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Pictures from The British Isles Depicted by Pen and Camera, “with thirty-nine coloured plates and six Rembrandt Photogravures” (Special Edition), published by Cassell and Company Ltd., London, Paris, New York and Melbourne.

The work is divided into three books, each of two sections; my copy is bound into six separate volumes, each containing one of the sections. The books are undated and could be anywhere from 1880 to 1905; the binding bears the date 1905. Books published in the US before 1923 are out of copyright.

The introduction is by Harold Spender, but there is no attribution for the main text.

Bala Town and Lake

Bala Town and Lake

The British Isles (1905)

Bala is a market town in Gwynedd, North Wales; when this picture was taken, the town was rather small.

Keywords: old photographs, lakes, towns, views

Places shown: Y Bala; Merionethshire; Wales

Added: 2008-07-14

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

High Street, Chelmsford

High Street, Chelmsford

The British Isles (1905)

The high street [US: main street] in Chelmsford, Essex, around 1900. There are people riding bicycles, carts and carriages drawn by horses, and a sign visible reading “Barnard Cabinet Maker Upholster [...]

Keywords: street scenes, old photographs, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Chelmsford; Essex; England

Added: 2008-07-14

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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