Red Book Of York (page 1/2)

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[picture: Front Cover]

Images from YORK, an undated book of pictures of York with no text. If you know more about this book, let me know. The images have a thin reddish-brown border and text in brown.

English photographs taken before 1945 are out of copyright.

Title: Red Book Of York

Author: unknown

City: York

Date: 1901

Total items: 9

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: View From City Walls (Widescreen Version)]

View From City Walls (Widescreen Version)

A version of View from the City Walls cropped for use as a screen background. Choose the size nearest to your computer’s monitor resolution. There is also a 1600x1200 (4:3) version. [more...]

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[picture: The Shambles]

The Shambles

The Shambles is the name of a famous narrow cobbled street in the city of York.

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[picture: Stonegate]

Stonegate

Stonegate Shambles in York is today a pedestrian-only area. In the distance in this photograph is the ever-present York Minster.

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[picture: View From City Walls]

View From City Walls

A view of the mighty cathedral, York Minster, seen from the ancient city walls of York in this old photograh. Notice the blurred person crossing the street: the film wasn’t very sensitive, and a small lens aperture was used to keep the [...] [more...]

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[picture: The Minster and Bootham Bar]

The Minster and Bootham Bar

The word ‘bar’ here means gate, not somewhere you buy a drink. Bootham Bar in the city of York stands on the site of one of four gateways into the Roman legionary fortress, but the gate there today dates from the 11th and 14th [...] [more...]

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Images from YORK, an undated book of pictures of York with no text. If you know more about this book, let me know. The images have a thin reddish-brown border and text in brown.

English photographs taken before 1945 are out of copyright.


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