Photos & Images
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Historic England
Search over 1 million catalogue entries describing photographs, plans and drawings of England's buildings and historic sites, held in the English Heritage Archive. Includes photographs dating from the 1850s to the present day, ranging from architectural details to archaeological landscapes, from country houses to coal mines, and covering counties from Cornwall to Northumberland.
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Britain From Above
View historic aerial photos of Britain from 1919–1953. There are over 16,000 images to view which are searchable by place name or map.
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Past to Present
An online photo gallery offering for sale a large range of vintage photographs from about 1850 to 2000.
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Ancient Faces
A free family history community for sharing vintage photos and family history. Here you can perform a free genealogy search and discover your past.
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Victorian and Edwardian Photographs
The photographs are known as Carte-de-visite (CDV): 1859–1906 (small ones), Cabinet Card Photographs: 1870s to 1906 (large ones), and early 20th century portrait postcards. The most useful section is "Date an Old Photo" for those who are trying to date a family photograph — useful for research into family history.
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Visit the Past
An ever-increasing archive of old UK photos, showing pictures and images of life and social history in the 19th and early 20th century of cities, towns, villages and historic landmarks of England, Scotland and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
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History World
Britain's history in old photos and vintage adverts.
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Irish Historical Picture Company
A unique archive of over 23,000 photographic images taken by over 120 photographers. Covers 2,500 localities across Ireland, 900+ life categories and occupations, and 1,600 family and business names — from shopfronts and trams to portraits and historic event photographs.
Photo Restoration
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Restorapic
Specialist photo restoration service.
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Photographs Forever
A photo restoration service that can retouch or edit your photos and bring them back to life.