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Fitting Gun Sights9th January 1930: Workers at the Bristol Aeroplane Co works at Filton, Gloucester, fitting controls and calibrating the gun sights of the Bristol Bulldog
SS Beaverford29th May 1929: Canadian merchant ship the SS Beaverford tied up in Surrey Common Docks, London. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Great SphinxDecember 1936: The Great Sphinx of Giza, representing a guardian deity in Egyptian mythology, with the body of a lion and the head of a woman. (Photo by David Savill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Holborn Street25th July 1912: A street in Holborn, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Travel Information17th August 1913: The indicator board showing train arrivals and departures at Charing Cross Railway Station in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Tilling The Soil30th March 1917: A woman guides a plough over a field at Cambridge University Farm. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Fetch The FlagApril 1917: Bruno the dog carries a flag in his mouth on America Day in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Spring TimeApril 1917: Sheep and their lambs graze in a field above Dartmouth College, a naval college at the mouth of the River Dart in Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Clive Of India23rd November 1916: Workmen taking down a statue of Lord Robert Clive, the British governor of Bengal who established British rule in India. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Empire DayMay 1916: Crowds at St Pauls Cathedral for Empire Day celebrations. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Verdun Nuts15th December 1916: A chest of acorns and chestnuts from Verdun. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Music Lovers1st October 1916: A huge crowd gathers to hear Republican bands playing on the Horse Guards Parade, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Plough The Park19th January 1917: Ploughing land in Richmond Park to help the war effort. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
U-Boat In BritainJuly 1916: The captured German submarine UC5 moored at Sheerness. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
ChinatownApril 1911: A street in Limehouse, Londons Chinatown. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Ballooning Race25th May 1907: Ballons are brought out for the Ballooning Ranelagh Race for the Harbord Cup. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
HemisphericalCirca 1580, A Hemispherical, made by Hyeroimus Vulperica, in 1580, part of a complete collection of 16th century astronomical
Desk TelephonesA candlestick design telephone and a later cradle telephone side by side in a busy office
Haymarket Traffic10th August 1911: Traffic in the Haymarket, central London, the day after the Carlton Hotel fire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Matlock Bridge StreetOctober 1907: Matlock Bridge at the time of the floods. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
High StreetNovember 1912: All quiet down a shopping street in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Race At WindermereAugust 1912: Runners take part in the Grassmere Sports meet by climbing the wall after the start of the Guides race at Windermere, in the Lake District. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
In Piccadilly Circus1st January 1925: Traffic in Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Ouside Underground10th April 1917: Disappearing into the distance, the track of an underground railway extension to Watford is actually overground. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Aviation MeetMotor Car stuck in mud on Aviation Ground at the Lanmark Avaition Meet
Park LunchMarch 1912: A group of school children having a lunch time picnic and relaxing on deck chairs in Regents Park, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Country DriversA convoy of cars drive through the mountains at Glenshee during a motor trial. Motor trials have been a popular sport since the invention of the car
Henley PicnicSpectators in punts on the Thames watching the Henley Regatta at lunchtime
Oban Regatta12th September 1912: Lord Inverclydes yacht Emerald in Oban harbour during the Oban Regatta. Oban now hosts the annual Tennents West Highland Week
Horse StallsMay 1911: Empty horse stables following the demise of the horse bus. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
London Ski JumpCompetitors jump off a special superstructure at Hampstead Heath during the London Ski-jumping competition. The superstructure, 62 feet high, was specially erected for the competition
Ice Manufacturing26th March 1907: The compressor inside the engine room of an ice factory. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
LMR TrainLondon Midland Regional Railways locomotive, the City of Edinburgh gets a new coat of paint
City FathersThe City Fathers being photographed by a woman before leaving for the Lord Mayors Show
Lord Mayors Show9th November 1912: The Lord Mayors Show procession passing over Ludgate Hill, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Parading AussiesAn Australian float at the Lord Mayors Show, London
Carriage WorksSeptember 1911: The bogie shop at the London and North Western Railway carriage works. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Black Suede ShoesA pair of black suede open-toed bow court shoes from Switzerland. These are just some of the items on display in Lilley & Skinners Brixton Road shoe shop, London, during its spring window fashion show
Insurance OfficesThe general offices of the Chartered Insurance Institute at Aldermanbury, London
Leopard Breakfastcirca 1935: A Leopard in the Bostock and Wombbells Menagerie watches for his keeper to bring his breakfast. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Abandoning Ship30th August 1909: Passengers transfer from the Cunard liner SS Mauretania to the ships tender, before reaching the shore at Fishguard, Pembroke. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Majestic VesselThe massive liner Majestic (former Hamburg America line vessel Bismarck) in South Boston dock, Massachusetts shortly after entering service as a White Star vessel
Cornish Seaweed1935: The gathering of seaweed with St Michaels Mount in the background. (Photo by Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Strikers Protest1st July 1907: Trollies loaded with paper, upset by the striking Belfast dockers. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Sponge FarmLoading sponges for transport in Key West, Florida
British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Gallery: Press Photography: British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)
Breaking SeasPeople watching the huge seas breaking over Portsmouth Harbour
V&A ToysToys manufactured by wounded soldiers on display at a British Industries Exhibition in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London