Traffic in a mid 1950s town
A photo of traffic at a junction in a town taken sometime in the mid 1950s or possibly the early 1960s. The road to the...
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The Ashurst Hotel by the sea
A rather dark and faded slide of a van and a lorry driving along a flooded road by the side of the sea. On the...
A Street cafe
A photo of a street cafe taken in the 1950s. Not sure of the location, although I can see a Union Jack flag on the...
Old England
This is a picture taken in a town or city in the UK probably sometime in the 1950s. I don’t know what the building in...
Richards Estate agents
I’ve called this picture, ‘Richards Estate agents’ because that is the first thing that jumped out at me when I first saw it, although on...
Street Musician
When I first saw this image I thought is showed a person feeding birds on the street, but with a second, closer look it is...
A holiday beach scene
A scene of a crowded beach in the holiday season, but where this beach is I’m not sure. It’s also difficult to date the scene...
A Boy swimming in a pool
A rather faded photo of a boy swimming in a swimming pool I would guess whilst on holiday probably in the 1950s or 1960s Photo...
The tram to Clarkston
A very dirty picture of a tram which, according to its routeboard is destined for Clarkston. A bit of research suggests this is Clarkston near...
Family living room snapshot
A typical family snapshot taken in the living room of a typical family house. Date likely to be sometime in the 1960s. The shot was...
Wedding guests c1965
A pair of guests at a wedding, one standing on the steps of the church entrance, the other walking purposefully past the door. I can...
Woman with a bicycle in France, late 1960s
A photo taken in the late 1960s of a woman with her bicycle in a French town. There are boxes of vegetables on the ground...
Children playing at a picnic
An Agfacolor snapshot of a family playing games at a picnic site, or possibly in their own back garden. Not sure of the date, but...
People standing by an office at RAF Seletar
A photo of a group of people standing outside what appears to be an office. I believe this was taken at the RAF Seletar base...
The office of the Consulate-General, Singapore
A photo of the office of the Consulate-General of Singapore taken in the early 1960s. Photo Categories Public Building or Landmark Date Picture Taken: 1960...
Bank Negara Malaysia c1963
A picture of one of the early offices of the Bank Negra Malaysia or the Central Bank of Malaysia which was taken in the early...
Portrait of an off duty RAF officer in Singapore
A 126 format colour slide of an RAF officer out of uniform and relaxing at a seaside location. The officer was based at RAF Seletar...
Cowes landing stage c1959
This photo was taken at Cowes on the Isle of Wight in about 1959 as has the title, ‘Cowes landing stage’ written on it. The...
The Port Erin harbour c1959
A photo of the lighthouse at the end of the quay in Port Erin on the Isle of Man which was taken in about 1959....
Beachy Head lighthouse 1959
A view of the lighthouse at Beachy Head which was taken in about 1959 on Kodak colour slide film. Photo Categories Public Building or Landmark...
Snowdon mountain railway c1959
An Agfacolor slide of the mountain railway at Snowdon taken in about 1959. Unfortunately, age has taken its toll on the slide, and it has...
Brixham in 1963
A photo of a boat in Brixham harbour which was taken by an amateur photographer in 1963 Photo Categories Seascape Date Picture Taken: 1960 -...
Whitby including the Abbey in 1953
A photo of a boat in Whitby harbour, with the Abbey where Dracula is reputed to be buried on the hill in the background. Taken...
The beach at Folkestone in the late 1950s
A holiday snapshot of the beach at Folkestone taken on a sunny summer day sometime in the late 1950s. Photo Categories Beach Date Picture Taken:...
The town of Whitby in Yorkshire in about 1953
A view of Whitby in Yorkshire, which was probably taken in 1953. In the foreground of the picture are fishing nets laid out on poles...
Brighton Pavilion 1959
An old photo of the Brighton Pavilion taken on Kodachrome colour slide film in 1959. Photo Categories Public Building or Landmark Date Picture Taken: 1950...
The forth rail bridge
A picture of the Forth rail bridge, taken looking through the supports of the Forth Road bridge. Since the road bridge was built in the...
A View of sailing boats at Cowes in 1954
A view of sailing boats in the harbour at Cowes on the Isle of White which was taken in 1954. Photo Categories Seascape Date Picture...
Rye windmill, 1959
A photo of the windmill at Rye taken some time in 1959. Photo Categories Public Building or Landmark Date Picture Taken: 1950 - 1959 The...
West Pier Lighthouse at Whitby
I view of the West Pier Lighthouse at Whitby in Yorkshire which was probably taken in the mid 1950s. Photo Categories Seascape Date Picture Taken:...
The Leas bandstand at Folkestone, c1958
An image of the Leas Bandstand in Folkestone taken in approx. 1958. The band playing on that day was apparently the ‘RAF Central Band’ Photo...
Eastbourne bandstand – 1959
A Picture of the bandstand at Eastbourne in 1959 with a performance taking place. In the background, the pier can be seen jutting out into...
Fairfield Airport from 1955
A 35mm Kodachrome slide which is simply labelled, ‘Faifield Airport 1955’. It shows what appears to be two military transport aircraft, one with it’s nose...
Tourist boat from 1971
A Holiday snap shot of a tourist boat taken on Kodachrome in October 1971 Photo Categories Holiday Date Picture Taken: 01-10-1971
An outdoor swimming pool – July 1971
An Instamatic snapshot of an outdoor swimming pool which I believe was taken during a school trip by a group from a girls’ school in...
1950s family beach photo
This is another photo in a series I’ve published on found-film which shows a group of friends or family members on the ‘beach’ at the...
A little girl sits with her mother on a stone stool
A little girl sits on a stone stool with her mother beside her. This picture was presumably taken on a summer holiday along with the...
A narrow boat crossing a tall aqueduct
A photo of a narrow boat crossing one of the tall canal aqueducts. Although the precise location is unknown, it’s almost certainly in the UK....
A Stonemason or builder laying paving slabs – c1960
An image of what I assume to be a Stonemason or a builder working on a paved area. In front of her is what seems...
A family group standing in the garden of their cottage
A typical family portrait of a group standing in the garden of what I assume is their house. I don’t know the date or location...
The old town in Lucerne – about 1962
A rather dark image of cars parked in front of the shops in the old town of Lucerne in Switzerland, taken in about 1962. Photo...
A River tour in the Netherlands
This picture was probably taken in the Netherlands because the vessel shown in the picture is a Gas Tanker which is registered in that country....
A Street in Thun, Switzerland October 1977
This image follows on from another I posted recently and is probably the same street in Thun, Switzerland, but looking the other direction. Photo Categories...
A Candid portrait of a couple in 1973
A rather well composed candid portrait of a couple at a table in a café. The defocussed flower in the foreground adds to the photo...
A Street in the town of Thun in Switzerland Oct 1977
A view of a street in the town of Thun in Switzerland, which was taken in October 1977 by a family on holiday. Photo Categories...
A Child doing gymnastics
This very old and dirty photo slide, shows a young child trying to perform gymnastics on a mattress on the lawn whilst a couple of...
Testing alpine horns at Interlaken in 1978
A set of musicians testing Alpine Horns in the village of Interlaken in Switzerland which was taken in 1978. Truth be told, I don’t know...
Gracie Fields Swimming pool on Capri in 1958
A rather startlingly blue picture of Gracie Fields swimming pool on the island of Capri where she lived for the last few years of her...