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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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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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By Francesca Lungarotti The human desire for knowledge and the thirst to learn from the past are perhaps more necessary now than in any time in the past. Archaeological discoveries, excavations and the revelation of wonderful worlds and civilisations of the past documented through the photographic medium that remains the most powerful means of visual […]
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By Francesca Lungarotti Coffee is a universal language expressed and adapted to each culture. Each nation and community embrace it and makes it their own. Coffee is a product that embodies work, struggle, love, diversity, passion and tradition. Whether it is called buna, caffe, kahawa, kahve, or kave, coffee might be the most understood word all […]
Read MoreLocated off the northwest coast of Greece, the Emerald Island of Corfu is considered one of the most beautiful of the Greek Islands. With 112,000 inhabitants, Corfu is the most populated of the major islands in the Ionian Sea. The old town of the largest town on the island, Corfu, was inscribed as a UNESCO World […]
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A vibrant city with a blend of modern culture and interesting architecture, sea and countryside. Brighton spreads over the hills of the South Downs to the north. To the east it is fronted by chalk cliffs, and to the west it merges with the residential borough of Hove. To the south…is the beach! Brighton was for many centuries […]
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Ivy Close Images is a unique photo house that offers a diverse range of historical images with a focus on quality. Based in Southport, Maine, Ivy Close Images is a family-owned company that provides special attention to caption accuracy and image clarity. The collection offers 80,000 images available for licensing. Areas of specialization include colorized […]
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