DescriptionThe Western Australia Police Band delivering an open-air performance in Perth. Founded in 1966 and recognised for their bagpipes and iconic Napier tartan kilts, this ensemble preserves Australian Scottish heritage brought over by generations of immigrants who helped shape the nation’s cultural landscape.
DescriptionA car with a sign promoting native medicines and a palmistry office stopped at a crowded market street in Mushin, Lagos, during the early 60s.
LicenseDigital ID: fr402244, From the American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
DescriptionElephants passing the Hawa Mahal Palace in Jaipur, India. Also known as the 'palace of winds', it was built in 1799 from red and pink sandstone. Elephants have been used in India for transport, warfare, and royal ceremonies since at least 2000 BC.
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DescriptionCrowds gathered on the South Lawn of the White House to hear U.S. President Warren G. Harding deliver an address to the national convention of the Shriners, a philanthropic fraternity rooted in Masonic traditions and recognized for its Middle Eastern-inspired ceremonial attire.
LicenseHarris & Ewing, No copyright restrictions, via Library of Congress
DescriptionA boy sitting atop a damaged Russian tank displayed as a war trophy outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in central Kyiv, photographed just after the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine while heavy fighting continues along the eastern front.