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"Journey through Time and Space: Exploring the Thoroughfares of History" Step into a world where maps unveil tales of bygone eras

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: O'Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland in the 19th century

O'Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland in the 19th century
3083262 O'Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland in the 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900).

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Horsedrawn Bus, 1899 (pastel on paper)

Horsedrawn Bus, 1899 (pastel on paper)
985023 Horsedrawn Bus, 1899 (pastel on paper) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 55.3x75.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Horsedrawn Bus. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Pastel on paper. Painted in 1899

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Snow Storm, Madison Square, New York, (pastel and pencil on gray paper)

Snow Storm, Madison Square, New York, (pastel and pencil on gray paper)
650909 Snow Storm, Madison Square, New York, (pastel and pencil on gray paper) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 57.8x65.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow Storm, Madison Square, New York)

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Returning Home from Work; Retour du Travail - Terugkeer na het Werk, 1929 (oil on canvas)

Returning Home from Work; Retour du Travail - Terugkeer na het Werk, 1929 (oil on canvas)
653482 Returning Home from Work; Retour du Travail - Terugkeer na het Werk, 1929 (oil on canvas) by Brusselmans, Jean (1884-1953); 115.6x110.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Snow Storm, Madison Square, New York, 1898 (pastel and pencil on gray prepared board)

Snow Storm, Madison Square, New York, 1898 (pastel and pencil on gray prepared board)
984966 Snow Storm, Madison Square, New York, 1898 (pastel and pencil on gray prepared board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 57.8x65.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow Storm, Madison Square)

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Street in Paris (pastel on canvas)

Street in Paris (pastel on canvas)
1767652 Street in Paris (pastel on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 91.4x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Street in Paris. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Pastel on canvas

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: News Vendor on Broadway, 1905 (oil on canvas)

News Vendor on Broadway, 1905 (oil on canvas)
984965 News Vendor on Broadway, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Oakley, Thornton (1881-1953); 135.2x73.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: News Vendor on Broadway. Thornton Oakley (1881-1953)

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: 'A City Thoroughfare': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872

'A City Thoroughfare': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
532234 'A City Thoroughfare': From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Scene of chaotic traffic congestion with a London policeman trying to get vehicles

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Plan of the new Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Plan of the new Agricultural Hall, Islington, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the new Agricultural Hall, Islington, [London], 1862. The hall '...has entrances from all sides. Its central position

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Blowing up the Eastern Arch of the Great Exhibition Building, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Blowing up the Eastern Arch of the Great Exhibition Building, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Blowing up the Eastern Arch of the Great Exhibition Building, [South Kensington, London], 1864. Demolition of an '...arch which supported the eastern gable end of the nave of the International

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Montagu-House, Whitehall, the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Montagu-House, Whitehall, the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Montagu-House, Whitehall, [London], the residence of the Duke of Buccleuch, 1864. 'We give a View of the river front of this noble mansion, the exterior of which is now almost complete

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: The War in Schleswig: wounded Austrians...after the battle of Over-Selk..., 1864. Creator: Unknown

The War in Schleswig: wounded Austrians...after the battle of Over-Selk..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: wounded Austrians on the road to Rendsburg, after the battle of Over-Selk, 1864. 'Since Monday 15,000 Austrians

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Ash, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Ash, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Ash, between c1915 and c1920. Shows actor Sam Ash (1884-1951) who also performed in vaudeville and film. Ash is holding a camera.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: H.P. Davison, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

H.P. Davison, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
H.P. Davison, between c1915 and c1920.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Repairing Belgian Road, 22 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Repairing Belgian Road, 22 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Repairing Belgian Road, 22 Oct 1918 (date created or published later). Men and vehicle repairing a road in Belgium during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Americans going to front, Feb 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Americans going to front, Feb 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Americans going to front, Feb 1918. Photo shows American soldiers moving equipment along dirt road in Saint-Ouen-le`s-Parey, France, February 1918, during World War I. (

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Bailleul, 1918, Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Bailleul, 1918, Sept 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Bailleul, 1918, Sept 1918. The ruins of Bailleul, France after the German forces left on August 30, 1918 during the Battle of Bailleul which was part of the Battle of the Lys in World War I

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Canadian railway troops, possibly with Chinese Labour Corps members

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Sketches from British Columbia: Lilloett, on the Fraser River, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Sketches from British Columbia: Lilloett, on the Fraser River, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from British Columbia: Lilloett, on the Fraser River, 1864. '...a bird's-eye view, of the little town of Lilloett, situated on the right bank of the Fraser River

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: St. Thomas's Hospital, Surrey Gardens, 1862. Creator: T. H. W

St. Thomas's Hospital, Surrey Gardens, 1862. Creator: T. H. W
St. Thomas's Hospital, Surrey Gardens, [London], 1862. 'The following decided opinion has been expressed by a leading medical journal

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: 'The Queen's Highway in the Sixteenth Century', by J. Hayllar..., 1864. Creator: W Thomas

"The Queen's Highway in the Sixteenth Century", by J. Hayllar..., 1864. Creator: W Thomas
"The Queen's Highway in the Sixteenth Century", by J. Hayllar, in the Winter Exhibition at the gallery of the Institute of Painters in Water-colours, 1864. Engraving of a painting

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Ruins in the Somme, 3 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Ruins in the Somme, 3 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Ruins in the Somme, 3 Aug 1918 (date created or published later). Buildings damaged during World War I in the Somme department, France.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Red Cross, 1918, 18 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Red Cross, 1918, 18 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Red Cross, 1918, 18 May 1918 (date created or published later). President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) with General George R

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Wilson, 18 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Wilson, 18 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Wilson, 18 May 1918. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) marching in a Red Cross parade with Secret Service men on Fifth Avenue, New York City, May 18, 1918 during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Wilson, 18 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Wilson, 18 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Wilson, 18 May 1918. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) marching in a Red Cross parade with Secret Service men on Fifth Avenue, New York City, May 18, 1918 during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Wilson, 18 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Wilson, 18 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Wilson, 18 May 1918. President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) marching in a Red Cross parade with Secret Service men on Fifth Avenue, New York City, May 18, 1918 during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: British & French officers in conference, 5 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

British & French officers in conference, 5 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British & French officers in conference, 5 Aug 1917. General Pelletier de Worllemont of the French Army and Prince Arthur of Connaught at the First Army commemoration service marking the fourth year

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: On Maubeuge Road, coming from 1st line trenches, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

On Maubeuge Road, coming from 1st line trenches, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
On Maubeuge Road, coming from 1st line trenches, between c1915 and c1920. Soldiers marching on a road at Mauberge, France during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Road near Rheims, camouflage, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Road near Rheims, camouflage, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Road near Rheims, camouflage, between c1915 and 1918. A soldier in the road near Rheims, France during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Crown Prince Germany at front, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Crown Prince Germany at front, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Crown Prince Germany at front, 1915. German Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951) visiting a military unit in Argonne, France in Feb. 1915 during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kilties enter 71st Regt. Armory, July 1917. Canadian Highlander soldiers (Kilties) entering the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and 4th streets), New York City

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: British Cavalry passing thro' wrecked village, 21 Apr 1917.. Creator: Bain News Service

British Cavalry passing thro' wrecked village, 21 Apr 1917.. Creator: Bain News Service
British Cavalry passing thro' wrecked village, 21 Apr 1917. Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) troops riding on horseback through the ruined village of Caulaincourt

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Kilties in New York, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Kilties in New York, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Kilties in New York, July 1917. Canadian Highlander soldiers and band marching in New York City. The Highlander regiments were in the United States in July of 1917 for "British Recruiting

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Belgian officers, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Belgian officers, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Belgian officers, 1917. Belgian generals studying a map during the visit of Albert I, King of the Belgians, to the Western Front, May 15, 1917 during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Lieut. Seely, Lt. Col. P.A. Guthrie, Col. J.S. Denis [i.e. Dennis], Capt. Black, July 1917

Lieut. Seely, Lt. Col. P.A. Guthrie, Col. J.S. Denis [i.e. Dennis], Capt. Black, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Lieut. Seely, Lt. Col. P.A. Guthrie, Col. J.S. Denis [i.e. Dennis], Capt. Black, July 1917. Officers of Canadian Highlander regiments standing outside the 71st Regiment Armory

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: U.S. soldier & Canadian 'Kiltie', 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S

U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie", 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S
U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie", 16 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). A Canadian Highlander soldier with an American soldier, possibly outside the 71st Regiment Armory

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Col. Percy A. Guthrie, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Col. Percy A. Guthrie, July 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Col. Percy A. Guthrie, July 1917. Colonel Percy Albert Guthrie (1884-1948) on the steps of the 71st Regiment Armory, Park Avenue (between East 33rd and East 34th streets), New York City

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: British troops resting on road, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

British troops resting on road, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British troops resting on road, between c1915 and 1918. British troops resting on a road during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Germans passing thro' Paracin, on Belgrad - Nisch Line, between c1910 and c1920

Germans passing thro' Paracin, on Belgrad - Nisch Line, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans passing thro' Paracin, on Belgrad - Nisch Line, between c1910 and c1920. German soldiers marching through the Serbian town of Paracin during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Germans in Lowicz, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Germans in Lowicz, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans in Lowicz, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers on horseback in Lowicz, Poland during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Wounded Austrian Officer on Patrol on Isonzo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Wounded Austrian Officer on Patrol on Isonzo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded Austrian Officer on Patrol on Isonzo, between c1910 and c1915. A wounded Austrian officer near the Isonzo River which flows near the border of Slovenia and Italy, during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: German Army auto with wire cutter, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

German Army auto with wire cutter, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German Army auto with wire cutter, between c1914 and c1915. A German Army automobile during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Telegraph messenger, Berlin, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Telegraph messenger, Berlin, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Telegraph messenger, Berlin, between 1914 and c1915. A woman telegraph messenger on a bicycle in Berlin, Germany during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: German Red Cross Dogs going to front, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

German Red Cross Dogs going to front, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
German Red Cross Dogs going to front, between c1915 and 1918. German soldiers with Red Cross dogs heading to the front during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: American War Correspondent, Germany, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

American War Correspondent, Germany, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
American War Correspondent, Germany, between c1915 and c1920. Wilbur H. Durborough, an American correspondent who went to Germany in 1915 to shoot film footage of World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Germans in Belgium, on the way to the front, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Germans in Belgium, on the way to the front, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans in Belgium, on the way to the front, between c1914 and c1915. German soldiers in road in Belgium during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: Tommy Atkins at Etaples, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Tommy Atkins at Etaples, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Tommy Atkins at Etaples, between 1914 and c1915. Two British soldiers called "Tommys," helping some local residents at a water pump, E´taples, France, during World War I.

Background imageThoroughfare Collection: View of the [Solovetskii] monastery from the inn, Solovetski Islands, 1915

View of the [Solovetskii] monastery from the inn, Solovetski Islands, 1915.



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"Journey through Time and Space: Exploring the Thoroughfares of History" Step into a world where maps unveil tales of bygone eras, as we embark on a captivating exploration of thoroughfares that have shaped history. Our first stop takes us to Worcestershire, England, where the Map of Malvern Hills reveals an enchanting landscape dotted with Victorian charm. Transported back to Bristol's yesteryears, we find ourselves ascending the Christmas Steps - a picturesque pathway adorned with timeless elegance. As we wander further into Victorian London, shadows dance upon cobblestone streets, whispering secrets from another era. Across the Irish Sea lies Dublin's O'Connell Street, bustling with life and echoing stories of resilience and rebellion. Yet our journey doesn't end there; a retro-style desert scene beckons us towards an old gas station amidst towering saguaro cacti – a nostalgic reminder of American highways past. Returning to England's embrace, the Map of Durham unveils architectural wonders frozen in time. Meanwhile, Hull's map invites us to uncover hidden gems within its vibrant urban tapestry. Venturing eastward brings us to Kuwait City's Main Street – a testament to modernity intertwined with rich cultural heritage. And just when you think our voyage is complete, Maidstone Road in Lenham captivates with its quaint beauty and idyllic countryside vistas. Immerse yourself in artistry as "Flower Power" transports us to Parisian streets alive with color and fragrance. Prague enchants visitors through winding alleys that hold centuries-old secrets waiting patiently for discovery. Finally, aboard South Devon Railway's Leopard class Saddle Tank Engine, let nostalgia whisk you away on scenic routes reminiscent of simpler times. Join us on this extraordinary journey through diverse landscapes and historical narratives woven together by these remarkable thoroughfares. Let their whispers guide your imagination as you traverse continents and epochs alike – for in each street, road, or path lies a story waiting to be heard.