South America Gallery

White City Stadium EAW164317

White City Stadium, London. Originally built for the 1908 summer Olympics, it became the home of greyhound racing and hosted a number of other sports. Photographed here by Aerofilms in July 1966 set up for athletics. Two weeks later it played host to the World Cup match between Uruguay and France. The stadium was demolished in 1985

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Concert given by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome

XIR18934 Concert given by Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome, on the Marriage of Louis the Dauphin (1729-65) son of Louis XV, to Marie-Josephe of Saxony (1731-67), 1747 (oil on canvas) by Pannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolo (1691/2-1765); 204x247 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Fete Musicale donne par le Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld a l'Occasion du Mariage de Louis;); Italian, out of copyright

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Men kiss each other during a gay protest in front at Nossa Senhora da Paz church in the Ipamena neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, August 3, 2003. Brazilian rainbow group protested against the Vatican, which last week released a strongly-worded document condemning gay marriage as immoral and a grave threat to society and instructed Catholics everywhere, especially politicians to oppose moves to legalize it. PP05060271 NO RIGHTS CLEARANCES OR PERMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS IMAGE REUTERS/Bruno Domingos BD BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE