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Wednesday, 20 July 2016

More than 10,000 workers helped construct the Twin Towers, 60 of which were killed on the job. After they were finished in 1970 they attracted global attention

Men gather around a vehicle balancing on the edge of a bridge after it crashed in Central Park in 1910

John F, Kennedy arrives at Southampton after sailing from New York on 2 March, 1939, 22 years before he came president of the US

Images from the 1873 book The Wonderland of the Antipodes and other sketches of travel in the North Island of New Zealand by J Ernest Tinne

1970s A color portrait of (then) Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto with his signature .

1970s Tourists at Khyber Pass in Pakistan

Rio De Janeiro in 1930's

Abu Dhabi in 1970's

Friday, 1 July 2016

Berengo Gardin described himself as an old photographer who was born into an age of 'real photography'. This image of people fishing was taken in Genoa, 2002

Despite being over a century old, Genthe's work perfectly encapsulates the vibrant daily life of the time. Pictured are citizens going about their day-to-day business

A street scene shows a young child being led by the hand down a decorated walkway, parasols in hand

Valley of the Shadow of Death in 1855

Drive-through trees have existed since the 1800s.

A vintage photo of Big Cedar Stump.

An old postcard of the Wawona Tree from 1956

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