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  • Steps into a Cairo church

    FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 41825 independently gives exposure year 1961; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Church of St. George, Coptic Cairo, Egypt using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4255568 at 30.0057,31.2311; 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 / MZSL/Ofner Károly. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. People and a car appear beside a stone staircase and arched church entrance. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Greek inscription, arched entrance, stairs, clothing and nearby car distinguish this church scene and period.

  • Outside the museum in Cairo

    FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 41832 independently gives exposure year 1961; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Museum of Islamic Art, Port Said Street, Cairo, Egypt using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.miaegypt.org/en-us/museum/contact/contact at 30.04433,31.252697; 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 / MZSL/Ofner Károly. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Cars and pedestrians pass the ornate facade of a museum. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The museum’s central crest, arched bays and street traffic provide architectural and period clues.

  • Buses beneath the colonnade

    FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 41865 independently gives exposure year 1963; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Connaught Place, New Delhi, India using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2341950 at 28.632777777778,77.219722222222; 350 m full-credit allowance covers the pictured site and nearby viewpoint. Broad archive city coordinates were not substituted for the site. Pin is the small circular Connaught Place precinct, with 350 m covering its shop colonnades rather than claiming an unverified exact Kinsey shop doorway. Frozen exact-file source explicitly provides CC BY-SA 3.0 permission; Fortepan primary collection also publishes this license. Required attribution retained as FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Buses and bicycles pass shops under a curved white colonnade. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The circular colonnade, Kinsey Bros and Hamilton signs, bicycles and bus designs provide strong place and period clues.

  • Outside India’s Parliament

    FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 41903 independently gives exposure year 1963; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Old Parliament House, New Delhi, India using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15275136 at 28.617189,77.208084; 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 / MZSL/Ofner Károly. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Cars stand below the broad colonnade of a circular parliamentary building. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The circular old Parliament building and period vehicles distinguish both site and era.

  • Bright signs over London traffic

    FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 41922 independently gives exposure year 1959; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Piccadilly Circus, London, United Kingdom using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215255 at 51.51,-0.13444444444444; 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 / MZSL/Ofner Károly. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. A double-decker bus and cars pass below large advertisements around a busy square. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Max Factor, BP and Guinness signs, bus route and car shapes provide clues to Piccadilly Circus and the decade.

  • A fountain surrounded by cars

    FORTEPAN / MZSL/Ofner Károly

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 42069 independently gives exposure year 1959; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Donnerbrunnen, Neuer Markt, Vienna, Austria using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1241870 at 48.20613888888889,16.37071111111111; 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 / MZSL/Ofner Károly. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Cars surround a sculpted fountain in a city square. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Donnerbrunnen sculptures, shop signs and parked cars locate this Vienna square and help date its former traffic layout.

  • Onion domes in Bucharest

    FORTEPAN / Gyöngyi

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 44237 independently gives exposure year 1957; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named St. Nicholas Church, Strada Ion Ghica, Bucharest, Romania using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2502307 at 44.433794444444,26.101652777778; 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 / Gyöngyi. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Cars pass an ornate church with clustered onion domes. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The Russian-style domes, surrounding street frontage and cars identify the building and mid-century setting.

  • Fashion in Trafalgar Square

    FORTEPAN / Schiffer Pál

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 44690 independently gives exposure year 1973; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named National Gallery forecourt, Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180788 at 51.50888888888889,-0.12833333333333333; 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 / Schiffer Pál. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Two fashion models pose in front of a gallery as a red bus passes behind them. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The National Gallery facade locates the scene, while flared trousers, coats and the red bus provide strong period clues.

  • Visitors below a great dome

    FORTEPAN / PRL

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 76187 independently gives exposure year 1937; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Hagia Sophia and Sultanahmet Park, Istanbul, Turkey using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12506 at 41.00833333333333,28.98; 450 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 / PRL. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Visitors gather in a garden below a large domed building and minarets. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. Hagia Sophia’s dome and minarets identify the place; visitors’ clothes and the garden layout provide historical clues.

  • A close look at the royal guards

    FORTEPAN / Lőw Miklós

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 85621 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 Amalienborg Slotsplads, Copenhagen, Denmark using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211053 at 55.684027777778,12.593333333333; 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 / Lőw Miklós. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Royal guards and children with small red wagons gather outside a palace. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The palace facade, Danish guards, children’s clothes and wagons give architectural and social clues.

  • A wide view of Piccadilly

    FORTEPAN / Urbán Tamás

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 88832 independently gives exposure year 1976; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Piccadilly Circus, London, United Kingdom using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215255 at 51.51,-0.13444444444444; 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 / Urbán Tamás. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. A wide-angle view takes in the fountain, crowds, buses and illuminated advertising. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. The fountain, advertising facades, buses and clothing make the square recognizable and help narrow the decade.

  • A street below Hagia Sophia

    FORTEPAN / Magyar Földrajzi Múzeum / Diagyűjtemény

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Fortepan primary media record MID 95073 independently gives exposure year 1908; frozen Commons source agrees. Upload/digitization metadata was not used as the exposure year. Original scene matched to the named Hagia Sophia and Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey using visible architecture and the archive caption. Site coordinate evidence: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12506 at 41.00833333333333,28.98; 450 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 / Magyar Földrajzi Múzeum / Diagyűjtemény. No reliance on an inferred public-domain term. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. People and horse-drawn traffic appear on a street beneath a vast dome and minarets. Natural film texture or distortion retained; no generative alterations, no added answer labels. Hagia Sophia’s silhouette, horse traffic, hats and street layout provide place and early-century clues.

  • Fishing across the bay

    John Vachon / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / National Archives

    Public domain
    How this photo was verified

    National Archives record 546410 (412-DA-3923) gives February 1973 and explicitly names Isla de Cabras. The generic San Juan place coordinate in the record is not the island. Original inspected and captioned scene matched to Isla de Cabras, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Named-site Wikidata record Q6081522 provides 18.4707782,-66.1362777. Full location credit within 550 m covers the photographed site and its immediate setting, without using a generic city reference. The small island is the reference; no unsupported exact rock or individual fishing position is claimed. Exact frozen source is a DOCUMERICA institutional photograph explicitly marked PD-USGov-EPA, with named photographer and NARA record preserved. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. A father and son fish from a rocky shore across from an industrial waterfront. Photographic grain, slide border or nighttime softness retained without artificial reconstruction; scene clues remain legible. The rocky island shore, bay, distant port cranes, clothing and fishing scene give regional and period clues.

  • The evening drive across the Potomac

    Yoichi Okamoto / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / National Archives

    Public domain
    How this photo was verified

    National Archives record 546591 (412-DA-4104) gives February 1973 and names Memorial Bridge, traffic toward Virginia and Lee’s mansion on the horizon. Original inspected and captioned scene matched to Arlington Memorial Bridge, Washington, D.C., United States. Named-site Wikidata record Q1328779 provides 38.887222,-77.055278. Full location credit within 500 m covers the photographed site and its immediate setting, without using a generic city reference. The allowance covers the bridge span and eastern approach, not the distant mansion as camera location. Exact frozen source is a DOCUMERICA institutional photograph explicitly marked PD-USGov-EPA, with named photographer and NARA record preserved. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. Traffic fills a lamp-lined bridge at dusk beneath an illuminated hilltop mansion. Photographic grain, slide border or nighttime softness retained without artificial reconstruction; scene clues remain legible. The bridge lamps, traffic direction and Arlington House on the horizon locate the crossing, while the cars suggest the early 1970s.

  • Columbia waits under the lights

    NASA

    Public domain
    How this photo was verified

    Frozen exact-file metadata identifies 11 November 1981, before STS-2. NASA mission record independently confirms STS-2 launched from Pad 39A on 12 November 1981. The photo is described as prelaunch, not as the following day’s liftoff. Original inspected and captioned scene matched to Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States. Named-site Wikidata record Q24256513 provides 28.608389,-80.604333. Full location credit within 350 m covers the photographed site and its immediate setting, without using a generic city reference. The reference is the visible launch pad; remote camera positions are not claimed. NASA identifies Pad 39A, not neighboring 39B. Exact frozen file credits NASA and explicitly carries PD-USGov-NASA; source and NASA attribution are retained. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. A space shuttle with a white external tank stands illuminated beside a launch gantry at night. Photographic grain, slide border or nighttime softness retained without artificial reconstruction; scene clues remain legible. The white external tank is a clue to the first shuttle flights; the gantry and launch-pad structure locate the scene.

  • A Saturn V rises between the palms

    NASA Johnson Space Center

    Public domain
    How this photo was verified

    NASA image S69-25862 and frozen original caption identify Apollo 9 launching from Pad A, Launch Complex 39 on 3 March 1969. Original inspected and captioned scene matched to Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States. Named-site Wikidata record Q24256513 provides 28.608389,-80.604333. Full location credit within 650 m covers the photographed site and its immediate setting, without using a generic city reference. The reference is the visible launch pad; remote camera positions are not claimed. NASA identifies Pad 39A, not neighboring 39B. Exact frozen file credits NASA and explicitly carries PD-USGov-NASA; source and NASA attribution are retained. Original-derived full 1600 px frame inspected. A Saturn V rocket lifts off behind palm trees, flooding its launch pad with flame and smoke. Photographic grain, slide border or nighttime softness retained without artificial reconstruction; scene clues remain legible. The Saturn V, launch tower, Florida palms and wetland setting identify the space program, place and period.

  • Below the square pavilion

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Kina

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 45701 and frozen Commons caption both give 1959. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Hall of Central Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The independent named-site record Q5642677 gives 39.91647222, 116.39061111. A 150 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Kina; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A child stands in a stone courtyard in front of a square hall with a pyramidal roof. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The square hall and its roof finial distinguish this pavilion; striped clothing, a sun hat and surrounding visitors give period clues.

  • Across the palace bridges

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Kina

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 45709 and frozen Commons caption both give 1959. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Gate of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The independent named-site record Q3431717 gives 39.913972222222, 116.39075. A 200 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Kina; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Stone bridges and balustrades lead toward a broad palace gate with a double-eaved roof. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The gate, axial bridge and marble balustrades identify the palace setting; the mostly architectural view offers limited year clues.

  • A villa among the trees

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Krasznai Gyula

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 45896 and frozen Commons caption both give 1971. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Casina Pio IV, Vatican City. The independent named-site record Q2291560 gives 41.904167, 12.4525. A 150 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Krasznai Gyula; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: An ornate garden villa with tiled roofs and statues sits among trees on a landscaped slope. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The decorated villa, loggias and terraced garden identify the site; trees and architecture provide few reliable year clues.

  • A quiet moment at the castle gates

    FOTO:FORTEPAN / Nagy Gyula

    CC BY-SA 3.0
    How this photo was verified

    Primary Fortepan record 51273 and frozen Commons caption both give 1958. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Hradčany Square and Prague Castle entrance, Prague, Czechia. The independent named-site record Q225293 gives 50.0897, 14.3975. A 250 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Nagy Gyula; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A woman in a checked dress stands on a broad square in front of palace gates and a cathedral tower. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The castle gates, flanking statues and cathedral tower identify the square; the dress and passing car provide period clues.

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