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Suburb Collection

Background imageSuburb Collection: Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland

Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland
Portobello - a coastal suburb of Edinburgh. Formerly a beach resort, it is located three miles to the east of the city centre, facing the Firth of Forth Date: 1937

Background imageSuburb Collection: West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, Middlesex

West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, Middlesex
The West Middlesex Hospital, originally erected as an infirmary for the Brentford Union workhouse on Twickenham Road, Isleworth

Background imageSuburb Collection: The Bakers Arms Public House, Leyton, London

The Bakers Arms Public House, Leyton, London
A wonderful colour postcard of the suburbs of London in the early 1900s - a tram approaches The Bakers Arms Public House in Leyton

Background imageSuburb Collection: Hampstead Garden Suburb

Hampstead Garden Suburb: Central Square (aerial view)

Background imageSuburb Collection: Lonsdale Road, Barnes, south-west London

Lonsdale Road, Barnes, south-west London, with the River Thames on the left and two pubs on the right -- the Bulls Head and the Watermans Arms. circa 1910

Background imageSuburb Collection: Arthurs Seat Hotel, Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa

Arthurs Seat Hotel, Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa
Arthurs Seat Hotel and Grounds, Sea Point, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSuburb Collection: Hotel Cecil at Kifissia, Athens Suburb, Greece

Hotel Cecil at Kifissia, Athens Suburb, Greece Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Aerial photograph of ruined suburbs, Arras, France, WW1

Aerial photograph of ruined suburbs, Arras, France, WW1
Aerial photograph (Canadian) of the ruined suburbs of Arras in northern France, taken from a kite balloon during the First World War. Date: November 1917

Background imageSuburb Collection: Tranquil Vale, Blackheath Village, south-east London

Tranquil Vale, Blackheath Village, south-east London
View down Tranquil Vale, Blackheath Village, south-east London. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Stonehouse Lane, California, near Bartley Green, Birmingham

Stonehouse Lane, California, near Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, with a row of houses on the left. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSuburb Collection: Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Twist Street Bridge, Hillbrow, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburb Collection: Syria / Damascus 1890S

Syria / Damascus 1890S
Damascus: street scene in Meidan suburb

Background imageSuburb Collection: Gentleman Gardener seated proudly in small home greenhouse

Gentleman Gardener seated proudly in small home greenhouse
A smart Gentleman Gardener seated proudly in his small home greenhouse. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Start of a Womens Sledging Competition

Start of a Womens Sledging Competition
Start of a Womens Luge (Sledging) Competition at the Hotel Bristol in the Territet Suburb of Montreux Switzerland. Date: 1909

Background imageSuburb Collection: Swedenborg Homes

Swedenborg Homes
Two homes of Emanuel Swedenborg - the cottage where he received his visions, and his home in a Stockholm suburb

Background imageSuburb Collection: Roller (Suburb)

Roller (Suburb)
Steam roller at work in an English suburban street

Background imageSuburb Collection: Jessie Marion King

Jessie Marion King
IX. 'The Grey City of the North'. 'The Nether Bow Port' divided Edinburgh suburb called Canongate Date: 1925

Background imageSuburb Collection: View of Camberwell from the Grove, 1784

View of Camberwell from the Grove, 1784. Weather vane of the Church of St Giles, orchards and fields of Walnut Grove (now Camberwell Grove). London and St Paul's Cathedral in the distance

Background imageSuburb Collection: View of Chiswick in Middlesex, 1784

View of Chiswick in Middlesex, 1784
View of Chiswick in Middlesex. St Nicholas church, houses and buildings on the north bank of the River Thames, three ladies on the near bank

Background imageSuburb Collection: View of Paris, France, seen from the suburb of St. Cloud, 1800s

View of Paris, France, seen from the suburb of St. Cloud, 1800s
View of Paris, France, seen from the suburb of St. Cloud. Notre Dame cathedral 1, the Pantheon 2, Saint-Paul Saint Louis church 3, and Montmartre hill with the Basilica of the Sacre Coeur 4

Background imageSuburb Collection: Parisiennes relaxing on a swing under a tree at Montmorency

Parisiennes relaxing on a swing under a tree at Montmorency
Parisiennes relaxing at Montmorency, a suburb of Paris. A woman sits on a swing beneath a tree, while another picks cherries. From Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon Genre, 1817

Background imageSuburb Collection: French children sitting at their desks at an open-air school

French children sitting at their desks at an open-air school, Les Peupliers, at Boulogne-Billancourt, a south-western suburb of Paris. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSuburb Collection: UFO over Balwyn, Melbourne

UFO over Balwyn, Melbourne
Unidentified flying object photographed over Balwyn, a suburb of Melbourne. A hoax seems likely... Date: 2 April 1966

Background imageSuburb Collection: Pasadena, California, USA - Palm Tree-lined Street

Pasadena, California, USA - Palm Tree-lined Street
Pasadena, California, USA - A Palm Tree-lined Residential Street Date: 1946

Background imageSuburb Collection: The interior of Mughal emperor Akbars Tomb

The interior of Mughal emperor Akbars Tomb
The interior of Akbars tomb, the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar This tomb is an important Mughal architectural masterpiece

Background imageSuburb Collection: Smart Gentleman gardener assembles a rustic garden archway

Smart Gentleman gardener assembles a rustic garden archway
Smart Gentleman assembling a rustic archway in the garden of his Victorian terraced suburban house. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (Masjid Al-Kazimiyyah) or Al-Kadhimayn Shrine (Ḥaram Al-Kazimayn) - a Shi'ite Islamic mosque and shrine located in the Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq

Background imageSuburb Collection: Interior of the Casino at Enghien-les-Bains, France

Interior of the Casino at Enghien-les-Bains, France
Enghien-les-Bains, a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France - The Salle des Jeux (Games Room) at the Casino

Background imageSuburb Collection: Old Farleigh Road, Selsdon, South Croydon

Old Farleigh Road, Selsdon, South Croydon Date: 1951

Background imageSuburb Collection: House At Erskine Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb

House At Erskine Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb
A photograph which shows a general view of a house at Erskine Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, designed by the English architect, Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Waterlow Court, Hampstead Garden Suburb

Waterlow Court, Hampstead Garden Suburb
A pair of photographs showing an exterior view of Waterlow Court through an arch way in the cloister, with an interior shot of the dining hall

Background imageSuburb Collection: Constable Close, Hampstead Garden Suburb

Constable Close, Hampstead Garden Suburb
A pair of architectural drawings showing the garden and entrance front of a house at Constable Close, Hampstead Garden Suburb

Background imageSuburb Collection: Modernist House At Moor Lane, Crosby, Liverpool

Modernist House At Moor Lane, Crosby, Liverpool
A photograph of a speculatively built modernist semi-detached house at Moor Lane, Crosby, a residential suburb of Liverpool, designed in 1936 by architects Gordon Stephenson and D. W. Aldred

Background imageSuburb Collection: Workers On The Suburb

Workers On The Suburb
A sketch portraying a pair of working women walking and talking down a street path, other figures are gathered behind them. Date: circa 1901

Background imageSuburb Collection: Turkey. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman bridge. Buyukcekmece

Turkey. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman bridge. Buyukcekmece
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Kanuni Sultan Suleyman bridge or Buyukcekmece Bridge. Buyukcekmece, near Istanbul. It was built by Sinan on a commission from Selim II, 16th century

Background imageSuburb Collection: Aborigine's Cave, Dee Why

Aborigine's Cave, Dee Why
A landscape watercolour painting of an aborigine's cave, located at Dee Why, a coastal suburb of north Sydney. Date: circa 1924

Background imageSuburb Collection: Across The Bay, Coogee, N. S. W

Across The Bay, Coogee, N. S. W
An etching showing a view of Coogee, a coastal suburb just southeast of Sydney, Australia, looking across the bay. Date: circa 1921

Background imageSuburb Collection: Merewether Lagoon

Merewether Lagoon
A landscape etching of a lagoon in Merewether, a suburb in Newcastle, New South Wales. showing shallow waters and trees. Date: circa 1917

Background imageSuburb Collection: Dora Creek

Dora Creek
This landscape watercolour of Dora Creek was the last painting of this medium by J. J. Hilder, Dora Creek is a small rural suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia

Background imageSuburb Collection: Bomb damage in a London suburb, WW2

Bomb damage in a London suburb, WW2
Bomb damage in a London suburb during the Second World War (23 August 1940). Bombs were dropped in the early hours of the morning

Background imageSuburb Collection: A street scene in the quiet suburb of Acton

A street scene in the quiet suburb of Acton, west London, with children fetching laundry and horse-drawn carts the only traffic. Date: circa 1880

Background imageSuburb Collection: View of Jaffa, Tel Aviv in modern Israel

View of Jaffa, Tel Aviv in modern Israel
Vintage 19th century photograph: view of Jaffa, Holy Land, Palestine, now a suburb of Tel Aviv in modern Israel

Background imageSuburb Collection: Private Memorial, Old Lonsdale Church, Oosterbeek

Private Memorial, Old Lonsdale Church, Oosterbeek
The final fighting north of the River Rhine during the last stages of Operation Market Garden was in and around the small Arnhem suburb of Oosterbeek

Background imageSuburb Collection: French reservists marching through Paris, September 1939

French reservists marching through Paris, September 1939
French reservists marching through Vincennes, Paris in early September 1939, following the outbreak of war

Background imageSuburb Collection: Bath Road, Hounslow, West London

Bath Road, Hounslow, West London, with The Windsor Castle public house on the right. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSuburb Collection: Haitian Insurrection

Haitian Insurrection
Insurrection at Haiti, an insurgent camp at the suburb market of the town of Cap-Haitien during the various political struggles that occurred in Haiti at the time

Background imageSuburb Collection: Little boy on a tricycle in a suburban street

Little boy on a tricycle in a suburban street. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Torrence Avenue, South Deering, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Torrence Avenue, South Deering, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Torrence Avenue, South Deering, on the far South Side of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSuburb Collection: Camara de Lobos, near Funchal, Madeira

Camara de Lobos, near Funchal, Madeira
General view of Camara de Lobos (Chamber of the Sealions), a coastal suburb to the west of Funchal, Madeira. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSuburb Collection: Five views of Stanmore, Middlesex

Five views of Stanmore, Middlesex - old ruins at Stanmore Church, St Johns Church with Lych Gate, Station Road, Spring Pond and an unnamed street. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Stanmore Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex

Stanmore Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, with the Abercorn Arms, Royal Hotel, on the right. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Church Corner, Stanmore, Middlesex

Church Corner, Stanmore, Middlesex. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Middlesex

Gordon Avenue, Stanmore, Middlesex, with a horse-drawn buggy and passengers. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: View of Little Stanmore, Middlesex

View of Little Stanmore, Middlesex. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Harrow Weald Road, Stanmore, Middlesex

Harrow Weald Road, Stanmore, Middlesex. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Green Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex

Green Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Marsh Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex

Marsh Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Church Row, Stanmore, Middlesex

Church Row, Stanmore, Middlesex, with people and traffic. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Old Church Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex

Old Church Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSuburb Collection: A fine general view of Penparcau, a suburb of Aberystwyth, showing the council estate

A fine general view of Penparcau, a suburb of Aberystwyth, showing the council estate, caravan site and bowling green. Date: 1960s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Sedlec, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic - The Sedlec Ossuary

Sedlec, Kutna Hora, Czech Republic - The Sedlec Ossuary
The remarkable Sedlec Ossuary (Kostnice v Sedlci) - a small Roman Catholic chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints, part of the former Sedlec Abbey in Sedlec

Background imageSuburb Collection: Baghdad, Iraq - Entrance to the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque

Baghdad, Iraq - Entrance to the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
Date: early 1950s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Cow in the street - Cairo suburb, Egypt

Cow in the street - Cairo suburb, Egypt. Date: 1980s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London

Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London
Construction of the high-level southern sewer at Peckham, south east London. Date: 1861

Background imageSuburb Collection: Alicante, Spain - Arrabal Roig (The Roig District - Suburb)

Alicante, Spain - Arrabal Roig (The Roig District - Suburb) Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Military prison, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, India

Military prison, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, India
Military prison, Trimulgherry (Tirumalagiri), suburb of Secunderabad, India. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSuburb Collection: Adari Pool, Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf

Adari Pool, Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf
Adari (Adhari) Pool, in the suburb of Zinj, Manama, Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Roberts Heights, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Roberts Heights, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Officers Club and cricket ground, Roberts Heights, a British garrison town near Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburb Collection: Fernwood Estate, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa

Fernwood Estate, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
Fernwood Estate (a farm estate), Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSuburb Collection: Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa

Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa, with shops and a windmill. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSuburb Collection: Orange Grove, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Orange Grove, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Orange Grove, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSuburb Collection: Sutherland House, Kirkwood, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Sutherland House, Kirkwood, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sutherland House in the suburb of Kirkwood, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, home of General John Brown Gordon (1832-1904), Confederate officer during the American Civil War. Date: circa 1902

Background imageSuburb Collection: Tanzania - Mbeya suburb near border with Zambia

Tanzania - Mbeya suburb near border with Zambia. road for Sumbawanga - Tanzania - Africa

Background imageSuburb Collection: Housing poster, The Home I Want

Housing poster, The Home I Want, with a quotation from Richard Reiss: You cannot expect to get an A1 population out of C3 homes

Background imageSuburb Collection: Mystery Airship 1897

Mystery Airship 1897
Newsstand dealer Walter McCann successfully photographs an airship over Rogers Park, a Chicago suburb : an artist makes this version for newspaper reproduction

Background imageSuburb Collection: Scene on Wellawatte Canal, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Scene on Wellawatte Canal, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Scene on the Wellawatte Canal, suburb of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburb Collection: Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Cinnamon Gardens and Eye Hospital, suburb of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Background imageSuburb Collection: Graham and Withers butchers shop, Bromley, Kent

Graham and Withers butchers shop, Bromley, Kent
Arthur Graham and Albert William Withers, butchers shop, 80 College Road, Bromley, Kent -- an amazing array of meat and poultry, with shop owners and assistants standing ready to serve

Background imageSuburb Collection: Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill, south-east London

Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill, south-east London, with The Bird in Hand public house and shops. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSuburb Collection: Brook Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands

Brook Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands
Adults and children pose in a line in Brook Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSuburb Collection: St Michael and All Angels Church, Bartley Green, Birmingham

St Michael and All Angels Church, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSuburb Collection: Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Vrededorp (Vrededorf), a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburb Collection: View of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

View of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Aerial view of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, looking towards the Wanderers Stadium with the suburb of Clifton in the distance. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburb Collection: Yeoville, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Yeoville, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Nazareth House, a care home in Webb Street, Yeoville, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905



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