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Vue extérieure de la Mosquée de Qalaoum

Vue extérieure de la Mosquée de Qalaoum

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Vue des Mosquées d'Emyr-Jacour et d'Jbrahym-Aga, sur la rue Khourbaryeh

Vue des Mosquées d'Emyr-Jacour et d'Jbrahym-Aga, sur la rue Khourbarye...

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Westminster Bridge or Westminster Clock Tower.

Westminster Bridge or Westminster Clock Tower.

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Luigi Mayer - Palace at Bucharest

Luigi Mayer - Palace at Bucharest

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Shanghai street barber. - A group of people standing next to a wall

Shanghai street barber. - A group of people standing next to a wall

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A street in Damascus. - Engraving, Public domain image

A street in Damascus. - Engraving, Public domain image

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Vue de la fontaine publique et du Couvent de Dervich sur la rue Habbanyeh

Vue de la fontaine publique et du Couvent de Dervich sur la rue Habban...

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Peking.  Near Tsi-hwa-Mönn. - German postcard, public domain image

Peking. Near Tsi-hwa-Mönn. - German postcard, public domain image

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The Street of the Damascus Gate with a characteristic group of Bedouins outside a café on the left, a party of Turkish soldiers breakfasting, and on the right a group of dealers in fruit and vegetables

The Street of the Damascus Gate with a characteristic group of Bedouin...

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Marché de Bethléem. = Market place at Bethlehem.

Marché de Bethléem. = Market place at Bethlehem.

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Bazaar of the coppersmiths, Cairo, The Holy land, Syria...

Bazaar of the coppersmiths, Cairo, The Holy land, Syria...

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Main Street. Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

Main Street. Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

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Bridge of Spain.  Manila, P.I. postcard

Bridge of Spain. Manila, P.I. postcard

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Selling fruits & vegetables on the pavement.

Selling fruits & vegetables on the pavement.

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Vue extérieure de la Mosquée El-Moyed, sur le Bazar El-Soukkaryeh

Vue extérieure de la Mosquée El-Moyed, sur le Bazar El-Soukkaryeh

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Iris garden at Horikiri, Tokyo.

Iris garden at Horikiri, Tokyo.

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Luigi Mayer - Ponte grande Art print

Luigi Mayer - Ponte grande Art print

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Luigi Mayer - Tchiurluk Art print

Luigi Mayer - Tchiurluk Art print

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Via Dolorosa - the Ecce Homo Arch

Via Dolorosa - the Ecce Homo Arch

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The Houses of the Rich and Poor Man, Dives and Lazarus. This is the most picturesque group of buildings in the Via Dolorosa. In the foreground are a Bedouin mounted on a camel laden with forage, and an Ashkenazi Jew conversing with a water-seller

The Houses of the Rich and Poor Man, Dives and Lazarus. This is the mo...

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Entrance to the Hospice of St. John and Minaret of Omar.  A muezzin in the balcony chanting the call to prayer. Peasants loading a camel in the foreground, and a townswoman wearing a white izzar and dark veil in the distance

Entrance to the Hospice of St. John and Minaret of Omar. A muezzin in...

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street scene in Tacloben [Tacloban?]. "In the Philippines".

street scene in Tacloben [Tacloban?]. "In the Philippines".

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In front of the local paper of San Francisco's Chinatown Chinese read news of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. Most of San Francisco's Chinese are Cantonese

In front of the local paper of San Francisco's Chinatown Chinese read ...

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Selling fish on Saturday afternoon, Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi, November 1939.

Selling fish on Saturday afternoon, Lexington, Holmes County, Mississi...

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Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, pilgrims buying rosaries and relics in the forecourt

Entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, pilgrims buying rosaries...

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La Place Pigalle en 1878. Art print

La Place Pigalle en 1878. Art print

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Gold and Silver Smiths' Bazaar, Damascus.  A large nearly square court; the blackened roof is supported by arches and massive piers. It is so noisy that sales are often effected by means of signs. The man in the foreground holds up three fingers to show that he will sell a certain article for three pieces of money, the buyer (a veiled woman) offers two.

Gold and Silver Smiths' Bazaar, Damascus. A large nearly square court...

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Main Street. Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

Main Street. Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

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When Reuben comes to town - Public domain sheet music scan
Rue Droite à Rio Janeiro.

Rue Droite à Rio Janeiro.

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Una calle de Malolos (Bulacan-Filipinas).

Una calle de Malolos (Bulacan-Filipinas).

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Ceylon.  Road scene, Colombo. postcard

Ceylon. Road scene, Colombo. postcard

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L'Hiver à Paris ou La neige à Paris.

L'Hiver à Paris ou La neige à Paris.

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Caire, Grand Rue; Caire, cour de la mosquée el Moyed.

Caire, Grand Rue; Caire, cour de la mosquée el Moyed.

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Charles Meryon - La rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris.

Charles Meryon - La rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris.

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Vue des Mosquées d'Emyr-Jacour et d'Jbrahym-Aga, sur la rue Khourbaryeh

Vue des Mosquées d'Emyr-Jacour et d'Jbrahym-Aga, sur la rue Khourbarye...

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Vue extérieure de la Mosquée El-Moyed, sur le Bazar El-Soukkaryeh

Vue extérieure de la Mosquée El-Moyed, sur le Bazar El-Soukkaryeh

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Kencho dori, Nagasaki.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Kencho dori, Nagasaki.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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No. 9 Yokohama.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

No. 9 Yokohama.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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Matsukagecho-dori.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Matsukagecho-dori.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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The Zion Gate, or Gate of the Prophet David, exterior view. In the foreground, outside the gate, is a group of Bethlehemites.

The Zion Gate, or Gate of the Prophet David, exterior view. In the for...

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Oratories on the west side of the Haram esh Sherif

Oratories on the west side of the Haram esh Sherif

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Charles Meryon - La rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris.

Charles Meryon - La rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris.

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Camille Pissarro - Place de la République, à Rouen (avec tramway).

Camille Pissarro - Place de la République, à Rouen (avec tramway).

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Penn Square Lanc. Pa. Lancaster PA. 19th century stereoscope card.

Penn Square Lanc. Pa. Lancaster PA. 19th century stereoscope card.

Pennsylvania stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who... More

Main Street. Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

Main Street. Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

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100 stone steps at Motomachi, Yokohama.

100 stone steps at Motomachi, Yokohama.

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Todaimon gate, Keijo.. 1900s Korea, public domain image.

Todaimon gate, Keijo.. 1900s Korea, public domain image.

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La fête nationale au Boulevard de Clichy.

La fête nationale au Boulevard de Clichy.

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Vue de la porte de l'Okel Kaid-Bey

Vue de la porte de l'Okel Kaid-Bey

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Luigi Mayer - Ponte piccolo Art print

Luigi Mayer - Ponte piccolo Art print

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Principal mosque at Boulak, The Holy land, Syria...

Principal mosque at Boulak, The Holy land, Syria...

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Pennsylvania Railroad, Market Street, Harrisburg. Stereoscope card.

Pennsylvania Railroad, Market Street, Harrisburg. Stereoscope card.

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Duke Street Lanc. City. Lancaster PA. 19th century stereoscope card.

Duke Street Lanc. City. Lancaster PA. 19th century stereoscope card.

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Westminster Bridge or Westminster Clock Tower.

Westminster Bridge or Westminster Clock Tower.

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Mosquée D'Ibrahim-Aga (rue de la Citadelle), Mosque of Ibrahim-Aga (Citadel Street)

Mosquée D'Ibrahim-Aga (rue de la Citadelle), Mosque of Ibrahim-Aga (Ci...

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Vue extérieure de la Mosquée Hassan et de la Place de Roumeyleh

Vue extérieure de la Mosquée Hassan et de la Place de Roumeyleh

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Luigi Mayer - Terapia Art print

Luigi Mayer - Terapia Art print

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Luigi Mayer - Borgas Art print

Luigi Mayer - Borgas Art print

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The entrance to the citadel of Cairo, The Holy land, Syria...

The entrance to the citadel of Cairo, The Holy land, Syria...

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Rue de la Citadelle, Citadel Street

Rue de la Citadelle, Citadel Street

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Street of Shimonoseki.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Street of Shimonoseki.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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The Asakusa Park Tokyo.. 1920s Japan, public domain image.

The Asakusa Park Tokyo.. 1920s Japan, public domain image.

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Mayeta-bashi (bridge) Yokohama.

Mayeta-bashi (bridge) Yokohama.

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Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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In front of the local paper of San Francisco's Chinatown Chinese read news of the surrender of Canton to the Japanese. Most of San Francisco's Chinese are Cantonese

In front of the local paper of San Francisco's Chinatown Chinese read ...

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London Bridge, from Bankside, as seen in Sept.r 1826.

London Bridge, from Bankside, as seen in Sept.r 1826.

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Vue extérieure de la Mosquée Hassan et de la Place Roumeyleh

Vue extérieure de la Mosquée Hassan et de la Place Roumeyleh

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City of Kandahar, its principle bazaar and citadel, taken from the nakarra khauneh, or royal band room

City of Kandahar, its principle bazaar and citadel, taken from the nak...

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Yokohama Station.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Yokohama Station.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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Quatier de la Mosquée de Touloun, Mosque of Touloun

Quatier de la Mosquée de Touloun, Mosque of Touloun

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L'Hiver à Paris ou La neige à Paris.

L'Hiver à Paris ou La neige à Paris.

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Masjed el Majahdin - Mosque of the Knights of the Crescent, Turkish Barracks, commonly called the Tower of Antonia. The cactus and caper-bush growing on the wall at right are especially characteristic of mural vegetation in Jerusalem

Masjed el Majahdin - Mosque of the Knights of the Crescent, Turkish Ba...

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Grand bazar a Kasr-el-Nil Caire

Grand bazar a Kasr-el-Nil Caire

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East King St. Lancaster PA. 19th century stereoscope card.

East King St. Lancaster PA. 19th century stereoscope card.

Pennsylvania stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who... More

Umegasaki, Nagasaki.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Umegasaki, Nagasaki.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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Person County. Farmer in town idling around the county courthouse. Note Confederate monument characteristic of Southern towns. Roxboro, North Carolina

Person County. Farmer in town idling around the county courthouse. Not...

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Market Road, Shanghai. postcard

Market Road, Shanghai. postcard

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Shanghai.  Hongkew Market. postcard

Shanghai. Hongkew Market. postcard

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La fête nationale au Boulevard de Clichy.

La fête nationale au Boulevard de Clichy.

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La Place Pigalle en 1878. Art print

La Place Pigalle en 1878. Art print

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Matinée d'hiver sur les quais. Art print

Matinée d'hiver sur les quais. Art print

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Wuxtry - Drawing. Public domain image.

Wuxtry - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Fountain of the Gate of the Chain - Bab es Silsileh, supplied with water from Solomon's Pools

Fountain of the Gate of the Chain - Bab es Silsileh, supplied with wat...

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'The street called Straight," it runs westward from the East Gate, dividing the Christian from the Jewish quarter. The Mohammedans call it "Sultan's Highway."

'The street called Straight," it runs westward from the East Gate, div...

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View of Matsushima, Osaka.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

View of Matsushima, Osaka.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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La Place Pigalle en 1878. - Public domain dedication image

La Place Pigalle en 1878. - Public domain dedication image

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Scene in a downtown park. Jacksonville, Florida

Scene in a downtown park. Jacksonville, Florida

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A group of people standing outside of a store, Saturday afternoon - San Augustino, Texas.

A group of people standing outside of a store, Saturday afternoon - Sa...

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The Jaffa Gate.  The chief entrance to the city of Jerusalem, as it appears from within the city walls. The open space within the gate is used as a market-place.

The Jaffa Gate. The chief entrance to the city of Jerusalem, as it ap...

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Motomachi street Yokohama.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Motomachi street Yokohama.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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York Street, Colombo. - Victorian era public domain image

York Street, Colombo. - Victorian era public domain image

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Luigi Mayer - Pitesti Art print

Luigi Mayer - Pitesti Art print

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Khan-ez-Zait, the great bazaar of the oil merchants, from the south, looking towards the street of the Damascus Gate, which is in full sunlight

Khan-ez-Zait, the great bazaar of the oil merchants, from the south, l...

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Main Street. Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

Main Street. Lancaster, New Hampshire. 1936.

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The southern slopes of Olives and the mountains of Moab from the same spot, overlooking David Street, crowded with people; the large domed quadrangle on the right is the Synagogue of the Ashkenazi Jews.

The southern slopes of Olives and the mountains of Moab from the same ...

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Theatre Street, Yokohama.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

Theatre Street, Yokohama.. 1900s Japan, public domain image.

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Honoi.  Rue des Radeaux. postcard

Honoi. Rue des Radeaux. postcard

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L'Hiver à Paris ou La neige à Paris.

L'Hiver à Paris ou La neige à Paris.

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