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British Library digitised image from page 146 of "Round the Calendar in Portugal ... Illustrated by Miss Dorothy Tennant, Mrs. Arthur Walter ... and the author"

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  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
  • Sigurd Krieger said:
    Congrats on Xplore!!
  • Finn Frode said:
    Beautiful shot ♥ - congrats on Explore. :)
  • Erika Hartmann said:
    Gratulation zum Explore ♥
  • Ian Betley said:
    Congrats on Explore! ❤📷❤ great image! regards.

British Library digitised image from page 456 of "The Grange of St. Giles, the Bass: and the other baronial homes of the Dick-Lauder family. Written and illustrated ... by Mrs. J. S. Smith"

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  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
  • Sigurd Krieger said:
    Congrats on Xplore!!
  • gato-gato-gato said:
    Nicely captured photo
  • Ian Betley said:
    Congrats on Explore! ❤📷❤ lovely image! regards.

British Library digitised image from page 46 of "A Souvenir of the Cambrian Railways. Gems of picturesque scenery in Wild Wales. Reproduced from photographs, etc"

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  • avilas.es said:
    Dear Mrs. I am trying to find information about the English railway shareholder and engineer John Smith, who participated in the construction of the Madrid - Irún line in Spain, in the mid-19th century: I would appreciate any information or contact with a scholar knowledgeable on the subject. Best regard . Jose Luis Pajares. University of Salamanca joselpajares@gmail.com My web www.flickr.com/photos/avilas/7356990296/in/album-72157691...

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