Category Archives: Tracking the Future of the Past

Mystery Photograph

Some of the old photographs and glass plate negatives in our archive have no labels and we are having trouble working out where they were taken. Do you recognize this British seaside town? The glass plate photograph was taken in … Continue reading

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Movember diggers

We came across this photograph in our lantern slide collection and thought of Movember! There are some excellent beards here too. We think this picture was taken round about 1900, but we have no more information about it at all. … Continue reading

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Tracking the future of the past

We want to find out what has happened to the places pictured in our lantern slide collection. How have they changed over time? Have buildings been restored, damaged or destroyed? How have the landscapes around them changed? Have roads been added, or … Continue reading

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