Source records · Page 3
Historical photo sources · Page 3
Original archive records, photo credits and reuse information for photographs already released in WhenWhere.
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Browse 454 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.
- Along the Malecón
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Urbán Tamás
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Approximate intersection pin based on Fortepan’s precise street caption. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- A capital in transition
The National Archives UK
OGL v1.0How this photo was verified
Approximate central Accra pin; the archival caption identifies Station Road but does not provide surveyed camera coordinates. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations. Low-resolution archival source; available detail retained.
- A stadium welcomes the world
Vilho Uomala / Olympia-kuva Oy / Finnish Heritage Agency
CC BY 4.0How this photo was verified
Pin represents the documented stadium, not a recorded camera position. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- Tracks before the Games
Hugo Sundström / Finnish Heritage Agency
CC BY 4.0How this photo was verified
Approximate named-street pin; the caption identifies Mannerheimintie but not the exact block. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- Demonstrators in Cairo
Unknown author Unknown author
Public domainHow this photo was verified
City-level approximate pin because the source does not identify the street. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- Independence parade
Mabes ABRI - Pusat Sejarah dan Tradisi ABRI
Public domainHow this photo was verified
City-level approximate pin; the caption documents Jakarta but does not identify the parade street. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- Searching the walled city
National Archives 80-G-273411
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Pin denotes Intramuros, the walled city identified by the U.S. Navy archive; exact street is not recorded. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- The post office after the Rising
Unknown author Unknown author
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Pin represents the General Post Office identified in the historic caption; exact camera coordinates are not recorded. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations. Low-resolution archival source; available detail retained.
- A street on liberation day
Ben van Meerendonk / AHF / International Institute of Social History (IISG)
CC BY-SA 2.0How this photo was verified
Coordinates recorded on Commons for the documented Linnaeusstraat scene. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations. Location audit 2026-09-09 supersedes any earlier city approximation: Source-recorded location. Full location credit within 1 km; this is not a surveyed camera position.
- Armored vehicles at Oktogon
Pesti Srác2
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Approximate pin for Oktogon, explicitly identified by the Fortepan caption. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- A tank among pedestrians
FOTO:FORTEPAN / Hofbauer Róbert
CC BY-SA 3.0How this photo was verified
Approximate intersection pin based on Fortepan’s named-street caption. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- Words after the invasion
Reijo Nikkilä
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Approximate named-street pin; source identifies Husova Street and August 1968. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations. Low-resolution archival source; available detail retained.
- Flags on the canal
Ben van Meerendonk / AHF / International Institute of Social History (IISG)
CC BY-SA 2.0How this photo was verified
Commons records coordinates for the documented street addresses. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations. Location audit 2026-09-09 supersedes any earlier city approximation: Source-recorded location. Full location credit within 1 km; this is not a surveyed camera position.
- The morning traffic changed
Jan Collsiöö
Public domainHow this photo was verified
Commons records coordinates and the precise date for this street scene. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations. Location audit 2026-09-09 supersedes any earlier city approximation: Source-recorded location. Full location credit within 1 km; this is not a surveyed camera position.
- A king returns home
Oslo Museum
CC BY-SA 4.0How this photo was verified
Approximate pin for the waterfront landing place named by Oslo Museum. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- Celebration on Strøget
Nationalmuseet - National Museum of Denmark
CC BY-SA 2.0How this photo was verified
Approximate street-level pin for Strøget, explicitly identified by the National Museum of Denmark. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- Visitors at the Caryatids
War Office official photographer, Tanner (Capt)
Public domainHow this photo was verified
The archive’s specific title dates the image to October 1944; its generic date field gives a broader wartime range. Pin represents the documented Erechtheion. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations. Low-resolution archival source; available detail retained.
- Signing the surrender
Indian Navy
GODL-IndiaHow this photo was verified
Coordinates recorded on Commons denote the surrender ceremony at the former Ramna Race Course. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations. Location audit 2026-09-09 supersedes any earlier city approximation: Source-recorded location. Full location credit within 1 km; this is not a surveyed camera position.
- A university sit-in
Khamenei.ir
CC BY 4.0How this photo was verified
Approximate university-campus pin; the exact indoor camera location is not provided. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
- Crowds anticipating independence
The National Archives UK
OGL v1.0How this photo was verified
City-level approximate pin; the archival caption identifies Dar es Salaam but not the street. Image resized and encoded as WebP; no scene alterations.
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