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Locarno Conference
When world leaders arrive at one of the countless international conferences they seem to attend these days, they might pause for a quick Facebook post or an X tweet, but they are unlikely to pose for, and add their signatures to, a commemorative picture postcard. This card from my collection reflects a different world. Unfortunately, the conference brought peace to Europe for only about ten years. Nice postcard, however.
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Dark Satanic Mill
As time goes by and memories fade, there is a tendency to romanticise life in the mills of West Yorkshire (and I’m probably as guilty as the next old fool when it…
All At Sea
Having just booked a trip later this year to visit my various Caribbean relatives, perhaps I should prepare them for my arrival aboard the Queen Mary. After all, it has been some…
The Build Up
To be honest, I don’t remember taking this photograph, but it remains one of my favourite shots of my hometown. Surrounded by hills, Halifax has always built upward: stone needles…
Another Fine Mesh
Whenever I’m inside a stately home, I can’t help taking a photograph through the windows, looking out. Maybe it’s the mesh they use on windows in places like this that…
Good Or Bad?
This is a photo of a boating lake in Blackpool, taken by my Uncle Frank 80+ years ago. I can never tell with Uncle Frank’s photos whether they were spectacularly…
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