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- Life around the Old Town church
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Nagy Gyula
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 51293 and frozen Commons caption both give 1958. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Saint Nicholas Church, Old Town Square, Prague, Czechia. The independent named-site record Q2595999 gives 50.087777777778, 14.419861111111. 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 / 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: Cars and pedestrians share a cobbled square below an ornate church with twin towers. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The Baroque church towers and surrounding Old Town buildings locate Prague; cars, visitors and overhead wires help date the scene.
- Through the brick gateway
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Lencse Zoltán
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 54656 and frozen Commons caption both give 1958. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Warsaw Barbican, Warsaw, Poland. The independent named-site record Q1108269 gives 52.2506, 21.01. 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 / Lencse Zoltán; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Pedestrians approach a brick gateway flanked by round towers with steep tiled roofs. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The Barbican towers and adjoining Old Town houses locate Warsaw; visitors’ clothing and the surrounding paving offer supporting period clues.
- Looking down on a changing junction
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Lencse Zoltán
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 54692 and frozen Commons caption both give 1958. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Marszałkowska and Aleje Jerozolimskie intersection, Warsaw, Poland. The independent named-site record Q9322669 gives 52.22983333333333, 21.011733333333332. A 400 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 / Lencse Zoltán; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: An elevated view looks across a busy road junction with trams, blocks of buildings and open ground. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The crossing of the two broad streets and neighboring facades locate central Warsaw; trams and the undeveloped spaces provide period clues.
- Homes below the Acropolis
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Balassa Péter
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 56696 and frozen Commons caption both give 1937. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Acropolis and its northwest slope, Athens, Greece. The independent named-site record Q10288 gives 37.971527, 23.726601. A 500 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 / Balassa Péter; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Ancient temples crown a rocky hill above closely packed houses and open foreground. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The Acropolis skyline locates Athens; the housing below it supplies subtler period clues.
- Cyclists and a passing tram
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Szathmáry István
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 57766 and frozen Commons caption both give 1932. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Vester Voldgade at Stormgade, Copenhagen, Denmark. The independent named-site record Q2010247 gives 55.675278, 12.570278. A 300 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 / Szathmáry István; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A cyclist crosses the foreground as a tram passes beneath overhead wires near a tall civic tower. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. Copenhagen City Hall anchors the junction; tram design, bicycles and clothing provide period clues.
- Cars around the fountain
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Varga, Pierre
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 58009 and frozen Commons caption both give 1963. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Triton Fountain, Piazza Barberini, Rome, Italy. The independent named-site record Q267971 gives 41.903611111111, 12.488333333333. 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 / Varga, Pierre; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Cars circulate around a sculpted fountain in a busy square with shop and cinema signs. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The Triton Fountain identifies Piazza Barberini; compact cars and film advertising help date the scene.
- A hotel above the waterfront
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Mészáros Zoltán
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 61476 and frozen Commons caption both give 1974. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Havana, Cuba. The independent named-site record Q2915936 gives 23.143056, -82.380556. A 300 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 / Mészáros Zoltán; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: An elevated view takes in a large twin-towered hotel, its gardens and surrounding streets. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The Hotel Nacional silhouette locates Havana; cars and the surrounding urban landscape offer period clues.
- Steps up to a grand hotel
FOTO:Fortepan — ID 75330 : Adományozó/Donor: Rosta László.
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 75330 and frozen Commons caption both give 1914. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, Monaco. The independent named-site record Q1279896 gives 43.73911, 7.42739. 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 — ID 75330 : Adományozó/Donor: Rosta László.; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Broad garden steps lead toward an ornate domed hotel facade beneath a steep hillside. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The hotel’s facade and garden setting locate Monte Carlo; its earlier architectural arrangement offers subtler dating clues.
- Boats along the quay
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Ebner
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 83674 and frozen Commons caption both give 1923. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Geldersekade near Prins Hendrikkade, Amsterdam, Netherlands. The independent named-site record Q4807145 gives 52.374444, 4.901111. A 350 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 / Ebner; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Moored boats line a canal bordered by narrow houses, trees and pedestrians. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The Geldersekade canal and its distinctive house fronts anchor Amsterdam; working boats, quayside activity and clothing offer period clues.
- Meeting in the museum garden
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Inkey Tibor
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 93166 and frozen Commons caption both give 1962. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Egyptian Museum gardens, Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. The independent named-site record Q201219 gives 30.047778, 31.233333. 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 / Inkey Tibor; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A group gathers around a tray in a museum garden, with modern buildings and a distant tower behind them. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The museum garden, Mariette statue and Cairo Tower establish the setting; clothing and nearby buildings give period clues.
- Across the deep gorge
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Lajtai László
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 94564 and frozen Commons caption both give 1937. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Sidi Rached Viaduct, Constantine, Algeria. The independent named-site record Q2103641 gives 36.36248532, 6.61370516. A 400 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 / Lajtai László; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A long arched viaduct crosses a deep rocky gorge beside tightly packed hillside houses. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The high arched Sidi Rached crossing identifies Constantine; the cliffside housing offers subtler period clues.
- Looking down on the hotel pool
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Ormos Imre Alapítvány
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 100587 and frozen Commons caption both give 1975. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Hotel Habana Riviera pool terrace, Havana, Cuba. The independent named-site record Q4886470 gives 23.1397, -82.404. 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 / Ormos Imre Alapítvány; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: An angular swimming pool and tiered diving platform sit among patterned parasols and lounge chairs. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The distinctive Riviera pool and diving platform identify the hotel; pool furniture and leisure clothing offer subtle period clues.
- The river and the glass-roofed palace
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Fabos, Bettina
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 41366 and frozen Commons caption both give 1966. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Grand Palais and nearby Seine bridges, Paris, France. The independent named-site record Q457318 gives 48.866111, 2.3125. A 600 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 / Fabos, Bettina; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A river with bridges and moored boats crosses a dense city panorama beneath a large glass-roofed building. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The Grand Palais roof, Seine bridges and surrounding streets identify the precinct; this panorama has subtler year clues and is offered in practice.
- Ruins beside an open boulevard
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Vaskapu utca
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 94483 and frozen Commons caption both give 1957. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Unter den Linden and Wilhelmstraße, Berlin, Germany. The independent named-site record osm-node-21487180 gives 52.516619, 13.3807352. A 300 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. Named Wilhelmstraße/Unter den Linden junction, independently present in both mapped street geometries. The allowance includes the immediately adjoining ruined block toward Pariser Platz, not an asserted surveyed camera. Exact frozen file revision explicitly grants CC BY-SA 3.0. Required credit retained as FOTO:FORTEPAN / Vaskapu utca; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Pedestrians and cars pass ruined buildings beside a broad street and an underground-railway entrance. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. Ruined facades, street infrastructure and the distant Reichstag supply historical and geographic clues; the named junction anchors the foreground scene.
- Traffic across Red Square
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Wein Sarolta
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 19344 and frozen Commons caption both give 1958. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Red Square, Moscow. The independent named-site record Q41116 gives 55.754166666667, 37.62. A 350 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 / Wein Sarolta; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Cars and a truck cross the cobbles of Red Square beneath the Kremlin clock tower, with Saint Basil cathedral on the left. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The rounded car bodies and active roadway are useful period clues beside the unmistakable Kremlin and cathedral.
- Shops beneath Sprinkenhof
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Lőrincze Judit
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 44269 and frozen Commons caption both give 1939. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Sprinkenhof, Burchardstrasse, Hamburg. The independent named-site record Q2801439 gives 53.54888889, 10.00361111. 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 / Lőrincze Judit; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: A large brick office building curves above shops selling cigars, office machines and fruit, with pedestrians and early cars at the corner. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The German storefront lettering, car silhouettes and brick office architecture are the main clues.
- Tram traffic on Hybernska
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Nagy Gyula
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 51446 and frozen Commons caption both give 1956. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Hybernska at Havlickova, Prague. The independent named-site record osm-node25655130 gives 50.0872384, 14.4324355. A 250 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. Shared Hybernska / Havlickova road node beside Masaryk station frontage. The photo faces along Hybernska toward Powder Tower; scoring uses the foreground street junction, not the station interior. 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 tram and cars move along a Prague street toward the distant Powder Tower, with a railway station frontage on the right. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. Tram equipment, rounded cars and the tower at the end of the street provide distinct clues.
- An Old Town junction
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Nagy Gyula
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 51497 and frozen Commons caption both give 1956. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Platnerska at U Radnice, Prague. The independent named-site record osm-node8599370602 gives 50.0875813, 14.4191864. A 200 metre allowance covers the photographed subject and immediately adjoining scene, not an asserted surveyed camera point. OSM Platnerska road node on the eastern block by U Radnice; the photo faces the old houses and neighboring Saint Nicholas church, not the distant castle. 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: Pedestrians cross a narrow junction beside old plastered houses, with church towers rising behind the roofline. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The historic facades locate the scene, but the few pedestrians offer limited evidence for an exact year.
- A broad square in Naples
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Balassa Péter
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 56650 and frozen Commons caption both give 1924. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples. The independent named-site record Q1047594 gives 40.8359, 14.2488. A 350 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 / Balassa Péter; original source and license links retained. Display derivatives only resize and re-encode the complete frame. Full original-derived 1600 pixel frame inspected: Scattered pedestrians cross a vast paved square in front of a domed church and long curved colonnade. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The dome and semicircular colonnade identify the place, while sparse street activity offers only limited evidence for the exact year.
- BMW from above
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Nagy Gyula
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Primary Fortepan record 60105 and frozen Commons caption both give 1979. Upload and scan timestamps were excluded from the capture date. The full original was matched to BMW headquarters and museum, Munich. The independent named-site record Q526963 gives 48.176944444444, 11.56. A 450 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 four-cylinder office tower and round BMW museum stand beside factory roofs and a broad road in an elevated city view. Natural film marks retained; no added labels, synthetic details or generative changes. The BMW buildings are unmistakable, but the distant vehicles offer limited evidence for an exact year.
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