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Long Sprint6th June 1972: Speedboats participating in the London to Monte Carlo race cross the Solent to the Isle of Wight. They are leaving a long line of wake. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
First Upcirca 1929: An early morning Workmans tram on route No 65, travelling from East Ham to Bloomsbury. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Demolition1st December 1980: The London Brick Companys eighteen giant chimneys are demolished one by one as part of the plan to clean up Bedfordshire
Regent Streetcirca 1895: A view of Regent Street, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Piccadilly Circuscirca 1910: A view down Coventry Street, near Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Piccadilly Circuscirca 1900: Piccadilly Circus, London, from the South side, looking towards the London Pavilion and New Coventry Street. The statue of Eros is on the left. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Mid-Air Refuelling24th June 1971: A US Air Force tanker refuels a research plane in mid-air. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Sarah Bernhardtcirca 1890: Henriette Rosine Bernard (1844 - 1923) French Actress known as Sarah Bernhardt, dressed in costume for her part as Daniel. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Little and Large21st March 1980: An English Carthorse and an American Donkey share grazing. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Silver Wing1927: An Imperial Airways Silver Wing passenger plane, named the City of Glasgow. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Spitfires11th January 1940: A Royal Air Force Spitfire on the ground and three in flight. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Waterfrontcirca 1920: The harbour and waterfront buildings at Queenstown in Cork. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Gallipoli Ship1915: The troop ship, the River Clyde, en route to Gallipoli. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Cargo Ship11th February 1955: Super-streamlined Russian merchant ship Taganrog (2, 792 tons) in the Surrey docks where she is discharging a cargo of crab and salmon. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Pilot Aboard1930: A river pilot from the PLA Pilot station at Gravesend, Kent climbs up the side of a ship to take it to its destination at one of the London docks. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Signing For WorkMay 1926: Volunteers signing up to work during the General Strike of 1926, at the Foreign Office, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
County GalwayAn Irish village with the mountains of Connemara in the background
Crowd At Blackpool1920: A crowd on the beach at the popular resort of Blackpool. Blackpool Tower is on the left. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Rag BallA couple wearing matching black and white outfits at a Rag Time Ball held at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
London Parade1918: American soldiers taking part in a peace parade in London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Dreadnought1932: An American fighter plane, known as the Dreadnought of the Air, it has thirty machine guns and is protected by armoured plate. It has an anthropomorphic face
Shamrock IV Launching 1914May 1914: Launching Shamrock IV, Britains challenge for the Americas Cup Yacht Race, at Portsmouth. Shamrock IV was a yacht owned by Sir Thomas Lipton and designed by Charles Ernest Nicholson
Cap Display22nd April 1971: A collection of military caps at Lancaster House, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Suburban Estate1934: Coney Hall Estate near West Wickham, Kent, built in the 1930s. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Bargescirca 1923: Narrow boats carrying cargo on the River Aire. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Railway LinesNewcastle Central Stations East crossing. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
In The Firing LineAugust 1915: Central telephone headquarters in the firing line. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Royal Sweepings12th May 1914: Motorised roadsweepers clear away the gravel laid down for the Royal Procession at Holborn Circus in London, while crowds mill around the central statue of Prince Albert
Korean TownAugust 1910: A typical Korean town, with single-storey thatched-roof buildings crowded together around a central open space. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Railway Cleaner26th October 1907: A man sweeping a Great Central Railway carriage, at Marylebone. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Goods Guard26th October 1907: A guard standing at the end of a goods train in the Great Central Railway goods yard. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Main Streetcirca 1900: A view of the dusty Main Street of Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
London Traffic1st May 1910: Traffic in London, outside the earlier Bank of England, (left), and Royal Exchange, (right). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Tube Escalator30th July 1912: The escalator on the Central London Railway extension at Liverpool Street Station. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Carlton Fire9th August 1911: Firemen fighting the blaze at the Carlton Hotel, in the Haymarket, central London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Aberystwyth4th January 1908: Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, central Wales. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Pension Grandeurcirca 1912: The central courtyard inside the Pension Office Building, Washington DC. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Market Hall Traders and Porters9th May 1928: Traders and porters busy at work in the central hall of Covent Garden Market, London. (Photo by J. Gaiger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Haymarket Traffic10th August 1911: Traffic in the Haymarket, central London, the day after the Carlton Hotel fire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Kingsway Construction1905: The construction site at Kingsway, central London, before building operations were commenced. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Gallery: Press Photography: British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)
A Steam ShovelA steam shovel at work in the Bas Obispo Cut of the Panama Canal. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Calendar Column13th August 1929: A Mayan calendar column in Quirigua, Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
City SquareJuly 1925: Busy square in Havana, Cuba. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
City TrafficJune 1918: Traffic at the Bank of England. Sign on Royal Exchange (right) reads Let London Lead, Buy Your National War Bonds Now. (Photo by V. M. Palmer/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Underground Traincirca 1900: An early underground train on the Central London Railway, opened in 1900, which eventually became the Central Line. This engine could be driven in both directions
Engine Fireman26th October 1907: A fireman on the Great Central Railway stands by his cab. He holds a wad of cheesecloth used for polishing cab fittings or to protect his hands from hot handles
Traffic At Bank25th June 1912: Passers-by and traffic at the Bank of England looking towards the Royal Exchange in the City of London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
