Source records · Page 11
Historical photo sources · Page 11
Original archive records, photo credits and reuse information for photographs already released in WhenWhere.
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Browse 459 released source records below. Every photo provides its credit and source after your guess; unreleased daily photographs stay out of this list to keep the challenge fair. Opening these records may reveal answers to practice photographs.
- Winter crowds at Piața Unirii
Fortepan / Urbán Tamás
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
The source record dates the photograph to 1986. City/site approximation from the named place in the source; historical camera position is unrecorded. Coordinates are not a surveyed historical camera position unless explicitly recorded. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without altering scene content.
- Reforma from the Angel of Independence
Fortepan / Romák Éva
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
The source record dates the photograph to 1968. City/site approximation from the named place in the source; historical camera position is unrecorded. Coordinates are not a surveyed historical camera position unless explicitly recorded. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without altering scene content. Location audit 2026-09-09 supersedes any earlier city approximation: The answer marks Angel of Independence, identified in the source. Full location credit within 1 km of the site; the precise camera position is not claimed.
- East 37th Street toward the Empire State Building
Fortepan / Métneki János dr
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
The source record dates the photograph to 1968. City/site approximation from the named place in the source; historical camera position is unrecorded. Coordinates are not a surveyed historical camera position unless explicitly recorded. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without altering scene content.
- A view across Tiananmen Square
Fortepan / Kina
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
The source record dates the photograph to 1959. City/site approximation from the named place in the source; historical camera position is unrecorded. Coordinates are not a surveyed historical camera position unless explicitly recorded. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without altering scene content. Location audit 2026-09-09 supersedes any earlier city approximation: The answer marks Tiananmen Square, identified in the source. Full location credit within 1 km of the site; the precise camera position is not claimed.
- A conference venue after dark
Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 1955. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. Named historic site. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- Rowboats below a hilltop castle
Gobierno CDMX / Museo Archivo de la Fotografía
CC0How this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 1960-11-06. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. The 1 km allowance includes the depicted boating lake and the castle; either landmark receives full location credit. Named historic site. Full location credit within 1 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- Crossing the Golden Horn
Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection / Library of Congress
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 1923. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. The modern bridge marks the same crossing area; the radius includes the historic bridge alignment and its approaches. Named historic site. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- A new opening beside the gate
SSGT F. Lee Corkran
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 1989-12-21. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. Named historic site. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- A scoreboard welcomes the Games
Sergio Rodriguez
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 1968-10-12. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. Named historic site. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- The journey home after the march
Marion S. Trikosko / U.S. News & World Report Collection / Library of Congress
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 28 August 1963 date QS:P571,+1963-08-28T00:00:00Z/11. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. Named historic site. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- A juggler above the wall
Yann Forget
CC BY-SA 2.0How this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 1989-11-16. The caption and source geotag identify this photographed site. Source-recorded location. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- Lighting the Olympic cauldron
Ken Hackman, U.S. Air Force
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: Taken on 17 September 1988. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. Named historic site. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- A passenger van at Independence Square
Maarten van Dis / NSAG Van Dis Collection / African Studies Centre Leiden
CC BY-SA 4.0How this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: February 25-March 2, 1962. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. Named historic site. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- A shuttle comes home on a jumbo jet
NASA
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: Taken on 28 April 1981. The caption and source geotag identify this photographed site. The 3 km allowance covers the documented landing facility’s long runway and the nearby airborne viewpoint. Source-recorded location. Full location credit within 3 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- Columbia waits under floodlights
NASA/KSC
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: Taken on 5 March 1981. The caption and source geotag identify this photographed site. Source-recorded location. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- Endeavour returns before dawn
NASA
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 1996-01-20. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. The 3 km allowance covers the full landing runway and plausible nearby camera positions. Named historic site. Full location credit within 3 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- A flag bearer enters the stadium
Luciano Inostroza Budinich
CC BY-SA 4.0How this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: Taken on 17 July 1976. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. Named historic site. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- Secondhand treasures at the market
Don Christie
CC BY-SA 4.0How this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 1965-02-01. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. Named historic site. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- A morning at Rizal Park
Dan Lundberg
CC BY-SA 2.0How this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 2018-01-16 10:20. The caption and source geotag identify this photographed site. Source-recorded location. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
- Fire at Parliament
Joseph Zachariah / Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Source capture-date evidence: 1907-12-11. The source caption and rendered scene identify the named site; the pin marks that site, not a city center. The historic buildings stood within today’s parliamentary precinct; the radius includes the documented Molesworth and Hill Streets corner. Named historic site. Full location credit within 0.5 km; this is not a surveyed camera position. Display copies are resized and converted to WebP without changing scene content or removing visible writing.
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