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Topical Press Agency Collection (page 39)

Early 20th Century images captured by one of the leading photo agency of the time

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Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Flying Low

Flying Low
12th February 1925: RAF aeroplanes making their presence felt in Egypt by flying low over farmland in Cairo. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: HMS Gladiator

HMS Gladiator
April 1908: HMS Gladiator lying on its side having been rammed by the American liner St Paul. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Dartmouth Regatta

Dartmouth Regatta
30th August 1925: Start of the crack yachts at Dartmouth, Devon, England. (Photo by Gill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Brooklands

Brooklands
June 1922: Four Motor cars racing at Brooklands, Surrey, England. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Speed Trials

Speed Trials
2nd May 1925: Spectators watching the 100 miles high speed reliability trials at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey, England, in progress at a hairpin bend

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Motor Racing

Motor Racing
5th June 1926: 100 miles high speed reliability trials by the Junior Car Club at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey, England. A competitor negotiating one of the hairpin bends

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Junior Car Club

Junior Car Club
5th 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

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Brooklands

Brooklands
August 1922: Two motor cars racing at Brooklands, Surrey, England. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Speed Trial

Speed Trial
2nd May 1925: 58 light cars starting the 100 miles high speed reliability trials at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey, England. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Flying Day

Flying Day
17th July 1926: Guests at a Flying Day held at Roehampton, London, inspecting an aeroplane. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Viennese Society

Viennese Society
circa 1910: Members of Viennese society gather at the Hauptallee for food, drink and entertainment. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Troopship

Troopship
January 1922: A troopship leaves an Irish port with British garrison soldiers, after the partition of Ireland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: South Sea Islanders

South Sea Islanders
circa 1900: A group of South Sea Islanders. (Photo by Reinhold Thiele/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Fireman Sladen

Fireman Sladen
circa 1900:s Sladen, a fireman. (Photo by Reinhold Thiele/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: More Beer

More Beer
circa 1900: Fraulein Grauz carrying steins of beer. (Photo by Reinhold Thiele/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: South Sea Islands

South Sea Islands
circa 1900: Houses in the South Sea Islands. (Photo by Reinhold Thiele/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Club Kitchen

Club Kitchen
July 1907: The kitchens of the Union Jack Club. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Reading Soldiers

Reading Soldiers
July 1907: The Reading Room at St Georges Barracks, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Pavilion Theatre

Pavilion Theatre
July 1907: The Pavilion Theatre, Mile End Road, east London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Army Bath

Army Bath
July 1907: A bathroom at St Georges Barracks, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: New Recruits

New Recruits
July 1907: New recruits at St Georges Barracks, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: New a Uniform

New a Uniform
June 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)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: St Ives

St Ives
30th November 1908: St Ives harbour, Cornwall. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Cornish Garden

Cornish Garden
December 1908: Launceston castle gardens, Cornwall. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Post Vans

Post Vans
1909: Horse-drawn Postal Vans. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle
1908: Windsor Castle and Windsor High Street, Berkshire, with statue of Queen Victoria. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Westminster Cathedral

Westminster Cathedral
July 1907: The entrance to Westminster Cathedral, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Church Gate

Church Gate
December 1908: The gateway to the church of St Bartholomnew the Great at Smithfield, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Tyre Making

Tyre Making
April 1909: A Tyre manufacturers in Sheffield. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Dog Train

Dog Train
January 1909: Dogs on board a railway carriage bound for the Manchester Dog Show. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Cross Lane PO

Cross Lane PO
December 1908: A Great Western Railway Motor Van at Cross Lane Post Office, The Lizard, Cornwall. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Dining Room

Dining Room
July 1907: The dining room of the Union Jack Club. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Mappin And Webb

Mappin And Webb
April 1909: Sawing metal in the workshops of the jewellers Mappin and Webb. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: St Ives Cottages

St Ives Cottages
30th November 1908: Cottages in St Ives, Cornwall. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: W Petts

W Petts
February 1908: W Petts at the wheel of a motor car. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Rotherhithe Tunnel

Rotherhithe Tunnel
July 1907: The construction of Rotherhithe Tunnel, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth
4th January 1908: Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, central Wales. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: St James Hall

St James Hall
1908: St James Hall, Portland Street, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Paddington Pool

Paddington Pool
January 1909: Paddington Public Baths, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Southwark Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral
July 1907: The nave of Southwark Cathedral, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Kennel Train

Kennel Train
January 1909: Kennels and baskets on board a railway carriage bound for the Manchester Dog Show. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Pearly Donkey

Pearly Donkey
1906: Pearly King, Leon Williams, with his Donkey at the Olympia International Horse Show, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Mappin And Webb

Mappin And Webb
April 1909: Making a brazing cup in the workshops of the jewellers Mappin and Webb. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Mauretania

Mauretania
1907: The liner Mauretania launched in 1907. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Crowds In The Street

Crowds In The Street
July 1915: People gathered in the streets of Shoreditch after a zeppelin raid on the area. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Bomb Damaged House

Bomb Damaged House
July 1915: The remains of a house in Shoreditch, London, after a Zeppelin raid on the area. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Waterloo Booking Hall

Waterloo Booking Hall
12th May 1912: The booking hall at Waterloo Station, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Coupling Device

Coupling Device
July 1910: The vacuum break coupling device on a LNWR (London and North Western Railways) slip coach. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)



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