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Topical Press Agency Collection (page 43)

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

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Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Submarine Launch

Submarine Launch
23rd May 1929: The launch of HMS Perseus, the first P class submarine, from Messrs. Vickers and Armstrongs naval construction works at Barrow-in-Furness. (Photo by Edward G)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Bristol Scout Biplane

Bristol Scout Biplane
19th March 1914: A Bristol Scout biplane at the Olympia aircraft show in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Ascot Fashion

Ascot Fashion
June 1927: A woman wearing a contrasting outfit of striking black and white walks past another Ascot visitor who has a more traditional floral dress. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Building At Seoul

Building At Seoul
August 1910: A market in front of Bell Hall, Seoul. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Power Station

Power Station
22nd September 1926: Lots Road power station, Chelsea, London, from the river. (Photo by Hawkins/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Belgian Exhibition

Belgian Exhibition
17th August 1910: Damage to a lion statue following a fire at the Brussels Exhibition. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Spiral Railway

Spiral Railway
June 1908: The spiral railway at the Franco-British Exhibition in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Exhibition Pay

Exhibition Pay
May 1908: Workers who are constructing the Franco-British Exhibition are viewed queuing up to receive their wages on a Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Military Types

Military Types
1906: Russian and Japanese military men after the Russo-Japanese War sitting in front of an ornately carved screen. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Chinese Soldiers

Chinese Soldiers
1906: Chinese soldiers in the Russo-Japanese War. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Taube In Paris

Taube In Paris
circa 1915: A birdlike German Taube aircraft, on display at Les Invalides, Paris, during the height of the First World War. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Franco-British Fair

Franco-British Fair
June 1908: The visitors pack the stands round the band stand in the Elite Gardens at the Franco-British Exhibition, 1908. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Sea Wall Line

Sea Wall Line
circa 1890: A cargo train on Admiralty Pier, Dover, and the paddle steamer Calais/Dourre I moored alongside at one of the Western Berths. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Isle Of Man

Isle Of Man
1st May 1907: An entrant in the Tourist Trophy race on the Isle of Man. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Birth Of A Building

Birth Of A Building
April 1912: Construction work continues on the site of the new Commonwealth Offices in the Strand, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Plants For Sale

Plants For Sale
March 1922: Plants for sale on a barrow in Farringdon Street, London. They are priced per root. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Traffic Signals

Traffic Signals
21st July 1926: New traffic signals on the corner of Piccadilly and Old Street in London. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Praying For Peace

Praying For Peace
July 1921: Catholic Dubliners recite the Angelus for peace in Ireland. (Photo by Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Monumental Steps

Monumental Steps
April 1929: The Monumental Steps at St Charles Station in Marseilles. (Photo by J. B. Helsby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)

British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Gallery: Press Photography: British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Tea Break

Tea Break
October 1906: Workers who are constructing the Brooklands, Surrey racing circuit having a coffee break at a mobile canteen. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Thaw

Thaw
11th March 1947: Traffic plowing through water on a flooded road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Loading Cars

Loading Cars
12th January 1927: Morris motor cars being loaded on the T.S.S. Hobsons Bay at King George V Dock, bound for Australia. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Buttons Ltd

Buttons Ltd
July 1909: Workers cutting buttons in a factory in Birmingham. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Waterworks

Waterworks
May 1909: A lock in the waterworks at Hampton Wick. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Holborn Empire

Holborn Empire
1909: The Holborn Empire music hall, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Olympia Theatre

Olympia Theatre
1909: Exterior of the Olympia Theatre in Shoreditch, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Games Room

Games Room
1909: The Billiards Room at the Municipal Institute in Battersea, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Chesterfield House

Chesterfield House
1909: The grand staircase and hall of Chesterfield House in Derbyshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: GWR Station

GWR Station
10th February 1910: Exterior of the Great Western Railway station at Snow Hill, Birmingham. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Bird Fancier

Bird Fancier
1909: A falconer at the travel and sports exhibition at the Olympia exhibition halls in Kensington, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Toll Collectors

Toll Collectors
1909: The toll-house and toll gate at Mill Hill, Finchley, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Empress Sails

Empress Sails
23rd November 1932: The CPR liner Empress of Britain leaving Southampton docks for a tour of Africa, India, China, Japan and Australia, (Photo by A. Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Train Transporter

Train Transporter
11th April 1933: SS Beaverdale loaded with coaches of the Royal Scot which are being taken to the USA. (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: An American Ship

An American Ship
January 1923: The American ship, President Roosevelt. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: The White Ship

The White Ship
17th May 1933: The liner Mauretania after being painted white. (Photo by A. Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Racing Start

Racing Start
15th August 1931: One of the two flying-boats engaged in a race to the Red Sea and back, a Saunders- Roe A 7, about to take off from Felixstowe Seaplane Station, Kent. (Photo by A)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Ready For Passengers

Ready For Passengers
20th May 1931: Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of Britain, at the quay side, Southampton. (Photo by A. Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Schneider Entrant

Schneider Entrant
19th August 1929: A Gloster Napier 6, one of the aircraft with which Britain hopes to retain the 1929 Schneider Trophy, at Calshot, Southampton. (Photo by Puttnam /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Pterodactyl Plane

Pterodactyl Plane
2nd July 1926: A tailless plane, the Pterodactyl in flight during rehearsals for the Royal Air Force Display and Pageant at Hendon, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Observation Balloon

Observation Balloon
3rd June 1924: An RAF (Royal Airforce) observation balloon leaving the ground. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Minnewaska

Minnewaska
September 1923: The liner Minnewaska coming into dock. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Caronia Docking

Caronia Docking
August 1922: The liner Caronia coming into dock. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Viper Autogiro

Viper Autogiro
20th October 1927: A British C 8D Viper Autogiro at Hamble airfield in Hampshire. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: P & O Liner

P & O Liner
13th January 1932: Bows of the P&O liner Strathnaver. (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson
September 1911: Jack Johnson of the USA, one of the greatest yet most unpopular Heavyweight boxers of all time, on his way to court in Bow Street surrounded by a huge crowd

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: SS Aquitania

SS Aquitania
May 1922: SS Aquitania at Southampton. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: SS Arandora Star

SS Arandora Star
11th July 1931: Blue Star liner Arandora Star at Immingham docks, Lincolnshire. (Photo by J. B. Helsby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)



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