Fitness – the early years

‘If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.’ Hippocrates.  “Throughout history, the poor generally got all of the exercise they needed, and more, through hard physical graft, while the wealthier classes had their hunting, […]

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Let’s all go on a Vintage vacation!

As we enter the popular time of year for heading off on our vacations, look at the similarities and also the differences to how we used to do it. For some of you over a certain age, the gallery will trigger many memories if you went on your family escapes in the 1960s to 1980s. […]

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Contributor Spotlight: GPL Collection

As worldwide popularity for motorsports and its various circuits, from F1 to Nascar to Indy and beyond, continues to accelerate, interest in the history of the sport has also piqued.  UIG is privileged to represent the GPL Collection, an extraordinary collection of images exploring the history of motorsports from 1902 through 2002. The GPL Collection […]

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Time machine: 100 years ago to 1923 daily life in USA

Jump in to our time machine as we take you back 100 years to the United Sates in 1923. What was going on in the daily lives of people, what events were happening? Are there things we do now that were surprisingly similar all that time ago? When you do see something in these images […]

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UIG’s visualtrove.com prints site

UIG’s http://www.visualtrove.com site offers hundreds of posters to help you decorate your home, classroom, office, hotel, or dorm.  The visualtrove.com site features content from UIG’s Prints & Posters collection and offers customers subjects covering Historical World Maps; Propaganda; Vintage Theater Posters; Product Advertisements; Vintage Travel Posters and Historical Events. In addition to the content available […]

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Candid Moments in History

By Francesca Lungarotti At UIG we eye-scan an immense amount of images every day and as content editors we think about them not only for the subjects they depict and the categories they fall under, but also for the type and nature of the images. There are many that we could define as beautiful, balanced, […]

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Take a journey through 20th Century Italian life with Touring Club Italiano at UIG

A UIG collection spotlight For more than 125 years, the Touring Cub Italiano historical archive has reflected the perspective of Italians learning about their country and its vibrant culture through tourism.  Touring Club Italiano (TCI) was founded in Milan in 1894 to promote tourism across Italy.  The archive developed over time from photographs provided by the Club’s […]

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Universal Images Group Acquires Marka ITEM

Universal Images Group Limited (UIG) is delighted to announce it has acquired the Marka ITEM collection, based in Milan, Italy.  The collection will be integrated into UIG’s archive during December and will become immediately available for distribution and licensing through UIG’s extensive global network of licensing partners. The Marka ITEM collection features subject strengths in European […]

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Vintage Travel Posters

Vintage travel posters evoke happy memories of family vacations, honeymoons, and open-eyed adventures around the world.  These wonderfully designed, bright and cheerful posters long ago crossed over from mere promotional works to become both sought-after art and collector’s items. Travel posters began in the early 20th century as effective advertisements for rail and cruise line companies.  Rail companies […]

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Collection Spotlight: Touring Club Italiano

For more than 125 years, the Touring Cub Italiano historical archive has reflected the perspective of Italians learning about their country and its vibrant culture through tourism.  Touring Club Italiano (TCI) was founded in Milan in 1894 to promote tourism across Italy.  The archive developed over time from photographs provided by the Club’s members. Now, more than […]

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