Birmingham Collection (#89)

British public telephone kiosk designed circa 1970, Birmingham, England

State of Alabama, United States, Relief Map
Relief map of the State of Alabama, United States. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites combined with elevation data

England, United Kingdom, True Colour Satellite Image
Satellite view of England, United Kingdom. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites

England, United Kingdom, Relief Map
Relief map of England, United Kingdom. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites combined with elevation data

State of Alabama, United States, True Colour Satellite Image
Satellite view of the State of Alabama, United States. This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites

UK, England, West Midlands, Aerial view of Birmingham
Aerial view of Birmingham - West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Gravelly Hill Interchange, aerial view C017 / 0657
Gravelly Hill Interchange, UK, aerial photograph. This interchange lies off junction 6 on the M6 motorway where it meets the A38(M)

Air quality monitoring station C018 / 0044
Air quality monitoring station, Tyburn Road, Birmingham. The station is situated in a dense urban area, with polluting industries, busy arterial roads and motorways nearby

Birmingham city centre, aerial photograph C016 / 9924
Birmingham city centre, aerial photograph. At centre, middle is the Bullring Shopping Centre. Photographed in 2004

Abstract view of the Selfridges Building at The Bullring, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Princess Anne at the Birmingham Fire Show, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, on 21 May 1984, with Chief Officer B Fuller - The CFB Stand

Birmingham firefighters in historical costumes
Birmingham firefighters in 17th, 18th and 19th century firemens costumes, in a display to raise money for a proposed superannuation fund

Midland & Birmingham Institute, architect Edward M Barry (from a photocopy)

Various manufactories, Birmingham: Osler glass works; Taylor & Co pin & wire works; Elkington electro-plate works; and Penny & Co steel pen works

Cityscape of Birmingham, eng / newsprint, 1847
Cityscape of Birmingham, eng/newsprint, 1847 Date: 1847

Alabama Theatre on 3rd Street, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, North America

Fountain in Linn Park, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, North America

Financial District on 5th Avenue, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, North America

Alabama Power Company Building, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, North America

Vulcan Statue and elevator tower locted in Vulcan Park, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

View of the city of Birmingham taken from Vulcan Park, Alabama, USA

USA, Alabama, Birmingham. Alabama Sports Hall of Fame

The 16th Street Baptist Church located in Birmingham, Alabama, USA

USA, Alabama, Birmingham. Village of Irondale, Irondale Cafe, real-life setting for the book Fried Green Tomatoes

USA, Alabama, Birmingham. 16th Street Baptist Church, famous for its part in the Civil Rights struggle of African-Americans, sign

USA, Alabama, Birmingham. Alabama Power Company Building, Miss Electra Statue

USA, Alabama, Birmingham. Vulcan Park, Vulcan Statue, second-tallest statue in the US

USA, Alabama, Birmingham. Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, late 19th to mid 20th century blast furnace, Birmingham was once a national iron making center

USA, Alabama, Birmingham. Five Points South area, Highlands United Methodist Church and fountain

Vulcan Center located in Vulcan Park, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

JOHN HOLLINS (1946- ). English soccer player John Hollins of the Queens Park Rangers FC during a game against Birmingham City FC, 30 October 1976

Group of African Americans viewing the bomb-damaged home of Arthur Shores, NaCP attorney, Birmingham, Alabama
ALABAMA: CIVIL RIGHTS. Group of African Americans viewing the bomb-damaged home of Arthur Shores, NaCP attorney, Birmingham, Alabama. Photographed by Marion Trikosko, 5 September 1963

March in Washington, D. C. conducted by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), 22 September 1963
CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH, 1963. March in Washington, D.C. conducted by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), 22 September 1963

Princess Anne at the Birmingham Fire Show, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham on 21 May 1984, with Chief Officer B Fuller - walking past the LFB Stand

FREDERICK GUSTAVUS BURNABY (1842-1885). English traveller and soldier. Monument dedicated to Burnaby in Birmingham, England. Wood engraving, English, 1885

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL (1849-1895). British statesman. Lord Randolph speaking at the Birgmingham Townhall during the election campaign of 1885. Wood engravaing from a contemporary English newspaper

STEAM CARRIAGE, 1832. F. Churchs steam carriage, built in 1832, on the London-Birmingham route. Line engraving, English, 19th century

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, 1844. Wood engraving, 1844

JAMES WATT (1736-1819). Scottish mechanical engineer and inventor. Watt and fellow members of the Lunar Society meeting at Watts home at Heathfield Hall, near Birmingham: wood engraving, French

SOHO ENGINEERING WORKS at Birmingham, England, where James Watt (1736-1819) and his partner, Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), manufactured steam engines from 1775 to 1800. French engraving, 19th century

SOHO ENGINEERING WORKS. Soho Engineering Works at Birmingham, England, where James Watt (1736-1819) and his partner, Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), manufactured steam engines from 1775 to 1800

ENGLAND: BIRMINGHAM, 1874. Wood engraving, 1874

The Domesday Book, Birmingham
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Warwickshire including the village of Birmingham, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085

Council House and Victoria Square at dusk, Birmingham, Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Council House and Victoria Square, Birmingham, Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Symphony Hall ICC, Birmingham, Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Canal area, Birmingham, Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chamberlain Square at dusk, Birmingham, Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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