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

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Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Fire

Fire
February 1922: The New York treasury building on fire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Meat Vans

Meat Vans
28th 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)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Hay Raking

Hay Raking
15th July 1907: Two men raking hay in a field. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Holiday Crowds

Holiday Crowds
July 1913: Crowds of holidaymakers at Waterloo Station on their way out of London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Crevasse Crossers

Crevasse Crossers
December 1910: Three mountaineers crossing a crevsasse on the Pers Glacier in the Alps. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Shirley Hill Crowd

Shirley Hill Crowd
6th August 1912: a crowd, including schoolchildren, on an outing to Shirley Hills. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Row Boat Preparation

Row Boat Preparation
18th August 1927: Bailing out rowing boats in preparation for the Hammersmith Borough Regatta. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Backyards

Backyards
December 1923: Slum housing in Crossland Square, Bethnal Green, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Tea In The Snow

Tea In The Snow
February 1909: Eilort family having tea in the snow. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Calcutta Flying Boat

Calcutta Flying Boat
circa 1928: The flying boat Calcutta manufactured by the Short Bros company in Rochester England. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Tennis At Scarborough

Tennis At Scarborough
1922: The tennis courts at South Cliff, Scarborough, north Yorkshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Perry Flying Boat

Perry Flying Boat
16th March 1914: A Perry-Beadle flying boat on display at the Olympia Aero show, Olympia, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Farman Biplane

Farman Biplane
October 1909: Louis Paulman flying a Farman biplane at Blackpool. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Police Timer

Police Timer
January 1909: A British police constable inspecting an electric timing device for motor cars. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Voisin

Voisin
May 1909: A Moore Brebazon Voisin being assembled at the Shorts Bros Factory, Sheppy, Kent. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Aircraft Exhibition

Aircraft Exhibition
16th March 1914: Penny Beadle flying boat at the Olympia aircraft show, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Point To Point Cars

Point To Point Cars
31st March 1929: The car park at the Berks and Bucks Point to Point Meeting near Reading. (Photo by Puttnam /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Snow Climb

Snow Climb
December 1910: Climbers using ropes and pickaxes to climb a snowy bank in the Alps. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Leeds Corn Exchange

Leeds Corn Exchange
July 1921: The Corn Exchange in Leeds. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Derby Station

Derby Station
May 1922: Travellers at Derby Station, Tattenham Common on Derby Day. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Sunbeam Car

Sunbeam Car
1st December 1913: The driver of a Sunbeam car which has broken 12 hour speed records at the Brooklands race track in England. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Church Move

Church Move
10th September 1926: Canadian construction workers moving a church at Calgary, Canada. (Photo by W. J. Oliver/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Cycle Battalion

Cycle Battalion
May 1915: Men of the Bersagliere (Italian rifle battalion) on the move across country with their bicycles. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Old Flyer

Old Flyer
15th April 1907: Mr Hall with his model aeroplane, which he walked 94 miles with in order take part in the Aero Clubs Aeroplane Exhibition at Alexandra Palace, London

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: The Hampden

The Hampden
June 1938: A Handley Page bomber, the Hampden, on the airfield at Radlett, Hertfordshire. (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Dublin 1922

Dublin 1922
June 1922: Dubliners at Quayside during the Siege of the Four Courts, headquarters of the anti-Treaty Republicans during the Irish Civil War. (Photo by Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Military Parade

Military Parade
June 1922: 3 sets of colours on display during the passing of the Munster Fusiliers. (Photo by Gill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Peace Conference

Peace Conference
July 1921: Cheering Unionists at the Irish Peace Conference in Dublin. (Photo by Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Quake Refugees

Quake Refugees
January 1909: People flee with their personal belongings, from the earthquake at Catania. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Police Timing

Police Timing
January 1909: A Policeman signalling from a roof top as a method for timing motor cars. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Electric Van

Electric Van
1st June 1908: An electric delivery van in service for the Great Western Railway. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Car Factory 1914

Car Factory 1914
22nd January 1914: An employee checking the machinery at the Wolseley Motor Companys Works at Adderley Park, Birmingham. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Ostend Beach

Ostend Beach
circa 1907: Holidaymakers on the beach at Ostend. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Hastings Motors

Hastings Motors
17th March 1909: A large crowd watches a line of motor cars arriving at Hastings. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Vauxhall Motor Car

Vauxhall Motor Car
22nd August 1913: A Vauxhall motor car which is at Brooklands race track to attempt the 12 hour record. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: The Luncheon Party

The Luncheon Party
17th February 1909: Racegoers break for refreshments during the Waterloo Cup stakes. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: RAC Dust Trials

RAC Dust Trials
1st July 1908: A racing car with anti-dust devices at the RAC Dust Trials at Brooklands race-track. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: RAF Flamingo

RAF Flamingo
January 1940: An RAF De Havilland Flamingo. (Photo by Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: St Lazare Prison

St Lazare Prison
circa 1914: St Lazare prison, where Mme Henriette Caillaux was held while awaiting trial for murder. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Cycle Car

Cycle Car
18th November 1912: A Sabella cycle car belonging to a Richmond draper company for deliveries. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Young Paddlers

Young Paddlers
circa 1907: Little girls paddling in the sea at Teignmouth, Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: SS Albatross

SS Albatross
July 1923: The General Steam Companys Ss Albatross, at dock in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Sea Landing

Sea Landing
July 1922: British war vessels arriving at Donegal Bay during the Irish Civil War. (Photo by Crowder/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Ready For The Off

Ready For The Off
circa 1920: Hot air balloons about to take off. The name Gordon Bennett, a wealthy American journalist who was a sponsor of ballooning, is clearly displayed on two of them. (Photo by M)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: R100 Mooring

R100 Mooring
21st May 1930: A mooring mast near St Hubert, Montreal to which the R 100 will be moored on completion of her transatlantic trip. (Photo by H. H. Humphries/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Belfast Slum

Belfast Slum
May 1922: Catholic refugees leave their homes in Antigua Street, Belfast during the Irish Civil War. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Santa Claus Ship

Santa Claus Ship
December 1918: The American ship Jason, which was used to transport toys for Christmas to war orphans in Britain. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Pushing The Boat Out

Pushing The Boat Out
January 1923: Cambridge rowing crew pushing their boat into the river for a practice session. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)



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