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Towns Collection (page 3)

Background imageTowns Collection: Street of the Arabian District in Port Said, Egypt

Street of the Arabian District in Port Said, Egypt
General view over Port Said in north-eastern Egypt, on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and on the western bank of the Suez Canal, with the Street of the Arabian District in focus. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTowns Collection: Port Said, Egypt

Port Said, Egypt
Docking stations, sailing ships and coast of Port Said, a city on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and on the western bank of the Suez Canal, Egypt. Date: 1904

Background imageTowns Collection: Boulevard Maritime in Antsiranana, Madagascar

Boulevard Maritime in Antsiranana, Madagascar
People walking down Boulevard Maritime in the lower town of Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez), Madagascar. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTowns Collection: Rue Colbert in Antsirabe, Madagascar

Rue Colbert in Antsirabe, Madagascar
Rue Colbert and Comptoir National d Escompte de Paris in Antsirabe, central Madagascar. Date: circa 1908

Background imageTowns Collection: Morondava, Madagascar

Morondava, Madagascar
The town of Morondava at the west coast of Madagascar. Date: circa 1905

Background imageTowns Collection: Main radio station in Alarobia, Madagascar

Main radio station in Alarobia, Madagascar
Main radio station in Alarobia, a town in the centre of Madagascar. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTowns Collection: Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez) beach, Madagascar

Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez) beach, Madagascar
View over Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez), a city on the northern coast of Madagascar, including the beach. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTowns Collection: Damascus, Syria

Damascus, Syria
General view of central Damascus, Syria. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageTowns Collection: West of Tripoli (Tarabulus), Lebanon

West of Tripoli (Tarabulus), Lebanon
West of Tripoli (Tarabulus), city in the north of Lebanon. Date: circa 1920

Background imageTowns Collection: Sidon (Sa嵐), Lebanon

Sidon (Sa嵐), Lebanon
Sidon (Sa嵐 ), Lebanon, from Saint Louis Castle, built by French crusaders in the 13th century. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTowns Collection: Market in Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon

Market in Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon
Arabic Market (Souk) in Beirut (Beyrouth), capital of Lebanon. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTowns Collection: View of Beirut (Beyrouth) from Grand Serail, Lebanon

View of Beirut (Beyrouth) from Grand Serail, Lebanon
View of Beirut (Beyrouth) from Grand Serail, former headquarters of the French Governor, nowadays headquarters of the Prime Minister of Lebanon, including the Hamidiyyeh Clock Tower built in 1897

Background imageTowns Collection: Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon

Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon
View of Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon, from the Sursock neighbourhood in the Achrafieh district, named after the aristocratic Sursock family that owned multiple local premises. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTowns Collection: Rue Echrefi頩n Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon

Rue Echrefi頩n Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon
Rue Echrefi頩 n Beirut (Beyrouth), capital of Lebanon. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTowns Collection: Orient Hotel in Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon

Orient Hotel in Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon
Orient Hotel and Thomas Cook & Son office in Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon. Date: circa 1910

Background imageTowns Collection: Beach of Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon

Beach of Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon
View of the Beirut (Beyrouth) beach on the right as seen from a Royal Navy cruiser - Lebanon Date: 1924

Background imageTowns Collection: Ras Beirut neighborhood in Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon

Ras Beirut neighborhood in Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon
Ras Beirut neighborhood in the west of Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon, with the Manara lighthouse on the right. Date: circa 1940

Background imageTowns Collection: A street in the Casbah, Algiers

A street in the Casbah, Algiers. The Casbah is the arab neighbourhood of North African towns and cities. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTowns Collection: A view of the town and the oasis, Laghouat

A view of the town and the oasis, Laghouat. A network of flat roofed houses meet the vegetation of the oasis at Laghouat. In the distance is the Amour mountain range. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageTowns Collection: Around Gharda Melika

Around Gharda Melika
A man stands in a Saharan landscape in the town of Melika. A small town in the Gharda province. circa 1910s

Background imageTowns Collection: Switzerland - Zurich and Lake Zurich

Switzerland - Zurich and Lake Zurich - birds eye view showing the towns and villages on the edge of the lake and the distant line of peaks of the Swiss Alps. Date: circa 1904

Background imageTowns Collection: War Wounds Slowly Mending - repairs to towns in France

War Wounds Slowly Mending - repairs to towns in France
Restoring the devastated towns of Northern France. Montage of sketches by Helen McKie showing the careful rebuilding and restoration of towns in France devastated during the First World War

Background imageTowns Collection: Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Opening of Whitby & Hartlepool

Hull Sailors Orphan Homes - Opening of Whitby & Hartlepool
The Sailors Orphan Homes, Hull, also known as Newland Homes, established in 1895 by The Port of Hull Society. The opening ceremony for the new Whitby and Hartlepool Home

Background imageTowns Collection: Camajore, Tuscany, Italy

Camajore, Tuscany, Italy
" A picturesque litte rectangular town, retaining much of its medieval fortifications and several gates." Date: 1904

Background imageTowns Collection: San Remo, Liguria, Italy

San Remo, Liguria, Italy
The old town " is a mass of streets placed close above each other, and linked together with arms and arches of solid masonary

Background imageTowns Collection: Cannes and the Esterel Mountains, France

Cannes and the Esterel Mountains, France
" The fortified hill-towns were the chief characteristic of the Riviera... Even Cannes and Nice and Mentone were once only hill-towns for defence

Background imageTowns Collection: Dogana, bay of Naples, San Marino

Dogana, bay of Naples, San Marino
Dogana is a town and a civil parish in the north-eastern part of San Marino. San Marino is an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy

Background imageTowns Collection: Mensa scrutiniorum (scrutiny table), 18th-19th c

Mensa scrutiniorum (scrutiny table), 18th-19th c. It was made for receiving the professor election in the Cervera University. SPAIN. CATALONIA. LLEIDA. Cervera. Cervera Museum

Background imageTowns Collection: Egypt

Egypt. Red Sea shore near Hurghada town with a distant view into Arabian desert

Background imageTowns Collection: Reconstruction by William Heath Robinson, WW1 cartoon

Reconstruction by William Heath Robinson, WW1 cartoon
Afforestation - a good beginning in the provinces. A town rather over-compensates for all the felling of trees that took place during the First World War by placing planted flower pots in every

Background imageTowns Collection: Smoking pipes of metallurgical complex in Norilsk

Smoking pipes of metallurgical complex in Norilsk, Russian Arctic.. Summer, August. Severely polluted town sits in the same landscape depression in arctic tundra

Background imageTowns Collection: Russian village Garyi stretching along the river Sosva bank

Russian village Garyi stretching along the river Sosva bank. North Ural Mountain region, Russia. traditional wooden houses and vegetable gardens, meadows and forest. September

Background imageTowns Collection: Womens War Work WW1 Bus Conductress

Womens War Work WW1 Bus Conductress
Lithograph by A.S Hartrick (Archibald Standish Hartrick 1864-1950) entitled Womens Work: In the Towns - A Bus Conductress

Background imageTowns Collection: Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain, - Entrance to Town

Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain, - Entrance to Town
Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain. Porta de Moll, historical entrance to the town. Date: 2013

Background imageTowns Collection: Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain - Old Town wall

Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain - Old Town wall
Alcudia, Mallorca, Spain - town surrounded by medieval walls and towers. Date: 2013

Background imageTowns Collection: Estellences, Mallorca, Spain - Mirador Des Ses Animes

Estellences, Mallorca, Spain - Mirador Des Ses Animes
Estellences, Mallorca, Spain. In the municipality of Banyalbufar is the splendid Viewpoint of Ses Animes, crowned by a defence tower, the Torre des Verger, de Ses Animes or sa Talaia

Background imageTowns Collection: Map of the East Coast Bombardments, WW1

Map of the East Coast Bombardments, WW1
A map of the North East coast of Britain, showing Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough, the scene of shelling by German battle cruisers in December 1914

Background imageTowns Collection: Advertisement for Harrogate Spa, 1918

Advertisement for Harrogate Spa, 1918
A patriotic advertisement for the spa of Harrogate in North Yorkshire which became popular during the First World War, when the German spas usually visited by society fell out of favour. Date: 1918

Background imageTowns Collection: Fortified costal towns, 1915

Fortified costal towns, 1915
A few hints to the enemy: fortified costal towns which are likely next to be attacked. Bexhill, Blackpool, Bognor, Clacton

Background imageTowns Collection: Air Raid over Southend, 1917, WW1

Air Raid over Southend, 1917, WW1
An air raid over Southend-on-Sea in Essex on 12 August 1917 in which 10 men, 13 women and 9 children were killed. The raid was destined for London but intercepted by British planes the German

Background imageTowns Collection: The Tophane Palace and Arsenal, Istanbul, Turkey

The Tophane Palace and Arsenal, Istanbul, Turkey
View depicting the arsenal and other buildings in the background with various small sailing boats in the foreground. From: A journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia

Background imageTowns Collection: Varna. The port of Varna

Varna. The port of Varna Source: The British expedition to the Crimea. V.1 by Russell, William Howard, Sir, 1820-1907. Published by Dalziel, engraver. G. Routledge & Co. Date: 1858

Background imageTowns Collection: Mantua

Mantua Date: 1493

Background imageTowns Collection: Map of the Crimean peninsula by G. H. Davis

Map of the Crimean peninsula by G. H. Davis
Russias reconquest of the Crimea during the Second World War. A pictorial map of the Crimean peninsula, showing principal towns, heights and communications. Date: 1944

Background imageTowns Collection: Custer County Horse Fair, Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, USA

Custer County Horse Fair, Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, USA. circa 1910

Background imageTowns Collection: Waardgelders Parade

Waardgelders Parade
Determined to preserve the alliance with Holland, Oldenbarnevelt raises waard- gelders (armed levies) in Utrecht - parading here - and other towns. Date: 1618

Background imageTowns Collection: John Grubb Richardson

John Grubb Richardson
JOHN GRUBB RICHARDSON Irish linen manufacturer and philanthropist who loathed factory towns and pioneered the model village concept in their place. Date: circa 1845

Background imageTowns Collection: John Reeder

John Reeder
JOHN REEDER Bookseller, Sign Writer, Philosopher and Poet Ordinary and Extraordinary to the Towns of Lewes and Brighton. Date: CIRCA 1792



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