From Sette Giugno uprisings to the Queen, photos from the University's history
Using carnival floats to promote edibles and consumables seems to have caught on in Malta in the 1920s and 1930s, and had a second strong revival in the 1960s
Nearly 240,000 images were contributed by more than 4,500 photographers in 56 national contests
For an institution that has survived over four centuries, the university has little dedicated literature to show for its long life
The picture depicts Mahmoud Ajjour who lost both arms during an Israeli attack
Any excuse proved good enough to include the British flag, be it by the colonial authorities or by the native devotees of empire
Banking has a long, convoluted local history that includes the flourishing of APS Bank, misadventures of the BICAL Bank and of Pilatus Bank, and hijack of the National Bank
Before the island’s independence the British colours featured regularly in formal events, besides being put to less iconic uses
Photography exhibition by journalist Nino Orto to be held in April
After their excavation, the temples became favourite picnic grounds – open air, a camera, tea and scones
Msida and Birkirkara in Malta, and Xlendi in Gozo are particularly prone to flooding, but nowhere is immune
At the peak of the Salonika crisis in April 1916, over 20,000 patients were hosted in 27 hospitals and camps
Wiki Loves Folklore photo competition is now open to submissions
Lower-budget mass tourism since Independence drove hotel capacity in the town to multiply exponentially
The capital’s street panorama has remained virtually unchanged since the 1570s, though some street stairs have disappeared
There was a marked improvement in the graphics – meant to hit the eye, sometimes perhaps over the top
'Through Time: A Photographic Exploration of Malta' runs until February 15
Different aspects of the locality throughout the 19th and 20th century featured
The highly gifted photographer who took these masterpieces of the rural life of Maltese countryfolk remains a mystery
Many mysteries surround this book, especially the profile of its author
Efforts to boost defenders’ morale, to defeat defeatism, to brighten the invisible speck of light at the end of the tunnel
These pocket maps usually featured the geographical contours, physical characteristics and names of localities of the islands
Toscani was known for pushing the envelope in advertising
WW II propaganda fired up patriotism and delusions of superiority to maintain high the people’s morale
‘You need to be a people person, adapt to changing trends’, its founder, Mario Mintoff, says
Today’s high-profile political cases a pale substitute for the ominous popular curiosity capital trials previously provoked
Some marked village festas of patron saints, others as thanksgiving for the end of a calamity
The Maltese held extensive celebrations despite the smothering of their political democracy
It is the second-largest city in Ukraine
None of Malta’s early photographers managed to capture the magic of these vessels like Gouder did
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