- Found on Flickr: Esk Bridge, Launceston (c1900) from Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office Commons -… https://t.co/SvVJ6GH6Ej ->
- Found on Flickr: “Select Any Man Whom You May See Aiming at You; and Be Sure You Drop Him” from Ron Coddington -… https://t.co/GoJqlmIK5O ->
- Found on Flickr: Glow of Patriotism from Ron Coddington – https://t.co/DXSGOWL6tF https://t.co/4mst31YSXQ ->
- Throughout today I'll be celebrating the reopening of the @kewgardens Pagoda – fabulously restored by @HRP_palaces… https://t.co/DcxmBvroEx ->
- If you want a sneak preview of all the above images, and more as I add them, head to https://t.co/A2of45afVX and fo… https://t.co/aMdDTECuLD in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- The earliest image that I have of the Pagoda is this stereoview taken in the 1850s. The style of the card and the d… https://t.co/LNQaEnYtum in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- "Rhoda, Rhoda ran a Pagoda". As one of Kew's most distinctive landmarks it's no surprise that the Pagoda has been t… https://t.co/vwfya150PV in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- If you're wondering about that quote, it's from the 1899 musical San Toy https://t.co/4u9MTbNhxb – also, instrument… https://t.co/ET6yBzzHBG in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- The Pagoda has also been widely depicted in art, such as this painting by Lucien Pissarro, son of Camille (source:… https://t.co/fKkgAB87Nb in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- Amazingly, this detail is actually from a sketch study by Joseph Mallord William Turner (source and full image:… https://t.co/ryiMpZDGDk in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- More art, but on postcards. However, it's interesting that these 'paintings' were often in themselves created from… https://t.co/9111emYHE6 in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- It's interesting to see the Pagoda represented from outside the gardens. These three views are all from the Richmon… https://t.co/UBjA4rfyRZ in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- The Britain from Above site has five great images giving an even wider view of the Pagoda in the context of the gar… https://t.co/AqGh8uHyRE in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- I only know of one historical image taken *from* the pagoda. This same image was published as a postcard and appear… https://t.co/UnQhVRQlo9 in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- I took a panorama from the Pagoda in 2009 – basically the same viewpoint about 100 years later https://t.co/yRSdP0x67k in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- But my favourite ever image from the Pagoda is one I made in autumn 2009 – you can see a 200 megapixel zoomable ver… https://t.co/EPgD3iWBlJ in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- Finally on the 'views from the Pagoda' theme, this is a composite showing spring (the left quarter with cherries an… https://t.co/uvgkNtK1n6 in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- Oh, I forgot a little anecdote. On 24 October 2003 the last three Concorde flights were due to land at Heathrow. I… https://t.co/NSMyBEFBc8 in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- On to ephemera and guidebooks, this charming book has a little folding 'door' on the front cover that reveals an vi… https://t.co/CkgeUDA0VO in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- Inside the book is this quirky (is slightly impractical) map and an old illustration showing the Pagoda which is ca… https://t.co/0kuddxAWdH in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- Possibly the earliest photographic guide to Kew (very early 1900s) the images were taken by local photographer E J… https://t.co/hHLs7ZACFG in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- In my experience early amateur images of Kew are hard to come by, hence such views of the Pagoda are rare. The firs… https://t.co/HOUvpHxz8I in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- One final bit of Pagoda ephemera: keep your eyes peeled for the Pagoda 50p piece from 2009! A circulated coin curr… https://t.co/Hzdy59FpHB in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- So, what about the restoration? @HRP_palaces have done a stunning job. Both outside and in it looks immaculate yet… https://t.co/7Ujc4ZJIXx in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- Inside there are a couple of wonderful touches. One of the hatches cut in the floor during the Second World War has… https://t.co/8fF8ROZj2l in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- They haven't changed one of the most important things though – the view! // end thread https://t.co/UWA77lNRDa in reply to PhotosOfThePast ->
- Found on Flickr: Danish election returns (LOC) from The Library of Congress – https://t.co/OXdQAq5B8k https://t.co/WsquPeynyc ->
- Found on Flickr: Louise D. Goff (LOC) from The Library of Congress – https://t.co/MkQ9ykdVxA https://t.co/Gzmz8uuTiN ->
- Found on Flickr: Seated Man with Son and Daughter from snap-happy1 – https://t.co/YuU1SpSq7U https://t.co/SGhaco6vaa ->
- Found on Flickr: Seated Elderly Matron from snap-happy1 – https://t.co/3BAn7suBaM https://t.co/TVSs22pUlS ->
- Found on Flickr: "Halfway Between the Cape & Cairo" — 1937 from JFGryphon – https://t.co/t87CXZ8ZmZ https://t.co/RJkIhMgk8y ->
- A friend just handed me this and asked if I knew where it was. First thought was Smithfield in London but I don't t… https://t.co/uJR61uJnJ9 ->
- RT @jamesinealing: Wavens First World War cemetery exactly 100 years ago today (from @I_W_M collections – https://t.co/P3aYg0GvMi ) and a m… ->
- RT @CLCArchive: This #WW1 photo was displayed at our recent Chronicle of War Work Exhibition, as part of the fantastic 'Cheltenham Remember… ->
- #onthisday 18 July 1918. A toy owl mascot of a pilot of No. 149 Night Bombing Squadron. Behind him can be seen the… https://t.co/PJRUnznLaC ->
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