Photo Credit: Unknown. Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, circa 1907. Built by Emperor Akbar in 1601 to commemorate his victory over Gujarat, the Buland Darwaza stands as one of the grandest gateways in the world. Located near Agra. 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐔𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧. 𝐍𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 — 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐮𝐬𝐞 — 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞.

Speaking of doors as wide as the #BulandDarwaza… the gateway stands towering, monumental, untouchable—a reminder that some doors are meant to awe and endure.

Circa 1907

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A 1939 Luftwaffe reconnaissance photograph of the Firth of Forth, showing South Queensferry, the Forth Bridge, and Port Edgar. The map includes German annotations marking key locations, illustrating strategic targets during WWII.

Luftwaffe reconnaissance photograph of the Firth of Forth, 1939. A glimpse into WWII history over Scotland.

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Citroën Karin from 1980

From the Historic Photographs group on Facebook:

Citroën Karin from 1980

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Equality in Black and White: A Photographic Exploration of the 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade on JSTOR Susan P. Santoli, Paige Vitulli, Rebecca M. Giles, Equality in Black and White: A Photographic Exploration of the 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade, Black History Bulletin, Vol. 78, No. 1, SOCIAL JUSTICE: EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION (Spring 2015), pp. 17-22

𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲: 𝗔 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟯 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗲
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