Black And White Collection (#98)

Senator McCarthy
circa 1950: US senator Joseph McCarthy (1909 - 1957), notorious for his crusade against communism in the early 1950s. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Man Made Lightning
circa 1950: Electricity arcs through the air at the National Physical Laboratory, looking very much like a miniature display of lightning. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Lin Chin Tsong Palace
circa 1950: Lin Chin Tsong Palace in Rangoon. During the war it was used by the Japanese as a radio station and later served as the HQ of the photographic branch of the RAF. (Photo by A. J)

Old Spurrows House
circa 1950: Old Spurrows House in Ipswich, a fine old house with superb plaster work and attic gables dating from 1567. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gate Lighthouse
circa 1950: The Mile Rocks Lighthouse, completed in 1906 and located half a mile off Landsend in the Golden Gate area of San Francisco. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Tasmanian View
circa 1950: A view of the sea over the rooftops of Burnie, Tasmania. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Desert Skyscrapers
circa 1950: Mud brick skyscrapers looming from the desert sands in Shibam, Saudi Arabias most populous interior town. (Photo by Thal/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Panama City
circa 1950: Tin-roofs dominate the skyline in Panama City where French and Spanish style architecture prevails. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Mother and children watching television
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Mother and children watching television

Secret Agent

Antique map of Gulf of Naples

Kodak Camera Giveaway
500, 000 thousand cameras are given away to children all over the US in 1929 as part of the Eastman Kodak celebration of the 50th anniversary of George Eastmans first patent in 1879

Better View
A group of boys climbing on each-others backs in order to see over a wall, UK, 28th October 1929. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Pantomime Heads
A woman arranging pantomime heads in a store room at a London factory, 11th November 1929. The heads will be used in Christmas pantomimes

Cheering Boys
A crowd of boys cheering at a sporting event in London, 1929. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Clock Repair
A man repairing the hands of a huge clock on a skyscraper in New York City, circa 1925. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Happy Campers
A group of young people dancing and listening to a portable record player during a weekend camping trip to a lake near Berlin, Germany, circa 1925

Sun Goggles
A group of sunbathers, wearing protective goggles, on a sandy beach, circa 1925. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

German Bank Vault
A man operating the Triple Safe Lock on the new vault door at the Heydt Bank in Berlin, 11th December 1929. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Nurses Fire Drill
Nurses at St Barnabas Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, practice their fire drill under the supervision of James A Cullimore of the Newark Fire Department, circa 1925. Left to right: E.L

Geography Class
A teacher gives a geography class to pupils in a school founded by religious mystic Josef Weissenberg, Neu-Jerusalem, Berlin, Germany, 1929

Boy With Trophies
A young boy with trophies won at baby shows, USA, circa 1927. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Dangerous Sport
Two mountaineers on Casanna in the Plessur range of the Swiss Alps, 1st December 1929. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Rugby Fans
A group of female rugby fans having an alfresco breakfast by a hay rick, whilst waiting for the gates to open for an England-Ireland match at Twickenham, London, 22nd February 1929

Bubble Bath
A woman in a bathtub filled with suds produced by a chemically enhanced soap, USA, circa 1925. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Beach Romance
A couple enjoying a romantic day at the beach, circa 1925. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Seaside Stunt
A woman standing on a mans shoulders at a seaside resort in Germany, circa 1930. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Children Queuing
Children queuing outside the Stoll Picture Theatre in London, to see educational films, 20th May 1929. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Tenisons Girls
Some of the twelve girls of Archbishop Tenisons Church of England School, rehearsing Christmas carols in their traditional uniforms, Lambeth, London, 18th November 1929

Children In Heat wave
A group of children cooling off under one of the special street showers provided by the city authorities in Washington DC, circa 1925

Leaping Athlete
A female athlete jumps over six crouching women at an athletics meet in Berlin, circa 1930. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Lost Children
A policeman with two lost children at a bank holiday event on Hampstead Heath, London, circa 1925. (Photo by Alfieri Picture Service/Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Smallest Car
A boy driving what was thought to be the worlds smallest working motor car, Berlin, Germany, 3rd March 1927. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Toddler And Mastiff
A toddler holding the lead of a large mastiff, circa 1930. (Photo by Henry Miller News Picture Service/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Sheepdogs In Car
Miss M Tucker on her way to a dog show in Tunbridge-Wells, Kent, with her two old English sheepdogs Watchers Jim and Tenet Peter, 21st August 1929

Rough Seas
September 1929: Rough seas at Hastings. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Disapproving man discovering another proposing to a lady
A profoundly disapproving man objecting to the intentions of a military officer who is down on one knee proposing to a shocked-looking lady. The gardener in the background looks maliciously amused

Licensed victuallers dinner
Amusing depiction of a licensed victuallers dinner, with dishes appropriate for inn-keepers. From " The Comic Almanack for 1839: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest

May - Beating the Bounds
Crowds of excited people taking part in the traditional ceremony of Beating the Bounds - an ancient custom which is still observed in some parts of England and Wales

Outraged
It is difficult to know who is the more outraged here - the gentleman with the beard, the servant, or the group of people at this social gathering

August - Regatta
A lively regatta on a river in August, with spectator in grandstands, rowers in a tangle, drinking, smoking, people firing cannon and patriotic flags fluttering everywhere

December - Christmas Eve
Celebrations on Christmas Eve with singing, dancing and a town crier. From " The Comic Almanack for 1837: An Ephemeris in Jest

July - Fancy Fair
Excited visitors at a Victorian Fancy Fair in July. From " The Comic Almanack for 1837: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest Containing All Things Fitting For Such Work by Rigdum Funnidos, Gent

November - St Cecilias Day
Vast crowds celebrating St Cecilias Day on 22nd November. St Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians, which accounts for the cacophony taking place during the celebrations - even a dog is joining in

Antique illustration of scientific discoveries, electricity and magnetism: Cruikshank

Boy being held under a water pump
A boy being held under a water pump by his enthusiastic fellows while the schoolmaster stands by. Whether he has ordered the punishment or is trying to stop it is debatable

Parents with a howling baby at night
Eighteenth or early nineteenth century parents experiencing the joys of a howling baby in the night. Father paces the floor with the baby in his arms while mother offers advice from the comfort of a

On The Way To Queens
1936: Cars travel on the Triborough Bridge ramp to Astoria, Queens, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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