Road Collection (#35)

Parked Plough
28th January 1918: A ploughing machine parked in the street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

On The Road
8th March 1919: The pack arrive along a country road for the Grafton Hunt, Northamptonshire. (Photo by Nichols/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Rainswept
June 1919: A window cleaner keeps the rain off his head by wearing his bucket as a hat. (Photo by Roper/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Embarkation
1st October 1911: Italian troops on their way to Tripoli from Naples. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Cloud Of Dust
1909: Contestants in a motor race send up clouds of dust. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Scottish Race
June 1906: A Martini car driving at speed in the Scottish Trials. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Cycling Trip
circa 1910: Cyclists resting on the Epping Road at the Robin Hood public house. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Dieppe Grand Prix
June 1912: Boillot in a Peugot leads the race on the first day of the Automobile Grand Prix at the Dieppe Circuit in France. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Busy Junction
June 1912: A busy road junction at the Elephant and Castle in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Street Crossing
May 1908: The junction between Clerkenwell Street and Grays Inn Road, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Laying Tramways
1908: The laying of tram lines on the Embankment in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hunting Party
circa 1909: A sleigh and hunting party on its way out of Stockholm. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Windsor Decorations
July 1907: Decorations in the High Street of Windsor, ready for the visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Diabolo Craze
June 1907: The latest French game, Diabolo, played on the streets of Bournemouth in 1907. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Womens House
25th January 1913: A corridor in Renton House for Women, New Kent Road, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Delivery Boys Race
18th November 1924: Contestants in the annual race for delivery boys at the start of the race at Courbevoie. The boys race in their three-wheeled carts. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Motoring Club
14th March 1914: R J Hartmann in his Benz driving up Kop Hill in the Essex Motoring Club Open. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Dust Prevention
circa 1907: The Hahnite Dust Preventer spraying the road from a water cart. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Floating Timber
1906: Timber floating down a river, over a waterfall, on its way to a timbermill in New Zealand. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The First Air Mail
9th September 1911: The first air mail leaves Hendon on its way to Windsor. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Strike Breaking
30th May 1912: A long line of strike-breaking meat vans on their way to Smithfield with a police escort during the Great Transport Strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

a Scout
1909: An Automobile Association inspector, wearing the Associations new uniform, signals danger by standing at attention. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Matlock Bridge Street
October 1907: Matlock Bridge at the time of the floods. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Tuning Piano Organ
1907: A man tuning a piano organ in the Italian colony in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Finish Of Race
October 1913: The finish of the race at the Bristol Motor Car Club speed trials at Weston Supermare. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Vintage Car Race
22nd 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

Dunrobin Castle
1st July 1913: Pipers lead the procession from Dunrobin Castle, Inverness, at the 4th Duke of Sutherlands funeral. The castle dates from the12th century

Conservative Vans
10th December 1907: Conservative Party propaganda vans during electioneering. The slogan reads; British Work For British Hands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Guards Band
15th August 1928: The 1st Battalion Prince of Wales Volunteers leaving Waterloo Station headed by the Guards Band, on their way to Buckingham Palace

Skiing By Pony
2nd January 1908: A skier being pulled by a pony. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Fallen Poles
circa 1926: Telegraph poles which were ripped down during a tornado. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Snow Plume
circa 1927: A huge cloud of snow being thrown up by a newly developed locomotive snow plough which scoops up and throws clear any snow in its path. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Cement Mixer
circa 1925: Workmen repairing a road, with the aid of a cement mixer. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Strike Traffic
1926: Londons traffic confusion on the first day of the General Strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Pedestrians Crossing
6th August 1912: Pedestrians cross the road in Piccadilly, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Road Construction
1909: Workmen lay a foundation of wooden blocks during road construction in Whitehall, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Traction Engine
1908: A traction engine carrying tar spraying equipment, during road repair experiments near Putney, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hunt Crowds
5th November 1909: Crowds at the Quorn Meet at Kirkby Gate. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Cottesmere Hunt
1st November 1908: The hounds and riders of the Cottesmere Hunt out on a meet. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Darlington Station
22nd June 1925: Darlington North Road railway station, Yorkshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Climbing Rural Road
11th August 1911: Motorcyclists with an Indian sidecar climbing up a country road during the 3rd day of the Auto Cycle Union Reliability Trials. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Mercedes In Yorks
August 1911: A 75 Mercedes taking part in a Yorkshire Automobile Club hill climbing competition. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Water Course
9th August 1911: A motorcyclist tackles the water course during the Auto Cycle Union Reliability Trials. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Watching Trials
11th August 1911: Spectators watching the Auto Cycle Union Reliability Trials at Blue Bank. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Rounding Bend
9th August 1911: Motorcyclists P Shaw and G G Piggott, riding a 6 hp Zenitha, round the bend at Sutton Bank during the Auto Cycle Union reliability trials. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Grafton Hounds
4th January 1905: Grafton Hounds during a meet at Prestbury, Buckinghamshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Synagogue
circa 1910: The Jewish synagogue at Biarritz, France. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Breakfast Stop
5th August 1911: A motorcyclist competing in the Herts County AC rally leaves the Aberford breakfast stop. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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