Finance Collection (page 54)

circa 1909: French Aviator Louis Bleriot, the first pilot to fly from Calais to Dover in a monoplane, flies across the English Channel. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Manhattan Bridge, seen from Manhattan looking over the bay to Brooklyn, New York
circa 1915: The Manhattan Bridge seen from Manhattan looking over the bay to Brooklyn, New York. It was completed in 1909. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Overpass; Exterior view of the overpass outside Grand Central Terminal, New York City
circa 1925: Exterior view of the overpass outside Grand Central Terminal, New York City, New York. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

circa 1918: Businessmen crowd the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, New York City, NY. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Smoking On The Job
A man smokes a pipe atop a building under construction on Broadway facing south toward Bowling Green, New York City, New York, early 1910s

circa 1910: Wall Street facing south towards Trinity Church, New York City, New York. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Woolworth Building
circa 1912: View of the Woolworth Building under construction, New York City. Designed by Cass Gilbert, it was completed in 1913, and claimed title as the worlds tallest building until 1930

circa 1926: Automobiles and a streetcar pass illuminated theater marquees and billboards at night in Times Square, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Williamsburg Bridge
circa 1903: View of the Williamsburg Bridge from the Manhattan side, shortly after its completion, New York City. Brooklyn is visible in the background

View of a Standard Oil Plant Located on a Wharf
circa 1915: View of a Standard Oil plant, which is located on a wharf. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

circa 1908: View of the Manhattan Bridge, which connects western Brooklyn and southeastern Manhattan, during its construction, New York City. Workers are laying down suspension cables

Produce Exchange
circa 1914: The Produce Exchange building at Bowling Green and Beaver Street during the parks construction, with the Custom House to the right, Lower Manhattan, New York City

Leaving Manhattan
circa 1925: Traffic, a train, and pedestrians crossing on the Manhattan Bridge, with Brooklyn in the background, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Shop At Macy s
circa 1918: Exterior view of Macys department store on 34th Street and Sixth Avenue, New York City. There are trolley cars and pedestrians in the intersection

Brooklyn Railway
circa 1925: Aerial view of the elevated train tracks running beside a highway in an industrial area of Brooklyn. Billboards and factories flank the tracks

Third Avenue Track
circa 1915: High-angle view of the 23rd Street elevated train station on Third Avenue, with road construction underneath and people walking on the sidewalk, New York City

circa 1915: High angle view of the railroad yard at the rear of Pennsylvania Railroad Station, designed by McKim, Mead and White, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Central Park Sleigh
1901: A man riding a small horsedrawn sleigh through Central Park, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A crowd on a sidewalk observes street peddlers selling toys
1901: A crowd on a sidewalk observes street peddlers selling toys, near Grand Central Station in midtown Manhattan, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Broadway By Night
circa 1925: View of marquees for the Plymouth Laurette Taylor, the Music Box, the Imperial, and the Klaw Theaters along 45th Street, looking west from Broadway at night, Times Square, New York City

circa 1925: A view of a group of automobiles and wagons parked in the snow at the Fulton Street Fish Market, in downtown Manhattan, New York City

Walking Down Fifth
circa 1925: A high-angle street scene of people walking down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City. Automobiles drive down the street as pedestrians crowd the sidewalks

High angle view of the naval ship George Washington returning to New York City at
1918: High angle view of the naval ship George Washington returning to New York City at the conclusion of World War I. Other ships surround it as it sails into New York Harbor

On South Street
circa 1915: High angle view of rows of horsedrawn carriages moving through the snow on South Street in lower Manhattan, New York City

Tribune Building
circa 1920: Street view of The Tribune Building on Park Row, New York City, known as Newspaper Row. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt in 1873

Breaking The Ice
circa 1925: Three New Jersey Central tugboats attempt to cross the ice filled Hudson River in the winter, New York City. Spectators watch from the docks

Nearly Finished; Construction of Hellgate Bridge, New York City
Circa 1917, Construction of Hellgate Bridge, New York City. (Photo by Edwin Levick/Getty Images)

Ferry At Hudson River Terminal
A ferry boat floats on the icy water of the Hudson River at a terminal in southern Manhattan, New York, New York, circa 1915. The Woolworth Building is visible in the background

London Cabs
Rows of London taxis parked at Yorkway Motors in the Caledonian Road, London. (Photo by Sydney O Meara/Getty Images)

The Corner Shop; : A London grocers with goods on display outside
5th August 1954: A London grocers with goods on display outside. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Abandoned Getaway Van
23rd January 1954: An abandoned getaway van used in a mailbag robbery at Walthamstow in east London. A police sign attached to the vehicle reads Not to be removed without authority

Cannon Street Station
July 1953: Cannon Street Station, viewed from the River Thames, which is the City terminus of the Southern Region and is also connected to the Underground

Battersea Boats Waiting to be Rowed
23rd June 1952: All-metal rowing boats waiting to be rowed at Battersea Park, London. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Union-Castle Liner Rhodesia Castle
12th October 1951: The Union-Castle Liner Rhodesia Castle in the King George V Dock in London. RHODESIA CASTLE was built in 1951 by Harland & Wolff in Belfast with a tonnage of 17041grt

Belisha Beacon; Three ladies waiting to cross the road at a zebra crossing in London
1956: Three ladies waiting to cross the road at a zebra crossing in London, marked by a Belisha beacon. In the distance can be seen the Duke of Yorks Column in Waterloo Place

London City Council Mobile Immunisation Clinic Bus
28th May 1959: London City Council Mobile Immunisation Clinic at Highbury Grove, north London. It is being used for polio vaccinations. (Photo by Derek Berwin/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

The Allard
21st October 1950: The K2 Allard, manufactured in Clapham and powered by a Ford engine. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5140 - Britains Best In Cars - pub

Goose-Necked Cranes
circa 1950: Goose-necked cranes tower above the George V dock at the Port of London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

City Commuters
5th October 1954: City workers crossing London Bridge on their way to work on the third day of a bus strike. (Photo by Derek Berwin/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Albert Bridge
February 1955: The Albert Bridge over the Thames at Chelsea, London, which is to be rebuilt and widened to provide a four-lane highway, part of a 4-year government scheme to improve roads in Britain

Desert Car Skeleton; Mail Truck, Australia
The skeleton of an old car lying in the desert sand of the Australian outback. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6832 - Mail Truck, Australia - unpub. (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

French Poster; Two Girls Make Bon
Two ex-Hulton Press secretaries are seen here studying a French poster during their apprenticeship at the Hotel Chambord, Ostend. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6651 - Two Girls Make Bon - pub

Assisi Peasants take their geese to the market
22nd September 1951: Locals take their geese to the market in Assisi. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5409 - Assisi - pub. 1951 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Maserati Sports Car Bumper, Paris Motor Show
The bumper of an Italian Maserati sports car at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images)

Fireflite
22nd October 1956: A rear-view of a De Soto Fireflite at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8714 - Cars For 1957 - pub

Plastic Bumper
15th October 1956: A close-up of a Plexiglass bumper on a Nash Palm Beach, at the Farina works in Italy. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub

Three children peer through the fence on a bridge over one of Londons many canals
August 1953: Three children peer through the fence on a bridge over one of Londons many canals. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6625 - London Canals - unpub

Grand Canal; lone gondolier silhouetted against the dawn as it breaks over the Grand
15th September 1951: A lone gondolier silhouetted against the dawn as it breaks over the Grand Canal in Venice. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5402 - Venice Party - pub

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