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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,solidarity,demonstration,march,Ukraine war,diaspora,protest,community,independence,public gathering,Ukrainian,flag,war,Russia,Russian,special military operation,drones,support,British,Andy Burnham,supporters,rally,gathering,giant,35 years independence,35th,city,centre,democracy,European security,Britain supports Ukraine,Russia Ukraine,invasion,refugees,UK,displaced,sovereignty,territorial integrity,resistance
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FBX6GE - Ukrainian supporters and members of the Ukrainian community gather in St Peter's Square, Manchester, on Saturday 22 August 2026, carrying and unfurling a long blue and yellow national flag ahead of Ukraine's Independence Day on 24 August. The 2026 anniversary marked 35 years since Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, and public gatherings across Britain combined celebration of Ukrainian identity, culture and national sovereignty with continued solidarity during Russia's full-scale invasion. In the photograph, participants hold the large horizontal Ukrainian flag through the city-centre square, while others wear blue and yellow colours, carry smaller flags and traditional embroidered clothing associated with Ukrainian heritage. Manchester and Greater Manchester have become home to a significant Ukrainian community, including people displaced since Russia's invasion of February 2022, making events such as this both cultural celebrations and visible demonstrations of support for an independent Ukraine. The image is relevant to Ukraine Independence Day, Ukrainian diaspora, Manchester Ukrainians, solidarity with Ukraine, Stand with Ukraine, blue and yellow flag, Ukrainian national flag, European security, refugees, displaced people, war in Ukraine, Russia Ukraine war, Ukrainian culture, national identity, democracy, freedom, sovereignty, peace, community rally, public demonstration and city-centre protest photography. Two days later, on 24 August 2026, Ukraine officially marked its 35th Independence Day while the UK government reiterated support for Ukrainian sovereignty, territorial integrity and a just and lasting peace. The Manchester gathering therefore records a contemporary moment in the UK's continuing public support for Ukraine, as Ukrainians abroad maintain national traditions, commemorate independence and keep attention focused on the continuing war and their country's future in Europe. Flags are vivid symbols of UK solidarity.
St Peter's Square, Manchester M2, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG_4339,Ukraine,Ukrainian Independence Day,Manchester,Peters,Square,flag,solidarity,diaspora,Russia,war,35th,anniversary,2026,march,rally,blue,yellow,supporters,carrying,long,Ukrainian
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FC8BNM - . Supporters carrying a long ukrainian blue-and-yellow flag is seen in St Peter's Square, Manchester, during a Ukrainian Independence Day gathering and march on Saturday 22 August 2026. Ukraine marks independence on 24 August, commemorating the 1991 declaration that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union
2026 was the thirty-fifth anniversary. Since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, Independence Day events in Britain have also become demonstrations of solidarity, remembrance and support for displaced Ukrainians living in the UK. Manchester has hosted repeated rallies, vigils and cultural gatherings, with the blue-and-yellow national flag used both as a symbol of statehood and of resistance to Russian aggression. Carrying a single long flag through a civic square creates a collective visual statement in which many participants physically support the same emblem. The photograph can illustrate diaspora communities, war and peace campaigning, refugees, European security, national identity and Manchester's role as a gathering place for international causes. The photograph also fixes the appearance of the place in the mid-2020s, preserving details that may later disappear through redevelopment, rebranding or changes in regulation. It is suitable for editorial use on social history, local identity, consumer behaviour and the way everyday streets respond to wider economic forces. Search relevance also extends to ukraine, documentary photography, local reporting, public policy and mid-2020s social change. The subject provides a concrete visual reference for editors needing a real location rather than a generic illustration of ukraine. Because the photograph is tied to a specific date, it can later be compared with subsequent changes in signage, ownership, regulation, public use or the surrounding streetscape. It adds a grounded visual reference for culture, policy, economy and place. Useful for dated UK editorial coverage.
St Peter's Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,Ukraine,flag,Manchester,St,Peters,Square,Independence,Day,22,August,2026,preparation,march,solidarity,blue,yellow,giant,diaspora,protest,peace,Russia,invasion,editorial,documentary,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCCTA0 - . Participants prepare and hold a large blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag in central Manchester ahead of the Ukrainian Independence Day solidarity gathering on Saturday 22 August 2026. The official national anniversary falls on 24 August and marks Ukraine's 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, but community events are often held on the nearest weekend to allow larger participation. By 2026 the ceremony was inevitably shaped by Russia's continuing war, with national colours serving simultaneously as celebration, remembrance and a demand for continued international support. Large fabric flags are especially effective in marches because many people must cooperate to carry them, turning a national emblem into a literal collective action. St Peter's Square, surrounded by major civic buildings and transport, gives demonstrations high visibility in the heart of Manchester. The scene is relevant to diaspora identity, refugees, anti-war campaigning, European solidarity, independence commemorations and the sustained engagement of British cities with Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. With a precise 2026 date, the photograph forms part of a contemporaneous record rather than a timeless generic illustration. Relevant search and editorial concepts include Ukraine, Ukrainian, Manchester, solidarity, independence, blue and yellow, peace, protest, diaspora, Russia invasion, Europe, freedom, public demonstration, civic square. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes Ukraine, flag, Manchester, St, Peters, Square, Independence, Day, August, preparation, march, solidarity, blue, yellow, giant, diaspora, protest, peace, Russia, invasion. The photograph is suitable for editorial, documentary, social-history, planning, business and local-news use where an identifiable real-world example is preferable to a generic illustration. It also provides a dated reference for future comparison,
St Peter's Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,Peace,Ukraine,placard,Manchester,St,Peters,Square,Ukrainian,solidarity,independence,2026,anti,war,protest,blue,yellow,flag,Russia,invasion,sign,demonstration,editorial,documentary,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage,architecture,negotiations,negotiate,offensive,Russian,aggression,refugees,diaspora
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCG3YJ - . This close view of a handmade 'Peace For Ukraine' placard captures the personal, improvised visual language of solidarity demonstrations in Manchester. The sign was displayed around the Ukrainian Independence Day gathering on 22 August 2026, shortly before the official 24 August anniversary of Ukraine's 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. By 2026 the annual date had taken on a second meaning: celebration of sovereignty alongside remembrance of those killed, injured, displaced or forced abroad by Russia's full-scale invasion. Homemade signs differ from professionally printed campaign material because they reveal individual participation, often using simple blue-and-yellow colour, peace symbols and direct messages intended for passers-by and news cameras. St Peter's Square is one of Manchester's principal civic spaces and has repeatedly hosted rallies, vigils and public commemorations. The image can illustrate anti-war protest, diaspora campaigning, freedom, national identity, peace activism and the continuing visibility of the Ukraine conflict in British public life. The image can support both positive stories of renewal and more critical discussion of pressure on local services and businesses. Relevant search and editorial concepts include Ukraine, Ukrainian, Manchester, solidarity, independence, blue and yellow, peace, protest, diaspora, Russia invasion, Europe, freedom, public demonstration, civic square. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes Peace, Ukraine, placard, Manchester, St, Peters, Square, Ukrainian, solidarity, independence, anti, war, protest, blue, yellow, flag, Russia, invasion, peace, sign, demonstration. Its value is strongest when used with precise place and date information, making it relevant to archives, newspapers, magazines, books, planning material and online features about contemporary Britain. The photograph is suitable for editorial, documentary, social-history, planning,
St Peter's Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,IMG,Russian,Embassy,Tallinn,Estonia,Ukraine,protest,anti,war,Navalny,memorial,Putin,Russia,invasion,Baltic,state,demonstrations,solidarity,posters,graffiti,old,town,editorial,documentary,2026,British,Britain,Europe,travel,local,community,signage
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 3FCG3HY - . A panoramic view outside the Russian Embassy in Tallinn records the dense layer of anti-war posters, flags, photographs, messages and improvised memorial material that has accumulated around the diplomatic building since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Estonia restored its independence from Soviet occupation in 1991 and its security politics are profoundly shaped by that history, its border with Russia and a sizeable Russian-speaking minority. The embassy in Tallinn's medieval Old Town has consequently become a highly visible focus for protest against Vladimir Putin's government, the war in Ukraine and repression inside Russia. After opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in a Russian penal colony in 2024, his image and name also became part of protests and memorials at Russian diplomatic sites across Europe. The photograph captures how a formal embassy frontage can be transformed by public dissent into an unofficial wall of testimony. It is relevant to Baltic politics, NATO's eastern flank, Ukraine solidarity, human rights, Russian opposition, diplomatic relations and contested historical memory. The view is also relevant to the growing importance of place-based journalism, where national trends are explained through local examples. Relevant search and editorial concepts include Ukraine, Ukrainian, Manchester, solidarity, independence, blue and yellow, peace, protest, diaspora, Russia invasion, Europe, freedom, public demonstration, civic square. Useful descriptive vocabulary for archive discovery includes Russian, Embassy, Tallinn, Estonia, Ukraine, protest, anti, war, Navalny, memorial, Putin, Russia, invasion, Baltic, state, embassy, demonstrations, solidarity, posters, graffiti, old, town. The image may be useful to picture editors seeking authentic North West or British context for features on community life, economic change, heritage, services and the evolving built environment.
Russian Embassy, Pikk Street, Tallinn Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,centre,England,UK,B1 1BD,B1,protester,protest,the,of,Ukraine,by,Putin,Russia,Russian,terror,flag,in,Vladimir Putin,people,crowd,group,Slava Ukrani,dictatorship,stop,Kyiv,Kiev,invaded,illegal,wars,occupation,Donbas,outside,occupied,slava,stop the war,support,Ukrainians,2026
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2T20EA5 - Taken on 14 Oct 2023, this photograph shows Russia Is a Terrorist State - Ukrainians in Birmingham city centre to protest the invasion of Ukraine by Putin of Russia, Victoria Square. The location is Victoria Square, Birmingham, England, B1 1BD. The picture is not just a record shot: it contains visible signage, colour, materials, location clues and everyday street detail that make the image more specific than a generic stock photograph. The protest reflects the continuing public response in British cities to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Victoria Square used as a civic space for banners, solidarity and democratic expression. Tenant Satisfaction Measures have become part of the regulatory framework for social housing in England, giving the concept image relevance for landlords, councils, residents, scrutiny panels and data-quality stories. It can be used in editorial features, business reports, local-history writing, travel guides, public-policy explainers, educational material and SEO-led stock-photo searches needing a specific real-world image. For image buyers, the value is in the combination of recognisable subject, readable wording, location evidence and a plain documentary style that can be dropped into news, magazine, web, council, housing, transport, heritage or commercial commentary without looking over-produced. Searchable related phrases include Birmingham, city, Victoria Square, protesters, banner, Russia Is a Terrorist State, Ukrainians, flags, war, invasion, centre, B1 1BD, plus wider ideas such as local identity, public realm, urban detail, social history, commercial change, everyday Britain, documentary photography and place-based storytelling. The composition gives designers scope for captions, page furniture, social media crops, report covers and article thumbnails, while the detailed captioning makes it more discoverable for searches.
Victoria Square, Birmingham, England, B1 1BD
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,poster,are,you,a,communist,then,unite,and,take,over,Lancaster,Lancs,England,UK,with,Karl Marx,Marx,points,pointing,red,black,white,organisation,USSR,left,far-left,organising,political,politics,engaging,Putin,Russia,China,asks,revolution,citizen Smith,RCP
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2R5PP30 - A Socialist Appeal communist recruitment poster is shown pasted to a dark public wall in Lancaster, Lancashire, using stark red, black and white typography and a graphic image of Karl Marx pointing directly at the viewer. The bold slogan reads Are you a Communist? followed by Then get organised , with a QR code and web address at the bottom. The poster is part of a wider Marxist recruitment campaign aimed at workers, young people and students, using direct confrontational language and a visual style reminiscent of early twentieth-century political and military recruitment posters. In a university city such as Lancaster, this kind of flyposting is especially associated with student politics, campus activism, youth campaigning and public debate around socialism, capitalism, class politics and the radical left. The image is useful for editorial themes including contemporary British politics, communist organising, Socialist Appeal, RCP-linked campaigning, Marxist activism, protest culture, political communication, urban flyposting, student recruitment, ideological messaging and radical political movements in northern England. The close crop makes the poster the dominant subject, while the rough, dark wall surface gives documentary texture and clearly places the message in a public street environment rather than a formal meeting or indoor campaign setting. The bright daylight and clean visibility suggest a clear daytime street photograph, with no weather detail strongly visible beyond even natural light. The design deliberately reduces the message to a simple question and call to action, creating a high-impact political advert for passers-by. This is an editorial documentary photograph of a political poster in public space, recording visible campaign material and street-level political messaging in Lancaster, rather than an endorsement of the organisation, ideology or slogan shown. It may be relevant to news, education and feature uses covering student activism.
Lancaster, Lancs, England, UK
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Surrey,Waverley,GU7 1AB,GU7,inn,coaching,building,lamp,light,lights,B&B,The,pub,bar,pubs,bars,and,at,night,signs,fittings,22-25,GU7 1EB,site,outside,exterior,Georgian,frontage,royalty,Tsar,Peter the Great,Russia,Russian,Friary Brewery,Godalming,wines & spirits
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYME - There has been a building on our site since the 1300s although the first mention of the Kings itself is not until 1639. The Georgian frontage was added in 1753 although the size of the building was reduced in the 1890s when a decline in trade resulted in part of the front being turned into a shop. It wasn't until 1936 that the Kings left private ownership and was bought by the Friary Brewery of Guildford which later became part of Allied Breweries.
We've had a few famous guests over the years including Tsar Peter the Great (who left without paying his bill!) as well as some European royalty who met here in 1814 to discuss post war Europe after the Battle of Trafalgar. Tsar Peter the Great's visit is commemorated by a plaque on the front of the building which was unveiled in 1998 by the Russian Ambassador to commemorate the tricentenary of the visit.
22-25, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Surrey,Waverley,GU7 1AB,GU7,inn,coaching,building,lamp,light,lights,B&B,The,pub,bar,pubs,bars,and,at,night,signs,fittings,22-25,GU7 1EB,site,outside,exterior,Georgian,frontage,royalty,Tsar,Peter the Great,Russia,Russian,Friary Brewery,Godalming
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PGAYH7 - There has been a building on our site since the 1300s although the first mention of the Kings itself is not until 1639. The Georgian frontage was added in 1753 although the size of the building was reduced in the 1890s when a decline in trade resulted in part of the front being turned into a shop. It wasn't until 1936 that the Kings left private ownership and was bought by the Friary Brewery of Guildford which later became part of Allied Breweries.
We've had a few famous guests over the years including Tsar Peter the Great (who left without paying his bill!) as well as some European royalty who met here in 1814 to discuss post war Europe after the Battle of Trafalgar. Tsar Peter the Great's visit is commemorated by a plaque on the front of the building which was unveiled in 1998 by the Russian Ambassador to commemorate the tricentenary of the visit.
22-25, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Surrey,UK,England,GU7,lamp,light,lights,lantern,Victorian,B&B,The,pub,bar,pubs,bars,and,Royal,at,night,signs,fittings,22-25,Godalming,GU7 1EB,site,outside,exterior,Georgian,frontage,royalty,Tsar,Peter the Great,Russia,Russian,Friary Brewery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60XE - There has been a building on our site since the 1300s although the first mention of the Kings itself is not until 1639. The Georgian frontage was added in 1753 although the size of the building was reduced in the 1890s when a decline in trade resulted in part of the front being turned into a shop. It wasn't until 1936 that the Kings left private ownership and was bought by the Friary Brewery of Guildford which later became part of Allied Breweries.
We've had a few famous guests over the years including Tsar Peter the Great (who left without paying his bill!) as well as some European royalty who met here in 1814 to discuss post war Europe after the Battle of Trafalgar. Tsar Peter the Great's visit is commemorated by a plaque on the front of the building which was unveiled in 1998 by the Russian Ambassador to commemorate the tricentenary of the visit.
22-25, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Surrey,UK,England,GU7,lights,Victorian,B&B,The,pub,bar,pubs,bars,and,Royal,at,night,dusk,fittings,22-25,Godalming,GU7 1EB,building,site,coaching,inn,outside,exterior,Georgian,frontage,royalty,Tsar,Peter the Great,Russia,Russian,Friary Brewery
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60XY - There has been a building on our site since the 1300s although the first mention of the Kings itself is not until 1639. The Georgian frontage was added in 1753 although the size of the building was reduced in the 1890s when a decline in trade resulted in part of the front being turned into a shop. It wasn't until 1936 that the Kings left private ownership and was bought by the Friary Brewery of Guildford which later became part of Allied Breweries.
We've had a few famous guests over the years including Tsar Peter the Great (who left without paying his bill!) as well as some European royalty who met here in 1814 to discuss post war Europe after the Battle of Trafalgar. Tsar Peter the Great's visit is commemorated by a plaque on the front of the building which was unveiled in 1998 by the Russian Ambassador to commemorate the tricentenary of the visit.
22-25, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EB
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Union,gold,star,on,an,army,cap,war,special,military,hat,braid,braiding,invade,invading,Z,Vladimir,red,uniform,communist,communism,Moscow,Russia,Ukraine,Ukrainian,heritage,old,olden,days,past,past times,Russian,militia
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JWB566 - . Photographed at Moscow, Russia in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The location is represented through Soviet USSR CCCP gold star on an army cap, Russian military cap, Ukraine invasion - the Vladimir Putin special military operation. The broader subject matter reaches into contemporary social history, adaptive reuse, local history, visual archive, architectural character, changing streetscape, historical comparison, place-making, heritage-led regeneration, regional identity, public-realm investment, documentary photography, town-centre renewal, and urban fabric. For current editorial use, public-realm investment and adaptive reuse provide additional context, especially through the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within Moscow, Russia at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against altered transport patterns. The subject also sits alongside period detail, urban regeneration, commercial redevelopment, civic architecture, local character, community identity, everyday life, and historic townscape. The recorded references to Russian, Soviet, Vladimir, special, and Ukraine preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at Moscow, Russia matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The location additionally provides evidence of public-realm investment and the value of reusing existing buildings rather than wholesale demolition within the real-world context of Moscow, Russia. A further contemporary connection is planning and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity within the specific setting of Moscow, Russia.
Moscow, Russia
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,with,arable,crop,crops,cereals,grains,highlighting,farm,issue,exports,of,grain,increasing,increased,food prices,bread,flour,animal feeds,animal feed,war,Russia,world,hunger,poor,going,hungry,reducing,shipment,food price,war in Ukraine,global,food,inflation,commodities,uncertainty over food supply,supply
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5X4 - . An identifiable period record of the recorded location in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. At the centre of the view is Ukraine flag, with cereals grains, highlighting farming issues, reduced export of grain and increasing food prices, such as bread and animal feeds. The wider scene also brings together patriotic symbolism, everyday life, community identity, national symbolism, historical comparison, national flag display, documentary photography, flag culture, public expression of identity, contemporary social history, visual archive, residential flag display, archival record, and civic identity. Current relevance extends to social division and political symbolism, particularly through the distinction between everyday patriotism and more contentious uses of national imagery. For later comparison, the photograph preserves building condition and alterations at the recorded location, details that may look very different after conservation work. The wider setting retains connections with English identity, period detail, local history, local character, public realm, place identity, regional identity, and changing streetscape. The recorded references to highlighting, grains, increasing, prices, and animal preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. By fixing the subject within the recorded location, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. Another strand within the photograph is social division and the distinction between everyday patriotism and more contentious uses of national imagery as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The setting also helps illustrate community cohesion and the way familiar symbols acquire different meanings during major events when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,with,arable,crop,crops,cereals,grains,highlighting,farm,issue,exports,of,grain,increasing,increased,food prices,bread,flour,animal feeds,animal feed,war,Russia,world,hunger,poor,going,hungry,reducing,shipment,food price,war in Ukraine,global,food,inflation,commodities,uncertainty over food supply,supply
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5X7 - . Photographed at the recorded location in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The subject captured here is Ukraine flag, with cereals grains, highlighting farming issues, reduced export of grain and increasing food prices, such as bread and animal feeds. The wider scene also brings together changing streetscape, archival record, everyday life, local character, social history, flag culture, changing land use, civic identity, public expression of identity, historical comparison, local history, English identity, visual archive, and St George's Cross. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with sporting events, national identity and how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at the recorded location may become more significant with time, particularly following changing commercial priorities. Further associations within the scene are documentary photography, residential flag display, regional identity, national emblem, patriotic symbolism, community identity, national flag display, and before-and-after reference. References to animal, cereals, grain, export, and grains give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. Around the recorded location, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Its period value extends to sporting events and how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. It also preserves details of everyday use as part of the recorded location's history. The photograph keeps evidence of changing use for future local research.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,with,arable,crop,crops,cereals,grains,highlighting,farm,issue,exports,of,grain,increasing,increased,food prices,bread,flour,animal feeds,animal feed,war,Russia,world,hunger,poor,going,hungry,reducing,shipment,food price,war in Ukraine,global,food,inflation,commodities,uncertainty over food supply,supply
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5XA - . A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded location in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is Ukraine flag, with cereals grains, highlighting farming issues, reduced export of grain and increasing food prices, such as bread and animal feeds. The locality and subject together evoke patriotic symbolism, community identity, residential flag display, local character, before-and-after reference, archival record, St George's Cross, public realm, street-level symbolism, place identity, English identity, changing land use, everyday life, and national flag display. Current relevance extends to community cohesion and cultural identity, particularly through the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after replacement signage. The photograph additionally reflects local history, public expression of identity, regional identity, social history, historical comparison, national emblem, documentary photography, and visual archive. References to issues, Ukraine, grains, grain, and animal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to community cohesion and the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The location additionally provides evidence of political symbolism and the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,with,arable,crop,crops,cereals,grains,highlighting,farm,issue,exports,of,grain,increasing,increased,food prices,bread,flour,animal feeds,animal feed,war,Russia,world,hunger,poor,going,hungry,reducing,shipment,food price,war in Ukraine,global,food,inflation,commodities,uncertainty over food supply,supply,2026
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5XD - . An on-location photograph from the recorded location in 2022, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The subject captured here is Ukraine flag, with cereals grains, highlighting farming issues, reduced export of grain and increasing food prices, such as bread and animal feeds. The image also relates to St George's Cross, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, local history, public expression of identity, changing land use, street-level symbolism, flag culture, local character, visual archive, contemporary social history, national emblem, residential flag display, and community identity. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with cultural identity, political symbolism and the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space. The image fixes public access and movement within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against changing commercial priorities. The photograph additionally reflects everyday life, national flag display, place identity, period detail, patriotic symbolism, civic identity, archival record, and national symbolism. The combination of farming, bread, issues, prices, and export anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The wider significance includes cultural identity and the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Another strand within the photograph is sporting events and how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context when considered against later change at the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,with,arable,crop,crops,cereals,grains,highlighting,farm,issue,exports,of,grain,increasing,increased,food prices,bread,flour,animal feeds,animal feed,war,Russia,world,hunger,poor,going,hungry,reducing,shipment,food price,war in Ukraine,global,food,inflation,commodities,uncertainty over food supply,supply
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5XF - . This dated editorial view of the recorded location in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The main point of reference is Ukraine flag, with cereals grains, highlighting farming issues, reduced export of grain and increasing food prices, such as bread and animal feeds. The frame also records themes of St George's Cross, contemporary social history, place identity, national flag display, public realm, public expression of identity, historical comparison, regional identity, street-level symbolism, national symbolism, period detail, patriotic symbolism, archival record, and changing streetscape. Today's relevance is strengthened by social division, patriotism and the continuing question of the visibility of English identity in residential streets and public space. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after different community use. The surrounding story also includes changing land use, flag culture, community identity, local character, local history, civic identity, everyday life, and visual archive. The recorded references to highlighting, bread, increasing, grain, and feeds preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. The wider setting at the recorded location matters because ordinary visual details often provide the strongest evidence of how a place actually looked and functioned. The image also provides a reference for social division and the way familiar symbols acquire different meanings during major events without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. Another useful connection is national identity and how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context in a form that can be compared with future views of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,with,arable,crop,crops,cereals,grains,highlighting,farm,issue,exports,of,grain,increasing,increased,food prices,bread,flour,animal feeds,animal feed,war,Russia,world,hunger,poor,going,hungry,reducing,shipment,food price,war in Ukraine,global,food,inflation,commodities,uncertainty over food supply,supply
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JMD5XK - . This authentic period view of the recorded location in 2022 preserves the main subject alongside smaller contextual details that can acquire greater historical value as places and uses change. The principal subject is Ukraine flag, with cereals grains, highlighting farming issues, reduced export of grain and increasing food prices, such as bread and animal feeds. The frame also records themes of social history, historical comparison, local history, everyday life, national symbolism, local character, before-and-after reference, flag culture, public expression of identity, place identity, patriotic symbolism, documentary photography, residential flag display, and English identity. For current editorial use, public display and cultural identity provide additional context, especially through the distinction between everyday patriotism and more contentious uses of national imagery. For later comparison, the photograph preserves street furniture and boundaries at the recorded location, details that may look very different after refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are contemporary social history, civic identity, national flag display, street-level symbolism, changing streetscape, public realm, visual archive, and national emblem. References to reduced, feeds, issues, grains, and animal give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. A further contemporary connection is public display and the distinction between everyday patriotism and more contentious uses of national imagery when considered against later change at the recorded location. The wider significance includes patriotism and how national flags can signal celebration, sport, identity or political sentiment depending on context without losing the local specificity of the recorded location.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Southport,Lancs,Lancashire,Merseyside,seaside,coast,town,England,UK,classic,beer,beers,ale,ales,brewery,US,North America,Tap and Bottle,Cambridge Walks,PR8,Sefton Council,craft,brew,brews,brewed,tasty,taste,the,logo,brand,brands,drinks,drinking,culture,Russia
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JHW8BM - . An identifiable period record of Tap and Bottle, Cambridge Walks ,Southport, Sefton, Lancs, England, Uk , PR8 1EN in 2022, retaining the practical detail and local context that distinguish a documentary photograph from a generic illustration. The main point of reference is Russian River brewing company, microbrewed in Sonoma County, a classic ale, beer of provenance, Tap and Bottle, Cambridge Walks ,Southport. The image also relates to waterborne travel, blue-green infrastructure, working waterway, urban waterway, marine mobility, visitor attraction, everyday life, waterside public realm, historical comparison, coastal visitor economy, coastal leisure, seaside souvenir, tourism retail, and resort heritage. Current relevance extends to town-centre renewal and heritage attractions, particularly through the role of regeneration in keeping coastal destinations competitive. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into river transport and water quality, not least because of the growing value of rivers and canals as transport, leisure and environmental corridors. As a dated visual record of Tap and Bottle, Cambridge Walks ,Southport, Sefton, Lancs, England, Uk , PR8 1EN, the frame retains building condition and alterations, making it especially useful if new construction subsequently changes the scene. The surrounding story also includes waterside leisure, regional identity, traditional confectionery, passenger river service, inland navigation, canal heritage, visual archive, and seaside retail. References to Bottle, Sonoma, Russian, microbrewed, and Cambridge give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Tap and Bottle, Cambridge Walks ,Southport, Sefton, Lancs, England, Uk , PR8 1EN helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The frame retains period character as a date-specific reference.
Tap and Bottle, Cambridge Walks ,Southport, Sefton, Lancs, England, Uk , PR8 1EN
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,banner,at,house,Manchester,CND,no,to,resist,against,weapons,of,mass,destruction,bomb,bombs,warhead,peace,on,earth,to the,world,6,England,UK,M2 5NS,M2,Ukrainian,war,wars,Russia,Chine,threat,threats
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JG5JKX - . Photographed at 6 ,Mount St, Manchester, England, UK, ,M2 5NS in 2022, this detailed editorial image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The defining feature is Banner - No to nuclear weapons of mass destruction, at Quaker House, Friends meeting house, 6 Mount St, Manchester, England, UK, M2 5NS. The setting additionally reflects social landscape, historical comparison, street-level documentary, period detail, local identity, place identity, everyday street life, community life, archival record, documentary photography, pedestrian environment, changing streetscape, urban change, and local character. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into street safety and transport, not least because of how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change. Small period details of transport arrangements and footfall at 6 ,Mount St, Manchester, England, UK, ,M2 5NS may become more significant with time, particularly following altered transport patterns. The location also brings in townscape record, changing land use, social history, contemporary city life, contemporary social history, city-centre activity, urban social history, and regional identity. The combination of meeting, Quaker, House, Manchester, and Friends anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around 6 ,Mount St, Manchester, England, UK, ,M2 5NS, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The scene further reflects street safety and how ordinary street scenes become valuable records as businesses and infrastructure change as part of the longer story of 6 ,Mount St, Manchester, England, UK, ,M2 5NS. The scene captures a point of historical comparison within the wider story of 6 ,Mount St, Manchester, England, UK, ,M2 5NS.
6 ,Mount St, Manchester, England, UK, ,M2 5NS
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,map,country,countries,of origin,watchmakers,brand,communism,socialism,USSR watch industry,soviet,coldwar,era,a,product,of,the,Moscow,watch,factory,number,one,Raketa,from,old,Russia,1980,historic,heritage,horology,CCCP,USSR,Russian,date,Russian date,language,communist,leather strap
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC75TW - . Made at Moscow, Russia in 2022, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The location is represented through Raketa perpetual calendar watch, from the old CCCP / USSR, Russia - a product of the Moscow watch factory number one, on a Russian map. The setting additionally reflects historic frontage, labour history, public realm, traditional structure, production infrastructure, historic freight equipment, engineering history, manufacturing heritage, heritage landmark, industrial artefact, archival record, historical comparison, documentary photography, and changing streetscape. Today's relevance is strengthened by manufacturing decline, brownfield redevelopment and the continuing question of the growing value of industrial heritage for tourism and local identity. From a 2025-onward perspective, redevelopment pressure and embodied carbon are closely linked to this subject, alongside the tension between conservation and redevelopment. For later comparison, the photograph preserves commercial use and occupation at Moscow, Russia, details that may look very different after different community use. The subject also sits alongside period streetscape, industrial material culture, architectural character, regional identity, place identity, conservation architecture, period detail, and local landmark. References to factory, Moscow, Russian, product, and Russia give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at Moscow, Russia helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. A further contemporary connection is manufacturing decline and the growing value of industrial heritage for tourism and local identity without losing the local specificity of Moscow, Russia.
Moscow, Russia
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,map,country,countries,of origin,watchmakers,brand,socialism,communist watch,Soviet,Russian,wristwatches,wristwatch,Poljot,Poljot watch,USSR watch industry,1st Moscow Watch Factory,Первый Московский Часовой Завод,ПМЧЗ,Perviy Moskovskiy Chasovoy Zavod,watches,wrist,timekeeper,timekeeping,military,compressor,horology,clockwork,style,soviet,CCCP,Chronograph,Sturmanskie,Soviet Union,Russia,wind,First State Watch Factory,branded
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JC75XH - . A grounded documentary photograph made at the recorded location in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The photograph centres on Poljot Soviet Chronograph,First Moscow Watch Factory,Russia. The wider scene also brings together shopping district, documentary photography, industrial artefact, period detail, historic freight equipment, place identity, social history, former production site, contemporary social history, bricks-and-mortar retail, high-street commerce, archival record, brand-led retail, and changing land use. Current relevance extends to labour history and brownfield redevelopment, particularly through how surviving industrial objects become evidence of vanished working practices. In present-day coverage, the subject reaches into changing footfall and business rates, not least because of the role of large retailers in town-centre and edge-of-centre economies. The image fixes street furniture and boundaries within the recorded location at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against refurbishment. The location also brings in before-and-after reference, physical store, destination retail, production infrastructure, local history, customer footfall, commercial frontage, and changing streetscape. Elements such as Russia, Factory, Soviet, Watch, and First add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at the recorded location helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The location additionally provides evidence of labour history and how surviving industrial objects become evidence of vanished working practices as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The frame retains a point of historical comparison for future local research.
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,Crewe,Ministry Of Defence,HackGreen,Civil Defence,British,UK,Cheshire,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,Protect and Survive,Protect & Survive,MAD,Cold War,Mutually Assured Destruction,centre of regional government,Lenin,transfer the world to communism,echoes,in,the,Putin,Russia,Russian,Ukraine,Ukrainian,invasion,February,2022,war,special operation,colonialism,Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin,Vladimir Putin,Vladimir Lenin,Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2AGPKB0 - . Recorded at French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL in 2019, the image fixes a particular place, use and appearance for later comparison as buildings, businesses, signs and public activity change. The scene shows Vladimir Lenin, transfer the world to communism, forward to communism, echoes in the Putin Russian Ukraine invasion February 2022. Further facets of the subject include constituency representation, public administration, visual archive, contemporary social history, local history, community identity, political campaigning, everyday life, documentary photography, constituency politics, archival record, public policy, regional identity, and period detail. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject sits within continuing debate about government priorities, electoral accountability and preserving campaign language that can quickly date. Looking back from the mid-2020s, the view documents evidence of how the subject fitted into ordinary life in the immediate surroundings of French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL. Further connections include local character, political communication, democratic accountability, place identity, civic debate, public realm, before-and-after reference, and changing land use. The recorded references to Lenin, transfer, Russian, world, and Vladimir preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. Around French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. The location additionally provides evidence of government priorities and preserving campaign language that can quickly date in a form that can be compared with future views of French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL. The scene captures part of the area's social history as a date-specific reference.
French Ln, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK, CW5 8BL
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place,St Marks Place NYC,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,Block Drug Store,Block,Drugstore,Drug Store,chemist,shop,Chemist Shop,New York Travel Tourism,store,stores,Block Drugstores pharmacy frontage,in red,NY 10003,exterior,American Drug store,Block Drug Company,Russia,Russian,Alexander Block
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF05F - stock-photo/gotonysmith-Block.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Block Drug Company was a pharmaceutical company based in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, that specialized in dental care products. Its most popular products included Polident denture cleanser, Poli-Grip denture adhesive, Dentu-Creme denture toothpaste, Nytol sleeping pill, Tegrin medicated shampoo for psoriasis, Lava hand soaps (acquired from Procter & Gamble), Beano and Phazyme anti-gas products, Balmex diaper rash ointments, and Sensodyne desensitizing toothpaste.
GlaxoSmithKline purchased the company for $1.24 billion in 2001.
The company was founded in 1907 by Alexander Block, a Russian immigrant who had a small drugstore on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York. He turned the company into a wholesaler in 1915, then became a drug manufacturer in 1925, acquiring a 50 percent interest in Wernet's Dental Manufacturing Company.
Block Drug moved its headquarters to Jersey City, New Jersey in 1938.
Although Alexander Block built the company largely through acquisitions, he developed the Polident brand internally during the 1930s. In 1948, Block Drug rolled out the Ammi-i-Dent tooth powder, and in the early 1950s, the company developed Nytol. After Alexander Block's death in 1953, his son Leonard N. Block (19112005) took over, eventually becoming the company's chairman. The last major new product the company introduced was Tegrin, in 1964.
Although Block Drug was a public company from 1971 until 2001, it operated much like a private, family-run firm, with the Block family holding all voting shares plus 54 percent of the non-voting stock. In addition, the company never held annual meetings or issued proxy statements
Leonard N. Block died in 2005 at age 93 after suffering for years from Alzheimer's disease. Block's nephew John P. Roberts was the producer of the Woodstock Festival using money from his Block inheritance.
101 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place,St Marks Place NYC,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,Block Drug Store,Block,Drugstore,Drug Store,chemist,shop,Chemist Shop,New York Travel Tourism,Block Drugstores pharmacy frontage,in red,NY 10003,exterior,American Drug store,Block Drug Company,Russia,Russian,Alexander Block,weight loss drugs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF06C - stock-photo/gotonysmith-Block.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Block Drug Company was a pharmaceutical company based in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, that specialized in dental care products. Its most popular products included Polident denture cleanser, Poli-Grip denture adhesive, Dentu-Creme denture toothpaste, Nytol sleeping pill, Tegrin medicated shampoo for psoriasis, Lava hand soaps (acquired from Procter & Gamble), Beano and Phazyme anti-gas products, Balmex diaper rash ointments, and Sensodyne desensitizing toothpaste.
GlaxoSmithKline purchased the company for $1.24 billion in 2001.
The company was founded in 1907 by Alexander Block, a Russian immigrant who had a small drugstore on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York. He turned the company into a wholesaler in 1915, then became a drug manufacturer in 1925, acquiring a 50 percent interest in Wernet's Dental Manufacturing Company.
Block Drug moved its headquarters to Jersey City, New Jersey in 1938.
Although Alexander Block built the company largely through acquisitions, he developed the Polident brand internally during the 1930s. In 1948, Block Drug rolled out the Ammi-i-Dent tooth powder, and in the early 1950s, the company developed Nytol. After Alexander Block's death in 1953, his son Leonard N. Block (19112005) took over, eventually becoming the company's chairman. The last major new product the company introduced was Tegrin, in 1964.
Although Block Drug was a public company from 1971 until 2001, it operated much like a private, family-run firm, with the Block family holding all voting shares plus 54 percent of the non-voting stock. In addition, the company never held annual meetings or issued proxy statements
Leonard N. Block died in 2005 at age 93 after suffering for years from Alzheimer's disease. Block's nephew John P. Roberts was the producer of the Woodstock Festival using money from his Block inheritance.
101 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place,St Marks Place NYC,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,Block Drug Store,Block,Drugstore,Drug Store,chemist,shop,Chemist Shop,New York Travel Tourism,store,stores,Block Drugstores pharmacy frontage,in red,NY 10003,exterior,American Drug store,Block Drug Company,Russia,Russian,Alexander Block
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF06F - stock-photo/gotonysmith-Block.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Block Drug Company was a pharmaceutical company based in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, that specialized in dental care products. Its most popular products included Polident denture cleanser, Poli-Grip denture adhesive, Dentu-Creme denture toothpaste, Nytol sleeping pill, Tegrin medicated shampoo for psoriasis, Lava hand soaps (acquired from Procter & Gamble), Beano and Phazyme anti-gas products, Balmex diaper rash ointments, and Sensodyne desensitizing toothpaste.
GlaxoSmithKline purchased the company for $1.24 billion in 2001.
The company was founded in 1907 by Alexander Block, a Russian immigrant who had a small drugstore on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York. He turned the company into a wholesaler in 1915, then became a drug manufacturer in 1925, acquiring a 50 percent interest in Wernet's Dental Manufacturing Company.
Block Drug moved its headquarters to Jersey City, New Jersey in 1938.
Although Alexander Block built the company largely through acquisitions, he developed the Polident brand internally during the 1930s. In 1948, Block Drug rolled out the Ammi-i-Dent tooth powder, and in the early 1950s, the company developed Nytol. After Alexander Block's death in 1953, his son Leonard N. Block (19112005) took over, eventually becoming the company's chairman. The last major new product the company introduced was Tegrin, in 1964.
Although Block Drug was a public company from 1971 until 2001, it operated much like a private, family-run firm, with the Block family holding all voting shares plus 54 percent of the non-voting stock. In addition, the company never held annual meetings or issued proxy statements
Leonard N. Block died in 2005 at age 93 after suffering for years from Alzheimer's disease. Block's nephew John P. Roberts was the producer of the Woodstock Festival using money from his Block inheritance.
101 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,@HotpixUK,HotpixUK,NOHO NYC,NYC,New York City,St Marks Place,St Marks Place NYC,New York St Marks Place,street,New York Street,USA,America,City Centre,city,centre,center,city center,East Village,Eastvillage,Block Drug Store,Block,Drugstore,Drug Store,chemist,shop,Chemist Shop,New York Travel Tourism,store,stores,Block Drugstores pharmacy frontage,in red,NY 10003,exterior,American Drug store,Block Drug Company,Russia,Russian,Alexander Block,weight loss drugs
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy RBF077 - stock-photo/gotonysmith-Block.html?sortBy=relevant&pseudoid=237DAF28-A4ED-4448-8173-C0E81ABEEC6F Target=_Blank>Block Drug Company was a pharmaceutical company based in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, that specialized in dental care products. Its most popular products included Polident denture cleanser, Poli-Grip denture adhesive, Dentu-Creme denture toothpaste, Nytol sleeping pill, Tegrin medicated shampoo for psoriasis, Lava hand soaps (acquired from Procter & Gamble), Beano and Phazyme anti-gas products, Balmex diaper rash ointments, and Sensodyne desensitizing toothpaste.
GlaxoSmithKline purchased the company for $1.24 billion in 2001.
The company was founded in 1907 by Alexander Block, a Russian immigrant who had a small drugstore on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York. He turned the company into a wholesaler in 1915, then became a drug manufacturer in 1925, acquiring a 50 percent interest in Wernet's Dental Manufacturing Company.
Block Drug moved its headquarters to Jersey City, New Jersey in 1938.
Although Alexander Block built the company largely through acquisitions, he developed the Polident brand internally during the 1930s. In 1948, Block Drug rolled out the Ammi-i-Dent tooth powder, and in the early 1950s, the company developed Nytol. After Alexander Block's death in 1953, his son Leonard N. Block (19112005) took over, eventually becoming the company's chairman. The last major new product the company introduced was Tegrin, in 1964.
Although Block Drug was a public company from 1971 until 2001, it operated much like a private, family-run firm, with the Block family holding all voting shares plus 54 percent of the non-voting stock. In addition, the company never held annual meetings or issued proxy statements
Leonard N. Block died in 2005 at age 93 after suffering for years from Alzheimer's disease. Block's nephew John P. Roberts was the producer of the Woodstock Festival using money from his Block inheritance.
101 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA
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Keywords: hardware,fly,flying,scrap,Russia,CCCP,Moscow,Mocba,Close-up,Close,Up,CloseUp,Macro,helicopter,cockpit,airliner,fighter,indicator,aviation,avionics,cabin,dashboard,dial,force,airforce,instrument,instrumentation,instruments,navy,military,speedometer,tachometer,GoTonySmith,technology,transport,transportation,up,ussr,vehicle,view,war,Ukraine
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCWN - . Photographed at Russia in 2015, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The main point of reference is Russian Aircraft Plane Dial Indicators from USSR hardware. The wider scene also brings together passenger information, local mobility, contemporary social story.htm Target=_Blank>history, place identity, public transport stop, everyday life, before-and-after reference, transport accessibility, documentary photography, roadside transit, street-side transport, passenger transport, archival record, and changing land use. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with service frequency, passenger information and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. Small period details of signage and branding at Russia may become more significant with time, particularly following refurbishment. Further associations within the scene are bus infrastructure, local history, community identity, surface public transport, regional identity, visual archive, local bus network, and changing streetscape. Elements such as Russian, Indicators, hardware, Aircraft, and Plane add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For Russia, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. The image also provides a reference for service frequency and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing within the real-world context of Russia. Another useful connection is reliability and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing within the specific setting of Russia. The scene further reflects service frequency and the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network as part of the longer story of Russia. It also preserves period character as part of Russia's history.
Russia
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Keywords: hardware,fly,flying,scrap,Russia,CCCP,Moscow,Mocba,Close-up,Close,Up,CloseUp,Macro,helicopter,cockpit,airliner,fighter,indicator,aviation,avionics,cabin,dashboard,dial,force,airforce,instrument,instrumentation,instruments,navy,military,speedometer,tachometer,GoTonySmith,technology,transport,transportation,up,ussr,vehicle,view,war,Ukraine
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCWR - . This location-specific image from Russia in 2015 provides a visual record of the subject in everyday context, useful for both contemporary editorial work and later historical comparison. The image documents Russian Aircraft Plane Dial Indicators from USSR hardware. The subject also carries associations with street-side transport, historical comparison, local mobility, changing streetscape, roadside transit, before-and-after reference, public transport stop, bus infrastructure, social history, public realm, passenger information, documentary photography, transport accessibility, and local character. For current editorial use, service frequency and reliability provide additional context, especially through the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. The image fixes transport arrangements and footfall within Russia at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against replacement signage. The wider setting retains connections with archival record, everyday life, regional identity, visual archive, community identity, place identity, local bus network, and passenger transport. Details involving hardware, Russian, Aircraft, Indicators, and Plane make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Russia may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The setting also helps illustrate service frequency and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services within the specific setting of Russia. The image also provides a reference for integrated transport and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services as part of the longer story of Russia. Another useful connection is reliability and the importance of buses for access to work, education and healthcare when considered against later change at Russia. The record includes a local visual benchmark as a date-specific reference.
Russia
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Keywords: hardware,fly,flying,scrap,Russia,CCCP,Moscow,Mocba,Close-up,Close,Up,CloseUp,Macro,helicopter,cockpit,airliner,fighter,indicator,aviation,avionics,cabin,dashboard,dial,force,airforce,instrument,instrumentation,instruments,navy,military,speedometer,tachometer,GoTonySmith,technology,transport,transportation,up,ussr,vehicle,view,war,Ukraine
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCWX - . An on-location photograph from Russia in 2015, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. The frame specifically shows Russian Aircraft Plane Dial Indicators from USSR hardware. The subject also carries associations with public transport stop, changing land use, community identity, street-side transport, passenger transport, documentary photography, period detail, local character, before-and-after reference, historical comparison, passenger information, local bus network, transport accessibility, and roadside transit. From a 2025-onward perspective, bus funding and local connectivity are closely linked to this subject, alongside the challenge of maintaining reliable local services. Future viewers can use this scene from Russia to compare local activity and public use with whatever follows after altered transport patterns. The photograph additionally reflects local mobility, bus infrastructure, local story.htm Target=_Blank>history, public realm, surface public transport, archival record, bus route infrastructure, and visual archive. The combination of Plane, Indicators, Russian, hardware, and Aircraft anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. Around Russia, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. Another strand within the photograph is bus funding and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services as part of the longer story of Russia. The setting also helps illustrate decarbonisation and the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network when considered against later change at Russia. The image also provides a reference for bus funding and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services without losing the local specificity of Russia. The view records a trace of local identity as part of Russia's history.
Russia
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Keywords: hardware,fly,flying,scrap,Russia,CCCP,Moscow,Mocba,Close-up,Close,Up,CloseUp,Macro,helicopter,cockpit,airliner,fighter,indicator,aviation,avionics,cabin,dashboard,dial,force,airforce,instrument,instrumentation,instruments,navy,military,speedometer,tachometer,GoTonySmith,technology,transport,transportation,up,ussr,vehicle,view,war,Ukraine
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCX2 - . This scene at Russia in 2015 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The image documents Russian Aircraft Plane Dial Indicators from USSR hardware. Other connected aspects include everyday life, visual archive, street-side transport, regional identity, roadside transit, bus infrastructure, archival record, period detail, historical comparison, before-and-after reference, bus route infrastructure, social history, surface public transport, and passenger information. From a 2025-onward perspective, reliability and service frequency are closely linked to this subject, alongside the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing. As a dated visual record of Russia, the frame retains local activity and public use, making it especially useful if new ownership subsequently changes the scene. The wider setting retains connections with public realm, public transport stop, local character, passenger transport, public-transport wayfinding, local bus network, local history, and changing land use. The recorded references to hardware, Aircraft, Indicators, Plane, and Russian preserve clues about how the subject was presented, used or understood at the time. A later view of Russia may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The location additionally provides evidence of reliability and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services in a form that can be compared with future views of Russia. A further contemporary connection is bus funding and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services within the real-world context of Russia. The wider significance includes bus funding and the challenge of maintaining reliable local services within the specific setting of Russia. The view records a trace of local identity within the wider story of Russia.
Russia
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Keywords: hardware,fly,flying,scrap,Russia,CCCP,Moscow,Mocba,Close-up,Close,Up,CloseUp,Macro,helicopter,cockpit,airliner,fighter,indicator,aviation,avionics,cabin,dashboard,dial,force,airforce,instrument,instrumentation,instruments,navy,military,speedometer,tachometer,GoTonySmith,technology,transport,transportation,up,ussr,vehicle,view,war,Ukraine
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F7DCX3 - . A grounded documentary photograph made at Russia in 2015, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The scene records Russian Aircraft Plane Dial Indicators from USSR hardware. Further facets of the scene include public transport stop, passenger information, public-transport wayfinding, place identity, local history, street-side transport, bus route infrastructure, everyday life, roadside transit, local mobility, transport accessibility, changing streetscape, changing land use, and contemporary social history. Today's relevance is strengthened by reliability, local connectivity and the continuing question of the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network. Future viewers can use this scene from Russia to compare transport arrangements and footfall with whatever follows after changed technology. Other useful contextual ideas include documentary photography, visual archive, period detail, archival record, bus infrastructure, passenger transport, before-and-after reference, and community identity. Elements such as hardware, Indicators, Plane, Russian, and Aircraft add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. Around Russia, apparently routine details can become historically useful once businesses close, buildings change use or familiar features disappear. A further contemporary connection is reliability and the role of bus stops as the physical interface between passengers and the network in a form that can be compared with future views of Russia. The wider significance includes bus funding and the shift toward cleaner buses and integrated ticketing within the real-world context of Russia. Another strand within the photograph is decarbonisation and the importance of buses for access to work, education and healthcare within the specific setting of Russia.
Russia
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy F15NY2 - . An on-location photograph from Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 in 2015, showing the named subject as part of a wider social, commercial, cultural or physical setting rather than as an isolated object. At the centre of the view is 4 Kon Kopek Mockba 1966 CCCP USSR space stamps. Another layer of the photograph includes community identity, philatelic collecting, local story.htm Target=_Blank>history, paper communication, place identity, historical comparison, postal ephemera, postal graphic design, commemorative issue, local character, everyday life, public realm, postal artefact, and documentary photography. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with national identity, collecting and how stamps compress art, politics and national identity into small objects. Small period details of public access and movement at Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 may become more significant with time, particularly following redevelopment. A second descriptive layer includes philatelic material, social history, stamp design, regional identity, visual archive, contemporary social history, archival record, and collectable stamp. Elements such as Kopek, space, stamps, and Mockba add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. By fixing the subject within Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The scene further reflects national identity and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs within the specific setting of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012. Its period value extends to postal services and the collector interest created by discontinued currencies, states and designs as part of the longer story of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012. It also preserves period character as part of Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012's history.
Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy EY5KDN - . Polish international MiniMarket shop, Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. The photograph was taken on 16 July 2015. This editorial stock image documents the subject as it appeared at that time, preserving a clear record of the place, its appearance and the everyday details surrounding it. The scene is closely associated with Polish international MiniMarket shop, Padgate, Ukraine, Lithuanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, store, shop and MiniMarket, adding specific subject detail and useful search context without losing the documentary focus on the main subject. The photograph is useful for editorial coverage of eating out, restaurant culture, food presentation, hospitality and the way international cuisine has become part of everyday dining in British cities. Food, crockery, tableware, menus, serving dishes and restaurant surroundings can provide strong visual cues for features about cuisine, ingredients, dining habits, tourism, leisure spending and the hospitality economy. The image is documentary rather than studio food photography, giving it relevance to real-world restaurant reviews, travel features, local food guides and stories about consumer choice. It also records the appearance and presentation of a meal at a particular time and place, useful for archive, lifestyle and social-history contexts. Search themes include restaurant dining, cuisine, food presentation, hospitality, eating out, table settings, tourism, consumer lifestyle and the local food economy. Because this is a real meal in a real venue rather than a studio arrangement, it has particular value for travel, dining and social-history features. The combination of a named subject, precise location and capture date gives the image particular value to editors who need a real, identifiable place rather than a generic illustrative photograph. This particular view is catalogued under Alamy image reference EY5KDN, distinguishing it from other photographs of the same or related subject.
Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JPB8XT - More info at https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/chaika-3050-kr-the-first-soviet-quartz-watch.848468/
Chaika 3050 Kvarzevi rezonator (which roughly means Quartz Oscillator in Russian), usually abbreviated as the Chaika 3050-KR. The lack of information about this watch and this movement hasn't allowed me to write a detailed history of the watch, but at least we have more or less a good view about the genesis of the movement and what were its characteristics, that represented a new era for the Soviet watch industry, but also the beginning of its gradual decline
What makes the Chaika 3050-KR so special is that it was the first quartz watch ever made in the Soviet Union
3050-KR, even though it was regularly available in the catalogs, had an almost limited distribution, especially the first generation. The only ones lucky enough to own it were those who were part of the Nomenklatura, and therefore had the right to buy it at half its original price.
The watch was distributed mainly in the domestic market under the Chaika brand and was exported (mainly in the countries of the communist bloc) also with the Raketa one, at slightly lower prices, but still prohibitive for the ordinary citizen, and with a different case and dial. The same movement was also used by Slava and Poljot itself.
The stepping motor was also produced in Moscow, but not in the Poljot factory, but in the Slava one, which made the production process rather complicated: Poljot made the whole movement except for the stepping motor. Then, the movement was sent to the 2MWF to mount the stepping motor. Then, the movement, devoid of its electronic part, was sent to the Chaika factory in Uglich, waiting for the assembly of the electronic part. The printed circuit board, including the oscillator, was manufactured in the Integral plant in Minsk, Belarus, (in case of a saturation of the plant, the circuit was also produced in the Transistor factory), the same plant where the Elektronika B6-02 and the Elektron
Classic Chaika Blue Quartz mechanical Rezonator 3050 Russian Watch, first commercial soviet quartz w
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PG60Y2 - There has been a building on our site since the 1300s although the first mention of the Kings itself is not until 1639. The Georgian frontage was added in 1753 although the size of the building was reduced in the 1890s when a decline in trade resulted in part of the front being turned into a shop. It wasn't until 1936 that the Kings left private ownership and was bought by the Friary Brewery of Guildford which later became part of Allied Breweries.
We've had a few famous guests over the years including Tsar Peter the Great (who left without paying his bill!) as well as some European royalty who met here in 1814 to discuss post war Europe after the Battle of Trafalgar. Tsar Peter the Great's visit is commemorated by a plaque on the front of the building which was unveiled in 1998 by the Russian Ambassador to commemorate the tricentenary of the visit.
22-25, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK, GU7 1EB
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2JTK73J - Poljot (literally meaning flight), is a brand of Soviet/Russian wristwatches, produced since 1964 by the First Moscow Watch Factory (Russian: Первый Московский Часовой Завод, ПМЧЗ, Perviy Moskovskiy Chasovoy Zavod). The flagship brand of the USSR's watch industry, Poljot produced numerous historical watches used in many important space missions, including the world's first space watch worn by Yuri Gagarin.
Founded in 1930 under orders from Joseph Stalin, the First State Watch Factory was the first large scale Soviet watch and mechanical movement manufacturer. Via its USA-based trading company Amtorg, the Soviet government bought the defunct Ansonia Clock Company of Brooklyn, New York in 1929, and the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company of Canton, Ohio. As part of the Soviet's first five-year plan, twenty-eight freight cars worth of machinery and parts were moved from the USA to Moscow
Moscow, Russia
