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The imposing front entrance of the Toledo Cathedral, or the Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption Annotation (in spanish, the Catedral Primada Metropolitana de Santa María de la Asunción). The entrance is bustling with…

An alleyway in Toledo, shaded and deserted, except for two figures in the distance. The spire of a cathedral can be seen at the far end of the alley. Annotation on slide reads, "Narrow ST--Cathedral--Toledo." Image processing: rotated,…

View of a narrow street or alley, in which a group of people are gathered. Annotation on slide reads, "Toledo--Narrow Streets." Image processing: rotated, cropped, adjusted levels, sharpened.

A passing bus and car are photographed, while in the background is a hillside marked with various buildings. Annotation on slide reads, "Toledo view." Image processing: rotated, cropped, adjusted brightness.

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The Oldřiška Češková Fungi Collection presents a selection of fungi specimens from the UBC Herbarium Collection at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. This Collection draws from a larger collection of Oldřiška Češková (Oluna Ceska)’s donation of dry…

5 p. of music; 34 cm.

Shown in the photograph are two buildings occupying part of the perimeter of the Grand-Place, which is the central square in Brussels. On the left is Le Sac (in Dutch, Den Sack, or in English, the Bag); on the right is La Brouette (in Dutch, Den…

La Maison des Ducs de Brabant (in Dutch, Huis van de Hertogen van Brabant, or in English, House of the Dukes of Brabant), one of the buildings in the Grand-Place, which is the central square in Brussels. Dating from at least the 15th century and…

The Bourse Palace (in French, Palais de la Bourse), which was formerly the site of the Brussels Stock Exchange, now the location of the Belgian Beer World Museum. Parked in front of the Bourse is a line of yellow buses. In the foreground, out of…

A small fountain bounded by an ornate, wrought-iron fence and potted flowers. The fountain is topped with a statuette of a child. To the right of the fountain is a window, through which can be seen another similar golden statuette, a doll in a…

Ferries at dock in a village pier, underneath the ruins of a castle on a hillside. Annotation on slide reads, "Castle and ferry pier / Germany." Image processing: rotated, cropped, adjusted levels, sharpened.

A street lined with small cafes. A parked bus and car can be seen. The annotation on the slide reads, "Belgium Brussels / Place de la Bourse." Image processing: rotated, cropped, sharpened.

A street or intersection of streets in Brussels. A restaurant or pub, a cafe, and a photo processing shop can be seen. Annotation on slide reads, "Belgium Brussels / ST scene." Image processing: rotated, cropped, clone stamped dust marks,…

View of a group of houses or buildings on a hill. Annotation on slide reads, "Village along the Rhine / Typical houses." Image processing: rotated, cropped, sharpened.

Peter da Silva poses next to an unidentified fellow passenger in a pink jacket onboard a ferry. Included in the photo, though not posing for the camera, is a woman in a headscarf. In the distant background can be seen the bank of the river and a…

View of the corner of a building. Perched on a ledge is the statue of a woman in robes and a golden crown, holding an infant. The street sign indicates that this is Kettengasse street, which is in Cologne (Köln), Germany. Annotation on slide reads…

A bus stop, empty except for two buses in the distance. This would appear to be a bus stop next to, or close to, the Cologne Cathedral, because the annotation on the slide reads, "Cologne Germany / Bus Terminal / BTM of Cathedral." Image…

A view of the towering spires of the Cologne Cathedral (in German, the Kölner Dom). Annotation on slide reads, "Cathedral spires / Cologne Germany." Image processing: rotated, cropped, clone-stamped dust marks in sky.

Peter da Silva standing on a patio, shaded by overhanging trees. In the background is the Rhine River and a few buildings on the opposite bank. Annotation on slide reads, "Boppard Germany / Scene and I." Image processing: rotated, cropped…

A view of the backs of plain, grey houses. In the background are tree-covered hills. Annotation on slide reads, "Modern houses / Germany." Image processing: rotated, cropped, clone-stamped dust marks in sky.

A small village along the banks of the Rhine is pictured. In the foreground are a group of tourists who are seated on a ferry, one looking through a pair of binoculars. Annotation on slide reads, "Rhine, Germany / Small village." Image…

Tourists onboard a passenger ferry gaze a group of buildings on the banks of the Rhine River. Green rolling hills appear in the background. Annotation on slide reads, "Rhine Valley houses." Image processing: rotated, cropped.

Peter da Silva is pictured standing in the company of a group of tourists onboard a ferry. A few tourists are seated, while two others stand. One man holds a camera and another wields a pair of binoculars. In the distant background appears to be the…