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British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Gallery: Press Photography: British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)
Ranelagh Balloons25th May 1907: Hot air balloons at Ranelagh in Barnes, West London, during a race for the Harbord Cup. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Sign Of Dangercirca 1916: A sign at the Belgian-Dutch frontier during World War I reads Achtung or Attention and alerts people to the danger of the high voltage electric fence
Wartime SkirmishFebruary 1916: A Russian patrol skirmishing during World War I. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Bournemouth RegattaJuly 1924: Three yachts Britannia, Shamrock IV and White Heather at the Bournemouth Yachting Regatta. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Rheims Cathedralcirca 1918: The damaged facade of Reims Cathedral during WW I. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Brooklands Side-Car18th October 1913: The start of the motorcycle side-car race at the British Motor Cycle Race Club Open Championship Meeting at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Holland House1908: The facade of Holland House, an E-plan Jacobean manor in Kensington, London. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Terra Nova13th February 1913: The ice-bound SS Terra Nova used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic expedtion to the South Pole. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Slum Life1907: Women pushing a pram past a bakery window in Little Italy, a slum area of London in the borough of Holborn. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Paddington Station18th July 1912: Passengers at Paddington Station, London, boarding special trains bound for the Kings garden party at Windsor. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Cavalryman2nd August 1917: A German cavalryman wearing a gas mask and carrying a long spear or pole - from two different ages of war. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Goodwood Racescirca 1907: A corner of the enclosure at Goodwood. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
In flightAugust 1910: Blondeau in flight (on a Farman bi-plane) over Brooklands Aviation meeting. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
German Fleet23rd June 1917: German torpedo craft and submarines with their supply ship. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Hop Pickers Demo16th May 1908: Hop-pickers demonstration and march along the Embankment in London. They demand an import levy on foreign hops. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Motor Show Fashion25th January 1907: Motor car enthusiasts in fancy dress at the Liverpool Motor Show. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Willows Airship25th August 1910: The Willows airship which made the first channel crossing is parked at the Crystal Palace. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Oxford Street1909: Shoppers and traffic in Londons Oxford Street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Beaming Blunderbus1st September 1912: Beamishs bulldog Beaming Blunderbus at the 21st championship of the Belfast Dog Show, 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Garden City HotelNovember 1912: The Garden City Hotel in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
London BridgeJuly 1909: Omnibuses and horse-drawn carriages pass by as crowds gather on London Bridge to watch the Fleet on the Thames. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Bathing Hut AttendantAugust 1909: The bathing machine attendant returns from the sea with a pail full of water to wash the sand from the bathers feet. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Camber Sands Launch29th March 1910: Alex Ogilvies Wright flying machine perched on a slope ready for the launch at Camber Sands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
SkatingJanuary 1907: Four lads skating hand in hand on the Cowpit Wash, Spalding. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Skating Rink2nd March 1910: Plenty of room for skating at the Princess skating rink. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Tourist Trophy Race10th June 1914: Lee Guinness at speed on Quarter Bridge in his Sunbeam I during the Tourist Trophy Race for Cars, Isle of Man, June 1914. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Biplane1911: The biplane Coanda at an aviation meeting at Reims. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Race Begins13th April 1914: The start of the second motorcycle race at the ARA Easter meeting at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Horse Tramcirca 1909: A Hampstead to Euston horse tram. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Traffic On PiccadillyMarch 1912: A motor bus and taxi-cabs on Piccadilly, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Disused HarnessesMay 1911: Disused harnesses hanging up in a stable after horse buses were replaced by motor buses. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Antique Ambulance1906: A motor police ambulance for the City Of London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Off To The FrontJanuary 1915: Soldiers waving good bye to loved ones as they leave Victoria Station, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Air Race Rest23rd April 1910: Claude Grahame-Whites Farman plane attracts a large crowd at Hademore, after descending for a rest during the London - Manchester air race of 1910
Electrical Exhibition7th October 1908: An electric iron, kettle, curling tongs and shaving pot on display at The Electrical Exhibition, Manchester. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Spalding SkatersJanuary 1908: A group of men skating arm-in-arm at Courbit Wash, Spalding, Lincolnshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Wrights Biplane29th March 1910: Alex Ogilvies Wright biplane at Camber Sands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Chinese Army1906: The Chinese army during the Russo-Japanese War. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Suffragette Demo19th June 1911: A Suffragette demonstration taking place in Cockspur Street, near Trafalgar Square, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Suffragette Demo25th May 1913: A Suffragette demonstration taking place in Victoria Park, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Horse Racecirca 1840: A cheering crowd of spectators watch the riders dash past during a horse race. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bookmakers18th April 1908: Bookmakers in the paddock at the Easter race meeting at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Water CartsSeptember 1906: Water carts in the road on the Isle of Man, at the time of the Tourist Trophy road race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Watching The Races3rd June 1924: An observation balloon at the Derby at Epsom. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Empress Funeral1908: The funeral procession of the Dowager Empress Tz u-hsi, or Cixi, of China. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Sandringham House1909: Sandringham House in Norfolk. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)