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"Bird's Eye: A Glimpse into the Past and Present" Step back in time to the year 1901, as we explore the Halifax Workhouse

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent

The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent
BAL331681 The Encampment of the English Forces near Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent, 1778 (engraving) (later colouration) by Basire

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Halifax Workhouse 1901

Halifax Workhouse 1901
A birdseye view of the workhouse infirmary at Halifax, Yorkshire

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: New York skyline

New York skyline
Skyscrapers in New York, including the Pan Am and Chrysler buildings. 1970s

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: London Birdseye 18

London Birdseye 18
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : the City Road, Finsbury Circus to the Angel, Islington

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: London Birdseye 11

London Birdseye 11
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : from Oxford Street, by Uxbridge Road, to High Street, Notting Hill

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Scarborough Workhouse

Scarborough Workhouse
A birdseye view of Scarborough New Workhouse

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British Empire Exhibition - Wembley - Aerial View

British Empire Exhibition - Wembley - Aerial View Date: 1924

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: FROZEN FOOD AD, 1957. Some Freeze Food... Birds Eye Freezes Flavor

FROZEN FOOD AD, 1957. Some Freeze Food... Birds Eye Freezes Flavor. advertisement for Birds Eye frozen foods, from an American magazine, 1957

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Eastern Geelong (colour photo)

Eastern Geelong (colour photo)
7166499 Eastern Geelong (colour photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eastern Geelong)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Southampton in the Year 1856 (w / c on paper)

Southampton in the Year 1856 (w / c on paper)
SOU80696 Southampton in the Year 1856 (w/c on paper) by Brannon, Philip (1815-90); 62.5x97 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Antique engraving depicting birds eye view of Cairo

Antique engraving depicting birds eye view of Cairo

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Shanghai China wonderful skyline with modern skyscrapers by river at night from above

Shanghai China wonderful skyline with modern skyscrapers by river at night from above in Shanghai China

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: London Birdseye 3

London Birdseye 3
Bird s-eye view of London at the end of the 19th century : Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill to St Pauls and Cheapside

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Plan of Canterbury Cathedral from the Eadwine Psalter, c. 1150 (vellum)

Plan of Canterbury Cathedral from the Eadwine Psalter, c. 1150 (vellum)
3086776 Plan of Canterbury Cathedral from the Eadwine Psalter, c.1150 (vellum) by English School, (12th century); Trinity College, Cambridge

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: London in 1888: The City Road, Finsbury Circus to the 'Angel'Islington (engraving)

London in 1888: The City Road, Finsbury Circus to the "Angel"Islington (engraving)
7188742 London in 1888: The City Road, Finsbury Circus to the " Angel" Islington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The City Road)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: London in 1888: Euston Road and Marylebone Road, Kings Cross to Paddington (engraving)

London in 1888: Euston Road and Marylebone Road, Kings Cross to Paddington (engraving)
7188740 London in 1888: Euston Road and Marylebone Road, Kings Cross to Paddington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Euston Road and Marylebone Road)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: London in 1888: Tottenham Court Road and Hampstead Road, to Camden Town (engraving)

London in 1888: Tottenham Court Road and Hampstead Road, to Camden Town (engraving)
7188738 London in 1888: Tottenham Court Road and Hampstead Road, to Camden Town (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tottenham Court Road and Hampstead Road)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Main Street Looking North, Butte Montana

Main Street Looking North, Butte Montana
Birds-eye view of Main Street looking north. Traffic and pedestrians can be seen on the street below. Rolling hills are in the background

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Water shortage and supply: Londons water stores, 1921

Water shortage and supply: Londons water stores, 1921
Seriously depleted by drought: Londons water stores in 1921 for seven million people, spread over 558 square miles.The Thames estuary is viewed looking east, towards the sea

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: A Birds eye View of Homestead Akenham near Ipswich for James Clarke Esqre (litho)

A Birds eye View of Homestead Akenham near Ipswich for James Clarke Esqre (litho)
8667856 A Birds eye View of Homestead Akenham near Ipswich for James Clarke Esqre (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, 1905 (illustration)

An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, 1905 (illustration)
8600329 An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, 1905 (illustration); (add.info.: An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame de Paris)

A bird's-eye view of Niagara Falls
5310061 A bird's-eye view of Niagara Falls; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a bird's-eye view of Niagara Falls, showing docks, and factories, etc)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Looking down from the balloon across the plateau towards 'Discovery' (1901)

Looking down from the balloon across the plateau towards 'Discovery' (1901)
7295477 Looking down from the balloon across the plateau towards 'Discovery' (1901). From album by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton entitled National Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418844 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418861 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418858 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418854 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Looking towards Fox Hills, Aldershot (engraving)
8631336 Looking towards Fox Hills, Aldershot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Looking towards Fox Hills, Aldershot, Hampshire)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Port Antonio (colour photo)

Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Port Antonio (colour photo)
8644419 Kingston, Jamaica: Bird's-Eye view of Port Antonio (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird's-Eye view of Port Antonio)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Rouen: Vue Generale prise de la Cote Sainte-Catherine (coloured photo)

Rouen: Vue Generale prise de la Cote Sainte-Catherine (coloured photo)
8640994 Rouen: Vue Generale prise de la Cote Sainte-Catherine (coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vue Generale prise de la Cote Sainte-Catherine)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial view of Hampton Court Palace (b/w photo)

Aerial view of Hampton Court Palace (b/w photo)
8634583 Aerial view of Hampton Court Palace (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerial view of Hampton Court Palace)

Bird's-eye view of Port Antonio (coloured photo)
8649170 Bird's-eye view of Port Antonio (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird's-eye view of Port Antonio)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Votaries of the Weed No 22 (colour litho)

Votaries of the Weed No 22 (colour litho)
8660509 Votaries of the Weed No 22 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 22)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Inland port of Mannheim, Germany (colour litho)

Inland port of Mannheim, Germany (colour litho)
8663668 Inland port of Mannheim, Germany (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inland port of Mannheim, Germany)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Saint German-Des-Pres Et Saint-Sulpice (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Saint German-Des-Pres Et Saint-Sulpice (b/w photo)
8673538 Aerial photos of Paris: Saint German-Des-Pres Et Saint-Sulpice (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint German-Des-Pres Et Saint-Sulpice)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Notre Dame Et L'Hotel De Ville (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Notre Dame Et L'Hotel De Ville (b/w photo)
8673559 Aerial photos of Paris: Notre Dame Et L'Hotel De Ville (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notre Dame Et L'Hotel De Ville)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Place De La Republique (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Place De La Republique (b/w photo)
8673531 Aerial photos of Paris: Place De La Republique (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Place De La Republique)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: Champ De Mars (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: Champ De Mars (b/w photo)
8673525 Aerial photos of Paris: Champ De Mars (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Champ De Mars)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Aerial photos of Paris: L'Opera (b/w photo)

Aerial photos of Paris: L'Opera (b/w photo)
8673519 Aerial photos of Paris: L'Opera (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L'Opera)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Lower middle class housing, Tooting, London (b/w photo)

Lower middle class housing, Tooting, London (b/w photo)
8676225 Lower middle class housing, Tooting, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lower middle class housing, Tooting, London)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Hollingbury Camp, Brighton, Sussex (b/w photo)

Hollingbury Camp, Brighton, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676122 Hollingbury Camp, Brighton, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hollingbury Camp, Brighton, Sussex)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Wurzburg, Germany

Wurzburg, Germany
2901907 Wurzburg, Germany; (add.info.: Located on the canalized Main river; Celts - Romans were established here; was important medieval center; thrived as splendid seat of bishops until 19th)

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Plan of Naples, 1860

Plan of Naples, 1860
1577558 Plan of Naples, 1860; (add.info.: Plan of Naples.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Buda, Hungary

Buda, Hungary
2901914 Buda, Hungary; (add.info.: City has status of - county; communities of Buda (right bank) - Pest (left) developed at important crossing point of the Danube; both were Roman settlements; both

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Nemesis (The Great Fortune), 1499-1503 (engraving)

Nemesis (The Great Fortune), 1499-1503 (engraving)
7414926 Nemesis (The Great Fortune), 1499-1503 (engraving); 33.4--23.1 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Albrecht Durer).

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: Night festival on the Champ de Mars, Paris (oil on canvas)

Night festival on the Champ de Mars, Paris (oil on canvas)
XIR375770 Night festival on the Champ de Mars, Paris (oil on canvas) by Sebron, Hippolyte Victor Valentin (1801-79); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418839 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imageBirds Eye Collection: British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front

British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First
UIG5418836 British aerial reconnaissance photographs recording the positions of trenches on the Western Front during the First World War, 1918 (photo) by Unknown photographer



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"Bird's Eye: A Glimpse into the Past and Present" Step back in time to the year 1901, as we explore the Halifax Workhouse. From a bird's eye view, witness the bustling activity within its walls, offering a unique perspective on life during that era. Traveling across continents, our next stop takes us to Scarborough Workhouse. The aerial vantage point allows us to observe this historical landmark from an entirely new angle, revealing its architectural grandeur and significance. Shifting gears to modernity, let's soar high above the iconic New York skyline. Marvel at the breathtaking panorama of towering skyscrapers and bustling streets below – a testament to human ingenuity and progress. Returning across the Atlantic Ocean, London Birdseye 11 showcases a vibrant cityscape teeming with life. This captivating image captures both historic landmarks and everyday scenes that make up the fabric of London's rich tapestry. Stepping further back in time, we find ourselves amidst The Encampment of English Forces near Portsmouth during the Battle of Solent in 1778. Through an engraving brought to life with later coloration techniques, gain insight into military strategies employed during this significant event in history. Fast forward again to London Birdseye 18 - witness how urban landscapes have evolved over time. Observe how architecture has transformed while still preserving echoes of bygone eras; truly showcasing London's ability to blend tradition with innovation seamlessly. Venturing down under brings us Eastern Geelong (color photo), where nature meets civilization harmoniously from above. Appreciate Australia's natural beauty juxtaposed against man-made structures – evidence of humanity coexisting respectfully with its environment. Zooming out for a broader perspective reveals British Empire Exhibition - Wembley - Aerial View. This awe-inspiring sight encapsulates not only Britain’s imperial might but also celebrates cultural diversity through exhibitions from around the world – an emblem of unity and progress.