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Collection Spotlight: Underwood Archives
UIG contributing partner Underwood Archives offers researchers a vintage and historic glimpse into America’s past. The collection includes thousands of images of politicians, entertainers, and other notables from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Underwood archive offers a peak at the daily lives of Americans in years gone by, humorous images from a simpler time,…
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Carnival in Italy
As a new year begins, revelers of traditional and colorful festivals turn their attention and excitement to carnival season. While the ancient origins of carnival celebrations suggest they were timed as New Year’s festivals, the modern-day carnival evolved to be more closely associated with the beginning of the solemn Christian period of Lent. The Roman Catholic liturgical…
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The State of the Union
Article Two in Section Three of the United States Constitution stipulates that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” For the nation’s first 130 years this yearly address to Congress was…
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Agatha Christie, The Queen of Mystery
By Francesca Lungarotti “The simplest explanation is always the most likely.” – Agatha Christie January 12th marks the 50th anniversary since Agatha Christie’s death. The Queen of Mystery, a world-renowned crime novelist born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller in Torquay, Devon, England on September 15, 1890, was one of the most influential and prolific authors of the 20th century. The…
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Best of 2025
LOOKING BACK AT SOME OF THE GREAT IMAGES WE RECEIVED IN 2025 Over the course of a year we receive, select and process many thousands of images across a wide variety of subjects. We are privileged to work with such a fantastic range of photographers, agencies and archives. Check out our slideshows below featuring just…
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Collection Spotlight: Circa Images
UIG is privileged to represent Glasshouse Images for both their contemporary and historical archives. Glasshouse Images, founded in New York by commercial photographer Spencer Jones, is a stock photo agency catering to a select group of creatives who are always on the look out for exceptional and distinctive imagery. Glasshouse Images’ historical archives include its Circa Images…
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