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General Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection (page 2)

Black and white images capturing moments during the largest industrial dispute in Britain's history

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Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Volunteer Drivers

Volunteer Drivers
May 1926: Civilians who have volunteered to be drivers during the General Strike gathered for a briefing in Horse Guard Parade. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Railway Workers

Railway Workers
1926: A group of volunteers working on the railway during the General Strike. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: St Pancras Strike

St Pancras Strike
May 1926: Striking railwaymen at St Pancras Station in London, during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Patrolling Crowds

Patrolling Crowds
1926: Police patrol onlookers on a London street during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Volunteer Attacked

Volunteer Attacked
1926: Strikers attacking a volunteer worker at Kings Cross during the General Strike. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strikers Game

Strikers Game
May 1926: A group of miners passing the time with a game of cards outside Prestonpans Colliery, East Lothian, during industrial action at the time of the General Strike

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Protected Bus

Protected Bus
1926: A London bus protected against attack during the General Strike with wire mesh over the windscreen and boarded up side windows. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strikers March

Strikers March
1926: Strikers on a march during the General Strike which was organized by the Trade Union Congress in support of the miners strike to resist wage cuts. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: End Of Work

End Of Work
May 1926: A volunteer engine driver bidding farewell to the station master after the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Milk Depot

Milk Depot
1926: Volunteers load milk churns from a central collection point in Hyde Park, London during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Sifting Coal

Sifting Coal
May 1926: Volunteers working in a coal mine in Preston during the General Strike of 1926, in which trade union members from various key industries in Britain stopped work for a week in support of

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Milk Pool

Milk Pool
May 1926: Volunteers load milk churns from a central collection point in Hyde Park, London during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Food Convoy

Food Convoy
May 1926: An armed convoy of food supplies escorted by troops and police, makes its way through London during the 1926 General Strike. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Coal Rations

Coal Rations
May 1926: Boys bring home the family coal rations from a colliery near Edinburgh, during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: London Traffic

London Traffic
May 1926: Traffic on one of Londons bridges during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Loading Coal

Loading Coal
May 1926: Volunteers working in a coal mine during the General Strike of 1926, in which trade union members from various key industries in Britain stopped work for a week in support of the miners

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Safetys Sake

Safetys Sake
May 1926: A police officer rides with volunteer bus drivers during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Military Convoy

Military Convoy
May 1926: A convoy of supplies escorted by an armoured car, and lorry-load of steel-helmeted troops, making its way through the City of London during the 1926 General Strike

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Barbed Bus

Barbed Bus
May 1926: A police officer rides with volunteer bus drivers during the General Strike of 1926. Barbed wire across the bonnet gives added protection against attack

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Riding Shotgun during the General Strike

Riding Shotgun during the General Strike
6th May 1926: A policeman rides beside a volunteer bus driver during the General Strike. There is barbed wire round the bonnet to stop strikers getting at the driver of the bus which belongs to

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Over

Strike Over
14th May 1926: Mounted and foot police clearing the streets before the first tram left the New Cross depot at the end of the General Strike. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: All Rounders

All Rounders
8th May 1926: Sailors feeding the boilers at Neasden Power Station during the General Strike. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Coal Scrounging

Coal Scrounging
1st May 1926: Young children with their sacks, scrounging in the coal yard for odd pieces of coal which fall from vans at Kings Cross, London during the General Strike. (Photo by H. F)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Coal For Fires

Coal For Fires
8th May 1926: Sailors and students working at Neasden Power Station during the General Strike. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Motor Spirit

Motor Spirit
15th May 1926: Volunteers collecting cans of petrol from the dump in Hyde Park, London, during the General Strike. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: The Great Strike

The Great Strike
10th May 1926: Volunteers unloading ships at Hays Wharf, London Bridge, during the 1926 General Strike. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Volunteers

Strike Volunteers
3rd May 1926: A crowd of volunteers in the forecourt of Londons Foreign Office, during the General Strike. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: General Strike

General Strike
7th May 1926: An independent bus driver drives a vehicle with barricaded windows to protect him from attack, during the British General Strike of 1926

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Labour

Strike Labour
10th May 1926: A replacement workforce at Hayes Wharf, London Bridge unload sacks of bacon on the seventh day of the General Strike

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Scene

Strike Scene
10th May 1926: Two fully manned armoured cars used to protect envoys arriving from the docks during the General Strike. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Crisis

Strike Crisis
3rd May 1926: A convoy of Scots Guards troops arriving in Hyde Park in London during the General Strike, called for by the Trades Union Congress

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Breaker

Strike Breaker
18th May 1926: An LGOC bus being driven in London by a volunteer driver with a police escort during the General Strike, May 1926. (Photo by Davis Snr/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Sailors Truck

Sailors Truck
5th May 1926: Sailors arriving on the back of a truck to start strike duty during Britains General Strike of May 1926. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Clearing The Streets

Clearing The Streets
14th May 1926: Mounte and foot police clearing the streets before the first tram leaves the New Cross depot, London, after the general strike. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Breaking

Strike Breaking
8th May 1926: Sailors unload provisions from a lorry guarded by soldiers as they man the power station at Neasden during the General Strike. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Sailors At Neasden

Sailors At Neasden
8th May 1926: Sailors keeping the engine room going at Neasden power station during the general strike. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Waiting For News

Waiting For News
12th May 1926: A crowd waiting for news about the end of the general strike outside the London office of the Sheffield Telegraph. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Soldiers And Strikes

Soldiers And Strikes
3rd May 1926: Soldiers arriving in Hyde Park during the general strike. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Neasden Card Game

Neasden Card Game
8th May 1926: Sailors playing cards during a break in keeping the engine room going at Neasden power station during the general strike. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Delivery Van

Delivery Van
7th May 1926: A delivery van during the general strike. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Barbed Wire Bus

Barbed Wire Bus
6th May 1926: Barbed wire being applied to the front of a bus during a general strike. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Back On The Buses

Back On The Buses
15th May 1926: A bus driver on his first day back at work following the general strike. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Getting To Work

Getting To Work
5th May 1926: City workers in lorries at the Baker Arms in Leyton during the general strike. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Gneral Strike Food Convoy

Gneral Strike Food Convoy
10th May 1926: A food convoy passing through Canning Town under armed escort during the general strike. The General Strike of 1926 was the largest industrial dispute in Britains history

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Armoured Car

Armoured Car
An armoured car at Oxford Circus during the General Strike, 8th May 1926. The vehicles are used to protect goods deliveries from the London docks to a distribution point in Hyde Park

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Pickets In Crewe

Pickets In Crewe
Pickets intercept an L. M. S. Railway clerk attempting to go to work in Crewe during the General Strike, 10th May 1926. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Scene

Strike Scene
1926: A street scene during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageGeneral Strike 3rd to 12 May, 1926 Collection: Strike Volunteers

Strike Volunteers
1926: Student volunteers from Oxford University during the General Strike. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)



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