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On Monday, January 20, 2025 Donald J Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. The United States’ Inauguration Day has occurred every four years since 1789 when George Washington recited the same oath that President-Elect Trump will state: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of […]
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Travel with us to the beautiful old city of Dubrovnik on the southern Adriatic Sea coast, it is usually regarded as the most picturesque city on the Dalmatian coast and is referred to as the “Pearl of the Adriatic.” There are many beautiful places in the world, however the people of Dubrovnik claim their city to be the […]
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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 of just some of the interesting, striking and topical images, that we received in […]
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Universal Images Group, founded by George Sinclair in 2008, aggregates and distributes content to the global licensing and merchandising markets. UIG has grown to represent content collections from more than 120 agency suppliers and nearly 175 photographers. UIG’s subject specialties include World History, Fine Art, Science & Medicine, Environmental Science, Developing World, World Religions and Cultures, Archaeology, […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti A trademark is a sign used in trade to distinguish goods and services. It is an intellectual property that tells us the source of products, connecting them to the companies from which they come. They are usually comprised of words, logos, or other designs. In 1840, the first trademark lawsuits arose in […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti On November 29, 2024 the world will celebrate the centenary of the death of Giacomo Puccini, the last of a dynasty of composers and who became the leading Italian composer of his generation. Puccini was born on December 22, 1858 in Lucca, a village in Tuscany, Italy. He was raised along with […]
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World War One, also known as “The Great War” and “The War to End All Wars”, unofficially ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, when an armistice agreement earlier in the day between Germany and the Allied powers ended hostilities between the warring nations. The official treaty ending […]
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Our creative spotlight falls on UIG collection Godong as we highlight images that have that special creative cross-over quality – they could be used for book covers, in marketing and design pieces for clients to express an idea or concept. They inspire ideas and express emotions. UIG’s contributing partner the Godong collection features the work […]
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The weeks leading up to the Berlin Wall coming down were tumultuous and filled with anxiety across both West and East Germany. Protests and demonstrations demanding change in East Germany were occurring nearly every day in the wake of the Glasnost and Perestroika reforms enacted by Soviet Union Premier Mikhail Gorbachev and the successful democratic and […]
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Our creative spotlight falls on UIG collection VW Pics as we highlight images that have that special creative cross-over quality – they could be used for book covers, in marketing and design pieces for clients to express an idea or concept. They inspire ideas and express emotions. UIG contributing partner VW Pics collection features the […]
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