.co/b1Omosmu #
Just imported a batch of pics of historic French WW1 city of Bergues onto @Historypin Some nice Street View overlays http://t.co/JLEUousT #
Who said the world isn't a greener place? @Historypin shows there were no trees on this street in Dunkirk c. 1914 http://t.co/0VchC1Yl #
The Preston Guild is held only every 20 years. It's on this year, but here it is in 1922 (WW2 spoilt the maths!) http://t.co/1MmDde5A #
More about Preston Guild history here – http://t.co/6LWSQjwK. Follow @guild2012 for this year's events #
@PhotoDetective Hi Maureen, I can't comment on your Facebook posts. Do you have to add me as a friend or something? http://t.co/KRfgQO3d #
@Guild2012 did you see my 1922 Preston Guild pics? http://t.co/XNH1V2z6 in reply to Guild2012 #
@PhotoDetective I've tried friending you twice now – should be in your requests. Very odd. in reply to PhotoDetective #
@PhotoDetective So you met @nickstanhope ? As he knows, I'm a big @Historypin fan. Have you seen my pics there? http://t.co/ch3KVqxO in reply to PhotoDetective #