Pictures Dated 25th August 2009

The Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum, Rome, Italy, c1930s. Artist: Unknown

The Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum, Rome, Itlay, c1930s. Trajan's Forum was the last imperial forum to be built in Rome. It was completed in 112 AD, and Trajan's Column, commemorating the emperor's victorious campaign against the Dacians, was finished the following year. Designed by a French architect, Antoine Derizet, the Baroque Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary (Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano) was built between 1736 and 1741. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume V, the Fleetway House, London, c1930s.

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New York Stock Exchange, New York City, USA, c1930s. Artist: Ewing Galloway

New York Stock Exchange, New York City, USA, c1930s. The largest stock exhange in the world, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was founded in 1792 when 24 stockbrokers signed the Buttonwood Agreement, so called because they met under a buttonwood tree. The organisation drafted a formal constitution in 1817. The NYSE is located at 18 Broad Street on the corner of Wall Street in Manhattan. The building opened in 1903. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume V, the Fleetway House, London, c1930s.

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Reefing topsails on board the training ship HMS 'Impregnable', Devonport, Devon, 1896.Artist: WM Crockett

Reefing topsails on board the training ship HMS 'Impregnable', Devonport, Devon, 1896. HMS 'Impregnable' was a second-rate ship of the line that became a training ship at Devonport in 1862. She was replaced in the role by HMS 'Howe' in 1886, with the 'Howe' being renamed 'Impregnable'. A succession of further ships served as HMS 'Impregnable' until the establishment was decommissioned in 1948. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 7th August 1896.

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