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Christmas card in the shape of a wooden bird box with doves and pigeons inside. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a wickerwork food hamper. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Good Luck card in the shape of a cigarette and cigar box. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a money box. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a cigar box. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a portable writing case
Christmas card in the shape of a portable wooden writing case. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Two robins on a Christmas and New Year card
Two robins looking for water on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Little boy on a three-dimensional greetings card
Little boy in a sailor suit on a three-dimensional greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Closed path heat warning sign at Uluru, Ayers Rock, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Tabby kitten sitting in a plantpot
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten sitting in a plantpot, looking sleepy. 1950s

The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre
Inside front page of The Graphic - Christmas Number 1912 - The Lady With the Fan by Abel Faivre (18671945). A grand lady wearing an elaborate hat (with thick long silk ribbon and ostrich feathers)

Good Friday skipping contest, Alciston, East Sussex
Good Friday skipping contest outside the Rose Cottage Inn at Alciston, East Sussex, an annual event for which the road is officially closed. Date: 1960s

Israel. Jerusalem. Church of Saint Anne. Old City. Exterior
Israel. Jerusalem. Old City. Muslim Quarter. Via Dolorosa. Church of Saint Anne. Birthplace of Virgin Mary. Exterior. Detail

Portrait of Giuliano de Medici, 1478, by Sandro Botticelli (
Giuliano de Medici (1453-1478). Co-ruler of Florence. Portrait by Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), 1478. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Young couple and child sleeping in a train compartment. Date: circa 1960s

Powell-Cotton daughters and friend
The three daughters of Major & Mrs Powell-Cotton and a friend play in the garden of Quex Park in September 1916. The children are (left to right) Elizabeth Worthington (daughter of Dr Worthington)

Railway Station, Wearhead, County Durham
Railway Station, Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, near Cowshill, County Durham, England. British Railways NE Region (Formally North Eastern Railway)

1916 British Army issue telescope with broad arrow, manufactured by T. T. & H. Limited, No. 11801. TEL SIG (Mk.IV), ALSO G.S. together with low and high lenses, in leather case

Old Workhouse, Salisbury, Wiltshire
A view of the former Salisbury workhouse on Crane Street which closed in 1869. Date: 1881

India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, Peacock door at City Palace

Patola or Bitter sponge gourd (luffa cylindrica)

Disinfecting Apparatus
Apparatus for separate on - and dissipation

Cartoon of Jack Frost kicking door as family behind push to keep it closed

Abandoned 1950s car outside a desert trading post
Old 1950s car relic outside the Cow Canyon Trading Post, Bluff, Utah.HDR Image

Bicycle by Window

World War II poster of a pair of big red lips closed with tape
Vintage World War II poster of a pair of big red lips closed with tape. It declares, Careless Talk Costs Lives

Girl, 8, looking curiously through an opening in a straw fence

Antique silver hinged bread basket in a sophisticated atmosphere

Panoramic view from Untersberg, Loferer Steinberge mountain range, Wilder Kaiser mountain and misty valleys, Groedig, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Young man holding onto a fence

Fish and tiger prawns, king prawns, fish market, Kochi, Fort Cochin, Kerala, South India, South Asia

Picture No. 11067107
Cat Exotic Shorthair. sleeping. Date:

Texas, San Antonio. Mission Espada

Window covered in Boston ivy
Small cottage window in a red brick wall that is covered in Boston ivy that has lost most of its leaves for Winter. Some brightly coloured ivy with red

Close-up of two dogs lying with its puppy on floor

Close-up of puppy lying on sand

London Fire Engine Establishment (LFEE) fire station
An example of an LFEE fire station building, possibly in East London. The LFEE was created in 1833 and would eventually have nineteen fire stations

Barnabys Library
The Georgian shop at 19 Rathbone Street (off Oxford Street), London, which housed Barnabys Picture Library (established 1931) from 1969 until it closed in 2001. Date: 1969 - 2001

15th Century Ships
Warships of the period of Edward IV. The larger vessel carries three cannon amidships, behind closed ports which are lowered when the ship goes into action. Date: 1482

Manila clams (Venerupis philippinarum). These are edible bivalve molluscs that can grow to a size of over 7 centimetres across

NEW YORK: BANK RUN, 1930. Customers lined up, 11 December 1930, in front of a branch of The Bank of United States, a New York bank closed by its directors, after a run on the bank the previous day

1934 Hispano Suiza type 68 Bis V12 convertible

Aerial view of Hook, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
An aerial view of the coastal village of Hook, on the Western Cleddau, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The quay can be seen in the foreground -- it was constructed in the late 18th

Back to back housing, Llanhilleth, Gwent, South Wales
A view along an alley between back to back terraced housing in Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, South Wales, showing walls made of a mixture of brick and stone, and ramshackle corrugated iron roofing

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"Exploring the Closed Chapters: From John Martyn in Concert to Liverpool Slums and Collieries" Captivated by the soulful melodies of John Martyn in concert, St Ives, Cornwall takes a momentary pause. Connel Ferry Bridge stands silently, its closed path leaving travelers longing for connection across the waters. Peering into history's lens, we witness the hardships of Liverpool Slum dwellers in 1912 - their stories forever closed but not forgotten. A Woman Reading, after Pieter Janssens Elinga, captures a serene moment frozen in time; an intimate narrative sealed within brushstrokes. Tower Bridge jams amidst scorching summer heat as bustling city life momentarily halts - a reminder that even grand structures can be closed off from progress. WW2 Memorabilia at a damaged café serves as an eerie message to suppliers about closure during times of war - remnants of resilience etched on fragile artifacts. Goodwick Railway Station once echoed with laughter and farewells; now its platforms stand empty and silent, memories locked away behind closed doors. Bestwood Colliery near Bestwood Village whispers tales of laborious miners whose sweat and sacrifice remain hidden beneath layers of earth - their underground world now sealed shut forevermore. New Tredegar Colliery nestled in Rhymney Valley bears witness to generations who toiled tirelessly below ground until economic forces forced its gates permanently shut. Tower Bridge battles congestion under sweltering summer rays yet again; traffic grinds to a halt as Londoners yearn for open roads and cool breezes amid stifling conditions. Penrhiwceibr Colliery guards secrets deep within Glamorgan's heartland; dark tunnels hold untold stories waiting patiently behind impenetrable walls.