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Iconic images collected over time from the Fox Photo Library, a leading British picture agency during the golden age of print journalism. Browse our collection to choose and buy black and white art prints from the mid-1920's to early 1980s which will look amazing in any space.

1,031 Items

Fox Photo Library Collection: Harry Todd Photography

Harry Todd Photography Collection
37 Items

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Locomotive Factory

Locomotive Factory
A man at work in the Great Western Railway works in Swindon

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Baby Bush-Baby

Baby Bush-Baby
A baby bush-baby in a set of scales at London Zoo shortly after birth

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Dogs Of War

Dogs Of War
Two Airedale terriers at Lt. Colonel E. H. Richardsons canine training camp in Woking, Surrey, during World War II, 16th October 1939

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Scilly Isles

Scilly Isles
A map of the Scilly Isles, circa 1639. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Three Liners

Three Liners
The USS Leviathan alongside White Stars Majestic and Cunards Berengaria in Southampton Dock. The Leviathan and Berengaria are both captured Hamburg America vessels

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Jumping Lamb

Jumping Lamb
circa 1950: A lamb jumping over a trough. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Bavarian Castle

Bavarian Castle
25th August 1970: Neuschwanstein Castle dominates the surrounding tree tops of Bavaria, Germany. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Completed R100

Completed R100
HM Airship R100 nears completion at the Royal Naval Air Service Air Station near Howden in Yorkshire, November 1929. An extendable fire ladder is used to put the finishing touches to the linen fabric

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Stand To Attention

Stand To Attention
29th September 1931: Peter, the mongrel dog of Tower View in London begging on a jetty near Tower Bridge. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Great Danes

Great Danes
15th April 1930: Great Danes at Mr Stewarts dog kennels in Ripley. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Rain At Southend

Rain At Southend
2nd August 1952: Two women in raincoats walking past a line of empty deckchairs on the promenade at Southend, where heavy rain and thunderstorms have kept most holidaymakers indoors

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Read All About It

Read All About It
1928: Evening Standard news bulletins report on King George Vs ill health. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Cathedral Ruins

Cathedral Ruins
circa 1950: The ruins of St Andrews Cathedral in Fife. Construction of the cathedral was begun in 1160, and it was dedicated to St Andrew, one of the twelve Apostles and the patron saint of Scotland

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Boston

Boston, Lincolnshire from the Stump, circa 1930. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Drunken Dog

Drunken Dog
A dog wearing a party hat slumped in a corner next to a bottle of champagne. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Smiling Ball Boy

Smiling Ball Boy
June 1927: A smiling ball boy with a clutch of tennis balls at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Ball Boys

Ball Boys
June 1927: Ball boys at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Power Station

Power Station
26th September 1951: The new Bankside power stations chimney stack under construction at Southwark, with St Pauls Cathedral in the background. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Cranes In Line

Cranes In Line
4th September 1952: New cranes in London docks which will improve the speed and efficiency of the daily proceedure as they are equipped with full vision cabins and triple floodlights

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Reading the Daily Herald 1926

Reading the Daily Herald 1926
Mr and Mrs James Gray of Plaistow in London read a copy of The Daily Herald in their backyard, 23rd August 1926. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Chelsea Bridge spanning the River Thames

Chelsea Bridge spanning the River Thames
4th February 1947: Chelsea Bridge spanning the River Thames in London. Battersea Power station can be glimpsed in the background

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Saggy Breeches

Saggy Breeches
26th June 1937: Two young children feeding the pigeons in the park. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Women In Swimwear

Women In Swimwear
Two women cross the road to the beach in Porthcawl, South Wales

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Telephone

Telephone
circa 1920: An old-fashioned candlestick telephone. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Incandescent Light

Incandescent Light
circa 1878: A view of the first incandescent electric lamp by Sir (then Mr) Joseph Wilson Swan. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Boston Gardens

Boston Gardens
circa 1930: Boston Public Gardens from the New Ritz Carlton Hotel looking towards Beacon Hill and old Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Norwegian Winter

Norwegian Winter
March 1962: Snow covered wooden buildings near Lillehammer in Norway. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Old Winchester

Old Winchester
November 1968: Wooden clad Tudor houses through a gateway in the Cathedral precint of Winchester, Hampshire. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Grimsby Boats

Grimsby Boats
1965: A line of fishing boats moored in Grimsby docks. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Fishing Tackle

Fishing Tackle
1965: Various pieces of nautical equipment on the decks of fishing boats moored at Grimsby docks. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power
5th April 1963: The number 2 reactor at the nuclear power station at Berkeley in Gloucestershire. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Viking Vessel

Viking Vessel
March 1962: An example of a Viking longboat on display at the Viking museum in Oslo. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: St Peters Cathedral

St Peters Cathedral
9th May 1961: St Peters Basilica and surrounding square in Vatican City, an independent state within Rome, governed by the pope of the Roman Catholic Church

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Knebworth Gate

Knebworth Gate
1st February 1963: A letterbox and signpost standing in the snow at the entrance to the Knebworth Estate, Hertfordshire. The signpost indicates the directions to Hitchin and Welwyn

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Finishing The Job

Finishing The Job
October 1927: High up above Londons traffic two men are working on the demolition of the Cornhill building after its partial collapse. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: University Library

University Library
October 1934: The entrance to University Library, Cambridge. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Prehistoric Animal

Prehistoric Animal
26th January 1930: Exhibition staff give a prehistoric model its annual clean at the grounds of Crystal Palace, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Pancake Day

Pancake Day
February 1929: Young sailors toss the pancake on board HMS Warspite, at Greenhithe, Kent. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Bognor Beach

Bognor Beach
4th March 1963: The pier and beach at Bognor Regis, Sussex. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Fraternising

Fraternising
8th June 1940: Evacuated French troops relax on an English beach. (Photo by David Parker/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge
The Moulin Rouge music hall in Paris. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Plant Medicine

Plant Medicine
October 1928: Scientists treating bark by ultra violet rays to produce a skin cure. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Sun Ray Treatment

Sun Ray Treatment
February 1928: A child wearing goggles and held by a nurse, undergoes sun-ray treatment at Cheyne Hospital for Children, Chelsea. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Scarborough Promenade Wall Of Water

Scarborough Promenade Wall Of Water
10th August 1940: More exciting than a fairground ride, this vehicle and its passengers dice with death beside the wall of water on the promenade at Scarborough. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: EDSAC Tape

EDSAC Tape
The tape recorder and input mechanism for EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator), the new high speed calculating machine

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Aussie

Aussie
27th April 1938: Aussie, a kangaroo at London Zoo, sniffs out something tasty in a bin. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: The Green Woman

The Green Woman
16th July 1957: A creeper-covered statue of a female figure in the grounds of Crystal Palace, south London, which is being offered for sale. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: River Thames

River Thames
20th June 1948: The River Thames, below Putney Bridge, looking towards the Bridge from the South side. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Pier Repairs

Pier Repairs
22nd March 1946: Bournemouth pier before the completion of war damage repairs. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: In Dry Dock

In Dry Dock
19th May 1949: The Norwegian ship Dalfonn in the King George V graving dock, Southampton. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Chess Game

Chess Game
April 1929: Indian chess players studying a move. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Puppy Goggles

Puppy Goggles
10th January 1949: Pups at the Canine Defence League Clinic in Camberwell, London, receive treatment with sun-ray lamps for rickets and a leg injury. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Solar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse
19th June 1936: The spires of Saint Margarets Church in Eastcheap, London, during an eclipse of the sun. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Flood Line

Flood Line
23rd March 1953: Flood damaged buckled railway lines near Birchington in Kent. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Cliff Tunnel

Cliff Tunnel
A line of smoke stacks along the top of Shakespeare Cliff between Dover and Folkestone, marking the location of a railway tunnel, 1937

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Ben And Boadicea

Ben And Boadicea
23rd April 1969: The statue of Queen Boadicea in her chariot, with the Big Ben clock in the background, London. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Organ Overhaul

Organ Overhaul
5th October 1962: Mr Henry James and his son Kenneth working on the pipes and reeds of the Royal Albert Hall organ. The instrument is being re-tuned to present day pitch and all of the 10

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Tractor Export

Tractor Export
28th March 1968: A new Massey-Ferguson 165 tractor being loaded onto the Stadt Brake in London ready to be shipped to Lisbon. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Ship And Silo

Ship And Silo
20th September 1934: The sailing barque Lawhill unloading grain into a granary at Millwall Docks in London. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Parliament Terrace

Parliament Terrace
2nd December 1946: The terrace by the River Thames at the Houses of Parliament in London. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Bognor Sea Front 1963

Bognor Sea Front 1963
4th March 1963: The beach at Bognor Regis, Sussex. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Bognor Pier 1963

Bognor Pier 1963
4th March 1963: The pier at Bognor Regis, Sussex. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images) Built by the Bognor Promenade Company

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Bognor Regis Beach, 1963

Bognor Regis Beach, 1963
4th March 1963: The beach at Bognor Regis, Sussex, with the pier in the background. (Photo by George Freston/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Hurrah For London

Hurrah For London
January 1929: 300 children from the Southern Railway Orphanage in Woking arrive at Waterloo Railway Station for a holiday in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Lost Property Waterloo Station

Lost Property Waterloo Station
July 1929: A rail worker adding another piece of left luggage to the lost property pile at Waterloo Station, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: On The Beat

On The Beat
circa 1930: A policeman questioning a group of gypsies on his beat, at Tenby in Wales. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Well Lit Blackpool, 1938

Well Lit Blackpool, 1938
3rd September 1938: Visitors admiring the windmill, one of the illuminations at Blackpool, Lancashire. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Charabanc Accident

Charabanc Accident
1926: A policeman takes notes at the scene of a charabanc road accident near Clacton. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Baseball Match

Baseball Match
June 1929: Baseball action at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Sunbathers

Sunbathers
July 1929: Bathers in formation at Margate. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Holidaymakers

Holidaymakers
July 1929: Bathers at Margate. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach
A family enjoy a picnic on the beach at Brighton

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Brandenburg Gate & Wall, West Berlin

Brandenburg Gate & Wall, West Berlin
May 1966: The Brandenburg Gate and wall in West Berlin For nearly three decades, the Berlin Wall encircled West Berlin, built by communist East German authorities ostensibly to protect the country

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Ring-A-Ring-Of-Roses

Ring-A-Ring-Of-Roses
11th March 1930: Passers-by watching guards at play at Tower Bridge, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Signals

Signals
April 1933: A collection of signals on the Leek and Manfield LMS line. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Fire Drill

Fire Drill
October 1929: A fireman holds a boys legs and guides him, upside-down, into a canvas escape chute during a fire drill at Eton College. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Water Lizard

Water Lizard
27th June 1966: An Australian Brown Water Dragon, (Physignathus Llesueurrii), perching on the end of a branch at London Zoo. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Walking The Cat

Walking The Cat
7th June 1937: Mrs Walters, walking her Siamese cat Becky on a lead in Regents Park, stops while Becky admires the swans. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Stone Age Herd

Stone Age Herd
25th July 1949: One of the three young calves born into the herd of bison owned by the Duke of Bedford, in Woburn, Bedfordshire. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Tarmacking

Tarmacking
April 1929: Workers making tar at the Gasworks in East Greenwich, London. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Loading Tarmac

Loading Tarmac
April 1929: Workers loading tar at the Gasworks in East Greenwich, London. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Rollerskating

Rollerskating
18th July 1950: Identical twins Shirley and June Sully give Peter Fry his first skating lesson, at Victoria Park in East London. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageFox Photo Library Collection: Epping Forest

Epping Forest
11th October 1962: Trees beginning to lose their leaves during autumn in Epping Forest, Essex. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)



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