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Hall of Private Audience, Fatehpur Sikri, India
Hall of Private Audience, Fatehpur Sikri, in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Fatehpur Sikri was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar beginning in 1570

Oberammergau - Luftlmalerei Frescoes
Oberammergau is also famous for its " Luftlmalerei, " or frescoes, of traditional Bavarian themes, fairy tales, religious scenes or architectural trompe-loeil found on many homes

Romania - Rich folk of Rucar
A portrait of the Rich Class at the Port of Rucar on the Olt River, Arges County, Romania Date: 1913

Crossing the Danube by Ox cart - Romania
Scene on the Upper Danube River above the bridge, close to Galati, Romania. Country folk cross the water in an ox cart Date: circa 1899

Pulpit, Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany
View of an ornate pulpit at Ettal Monastery, Upper Bavaria, Germany. This Benedictine monastery was founded in 1330, the first phase of building took place between 1330 and 1370

The Gambia - Bathurst (Gambia River) - Upper River landscape Date: circa 1910s

The wives of the military
" The wives of the military" -- two ladies of contrasting stature (and possibly contrasting social stature!) stand talking about their husbands, both away at war. Silhouette by H L Oakley

Rydal Falls, Lake District
The Upper Fall of Rydal Falls, Cumbria Date: 1833

Upper Teesdale Rocks
A rock formation in Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England. Behind the boys is the entrance to Mawkins Cave, famous for potholing. Date: 1950s

Triangle of three Emperors - Myslowice
After the foundation of the German Empire in 1871, Myslowice became known as Dreikaisereck ( triangle of three emperors ) as it was situated at the point where the Austrian

Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III - Istanbul
The Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III (1549 - 1503 BC) - originally from Deir el Bahri opposite Thebes in Upper Egypt to commemorate campaigns in Syria

Taking coffee in bed
A well-to-do lady takes her breakfast coffee in bed. She has an elaborate coffee machine / percolator on her bedside table! Date: 1905

Bukina Faso, Africa - King of the Mossi
Bukina Faso, Africa - The Moro (Mogho) Naba, King of the Mossi in Ougadougou. The Mossi are an ethnic group making up half of Burkina Fasos 15 million population. 1926

Mescha - Small village in Upper Galilee with a Russian population - a wine-growing area today as it was then! Date: circa 1910s

Place Farm Gatehouse
The massive gatehouse at Place Farm, Tisbury, Wiltshire. the entrance to a fine range of medieval domestic buildings. The lower part is 13th century, the upper is 15th. Date: 13th & 15th century

The Etonian who had to play by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman entitled, The Etonian Who Was Asked to Play Nuts and May showing a snobbish boy in Eton suit looking aghast

England / Upper Wardington
A picturesque corner of the village of Upper Wardington, Oxfordshire, England, on the border with Northamptonshire. Date: early 1960s

Otter Hounds
A rather upper crust Meet of the hounds of the Buckfast Otter Hunt, Devon, England. Date: 1930s

TALLY HO
Tally Ho! An upper class group of horse riders out on a jaunt together. Date: 1930s

Cottage in the Snow
A cottage in the snow, Upper Harlestone, Northamptonshire, England. Date: early 1960s

English Country Winter
A snowy winter scene in Upper High Street, Harpole, Northamptonshire, with a tractor and trailer laden with food for cattle. Date: 1960s

William Prynne - 4
WILLIAM PRYNNE - puritan lawyer and pamphleteer whose writings led to the pillory and imprisonment in the Tower. Of Audland, in the upper picture, we know nothing Date: 1600 - 1669

Old French Cannons
Two of the oldest and most interesting cannons in a collection in Paris, France, the upper of them called The Snake, covered with sculptures of men and women embracing. Date: 16th century

English Village Farm
Sheep and lambs by the village church at Upper Boddington, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Snow-Covered Dovecote
A covering of winter snow for the old dovecote (built 1320) at Upper Harlestone, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

English Ladies Take Tea
A group of proper young ladies taking afternoon tea together at an outdoor cafe. Date: 1930s

Snowy Thatched Cottage
Winter snow covering a lovely thatched cottage at Upper Harlestone, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Snowy Thatched Cottage
Winter snow covering a lovely thatched cottage at Upper Harlestone, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1960s

Costumes 18th Century
Aristocratic costumes of the late 18th century. The period was light-hearted, the dances, such as the quadrille and gavotte, were stately and unambitious. Date: late 18th century

Nantymoch Chapel, in the Upper Rheidol Valley, Cardiganshire Wales. Sadly submerged when the Rheidol Hydro-Electric Scheme was completed in 1964. Date: 19th century

Lady with her Horse
An English upper class lady gives her horse a bite to eat as she leads it out of its stable for a ride. Date: 1930s

POSH GROUP
A rather snobbish looking group of spectators, well-to- do parents and relatives of boys taking part in the games on Sports Day at Cheltenham Boys College, Glos. England. Date: 1929

Dancing after supper at the Savoy Winter Garden
Dancing after dinner: normality resumed as the the tango craze, described here as a continental novelty peters out, to be replaced by more traditional dances

Guinea Day at the Festival Gardens, Festival of Britain
A cartoon depicting Guinea Day at the Festival Gardens, Festival of Britain, with upper class people in their best clothes, taking part in some unlikely (for them) fairground activities

HMS Kent, British armoured cruiser, WW1
HMS Kent, British Monmouth-class armoured cruiser, launched 1901, served during the First World War, decommissioned 1920. Showing damage to her upper deck, with crew members standing on either side

H Miller. For shes a grand lady
For shes a grand lady -- thats very clear. Children playing a game in a garden. 20th century

Irish Workhouse Dormitory Design 1840
Design by architect George Wilkinson for dormitories in Irish workhouse. On the upper two floors, inmates slept on raised platforms with a walkway in between

Tatler front cover - Early Spring Number 1954
Front cover of The Tatler featuring an illustration depicting an idyllic Springtime scene - a London park with children riding horses and smaller babie and toddlers being walked out by their nannies

Popular music - ragtime in the home in 1906
Incongruous glimpse of a stately home music room, with the upper class occupants enjoying the popular music of the day: ragtime

Hand drawn postcard by George Ranstead Apres la Guerre
Humorous postcard hand drawn by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, which is the first of a series he drew suggesting what life might be like after the war had ended

Music at home - blending with conversation
A tactless hostess thanks an obliging German pianist for playing at her soiree-she especially likes his playing as it doesn t interrupt conversation! Date: 1874

Music at home - domestic scene, 1880s
A family gather round the piano, whilst a man looks down on them from the stairs. Date: 1880s

Music at home - things best left unsaid
Tactless and painfully shy Captain Lovell refuses when implored to sing at a party, and in the process of refusing, accidently rubbishes the performance of his hostess. Date: 1886

Music at home - fashionable trio at the piano, 1883
Three fashionable ladies gather round the piano to sing and play, whilst modelling the latest fashions for November 1883. Ruffles, pleats and and bows are in abundance. Date: 1883

Upper Belvedere Palace in Vienna, Austria circa 2008

Holloway Road, London - Horse Omnibus
Holloway Road, London - a Horse Omnibus outside the Nags Head Pub - now sadly an Agora Amusement Arcade... William Wheeler was the publican between 1899 and 1901

Music at home, 1883
A lady plays the piano by candlelight, whilst a portly gentleman with a monocle sings along. 1883

Upper Locks and Emergency Dams - Panama Canal at Gatun, Panama Date: 1923

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