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DutchCrusader



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20/11/2010 10:36

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"British Rule in Cyprus, 1878-1960. When the British took over the island in 1878 (Leased from the Ottoman Turkish Empire. - DC), they found a crumbling, oriental town inside the city walls that was full of problems... View this picture to see what the British saw... [ click this URL: http://is.gd/hsVI2 ]



No1Doyen


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20/11/2010 11:33

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Great photos Hans.



japeal



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20/11/2010 13:21

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hi Dutch,



Watch the slide show on the link below of the Sutcliffe Gallery, the original pictures appear and then the same pictues but taken in clour only a few years age.



Frank sutcliffe did most of his photos 1875-1910



john



http://www.sutcliffe-gallery.co.uk/section244053.html



japeal



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Dutch, do not know how my previous post went onto this thread as I was replying to your comments on the varosha photo thread?



DutchCrusader



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RE msg 4, japeal: It may be my fault that you were confused, because I gave more than one thread the starting headline [MORE 1878] etc. Sorry.



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