1920 1929 Collection

Stamford Bridge View
Stamford Bridge pre-dates Chelsea Football Club by more than a quarter of a century. It opened on 28 April 1877 as an athletics venue

Prima Ballerina Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova
1924: Russian Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931), regarded as the prima ballerina of her era. (Photo by James Abbe/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Jack Dempsey Boxing Poster
Illustrated poster of American boxer Jack Dempsey (1895 - 1983), promting his match against George Carpenter for the World Heavyweight championship title, July 2, 1921

R 101 Airship
circa 1929: A broadside view of the Airship R101, at its mooring mast at Cardington, Bedford. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Benito Mussolini Portrait 1925
12th November 1925: Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Skinny-Dippers
A British policewoman chasing after a group of naked street boys by the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Reg Speller/Getty Images)

White Horse Final
Mounted policemen control the crowds overflowing onto the pitch before the FA Cup Final between West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers at Wembley Stadium

Agatha Christie
circa 1925: English novelist Agatha Christie (1891 - 1976). (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Hollywoodland
LOS ANGELES - CIRCA 1925: A view of the Hollywoodland sign erected to advertize a new housing developement, circa 1925 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Marylebone Station
June 1921: The interior of Marylebone station in London which belongs to the Great Central Railway. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Feathered Gown
A Norman Hartnell evening gown. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Fleet Street
circa 1926: A busy day in Fleet Street, the home of many national newspapers. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Audience Of One
circa 1926: A solitary member of the public seated in front of a band stand, listening to the brass band. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Billinsgate Porters
circa 1925: Fish porters at Billingsgate market with their flat hats which help them balance the crates on their heads. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Nice Riviera
The Nice riviera, in southern France, April 1922. The seafront at the little town of Nice became known as " La Promenade des Anglais"

Storm Clouds
1929: The British airship R-100 flies through a thick layer of cloud. She was scrapped after the crash of her sistership, the R-101, in 1930. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Non-Stop Scotsman
11th May 1928: The 150 ton LNER Pacific class locomotive Flying Scotsman, pulling the train of the same name, leaving Kings Cross Station in London on its first non-stop run to Edinburgh

R101 Airship
2nd October 1929: An R101 Airship in its hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire. (Photo by Puttnam /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Astoria Cinema
August 1929: Exterior of the Astoria Cinema, Brixton, south London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Rolls-Royce
9th October 1929: A Rolls-Royce on the race track at Brooklands. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Airship R 101
1929: R101, a British airship, which was built in 1929 and was 221 metres (724 feet) long. The airship had dining, sleeping and recreational facilities for 100 passengers

Lonely Monument o Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton
circa 1922: The monument to Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on the main island of South Georgia. He died of a heart attack and was buried there in 1922, having returned to the spot on the Quest

Southampton Dock
20th June 1928: An aerial view of Southampton Dock. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Laconia
1st April 1923: The Cunard ship Laconia at the dockside, Alexandria. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Italian Dictator
November 1923: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945), wearing a national malitia uniform. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Nottingham Victoria Railway Station
A view of Nottingham Victoria railway station, April 1927. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

R-101 Airship in a hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire
1929: The R101 airship in a hangar at Cardington in Bedfordshire. The R101 was 221 m (724 ft) long and had a gas capacity of 140 million litres (5 million cu ft)

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

The Flying Scotsman
1929: The locomotive engine the Flying Scotsman leaving Kings Cross Station, London, for its 392-mile run to Scotland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova
Russian Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931), regarded as the prima ballerina of her era, wearing a pleated dress without a corset for complete freedom of movement

Boat Race
3rd July 1929: Thames Rowing Club beating Courtenay Lodge Rowing Club in the Wyfold cup race on the first day of the Henley regatta in Oxfordshire. (Photo by Edward G)

Barclay Vesey Art Deco Building
circa 1928: Exterior view of the Barclay Vesey Building, located at 140 West Street, New York City. The Art Deco building, designed by the architectural firm of McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin

Luna Park lit up at night, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, 1920s. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Pavlova In Giselle
Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931) performs in a production of Giselle. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Airship
17th October 1929: The tail-end section of the giant airship R101, riding on the mooring mast at Cardigan, Bedford. The R101 was part of a British government programme to develop civil airships

The Forth Bridge
circa 1927: A train going over the Forth Bridge. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931), American inventor of the carbon telephone transmitter (1877), phonograph (1878), and incandescent lamp with carbon filament (1879)

New Imperial Airways Aircraft At Croydon
An aerial view of the christening ceremony for five Handley Page airliners of Imperial Airways at Croydon Aerodrome, London, 30th March 1926

Greenwich Paddlers
1928: London children paddling in the Thames by the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Bus Driver
March 1929: A set of instruments on a bus route survey vehicle for measuring distance, gradient and camber on roads used by the London General Omnibus Companys fleet of buses

Shrunken Heads
19th August 1925: Three specimen of shrunken heads all with long hair, prepared by the Macas Indians. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Dock Cranes
April 1921: Huge cranes tower over the George V docks in London. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Heckscher Building
circa 1925: Exterior view of the Heckscher building, located at 1230 Fifth Avenue and 104th Street, New York City. The building now houses El Museo del Barrio

Aquitania
1st January 1920: The Cunard White Star liner Aquitania. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Macchi Varese
circa 1928: A record breaking plane, the Italian Macchi Varese Type 52 seaplane which won the 1926 Schneider Cup. It has a 12 cylinder A93 engine capable of 512 kilometres per hour

Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd dog who featured in film, radio and television productions, circa 1928. This portrait was released as publicity for the film, Land of the Silver Fox

W Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), English author and master of short stories. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

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