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Oberammergau
The village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, with its famous Passion Theatre, circa 1770. The villages Passion Play dates back to 1634

Backlit Beauties
Three nude ladies behind a backlit screen, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Empire State Building
Construction workers celebrate the completion of the iron work on the Empire State Building, Manhattan, circa 1930. The building was constructed between 1930 and 1931

Coney Island Boys
Boys playing on the boardwalk at Coney Island, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Spanish Gypsies
Gypsy women from the south of Spain, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Romeria de Valme
The people of Dos Hermanas near Seville pay homage to their patron saint, La Virgen de Valme, with a procession known as the Romeria de Nuestra Senora de Valme, circa 1930

Burgos Market
A fruit and vegetable stall in Burgos market, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Spanish Greengrocer
The proprietor of a fruit and vegetable shop in Madrid, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Housewife
A Japanese housewife cuts up radishes in her kitchen, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bayreuth Audience
The audience takes the air between acts of a Wagner opera at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Bavaria, circa 1930. (Photo by Henry Miller/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Davis Inhalator
Firemen using a Davis Inhalator with a double breathing bag for two victims, in the Holland Tunnel, New York, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Granada Street
A street in Granada, with several bridges crossing the River Darro, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Barcelona Quay
The Muralla Quay in Barcelona, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Japanese Pilgrims
Two pilgrims in Japan, one carrying a portable altar, the other a small gong, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mountain Family
A typical family outside their straw hut in the mountains of Japan, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Off To Palestine
A police officer leaves Victoria Station in London, bound for Palestine, 11th September 1929. A hundred officers have been send to augment the countrys existing police force

Mending Socks
Two women darn the childrens socks at a Dr Barnardos home for orphans in Essex, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pay Cuts
Children take part in a demonstration in New Jersey, protesting against a 10% wage cut, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

In Support Of Teachers
A young man demonstrates against the low wages of teachers in New York, circa 1930. A teacher earns 17.78 dollars per week, whilst their former pupil earns 21 dollars per week

Pas De Deux
Two dancers in performance, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lippy Lady
A young woman applies her lipstick in the mirror, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Buenos Aires
A tugboat towing an ocean liner in Buenos Aires harbour, circa 1930. (Photo by Sigwart Blum/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Spanish Street
A street in Spain, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Spanish Travel
A boy riding on a donkey in Algeciras, in southern Spain, circa 1930. (Photo by Lionel Green/FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Spanish Music
A drummer and a bagpipe player perform for the Prince of Wales in the courtyard of the Alcazar in Seville, circa 1930. They are dressed in the traditional costume of Andalusian peasants

Mount Rushmore
Construction begins on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, circa 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Playing Soldiers
A group of Japanese boys with toy guns play at being soldiers, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Deauville Gymnasium
Society children crowd the open-air gymnasium at the new Deauville summer school, 31st July 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Savoy-Plaza Hotel
The Savoy-Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue, New York City, circa 1928. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Kensington Crash
The wreckage of a lorry in Kensington Crescent, London, after it collided with an omnibus, 4th February 1929. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pomroy Twins
The Pomroy twins, a boy and a girl, mess about in the water in Boston, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Berlin Beauty Contest
Participants in a beauty contest during a style show at the Sports Palace in Berlin, circa 1930. The winner was Sonja Jowanowiez from Russia. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Job Hunting
A young man searches through job advertisements in a shop window, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dancing Craze
The contestants in a Washington DC Dance Marathon, circa 1930. From left to right, H. Heustis on the sax, John E. Harris on the banjo, and contestants Peggy Jones, Thomas Sheehan

Firework Lady
Fireworks being made at Messrs Pain of Mitcham, in preparation for Bonfire Night, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Parasol Maker
A Japanese parasol maker and his child, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Surrey Bike Ride
A middle-aged couple take a bicycle ride through Surrey, 1907. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rumble In The Jungle
One chimp stands victorious over another during a boxing match, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Morning Suit
A moustachioed man in a morning suit perches on a small table, circa 1900. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pioneer Family
A family of pioneer settlers pose next to their covered wagon, 1886. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

Busy Railroad
Steam engines on a steel bridge at Richmond, Virginia, circa 1925. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Firefighters
Firemen battle to extinguish a warehouse fire on Colonial Wharf, Wapping, 1935. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Contented Couple
An elderly couple sit contentedly in their living room, circa 1900. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Office Switchboard
Switchboard operators at work in an office, circa 1905. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dressed To Thrill
Dressers help two chorus girls into their costumes at the theatre, circa 1930. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Columbus Monument
The monument to explorer Christopher Columbus in Port Vell, Barcelona, circa 1910. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Las Ramblas
Strollers on Las Ramblas, a busy street in Barcelona, circa 1925. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Texas Farm Family
A couple and their son on a farm in Texas, circa 1905. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

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