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A Great Exhibition1924: The Palace of Beauty, sponsored by soap manufacturer Pears, at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
British Air Heroescirca 1926: The sea planes of Captain W H Pulford and his companions alighting at the Lee on Solent after flying 14, 000 miles from Cairo to the Cape. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Bare Back Riders1st August 1938: Three young children on a roundabout at the Bank Holiday fair on Hampstead Heath, London. (Photo by John F. Stephenson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Hoover Tunes Incirca 1928: Herbert Hoover (1874 - 1964), Republican Party candidate for the Presidency of the United States of America, listening to a one valve radio set
Park Viewcirca 1923: A group of young boys looking through the railings of Southfields Park. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Young Trickster4th November 1925: A practical joker attaching a firework to a policemans jacket. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Loading Cars12th January 1927: Some of the 500 English cars being loaded onto the TSS Hobsons Bay bound for Australia at the King George V Docks, London. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Telegraph Cable1926: A team of eight horses pulling the telegraph cable which arrived at Lands End, Cornwall, after being laid 4, 000 miles across the Atlantic. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
New Boathouse, Cromer Beach 19285th December 1928: The lifeboat HF Bailey II enters the new boathouse at Cromer beach. (Photo by J. Gaiger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Mending Puncture1926: A dispatch rider mending a puncture. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Calcutta1928: The seaplane Calcutta lying off the Houses of Parliament on the Thames. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Cat Burglar1924: A man demonstrating how a cat burglar works. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Road Wash1925: A roadman spraying down the dust with water in Temple Gardens, London, during a heat wave. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Ludgate Hill1922: Road mending on Ludgate Hill. St Pauls Cathedral can be seen in the background. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Ski Trekking1923: Cross-country ski trekkers climbing to Faulhorn in Switzerland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Irish SniperJuly 1922: A sniper at the foot of Nelsons column in Dublin. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Street ShellingJuly 1922: Uniformed Free State troops fire an 18 pounder field gun at the Tramway House, during the Irish Civil War. They are using two damaged Lancia armoured cars for protection
Final Touches3rd April 1936: Workmen tarring the hull of the Queen Mary at Londons King George V Docks. (Photo by A. Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Pleasure BoatAugust 1907: The pleasure steamer, the Queen Elizabeth, coming up the River Thames from Kingston Bridge to Hampton Court, seen from the towpath. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Buses Collide31st July 1912: A cart lies overturned on the road after being involved in an accident with two buses in Fleet Street, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
At HomeSeptember 1908: A family concert party, on piano and violin. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Stadium Phonographcirca 1908: Two Edwardian gentlemen setting up a large phonograph in a stadium. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Hunting PartyDecember 1906: A hunting party in the fields on Lord Zetlands Shoot at Aske Hall. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Passenger Mail Van1st May 1913: A passenger motor mail van, at Ashford in Kent. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Football Crowd20th January 1912: A large crowd in the stands to watch Tottenham Hotspur play Sunderland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
HMS Iron DukeOctober 1912: The battleship, HMS Iron Duke, shortly after launching. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Junior TT Start19th May 1914: Competitors at the start of the Isle of Man Junior Tourist Trophy Race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Police Ambulance1906: A City of London Police ambulance. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Terrier ManNovember 1908: The terrier man, carrying his dogs to a fox hunt on the back of his bicycle. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Football Crowd6th September 1913: A section of the crowd at Stamford Bridge, London, for the match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Tree-Top View24th July 1908: Spectators of the Marathon at the 1908 London Olympics climb trees in Wormwood Scrubs for a better vantage point. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Three-WheelerNovember 1924: A car loses a wheel at high speed on the Culver City Speedway, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Friedrich Der Grosse21st November 1918: The surrender of the German Fleet to Admiral Beatty at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys. The German ships were scuttled by their crews on 21st June 1919
Winter Sportscirca 1904: Tobogganing in the snow at Buxton. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
R-100 Airship Tail3rd September 1929: The tail view of the R100 airship. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Flat Cap Crowd31st May 1912: Striking London transport workers listen to an address from the English Trade Union Leader Ben Tillett on Tower Hill. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Mending Saddlescirca 1901: British soldiers make good cavalry equipment during a lull in the South African campaign during the second Boer War. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
DocksideSeptember 1907: Construction work under way on the new docks at Avonmouth. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Coaling Station29th August 1907: Setting up the new belting system at the coaling station at Grimbsy docks. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Cider Apples1908: Tons of apples in the yard at Henley and Sons Cider works in Newton Abbot, Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Frank Whittle10th January 1944: English engineer and inventor of the jet plane Sir Frank Whittle (1907 - 1996). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Ernest Rutherford1925: British physicist and 1st Baron, Ernest Rutherford (1871 - 1937), at the time he was President of the British Association. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Free State GuardJanuary 1922: A Free State soldier on patrol during the Irish Civil War. (Photo by Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Railway Employees26th October 1907: A platelayer and ganger working on railway track. It was many years before bright clothing was introduced to make track workers readily visible
Enrico Carusocirca 1900: Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso (1873 - 1921), one of the first opera singers to achieve fame through gramophone recordings. (Photo by W. & D. Downey/Getty Images)
Taftcirca 1915: William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930), the former President of the United States of America. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Paris CafeAugust 1922: People sitting and drinking outside the Cafe la Rotunda in a busy Paris street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Looking For Ball7th October 1905: A caddy looking for golf balls in an area of rushes at Westward Ho Golf Links in Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
