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A historic black and white photo of 3 men in uniform in an office. To the left a man in glasses leans over a desk holding a pencil. To the right, 2 other men study a photo under a pocket stereoscope. On the walls behind them are maps and other paperwork relating to shipping.

Artists at Medmenham: David Baxandall

David Baxandall served as a Photographic Interpreter at RAF Medmenham during the Second World War, going on to become director of first the Manchester City Art Gallery, and then the...

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A historic black and white oblique aerial photo of a bombed city. Numerous roofless, bombed houses are visible. In the background is the facade of a large cathedral.

Image Release Note 0022: NARA Upload

This release highlights Second World War aerial imagery from NARA, with a strong focus on France and Germany, and a small amount of international coverage.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a bombed city. Numerous roofless houses and craters are visible. To the left of the image are trains in some railway sidings. To the right are boats on a canal.

Image Release Note 0021: NARA Upload

This release highlights Second World War aerial imagery from NARA, with a strong focus on France and Germany, and a small amount of international coverage.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of an island headland, flanked by dark sea. A white runway extends along the headland. White flashes of explosions dot the righthand side of the image.

Image Release Note 0020: NARA Upload

This release highlights Second World War aerial imagery from NARA, with a strong focus on Iceland as well as mainland Europe, and a small amount of international coverage.

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A historic colour vertical aerial photo of an airport. Airport buildings and numerous aircraft are visible, including three large airliners and a Concorde. The low light means the Concorde is throwing a dramatic shadow of itself.

Image Release Note 0019: NCAP Upload

This release features late 20th-century aerial imagery from private survey firms, offering extensive colour coverage across the UK and Ireland, with a strong focus on environmental monitoring and infrastructure planning.

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A historic colour oblique aerial photo of Pitcairn - a green island surrounded by a blue ocean and fringed by white waves.

Spotlight On: Pitcairn Islands

Located deep in the Pacific Ocean, approximately midway between New Zealand and Peru, the Pitcairn Islands have possibly one of the most unusual histories of any British Overseas Territory. It...

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a town on a coast. A couple of vessels are visible on the dark sea at the top of the image. The town is laid out along the coast in a grid, and has piers jutting out into the water.

Image Release Note 0018: NCAP Upload

This release features Cold War-era aerial imagery from UK government sources, with a strong focus on Europe, alongside areas of British interest around the globe, enriching Air Photo Finder's holdings.

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A historic black and white vertical aerial photo of a landscape with a river running through it. On the right of the river is a small settlement. To the left is an arid landscape with a few water courses running through it.

Image Release Note 0017: NCAP Upload

This release presents a comprehensive aerial photography collection from the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, enriching existing coverage of Botswana with imagery from the 1940s to the 1970s.

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