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Man in a grey suit with pigeons on his knee on a riverside bench in London, circa 1962, woman in purple at the far end

A man feeds pigeons perched on his knee while a woman in purple sits at the other end of the bench, London, circa 1962.

1962 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Woman in glasses and purple cardigan smiles from a Thames-side bench in London, circa 1962, as a man feeds pigeons

The woman at the far end of the bench turns to smile at the camera as the pigeons feed, London, circa 1962.

1962 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Man leans over pigeons on his lap to feed them by hand beside riverside railings in London, circa 1962

The man leans in to hand-feed the pigeons gathered on his lap, London, circa 1962.

1962 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Pigeon pecks from a man's open palm on a London riverside bench, circa 1962, with a woman in purple seated beyond

A pigeon pecks from the man's open palm as the shot ends, London, circa 1962.

1962 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Guards band in red tunics and bearskins marching before a crowd at the Buckingham Palace gates, London, circa 1963

A Guards band marches past spectators at the gates of Buckingham Palace, London, circa 1963.

1963 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Front ranks of a Foot Guards band with brass instruments at Buckingham Palace, crowd in pale coats behind, circa 1963

Brass instruments show in the front ranks as the band passes the crowd at the palace railings.

1963 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Wide view of guardsmen marching before crowds and the stone facade of Buckingham Palace, London, 8mm film, circa 1963

The marching ranks, the crowd and the palace facade in one steady wide view, circa 1963.

1963 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Guards band marching at the Changing the Guard, Buckingham Palace, seen over onlookers' heads, London, circa 1963

Seen from among the public: onlookers' heads frame the Guards band at the Changing the Guard.

1963 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Tourists start up the balustraded summit stairway on Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, circa 1977

Visitors begin the climb up the garden steps toward the summit terrace, Loma Isabel de Torres, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Holiday visitors climb through the summit gardens of Isabel de Torres above Puerto Plata on Super 8 film, circa 1977

A visitor in yellow leads the group up the steps as the sea shows beyond the trees, Puerto Plata, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Long diagonal climb to a hilltop terrace in the Isabel de Torres summit gardens, Dominican Republic, circa 1977

The stairway rises across the hillside to a walled terrace with the Atlantic coast behind, Loma Isabel de Torres, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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More tourists, one in red, join the stair climb on Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata, in Super 8 home movie, circa 1977

Additional visitors enter the foreground as the climb continues toward the summit terrace, Puerto Plata, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Cristo Redentor statue silhouetted on its domed base, Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, circa 1977 Super 8

The Christ the Redeemer statue on Loma Isabel de Torres, seen from below against a cloudy sky, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Low-angle Super 8 view of the Christ statue and dome on the Isabel de Torres summit above Puerto Plata, circa 1977

Looking up at the summit statue and the lamp posts ringing its dome, Puerto Plata, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Centred view of the Cristo Redentor figure over its dome, Isabel de Torres, Dominican Republic, grainy circa 1977 home movie

The figure stays centred above its dome as cloud streaks across the sky behind, Isabel de Torres, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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Backlit Christ the Redeemer statue against cloud on the Puerto Plata mountain summit, Dominican Republic, Super 8 circa 1977

Backlight turns the summit statue and dome into silhouette against bright cloud, Puerto Plata, circa 1977.

1977 · Loma Isabel de Torres, Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic

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View down a crowded seaside boardwalk with shops and tall buildings past a couple in the foreground, likely New Jersey, circa 1962, 8mm film.

With the couple low in the frame, the shot opens onto the crowded boardwalk, its shopfronts and the buildings beyond.

1962 · New Jersey, United States

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Circa 1962 8mm frame of women in pale dresses walking away along a crowded seaside boardwalk, probably on the New Jersey shore.

Strollers head down a wide resort boardwalk past awninged shops and large hotels, circa 1962.

1962 · New Jersey, United States

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Summer strollers along the railing of a wide seaside boardwalk in a circa 1962 home movie, likely the New Jersey shore.

Walkers pass the railing on the left while the crowd thins toward a pale building at the far end.

1962 · New Jersey, United States

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Two walkers in white tops and shorts approach the camera on a seaside resort boardwalk, circa 1962, probably New Jersey.

A pair in shorts strolls toward the camera as others walk away past the shopfronts.

1962 · New Jersey, United States

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Man in light summer clothes passing the railing of a wide resort boardwalk in circa 1962 8mm footage, likely the New Jersey shore.

A man in light clothes passes close on the left, with the hotels and crowd receding behind him.

1962 · New Jersey, United States

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London Bridge at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, circa 1972, with US and Union flags above its shadowed arches and desert mountains behind.

London Bridge at Lake Havasu City, circa 1972, with American and Union flags flying along the deck.

1972 · Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States

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Circa 1972 view along London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, as the camera pans right past a young tree toward the sandy far bank.

The pan moves right along the bridge, bringing the channel and a newly planted tree into view.

1972 · Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States

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Far end of London Bridge at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, circa 1972, meeting a bare sandy bank below purple desert mountains.

The far abutment of the bridge and the bare sandy bank, with low buildings and mountains beyond.

1972 · Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States

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