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The CockfightPainting entitled The Cockfight, by Remy Cogghe (1854-1935), circa 1889. The painting depicts a crowd of men urging on two cockerels fighting in a ring. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Zulu WarriorsA muster of Zulu warriors preparing for an attack during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Original Publication : The Graphic - 22nd February 1879 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
SuffragettesFine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: Suffragettes
Air Raid Pattern6th September 1940: Interwoven vapour trails over London during an early morning air raid in the Battle of Britain. (Photo by David Savill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Brixton Prison Wash-houseThe wash-house at Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. Published in The Criminal Prisons of London, a compilation of articles entitled The Great World of London by Henry Mayhew, pub. 1862
Brixton PrisonFemale prisoners in the exercise yard of Brixton Prison in London, circa 1850. From a photograph by Herbert Watkins. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Cape Town 1914During the Great Strike a citizens defence force marches to protect the docks in Cape Town. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Hairpin BendA motorist takes a sharp U-shaped bend at Llandrindod Wells, Wales (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Bomb Device6th December 1913: A bomb dropping device at a Paris airshow. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Unprepared For Action But Willing To Fake ItA soldier with a primitive gas mask brandishes a cane as a gun while on guard outside a hospital, Harrogate, Yorkshire, July 1915. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
American Flag23rd April 1917: The American flag flying from Victoria Tower over the Houses of Parliament after the United States entered World War I. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Travelling Cars4th February 1948: A record shipment of 500 British cars of various makes, at Victoria Dock, London, waiting to be loaded into the SS Port Jackson, bound for Sydney and Melbourne. (Photo by J. A)
Tournai Cathedralcirca 1900: An example of Romanesque style, Tournai Cathedral in Belgium. Started in 11th century completed in the 14th. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
The Alfred StaniforthAugust 1907: A crowd gathered around a group of lifeboatmen and their lifeboat, the Alfred Staniforth in Teignmouth, Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Rally RollsJune 1906: Spectators on a hillside bend watch a Rolls-Royce car taking part in the Scotch Trials. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Baby Peugeot7th November 1913: A Baby Peugeot coupe at the Motor Show, Olympia, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Scottish Motor TrialsJune 1906: Competitors lined up for the 4th day of the Scottish Motor Trials. Motor trials have been a popular sport since the invention of the car
Horse ShowJune 1914: The International Horse Show event. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Rapid Racer Refuels1907: A rapid racer is refuelled at the petrol tanks at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Vintage Car Race22nd April 1910: Motor cars and spectators at Queen Eleanors Cross, Northampton, on the 10th anniversary of the 1, 000 miles trial. Lord Montague is in the car on extreme left
Houndsditch OutrageJanuary 1911: The besieged house is identified with a cross during the Sidney Street Siege. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Curragh Troops23rd March 1914: British soldiers from the Duke of Cromwells Light Infantry on parade at the Curragh Camp, near Dublin. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Junior Car Club5th June 1926: Motor car racing at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey, England. Competitors running to their cars for the start of 100 mile High Speed Reliability Test by the Junior Car Club
New a UniformJune 1909: An Automobile Association (a) scout wearing the new a uniform, standing beside his bicycle in a country road. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Strathmore HomeJanuary 1923: St Paul s, Waldenburt, Hertfordshire, the country home of the Earl of Strathmore. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Meat Vans28th May 1912: Crowds demonstrating as meat vans leave Connaught Docks for Smithfield meat market, London, during the 1912 transport workers strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Perry Flying Boat16th March 1914: A Perry-Beadle flying boat on display at the Olympia Aero show, Olympia, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Aircraft Exhibition16th March 1914: Penny Beadle flying boat at the Olympia aircraft show, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Military Types1906: Russian and Japanese military men after the Russo-Japanese War sitting in front of an ornately carved screen. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Isle Of Man1st May 1907: An entrant in the Tourist Trophy race on the Isle of Man. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Pterodactyl Plane2nd July 1926: A tailless plane, the Pterodactyl in flight during rehearsals for the Royal Air Force Display and Pageant at Hendon, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Junior Car Club RaceAugust 1922: Contestants taking part in the Junior Car Club 200 mile race at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Trophy RoomA second floor salon at Castle Konopischt, Bohemia, one of Archduke Franz Ferdinands residences. (Now known as Castle Konopiste, near Benesov). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Brooklands RelayThe start of a relay race at Brooklands racetrack. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Gallery: Press Photography: British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)
Shipwreck5th November 1918: The former Cunard liner Campania sinks in the Firth of Forth after a collision with the HMS Revenge. Built in 1893, she became one of the first seaplane carriers
Ranelagh Balloons25th May 1907: Hot air balloons at Ranelagh in Barnes, West London, during a race for the Harbord Cup. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Brooklands Side-Car18th October 1913: The start of the motorcycle side-car race at the British Motor Cycle Race Club Open Championship Meeting at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
City Morgue1910: A horse-drawn hearse stands outside the Paris morgue. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Holland House1908: The facade of Holland House, an E-plan Jacobean manor in Kensington, London. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Terra Nova13th February 1913: The ice-bound SS Terra Nova used by Captain Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated Antarctic expedtion to the South Pole. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Slum Life1907: Women pushing a pram past a bakery window in Little Italy, a slum area of London in the borough of Holborn. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Arosa15th December 1925: Skiing at Arosa in Switzerland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Paddington Station18th July 1912: Passengers at Paddington Station, London, boarding special trains bound for the Kings garden party at Windsor. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
German Fleet23rd June 1917: German torpedo craft and submarines with their supply ship. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)