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https://images.timeguess…dbf75c942e0.jpeg
1952
{ "lat": 35.668707881684234, "lng": 139.76786032205698 }
A Norwegian field surgeon on the streets of Tokyo during a brief transit en route to the Korean War front.
Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Japan
https://images.timeguess…3464170cf02a.jpg
1970
{ "lat": -43.53210419596627, "lng": 172.6364264311616 }
A street scene in Christchurch, New Zealand, in front of the United Service Hotel which was later demolished in 1990.
Digital ID: fr000509, From the American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
New Zealand
https://images.timeguess…8a2b48358fae.jpg
2014
{ "lat": 35.87159521375425, "lng": 14.441313841467988 }
Celebrations for Good Friday in Malta.
Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Malta
https://images.timeguess…cbd49875ab51.jpg
1910
{ "lat": 48.8476892602843, "lng": 2.390067705409109 }
Paris turned into Venice during the 1910 floods.
National Library of France
France
https://upload.wikimedia…9/Lübeck1903.jpg
1903
{ "lat": 53.8691877089219, "lng": 10.68453413345572 }
A street scene in 1900s Lübeck.
Tekniska museet, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Germany
https://images.timeguess…ab01160d25ed.jpg
2014
{ "lat": 43.235137177840656, "lng": -102.47134890497613 }
A police officer assisting a woman who had passed out in front of a store. She was taken to the drunk tank for eight hours and then released.
Submitted by Leo Johnson
USA
https://images.timeguess…e34db617439.webp
2016
{ "lat": 43.11492618615533, "lng": 131.88482936759914 }
Street markets in Vladivostok, the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia.
Valerii Kadnikov / Alamy Stock Photo
Russia
https://images.timeguess…f8b5ff4b261.jpeg
1972
{ "lat": 54.32248956920568, "lng": 10.134250395797233 }
A man from Kiel carrying a shoulder yoke receiving the 'Hummel-Hummel' award, named after an iconic water carrier from 19th century Hamburg.
Stadtarchiv Kiel, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons
Germany
https://images.timeguess…ca075f9a5f4.jpeg
2009
{ "lat": 51.10946137016707, "lng": 17.03256232725667 }
A street dancer performing in a square in Wroclaw, Poland.
Klearchos Kapoutsis from Santorini, Greece, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Poland
https://images.timeguess…4f462f7bdd3.jpeg
1973
{ "lat": 50.33313836739655, "lng": 6.944395293118933 }
Crowds flooding the track at the start of the 1973 6 Hours of Nürburgring, an endurance race held annualy in West Germany.
Lothar Spurzem, CC BY-SA 2.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons
Germany
https://images.timeguess…9009f1ed0b1.jpeg
1940
{ "lat": 31.951607780890665, "lng": 35.930764362394534 }
Crowds celebrating the 24th anniversary of the Arab Revolt in Amman, Jordan.
Matson Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Jordan
https://images.timeguess…71ee0e5b182.jpeg
2016
{ "lat": 46.57742837594399, "lng": 11.897262336010701 }
Cameras lined up to capture events at the 2016 Gran Risa Ski Race in South Tyrol, Italy.
Submitted by Klaus Andergassen
Italy
https://images.timeguess…406256daa06.jpeg
2019
{ "lat": 37.9558598452512, "lng": 126.6770126789934 }
President Trump shaking hands with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at the Korean Demilitarized Zone on the border between North and South Korea.
The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
International
https://images.timeguess…cb017cb13ae4.jpg
2009
{ "lat": 40.179353902543035, "lng": 44.51014169813645 }
Poster advertising the 2008 Armenian Chess Olympiad.
Jaap Stronks, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Armenia
https://images.timeguess…0a8ad49f3ff.jpeg
2006
{ "lat": 52.5037047925524, "lng": 13.42480065831531 }
A Kenya vs South Africa match during the Street Football World Festival in Berlin.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Germany
https://images.timeguess…a0ebbe6177d8.jpg
1964
{ "lat": 37.784110885105605, "lng": -122.40804427937995 }
One of the earliest gay rights protests in American history, during the 1964 Republican National Convention in California.
Warren K. Leffler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
USA
https://images.timeguess…a92c93e9e022.jpg
1991
{ "lat": 52.249236983689265, "lng": 21.012308226748292 }
People walking through Old Town Market Place in Warsaw.
Submitted by Andrzej
Poland
https://images.timeguess…660d29730e3.webp
1999
{ "lat": 45.5017748636619, "lng": -73.5711235370409 }
A street scene in 90s Montréal.
culliganphoto / Alamy Stock Photo
Canada
https://images.timeguess…b2dc166fcee2.jpg
2025
{ "lat": 31.43054000074377, "lng": 34.362853700129705 }
Palestinians rushing to collect humanitarian aid airdropped into the central Gaza Strip by the Jordanian Armed Forces, in coordination with several Western countries including the UAE, Germany, France, Belgium, Canada, and others.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Palestine
https://images.timeguess…c46a9cd83fa0.jpg
1988
{ "lat": 40.259968459663824, "lng": 21.5512792811525 }
A Greek gypsy musician playing at the Feast of the Assumption, a Christian celebration to celebrate the Virgin Mary's bodily ascent to heaven.
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Greece
https://i.imgur.com/3LqEWZV.jpeg
1992
{ "lat": 34.06546771785181, "lng": -118.30864102282571 }
Korean supermarket employees protecting their store from looters during the 1992 Rodney King riots. During the riots over 2200 Korea owned businesses were either looted, damaged or destroyed.
Submitted by ElCapitan
USA
https://images.timeguess…1dafc126d356.jpg
1978
{ "lat": 8.99662327500886, "lng": -79.59198115124855 }
US President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter crossing a plank in front of a container ship during a visit to the Panama Canal.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Panama
https://images.timeguess…cfa6ecc7fd8a.jpg
1945
{ "lat": 52.51902102306539, "lng": 13.376237786509426 }
The Riechstag adorned in Russian graffiti after being captured by the Red Army.
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Germany
https://upload.wikimedia…010_%2820%29.JPG
2010
{ "lat": 54.32832798632268, "lng": -5.716022934903422 }
An Italian procession during a St Patricks Day Parade in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland.
Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
UK
https://images.timeguess…1992a7bed3bf.jpg
1965
{ "lat": 46.90075726592274, "lng": -96.80089170461478 }
American football fans cheering on the North Dakota State University team in a game against St. Thomas College from Minnesota.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
USA
https://images.timeguess…0311096621d2.jpg
1990
{ "lat": 47.46469236116927, "lng": 19.014488894349416 }
Hungarian taxi drivers blockading a highway junction during a strike against a 76% increase in petrol prices.
Fortepan / Vimola Károly
Hungary
https://images.timeguess…1c85bfa9e1f.jpeg
1982
{ "lat": 46.002119389744166, "lng": 8.95015432656426 }
Two police officers speaking to a woman in the Italian-speaking city of Lugano, Switzerland.
Christian Boss 1965, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Switzerland
https://i.imgur.com/y9h9N5c.jpeg
2023
{ "lat": 50.43964344053718, "lng": 30.519573856899115 }
Ukrainian residents taking shelter during an air raid in Kyiv.
Submitted by VinegarYard
Ukraine
https://images.timeguess…db7616e1761.jpeg
1985
{ "lat": 52.08080370329892, "lng": 4.314256682207711 }
Students demonstrating against plans for new student finance in The Hague, Netherlands.
Sjakkelien Vollebregt, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Netherlands
https://images.timeguess…3acb0b72c10.jpeg
2001
{ "lat": 40.712049893561726, "lng": -74.01206705089434 }
President George W. Bush greeting firefighters, police and rescue personnel on the site of the the destroyed World Trade Center on September 14th.
Records of the White House Photo Office (George W. Bush Administration), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
USA
https://images.timeguess…001784cdb16b.jpg
1994
{ "lat": 51.06091833311638, "lng": -1.307742439703198 }
A sign displayed in Winchester for the 5th leg of the 1994 Tour de France.
Howard Sayer / Alamy Stock Photo
UK
https://images.timeguess…8c0ae2af90f.jpeg
2013
{ "lat": 55.96570518784114, "lng": 37.414805484838894 }
Members of the press spotting Edward Snowden at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow. Snowden was stuck in the airport for over a month after the US revoked his passport.
Dmitry Rozhkov, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Russia
https://images.timeguess…9eaa7394834.jpeg
1915
{ "lat": 42.33225165211595, "lng": -83.04720579015985 }
Shoppers travelling along Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
Public domain, via Library of Congress
USA
https://images.timeguess…02611d49689.webp
1975
{ "lat": 45.60666503411695, "lng": 10.529225091697636 }
A vintage car meetup at Lake Garda, Italy in the mid 70s.
United Archives GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo
Italy
https://images.timeguess…4a503d56639b.jpg
1969
{ "lat": 47.48992389035017, "lng": 19.062069242367595 }
A street scene in downtown Budapest during the late 60s.
Fortepan / FŐMTERV
Hungary
https://images.timeguess…7961f3c05510.jpg
2025
{ "lat": 41.902165284177194, "lng": 12.45283661946092 }
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump speaking whilst attending the funeral of Pope Francis.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Vatican City
https://images.timeguess…716928a09389.jpg
1963
{ "lat": 50.16694779821073, "lng": 8.967766591298618 }
President JFK waving from an open limousine to soldiers at Fliegerhorst Green, a NATO air base in operation during the Cold War.
dpa picture alliance / Alamy Stock Photo
Germany
https://images.timeguess…fa002d5ccff7.jpg
1911
{ "lat": 51.50804712437281, "lng": -0.1269728430950579 }
Trafalgar Square in the 1910s. The man on the left is suspected to be a young Mahatma Gandhi.
Public domain
UK
https://images.timeguess…9885d459e24.webp
1940
{ "lat": 41.8905983510688, "lng": 12.489146662629988 }
A street vendor serving a young boy near The Colosseum.
Public domain
Italy
https://images.timeguess…84d40c8d7f31.jpg
1963
{ "lat": 24.551730446255277, "lng": -81.79972352834112 }
Lion's Club parade float during the 1963 Navy Day celebrations in Key West.
Florida Keys History Center
USA
https://images.timeguess…07d37ce62830.jpg
1971
{ "lat": 45.326961871861535, "lng": 14.441726283840463 }
A street in downtown Rijeka, Croatia during the early 70s.
Fortepan / Nagy Gyula
Croatia
https://images.timeguess…7bffe8a5f366.jpg
2016
{ "lat": 40.538139, "lng": 72.803917 }
A street scene in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.
A.Savin, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons
Kyrgyzstan
https://images.timeguess…8ddc6fce279.webp
2022
{ "lat": 53.48267831288875, "lng": -2.2002316994578712 }
Manchester City fans invading the pitch after their Premier League title win.
Submitted by Archie H. Allen
UK
https://images.timeguess…d971754f3f9.webp
1992
{ "lat": 47.36756683665786, "lng": 8.545136928844528 }
An art installation outside of the Art Nouveau Café Odeon in Zürich. Over the years the café has attracted visitors including James Joyce, Albert Einstein and Vladimir Lenin.
Jules Vogt, Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0, via ETH Zürich Library
Switzerland
https://images.timeguess…252533514a35.jpg
2023
{ "lat": 52.248533814406706, "lng": 21.016503839762624 }
President Joe Biden delivering a speech in Warsaw, Poland to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Poland
https://images.timeguess…ee51ff439e71.jpg
1977
{ "lat": -34.56218744544617, "lng": -58.43020603059596 }
Argentine player Guillermo Vilas celebrating after his victory at the Buenos Aires Open.
Jorge Durán, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Argentina
https://upload.wikimedia…enummer_54-0.JPG
1988
{ "lat": 52.31826949723833, "lng": 4.582614327096783 }
A group of men attempting to rescue an overturned truck in Vogelenzang.
Fotopersbureau de Boer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Netherlands
https://images.timeguess…a4f526fff8f5.jpg
1959
{ "lat": 48.201272984163154, "lng": 16.37094759880205 }
People in Vienna gathered for the 1959 World Youth Meeting.
Fortepan / Szabó Gábor
Austria
https://images.timeguess…f90882be9d75.jpg
2013
{ "lat": 32.308797718238736, "lng": 62.1517660376221 }
U.S. Service members prepare to be hoisted to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during training at Forward Operating Base Farah.
U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Afghanistan
https://images.timeguess…fddd10b1f6d.jpeg
1987
{ "lat": 47.378078391898875, "lng": 8.540878854132757 }
A Kodachrome photo of Zürich Hauptbahnhof train station in the late 80s.
Submitted by Mike Dean
Switzerland
https://images.timeguess…1d6bb2f1b251.jpg
1995
{ "lat": 39.28410859247717, "lng": -76.62123159170817 }
Pope John Paul II papal visit to Oriole Park at Camden Yards baseball stadium.
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
USA
https://images.timeguess…1f1b451e933.jpeg
2025
{ "lat": 40.931089416783934, "lng": -78.95632776953367 }
Groundhog Club President Tom Dunkel arriving at Gobblers Knob for the 139th celebration of Groundhog Day.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
USA
https://images.timeguess…089cd1f16025.jpg
1909
{ "lat": 40.7654390104904, "lng": -73.97773130887357 }
Duelling with wax bullets, once an Olypmic Sport, in New York City.
Library of Congress
USA
https://images.timeguess…90f1a7dc3b07.jpg
1973
{ "lat": 37.97638670780414, "lng": 23.775900247176573 }
A Greek military policeman rushing towards a photographer to stop him photographing a polling station. The photographer was taken into custody but released within an hour.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Greece
https://images.timeguess…b77c327a1ee.jpeg
1944
{ "lat": 49.18376243862484, "lng": -0.3624632381772615 }
Canadian troops patrol the destroyed streets of Caen, shortly after German forces were dislodged.
National Archives of Canada
France
https://images.timeguess…116004f8a83.jpeg
1963
{ "lat": 52.500031621786974, "lng": 13.308805953599327 }
President JFK en route to the Rathaus Schöneberg where he delivered his famous 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech.
Philip R Hunt, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Germany
https://images.timeguess…90281f5dde06.jpg
1986
{ "lat": 19.303194222597906, "lng": -99.15063179746986 }
Diego Maradona celebrates with the cup at the end of the 86 World Cup final. Argentina defeated West Germany 3-2 to take the trophy.
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Mexico
https://images.timeguess…ed4f29d56d2.webp
1961
{ "lat": 41.90113117378231, "lng": 12.483554646403384 }
Tourists sitting on the side of the Trevi Fountain in Rome in the early 60s.
Hans Krebs, Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0, via ETH Zürich Library
Italy
https://upload.wikimedia…lnr_252-8483.jpg
1948
{ "lat": 10.509601981473152, "lng": -66.85481545214638 }
A Venezuelan street scene in the late 40s.
Willem van de Poll, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Venezuela
https://images.timeguess…fa8ddf477901.jpg
1963
{ "lat": 32.767554689737324, "lng": -96.79501569295665 }
Jack Ruby fatally shooting Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters, just two days after Kennedy's assassination. The moment was broadcast live on television, shocking the American public.
Robert H. Jackson (29), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
USA
https://images.timeguess…7d7f57d7d25e.jpg
1928
{ "lat": 51.50154453181115, "lng": -0.12593485554212067 }
Winston Churchill and his daughter on their way to the House of Commons in London to speak about the state budget.
Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock Photo
UK
https://images.timeguess…e306118404cc.jpg
2004
{ "lat": 43.00881838460377, "lng": -89.73920295985069 }
Democratic nominee John Kerry greeting patrons during an unscheduled campaign stop in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
USA
https://images.timeguess…468b8c0046af.jpg
1991
{ "lat": 55.756171965308006, "lng": 37.61707184543365 }
A young lady on a street in Moscow, shortly before the collpase of the USSR.
Submitted by Jake Gooding
Russia
https://images.timeguess…ef9cd238f896.jpg
2024
{ "lat": 54.223605432246075, "lng": -5.877372251474076 }
Rory McIlroy taking his shot at the 6th tee of the 2024 Amgen Irish Open at Royal County Down in Newcastle, County Down.
PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Ireland
https://images.timeguess…e255a7bb3ee3.jpg
1974
{ "lat": 53.40521124636165, "lng": -2.983833743521457 }
Locals walking down a newly pedestrianised street for the first time in Liverpool, UK.
Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy Stock Photo
UK
https://images.timeguess…3193fbd2ceb1.jpg
1990
{ "lat": 40.81205263016747, "lng": -73.942369194218 }
Malcolm X Blvd in 1990.
Public domain, via Library Of Congress
USA
https://i.imgur.com/9jmSfxI.jpeg
2021
{ "lat": 51.49267327324884, "lng": 7.451302564572889 }
Chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen posing with Erling Haaland after a Dortmund V Ajax game. Ajax beat Dortmund 3-1.
Submitted by K. Godden
Germany
https://images.timeguess…740881c12de.webp
2024
{ "lat": 48.20819831238294, "lng": 16.370568147987743 }
A woman embracing her partner on a street in Vienna, Austria.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Austria
https://images.timeguess…26e25803e582.jpg
2004
{ "lat": 35.464819078543826, "lng": 139.6194446277112 }
Advertising billboards for mobile phones along a street in Yokohama, Japan.
Iain Masterton / Alamy Stock Photo
Japan
https://images.timeguess…b39753834987.jpg
1948
{ "lat": 51.525715632082076, "lng": -0.13594257757002354 }
British Police evacuating a London family after an unexploded German bomb was found.
National Archives at College Park, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
UK
https://images.timeguess…b938e237b6a8.jpg
2014
{ "lat": 45.431788191484095, "lng": 12.340678472528328 }
George Clooney and his newly wedded wife Amal Alamuddin being swarmed by paparazzi photographers after their wedding ceremony in Venice.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Italy
https://images.timeguess…dde7f76afb6e.jpg
2016
{ "lat": 13.72980413814112, "lng": 100.53557530792416 }
A free edition of the Thai M2F (Monday to Friday) newspaper being distributed in Bangkok, Thailand.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Thailand
https://images.timeguess…b620ce431d0.jpeg
2021
{ "lat": 22.30666253380494, "lng": 114.17004971452043 }
Hong Kong healthcare workers testing residents for Covid-19.
Studio Incendo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
China
https://images.timeguess…4a2ef2362de4.jpg
2022
{ "lat": 0.3129783893222082, "lng": 32.5745189160269 }
A busy morning in Kampala, Uganda.
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Uganda
https://i.imgur.com/tyUcJ5f.jpeg
1965
{ "lat": 47.24732990073157, "lng": 13.561050413324411 }
The Beatles fooling around in Austria during filming for 'Help!'.
Submitted by Jacob Harvey
Austria
https://images.timeguess…37d067d5ccb9.jpg
1977
{ "lat": 40.176768879277844, "lng": 44.51322950265052 }
A street scene in Republic Square, Armenia, during Soviet rule.
INTERFOTO / Alamy Stock Photo
Armenia
https://images.timeguess…1c8c3fc0dee8.jpg
1980
{ "lat": 34.56140314626014, "lng": 69.21388690702932 }
An Afghan security guard trying to stop a photographer from taking a photo on the runway of Kabul International Airport shortly after the 1979 communist coup d'état.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Afghanistan
https://images.timeguess…8928127eeffe.jpg
1997
{ "lat": 44.43468191865151, "lng": 26.098450006992515 }
A traffic conductor directing traffic in Bucharest, Romania in the late 90s.
Hans-Peter Bärtschi, Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0, via ETH Zürich Library
Romania
https://images.timeguess…8df5f61b7a3f.jpg
2021
{ "lat": 34.536096376620826, "lng": 69.18979908148289 }
The Taliban flag on the wall of the (former) US Embassy. The flag has changed 30 times since 1900.
Submitted by Joe Watson
Afghanistan
https://upload.wikimedia…_matpc.18544.jpg
1938
{ "lat": 31.78186951723345, "lng": 35.219482098792675 }
Police gathered in Zion Square on the eve of Shlomo Ben-Yosef's execution.
Matson Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Palestine
https://images.timeguess…f513a5173c6d.jpg
1965
{ "lat": 47.24743398593253, "lng": 13.56106565484566 }
The Beatles in the Austrian Alps while shooting their film 'Help!'.
Christian Skrein
Austria
https://images.timeguess…12459a12d8e.webp
1957
{ "lat": 37.03646968210358, "lng": -116.02798046585214 }
A blimp crashing into the Nevada desert in front of a nuclear mushroom cloud. The blimp was unmanned and part of experiments into the effects of nuclear blasts.
US Department of Energy, Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
USA
https://images.timeguess…b9614ff2ec63.jpg
1985
{ "lat": 47.05679833078095, "lng": 8.310501930022848 }
A street scene in Lucerne, Switzerland, looking towards the Löwencenter Luzern under refurbishments.
Zsolt Somorjai, Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0, via ETH Zürich Library
Switzerland
https://images.timeguess…7ae4f3ce9015.jpg
1977
{ "lat": 45.43931210317057, "lng": 10.992606453085848 }
A view outside the Verona Arena. The Roman amphitheatre is an iconic symbol of the Venetian city alongside Romeo and Juliet.
Comet Photo AG, Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0, via ETH Zürich Library
Italy
https://images.timeguess…201402b8e938.jpg
2023
{ "lat": 21.96037949184396, "lng": -159.35670890415608 }
Students celebrating their high school graduation in rural Hawai'i.
Submitted by Nakoa Alama
USA
https://images.timeguess…fa647e72587.webp
1991
{ "lat": 51.028155451493454, "lng": 1.5977465729706897 }
Tunnelling teams from the UK and France meeting for the first time during the Channel Tunnel breakthrough, marking the completion of the first of two rail tunnels across the English Channel.
qaphotos.com / Alamy Stock Photo
International
https://i.imgur.com/hZU5GnG.jpeg
1966
{ "lat": 43.769211159910085, "lng": 11.26090468902976 }
Florence flooded during the 1966 flood of the Arno.
Submitted by Adriana Pacinotti
Italy
https://images.timeguess…cfe30bb07c51.jpg
1964
{ "lat": 23.117795927379387, "lng": -82.37679308623316 }
Cubans gathered at a baseball stadium in Havana for a game which Castro participated in. Castro played baseball throughout his life and often used the sport as a political tool.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Cuba
https://images.timeguess…c399cbae0a86.jpg
2008
{ "lat": 25.06270407512564, "lng": 121.52014340079239 }
Taiwanese pro-independence taxi drivers rallying against the visit of Chen Yunlin, China's top negotiator, to Taiwan.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
Taiwan
https://images.timeguess…cf2161793ff1.jpg
1943
{ "lat": 47.51201575904887, "lng": 19.039544291212184 }
Crowds posing for a photo with an officer in Budapest, during the early 40s.
Fortepan / Reményi József
Hungary
https://images.timeguess…caccc38bba62.jpg
2023
{ "lat": 41.402591198896765, "lng": 2.1743264513231684 }
Cyclists skirting around the under construction Sagrada Familia.
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Spain
https://images.timeguess…6246045f7ff.jpeg
1908
{ "lat": -36.846236335461406, "lng": 174.76615586989297 }
Decorations hanging in Auckland in preparation for a visit from the US Navy Great White Fleet.
Public domain, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1-W1460
New Zealand
https://images.timeguess…38366113afca.jpg
1964
{ "lat": 40.75633651084334, "lng": -73.94865853685677 }
In front of Queensboro Bridge, NYC.
Submitted by David Acaster
USA
https://images.timeguess…d781e3a1ad09.jpg
2013
{ "lat": 45.080939, "lng": 13.63757 }
A man pushing a bike through the streets of Rovinj, Croatia.
Submitted by Filip Ruzicka
Croatia
https://images.timeguess…61390857cbe.jpeg
1989
{ "lat": 41.90668486650844, "lng": 12.490284128160484 }
Ilona Staller, an adult film star and later Italian politician, protesting on the streets of Rome. Whilst in parliament, Staller famously offered to sleep with both Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden in exchange for peace.
indeciso42, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Italy
https://images.timeguess…b32d2cf24870.jpg
2008
{ "lat": 51.50687951031898, "lng": -0.07408696147041825 }
Top Gear presenters Clarkson, Hammond and May driving a FV434 repair vehicle to a Press Conference near Tower Bridge.
PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
UK
https://images.timeguess…f08bab8d9d8d.jpg
2003
{ "lat": 20.86648474059345, "lng": 106.69236676258811 }
People on bikes waiting for a train to pass at a crossing in Hai Phong, Vietnam, during the early 2000s.
Hans-Peter Bärtschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via ETH Zurich
Vietnam
https://images.timeguess…9431b8481183.jpg
1981
{ "lat": 54.588983061374826, "lng": -5.9512314095626015 }
Three girls strolling past two British soldiers keeping watch for snipers after a spate of rioting in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
UK
https://images.timeguess…1bdf83e227d2.jpg
1973
{ "lat": 40.18530079003823, "lng": 26.360660097168505 }
A scene at the fishing quay in Eceabat, Turkey, during the early 70s.
Guus Gorter, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Turkey
https://images.timeguess…ec6726e580b6.jpg
1983
{ "lat": 43.73430923090259, "lng": 7.427631431372238 }
Three Navy sailors on holiday leave in Monaco.
Submitted by Marge M.
Monaco
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Timeguessr Scraped Dataset

File: dataset.jsonl
Format: JSON Lines – one JSON object per line.

Overview

A collection of images with metadata for the Timeguessr game. Each entry contains a URL to the image, the year it was taken, geographic coordinates, a short description, licensing info, and the country.

Schema

Field Type Description
URL string Direct link to the image (publicly accessible).
Year string Four‑digit year (e.g., "1990").
Location object { "lat": <float>, "lng": <float> } (WGS‑84).
Description string Human‑readable caption.
License string Attribution text supplied by the submitter.
Country string ISO‑3166‑1 alpha‑3 or common name (e.g., "USA").

All fields are required; missing values break downstream pipelines.

Usage

import json

def load_dataset(path):
    with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        for line in f:
            yield json.loads(line)

# Example: count entries per country
from collections import Counter
counter = Counter()
for record in load_dataset("dataset.jsonl"):
    counter[record["Country"]] += 1
print(counter.most_common())
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