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General Shermancirca 1865: No.1, the Union Pacific Railways first locomotive, otherwise known as the General Sherman, brought to Omaha by steamboat from St Louis on 8th June 1865
Vantage Point27th August 1938: A row of spectators watching the match between Arsenal and Portsmouth from a convenient vantage point overlooking the Arsenal ground
Naval ReviewJuly 1907: Battleships lined up in the Solent, for the Kings Naval Review of the British Fleet. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Dock CranesApril 1921: Huge cranes tower over the George V docks in London. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Steel Foundry19th January 1978: The steel foundry at Corby. (Photo by Colin Davey/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Hells Angels9th June 1972: Members of the Wolverhampton Hells Angels at Bardney festival. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
George Bernard Shaw30th July 1949: 93-year-old Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) sitting in his neighbours garden in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire
Military Flogging1844: A doctor in a cocked hat supervises an army flogging. The drummer boys drown the sounds and a soldier on the right has fainted at the spectacle. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Millionth Ford1st August 1946: A Ford Prefect saloon car on view at the Dorchester Hotel, where the Minister of Supply offered congratulations to the Ford Motor Company on producing one million vehicles in less
Carmelite1904: A Carmelite nun reading in her cell. (Photo by Boyer D Agen/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Heckscher Buildingcirca 1925: Exterior view of the Heckscher building, located at 1230 Fifth Avenue and 104th Street, New York City. The building now houses El Museo del Barrio
BEA Planes standing on the tarmac at London Airport1957: British European Airways planes standing on the tarmac at London Airport. (Photo by Emil/BIPs/Getty Images)
Clydside Docks; Cranes and seagulls silhouetted against the sky17th July 1954: Cranes and seagulls silhouetted against the sky at a dockyard on the River Clyde in Scotland. The shipyards are the major employers of the area and, while the demand is high
Aquitania1st January 1920: The Cunard White Star liner Aquitania. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Roosevelt At Seacirca 1935: American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt on board an American warship. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Cunard Ocean Liner RMS Aquitania2nd August 1934: The RMS Aquitania photographed at Southampton. (Photo by Miller/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) Designed by Leonard Peskett and built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank
Shoe LaneAugust 1919: The Daily Sketch, Evening Standard and Edward Hulton offices in Shoe Lane, off Fleet Street, home of Britains national press. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Brighton Belle20th March 1970: The Brighton Belle train near Victoria Station, London, on its way to Brighton. (Photo by Victor Drees/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Sweet Shopping1951: A young Spanish boy gazes at the sweets in a shop window. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6277 - Inside Spain: Spanish Children - pub
Portsmouth Beach19th August 1939: A solitary deckchair in front of the esplanade on Portsmouth beach, Hampshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 202 - Portsmouth - Pub
Maugham Plays Bridge27th November 1953: English novelist William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), the guest of honour at a bridge party at Crockfords Club, contemplates his hand
Flock Of Sheep9th July 1949: A closely packed flock of Dorset Horned sheep on Maiden Castle Farm near Dorchester. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub
Truckers21st July 1951: A British Road Services truck pulls out of the Bermondsey depot as it sets out on a night run. Trunker is slang for long-distance lorry driver
Scottish Harbourcirca 1900: A turn of the century view of Bo ness harbour, West Lothian, Scotland. Bo Ness, short for Borrowstounness, was a thriving fishing port in the 19th century
HMS Repulse1924: A crowd watching the arrival of the HMS Repulse. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Parrys Expeditioncirca 1821: Members of the second expedition of British arctic explorer, Sir William Parry (1790 - 1855), prepare to explore the far north of Scandanavia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
GWR Engine20th May 1892: A Bulkeley engine of the Iron Duke Class, the last train on the Broad Gauge to leave Paddington Station, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Brunel Bridge1859: Isambard Kingdom Brunels Royal Albert Bridge which spans the Tamar at Saltash. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Josef Stalin1929: Soviet statesman and Premier Josef Stalin (1879 - 1953). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Victoria Falls1955: Victoria Falls, on the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia), and Zambia in south central Africa. A railway bridge completed in 1905, spans the gorge below the falls
Sail And SteamSeptember 1859: The Great Eastern designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel rounding the point opposite Blackwall on the Thames
Iron Dukecirca 1860: The Great Western Iron Duke broad gauge locomotive at Didcot in Oxfordshire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Birmingham SlumsDecember 1876: Condemned areas of Birmingham scheduled for improvement under the Artisans and Labourers dwellings Improvement Act of 1875, (top left) John Wesleys Chapel, (bottom left) A Court
Bangor Seafrontcirca 1900: The Esplanade, Bangor, County Down, from Central Hotel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Newcastle SlumA slum area at Dog Leap Stairs in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 8th March 1889. (Photo by Lyddel Sawyer/General Photographic Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
In Berth; Dutch ship Lingestroom covered in snow at Hays Wharf in the Pool of London18th February 1955: Dutch ship Lingestroom covered in snow at Hays Wharf in the Pool of London during a blizzard. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Bristol Brabazon I Airliner16th June 1950: The Bristol Brabazon I, at 130 tons, the worlds largest airliner seen here as it visits London airport. The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a large propeller-driven airliner
RAF De Havilland Vampire being pushed into position ready for take-off17th May 1952: An RAF De Havilland Vampire being pushed into position ready for take-off. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5864 - We re Flying Five Years Ahead - pub.1952
Race To Scotland; Imperial Airways Bi-plane, the City of Glasgow, flying over16th June 1928: Imperial Airways bi-plane, the City of Glasgow, flying over the River Tweed at Berwick during a race to Scotland against the LNER Pacific class steam locomotive The Flying Scotsman
Clerkenwell TunnelJanuary 1868: Entrance to Clerkenwell Tunnel on the Metropolitan railway. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)
Steam TrainsFine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: Transport: Steam Trains
Leaving Fishguard30th August 1909: A railway train departs from Fishguard Station. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Fighter Planecirca 1940: A German Messerschmitt ME 110 fighter-bomber over Poland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bombed Londoncirca 1940: Bomb damage sustained by the City of London. Tower Bridge can be seen in the background. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
St Pauls Bomb Damage20th October 1940: St Pauls Cathedral after a direct hit during the blitz in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
The Hotchkiss1953: The Hotchkiss, seen in Licoln Inn Fields. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6405 - By Their Internal Combustion Engines Ye Shall Know Them - unpub
Strand Traffic London 1910May 1910: A busy junction on The Strand in London. The Gaiety Theatre is showing Our Miss Gibbs. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Civvy Street26th January 1946: Egerton Savory, whose progress during World War II was documented by Picture Post, returning home after being demobbed from the army, the day he dreamed of if full of doubts