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Suburban Collection (#8)

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Background imageSuburban Collection: Amethyst sunbird 12-day chicks in nest_DSC5788

Amethyst sunbird 12-day chicks in nest_DSC5788
Amethyst / Black Sunbird - chicks begging from nest attached to Christmas fairy lights on verandah of house - chicks 12 days old. Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Background imageSuburban Collection: Roberts Heights, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa

Roberts Heights, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Officers Club and cricket ground, Roberts Heights, a British garrison town near Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburban Collection: Orange Grove, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Orange Grove, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Orange Grove, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSuburban Collection: Housing poster, The Home I Want

Housing poster, The Home I Want, with a quotation from Richard Reiss: You cannot expect to get an A1 population out of C3 homes

Background imageSuburban Collection: MISSISSIPPI: MAIDS, 1940. Two African American maids caring for a white child, in Port Gibson

MISSISSIPPI: MAIDS, 1940. Two African American maids caring for a white child, in Port Gibson, Mississippi. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1940

Background imageSuburban Collection: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo - young showing pin feathers on its head as it moults into its adult

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo - young showing pin feathers on its head as it moults into its adult plumage - Brisbane
EL-1908 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo - young showing pin feathers on its head as it moults into its adult plumage Brisbane - Queensland - Australia Cacatua galerita Eric Lindgren Please note that prints

Background imageSuburban Collection: View from Q1 building of the suburbs and canals of Gold Coast, Australia; Gold Coast, Queensland

View from Q1 building of the suburbs and canals of Gold Coast, Australia; Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Background imageSuburban Collection: Dramatic Colourful Clouds At Sunset With Interesting Formations And Some Blue Sky With Houses In A

Dramatic Colourful Clouds At Sunset With Interesting Formations And Some Blue Sky With Houses In A Neighbourhood; Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Background imageSuburban Collection: Aerial view of Levittown, Long Island, New York

Aerial view of Levittown, Long Island, New York

Background imageSuburban Collection: The Bull and Bush, Hampstead, London

The Bull and Bush, Hampstead, London. Date: circa 1906

Background imageSuburban Collection: Scene on Wellawatte Canal, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Scene on Wellawatte Canal, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Scene on the Wellawatte Canal, suburb of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburban Collection: St Michael and All Angels Church, Bartley Green, Birmingham

St Michael and All Angels Church, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSuburban Collection: Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Vrededorp, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Vrededorp (Vrededorf), a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburban Collection: View of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

View of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Aerial view of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, looking towards the Wanderers Stadium with the suburb of Clifton in the distance. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburban Collection: Yeoville, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Yeoville, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Nazareth House, a care home in Webb Street, Yeoville, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburban Collection: Luipardsvlei, Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa

Luipardsvlei, Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
Luipaardsvlei (Luipardsvlei), a suburb of Krugersdorp, a gold mining town in Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburban Collection: Fordsburg, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Fordsburg, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Main Road, Fordsburg, a suburb of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. circa 1905

Background imageSuburban Collection: Italy. Rome. Villa Farnesina, 1506-1510

Italy. Rome. Villa Farnesina, 1506-1510
Italy. Rome. Villa Farnesina. Built by Baldassare Peruzzi (1481-1536), 1506-1510. Exterior

Background imageSuburban Collection: Grandiose Suburban House

Grandiose Suburban House
The grandiose home of a prosperous industrialist - The Towers, Didsbury, near Manchester, residence of Mr Adamson, engineer of the Manchester Ship Canal Date: 1885

Background imageSuburban Collection: Department store, El Harrach, Algiers, Algeria

Department store, El Harrach, Algiers, Algeria
Department store (Maison Carre, Les Grands Magasins) in El Harrach, a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1930

Background imageSuburban Collection: Celeste Hotel, Bouzareah, Algiers, Algeria

Celeste Hotel, Bouzareah, Algiers, Algeria
Celeste Hotel in Bouzareah, a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSuburban Collection: Severndroog Castle, Shooters Hill, SE London

Severndroog Castle, Shooters Hill, SE London
Severndroog Castle, Oxleas Wood, Shooters Hill, SE London, a folly dating back to the 18th century. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSuburban Collection: Couple with motorbike and sidecar

Couple with motorbike and sidecar in a suburban street. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSuburban Collection: Advertisement for Grand Theatre, Woolwich, SE London

Advertisement for Grand Theatre, Woolwich, SE London
Advertisement for Grand Theatre and Opera House, Woolwich, south east London, with a photo of the interior. Date: circa 1905

Background imageSuburban Collection: The Gentle Art of Excavating - a specially designed skimmer

The Gentle Art of Excavating - a specially designed skimmer
The beginning of a garden suburb. Excavating a new road with a specially designed skimmer, a typically rickety contraption from the inventive mind of gadget king, William Heath Robinson. Date: c.1938

Background imageSuburban Collection: Girl with dog and teddy bear

Girl with dog and teddy bear
A girl sits on the lawn in her back garden. A large dog sits next to her with a teddy bear in its mouth. Date: 1928

Background imageSuburban Collection: An general view of the site where The Crystal Palace building stood in Sydenham, London

An general view of the site where The Crystal Palace building stood in Sydenham, London. The building burned down in 1936. 1939

Background imageSuburban Collection: A general view of Ladywell in Lewisham, London. 1939

A general view of Ladywell in Lewisham, London. 1939

Background imageSuburban Collection: A view over Chislehurst, Kent. 1935

A view over Chislehurst, Kent. 1935

Background imageSuburban Collection: An aerial view of Welling, Kent. 1939

An aerial view of Welling, Kent. 1939

Background imageSuburban Collection: Mooreland road in Bromley, Kent. 1938

Mooreland road in Bromley, Kent. 1938

Background imageSuburban Collection: An aerial view of Petts Wood in Kent. 1939

An aerial view of Petts Wood in Kent. 1939

Background imageSuburban Collection: Kemer Country houses in Gokturk, Kemerburgaz, aerial, Istanbul, Turkey

Kemer Country houses in Gokturk, Kemerburgaz, aerial, Istanbul, Turkey

Background imageSuburban Collection: Fiat Punto

Fiat Punto

Background imageSuburban Collection: Mazda 626 Japan Japanese

Mazda 626 Japan Japanese

Background imageSuburban Collection: Australian Brushtail Possum - with seed husks on its nose as evidence of feeding on a bird feeder

Australian Brushtail Possum - with seed husks on its nose as evidence of feeding on a bird feeder at night
EL-1925 Australian Brushtail Possum - with seed husks on its nose as evidence of feeding on a bird feeder at night. Found Australia-wide, but declining in arid outback

Background imageSuburban Collection: Aerial view of suburban street in Norwich October

Aerial view of suburban street in Norwich October

Background imageSuburban Collection: Suburban garden in spring Kent

Suburban garden in spring Kent

Background imageSuburban Collection: 1930S SEMI

1930S SEMI
A typical British suburban semi-detached house with green paintwork, actually No. 17, Braemar Gardens, West Wickham, Kent, the house used in the TV series The 1940s House

Background imageSuburban Collection: Shopping in Ilford / 1950S

Shopping in Ilford / 1950S
Ladies in hats and coats shop in Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex; the greengrocers shop has a fine display of fruit and vegetables outside in crates, prices in shillings




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