Historical photo sources · Page 16

• A diplomatic arrival in the snow

  Unknown photographer / Anefo / Nationaal Archief

  CC0
  How this photo was verified

  Frozen source capture field 1970-01-07 supports 1970. Caption event/comparison years and digitization timestamps were not substituted for the source capture year. Anefo 923-1342 names the New Year reception at Paleis op de Dam, Amsterdam. The original shows the approach toward the palace with the square and crowd behind the visitors. Q1056152 anchors the palace and a 300 m allowance covers its forecourt. Do not use the ambassador’s nationality as geography. Uncropped original-derived frame preserves guards, carpet, snow, crowd and facades. Faces in shadow remain naturally darker without artificial reconstruction.

• Traffic passes the Royal Palace

  FORTEPAN / LHM

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Frozen source capture field 1969 supports 1969. Original Fortepan item retrieved in this session independently confirms that capture year; created/upload timestamps are kept separate. Commons item and primary Fortepan mid 93524 name Dam Square opposite the Royal Palace and year 1969. Its mapped square point is 52.3733,4.8925; Q1056152 identifies the visible palace. The 300 m subject-site allowance includes the foreground square and both closely separated reference points. Inspected full original-derived colour image: cars, truck, wires, palace facade and scaffolding remain readable. Original grain and small dust marks retained.

• At the entrance to the world’s fair

  FORTEPAN / Fortepan

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Frozen source capture field 1937 supports 1937. Original Fortepan item retrieved in this session independently confirms that capture year; created/upload timestamps are kept separate. Primary Fortepan mid 8981 explicitly maps old_id 4289 to the 1937 Paris exhibition photo, resolving the legacy ID mismatch. It supplies the Eiffel Tower subject point 48.8583,2.2945. Original shows the tower beyond the Trocadero exhibition entrance. An 850 m allowance covers the visible tower-to-entrance scene; this is a subject-site pin, not camera GPS. Original-derived display preserves complete ticket-booth and pavilion composition. Natural grain and a few moving visitors remain; the tower and exhibition clues are readable.

• Luggage on the station platform

  Charles O’Rear / Environmental Protection Agency / US National Archives

  Public domain
  How this photo was verified

  Frozen source capture field June 1974 date QS:P571,+1974-06-00T00:00:00Z/10 supports 1974. Caption event/comparison years and digitization timestamps were not substituted for the source capture year. NARA 556074 explicitly names Chicago Union Station. The generic NARA Chicago point 41.85,-87.65 is rejected as a city catalog coordinate; Q1155989 anchors the actual station with a 400 m platform allowance. Practice-only because the visible interior has weak independent city clues. Uncropped original-derived slide retains travellers, train, carts, platform and border. Naturally soft small details remain; no enhancement invents readable signs.

• Boarding the Broadway Limited

  Jim Pickerell / Environmental Protection Agency / US National Archives

  Public domain
  How this photo was verified

  Frozen source capture field July 1974 date QS:P571,+1974-07-00T00:00:00Z/10 supports 1974. Caption event/comparison years and digitization timestamps were not substituted for the source capture year. NARA 556831 identifies the Broadway Limited boarding at the Chicago terminal; source categories identify Chicago Union Station and the original shows Amtrak boarding on its covered platforms. Q1155989 with 400 m covers the terminal platform complex. Practice-only because independently distinguishing the city from this interior is difficult. Full slide-derived portrait frame retains luggage, travellers, staff, carriage and Amtrak livery; warm colour cast, natural softness and slide border remain.

• A museum opens its windows for Pride

  Gerardo Luna / Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de México

  CC BY 2.0
  How this photo was verified

  Frozen item has 2023-06-28 capture timestamp and caption repeatedly identifies 28 June 2023 event. Its opening weekday says Saturday while body says Wednesday; numeric date and year agree. Years 1950-1954 refer to an exhibition, not this exposure. Full original shows plaque for Museo Archivo de la Fotografía and Casa de las Ajaracas patterned facade. Mexican government cultural registry places the museum at República de Guatemala 34-38. OSM node 5675720122 independently identifies museum at number 34, 19.4350046,-99.1321427. A 100 m building/forecourt allowance avoids generic Mexico City. Exact frozen source declares CC BY 2.0, with passed Flickr license review from institutional uploader. Credit includes named photographer and institution: Gerardo Luna / Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de México. Full 1600 px original-derived frame inspected: patterned facade, museum plaque, windows, flags and pavement remain clear; no generated changes or photographed date-answer text. The museum plaque and patterned Casa de las Ajaracas facade locate the scene, while the flags and performance point to a contemporary cultural event.

• Above the roofs of Prague

  FORTEPAN / Mészöly Leonóra

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 10793 independently gives exposure year 1976; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original high viewpoint, rooftops and arcaded street match the Fortepan caption identifying Old Town Hall tower looking toward Melantrichova. Independent building record Q2332231 places Old Town Hall at 50.08710830555555,14.420606888888889. A 200 m allowance includes the tower and photographed nearby street; the archive city coordinate is rejected. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Mészöly Leonóra. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. A high view looks down over tiled roofs, an arcade and a busy old-town street. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The roofline, arcaded corner buildings, outdoor seating and clothing provide clues to the old-town setting and period.

• Corners of old Prague

  FORTEPAN / Szent-tamási Mihály

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 12722 independently gives exposure year 1955; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Malé náměstí, Prague, Czechia using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3509534 at 50.0864,14.4194; 200 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Szent-tamási Mihály. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Cars and pedestrians pass an ornate corner turret and arcaded buildings. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The onion-shaped corner turret, arcades, cars and coats combine distinctive architecture with mid-century street clues.

• Traffic around a Roman palace

  FORTEPAN / Fortepan

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 19752 independently gives exposure year 1935; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Palazzo Venezia and Piazza Venezia, Rome, Italy using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1123879 at 41.8962,12.4815; 300 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Fortepan. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Horse-drawn traffic, cars and pedestrians pass a palace tower beside a monumental square. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The palace tower and nearby monument details identify the square; horses sharing the street with early cars help date the scene.

• Bucharest through a windscreen

  FORTEPAN / MHSZ

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 22125 independently gives exposure year 1977; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named University Square and Hotel Intercontinental, Bucharest, Romania using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1827765 at 44.4371,26.1022; 300 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / MHSZ. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. A view through a vehicle windscreen shows traffic, flags and a tall curved hotel. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Intercontinental hotel, neighboring theater, vehicle designs and flags help identify the city and decade.

• A damaged palace facade

  FORTEPAN / Pesti Srác

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 23647 independently gives exposure year 1956; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named New York Palace, Budapest, Hungary using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109907076 at 47.498333333333335,19.070555555555554; 200 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Pesti Srác. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Pedestrians walk past debris and a damaged ornate palace facade. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The New York Palace facade identifies the street while damage, clothing and street debris provide period context.

• Broadway before the glass towers

  FORTEPAN / Fortepan

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 25412 independently gives exposure year 1939; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Broadway at West 62nd Street, New York, United States using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/42428575 at 40.7706115,-73.9822476; 150 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. OSM map extract confirms node 42428575 is shared by named Broadway and West 62nd Street ways; visible street signs independently match. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Fortepan. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Cars and a bus pass a Broadway street sign with a tall commercial building in the distance. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Broadway and West 62nd Street signs identify the junction; automobiles, buses and advertisements give period clues.

• A doorway in Prague

  FORTEPAN / Nagy Gyula

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 51467 independently gives exposure year 1956; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Church of St. Henry and St. Cunigunde, Prague, Czechia using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1742709 at 50.08488,14.43049; 150 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Nagy Gyula. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. A stone church doorway is framed by statues and a crucifix. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The carved portal, stonework and religious figures identify the church; the close framing makes this a difficult period guess.

• A ceremony in the main square

  FORTEPAN / Fortepan

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 92490 independently gives exposure year 1940; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Caption versions disagree on the September day (11 versus 15); only their agreed 1940 year is published. Original scene matched to the named St. Michael’s Church, Cluj-Napoca, Romania using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q923595 at 46.77,23.589722222222; 200 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Fortepan. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Crowds and a ceremonial car gather beside a Gothic church. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Gothic church, ceremonial car, uniforms and flags place this scene in a specific city and wartime period.

• Traffic around an obelisk

  FORTEPAN / Fortepan

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 25449 independently gives exposure year 1939; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named McKinley Monument, Niagara Square, Buffalo, United States using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3323246 at 42.8864,-78.8781; 250 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Fortepan. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. An obelisk rises above city traffic and surrounding buildings. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Niagara Square obelisk and civic skyline locate the scene, while the cars help narrow the year.

• A sightseeing bus at the castle gate

  FORTEPAN / Kovács László Péter

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 25587 independently gives exposure year 1968; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Vienna Gate, Buda Castle, Budapest, Hungary using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q389475 at 47.505,19.030555555556; 200 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Kovács László Péter. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. A small sightseeing bus passes through a stone gateway above a sloping street. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Vienna Gate arch and tiny sightseeing bus connect the castle setting with its mid-century transport.

• An avenue leads to the Arc

  FORTEPAN / Saly Noémi

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 32201 independently gives exposure year 1939; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Arc de Triomphe from Avenue de Friedland, Paris, France using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64436 at 48.87378,2.29504; 250 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Saly Noémi. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Cars and pedestrians share an avenue leading toward a monumental triumphal arch. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Friedland street sign, Arc de Triomphe sculptures, cars and coats provide complementary place and period clues.

• Traffic below the columns

  FORTEPAN / Saly Noémi

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 32210 independently gives exposure year 1939; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named La Madeleine, Paris, France using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q330564 at 48.87,2.3244444444444445; 200 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Saly Noémi. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Buses and cars pass the broad steps of a columned church. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Madeleine’s classical colonnade, street furniture, bus and cars identify the place and period.

• A busy Place de Clichy

  FORTEPAN / Saly Noémi

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 32228 independently gives exposure year 1939; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Monument to Marshal Moncey, Place de Clichy, Paris, France using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23637013 at 48.8835,2.3274; 200 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Saly Noémi. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Cars circulate around a monument beside large shop signs and city buildings. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Moncey monument, Belle Jardinière lettering and traffic distinguish this Paris square and its prewar street scene.

• Walking into modern Stockholm

  FORTEPAN / Gyöngyi

  CC BY-SA 3.0
  How this photo was verified

  Fortepan primary media record MID 32686 independently gives exposure year 1966; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Sergelgatan at Sergels torg, Stockholm, Sweden using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844426 at 59.3325,18.064444444444; 250 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Allowance includes the immediately adjoining Sergelgatan pedestrian street north of the square. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / Gyöngyi. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Pedestrians cross geometric paving beneath modern buildings and shop signs. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The patterned paving, pedestrian shopping street, towers and shop signs suggest Stockholm’s mid-century redevelopment.

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