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Topical Press Agency Collection (#69)

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

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Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Coal Discharger

Coal Discharger
7th June 1926: Barges waiting for access to Regents Canal from Regents Canal Dock, viewed from one of two new electric coal dischargers erected at the dock at Limehouse

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Zealandic Wait

Zealandic Wait
14th October 1913: Emigrants en route to Australia, waiting to board the state emigrant ship the Zealandic in Liverpool. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt
12th September 1937: Captain George E T Eystons new twin engine car Thunderbolt, designed to travel at 350mph, at the Bean Works, Tipton

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Gold Mine

Gold Mine
6th July 1913: Langlaagte Consolidateds gold mine, Johannesburg. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: War Torn House

War Torn House
July 1915: A house in Shoreditch, London with half of its facade missing after a Zeppelin raid during World War I. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Puppy Love

Puppy Love
5th August 1937: Two tiny tots in becoming bathing attire, escort each other to the water - a holiday scene in St James Park, London. (Photo by John F. Stephenson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Women War Workers

Women War Workers
circa 1915: A Woman working on an engine in an engineering shop. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Carved Head

Carved Head
circa 1920: A large head carved on a wall in the ruins of the great temple of Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Surrender

Surrender
21st November 1918: The German fleet Surrenders to Admiral Beatty at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The German ships were scuttled by their crews on 21st June 1919

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Off To The Front

Off To The Front
January 1915: Soldiers waving good bye to loved ones as they leave Victoria Station, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Minehead Square

Minehead Square
1907: Trams stopping to pick up passengers at Minehead Square in Belfast. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: A crowd inspects damage to a house by a regiment of soldiers at Donegal Quay

A crowd inspects damage to a house by a regiment of soldiers at Donegal Quay
August 1907: A crowd inspects damage to a house by a regiment of soldiers at Donegal Quay. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Public Rally

Public Rally
February 1922: Irish nationalist leader Eamon de Valera (1882 - 1975) addressing a crowd at a public rally at O Connell Street in Dublin. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Tommie Troops

Tommie Troops
circa 1901: British soldiers known as Tommies having a scratch meal during the South African campaign. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: London Cabs

London Cabs
1909: A four wheeler and a hansom cab driving past the Hotel Metropole, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Back To Work

Back To Work
15th May 1926: Dockers unloading ships at London Bridge three days after the end of the General Strike. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Boiler Shop

Boiler Shop
24th February 1907: The boiler manufacturing area of Yarrow torpedo factory, Poplar, East London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Making Buttons

Making Buttons
circa 1909: Workers in a Birmingham button factory packaging the finished product. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Elementary School

Elementary School
circa 1906: Children at Denmark Hill Elementary School in London are taught a lesson using a sand model. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Housing Estate

Housing Estate
18th September 1947: Ashburton Housing Estate built by Croydon Corporation on the site of the old Beckenham Golf course. Allotments can be seen in the foreground. (Photo by J. A)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Button Factory

Button Factory
circa 1909: Hundreds of workers punching buttons out of sheet metal in a Birmingham factory. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Caledonian Market

Caledonian Market
September 1910: Caledonian Market in Islington, the Metropolitan Cattle Market of London which is also a venue for traders of a variety of goods. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Fair Moves On

Fair Moves On
2nd August 1932: Workmen pushing a fairground lorry out of the mud at Hampstead, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Zeppelin Skeleton

Zeppelin Skeleton
February 1919: The framework of a Zeppelin airship, being built at the Short Brothers Works. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Fiat Ballila

Fiat Ballila
17th October 1935: The Fiat 10hp Ballila, on show at the Great Motor Show, Olympia, London. (Photo by Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Air Race Rest

Air Race Rest
23rd April 1910: Claude Grahame-Whites Farman plane attracts a large crowd at Hademore, after descending for a rest during the London - Manchester air race of 1910

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Electrical Exhibition

Electrical Exhibition
7th October 1908: An electric iron, kettle, curling tongs and shaving pot on display at The Electrical Exhibition, Manchester. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Austin Motor Show

Austin Motor Show
October 1928: The Austin stand at the 22nd Annual International Automobile Show, Olympia, London. (Photo by 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: Steam Tractor

Steam Tractor
October 1906: A steam tractor belonging to the East Lancashire & Oldham Carrying Co Ltd. (Photo by 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: HMS Dreadnought

HMS Dreadnought
1909: British warship HMS Dreadnought. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Easter Rising

Easter Rising
3rd May 1916: Bomb damage in Dublin following the Easter Rising. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Sidcup Bypass

Sidcup Bypass
1938: Cars on the Sidcup bypass, the A20. (Photo by Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Traffic In Strand

Traffic In Strand
June 1928: Traffic in the Strand, London. (Photo by J. Gaiger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Early Cab

Early Cab
circa 1906: A passenger entering a taxicab outside the Savoy Theatre, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Golf At St Andrews

Golf At St Andrews
18th May 1929: Golfers Joyce Wethered and Glenna Collett Vare on the 18th Green during the final of the Ladies British Open Amateur Championship at St Andrews in Fife

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Motorcycle

Motorcycle
3rd November 1927: A motorcycle at a show in Olympia, London. (Photo by Davis Jr/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Cowes Race

Cowes Race
1st August 1927: A race for large yachts during the regatta at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: British Empire Expo

British Empire Expo
April 1924: Pavilions under construction at Wembley for the British Empire Exhibition. Original Publication: From left to right: Burma, East Africa, Gold Coast, Canadian Pacific

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Flying Over Bridge

Flying Over Bridge
October 1926: Alan Cobhams (1894 - 1973), aircraft flying over crowds of well-wishers on Westminster Bridge, London, after his record-breaking flight from Australia

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Mobile Advertisement

Mobile Advertisement
26th June 1924: A mobile advertisement for a Sacramento lumber and construction company consisting of a miniature house on the back of a car. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Flute Line Train

Flute Line Train
22nd May 1936: A steam locomotive entering a railway tunnel at full steam. The tunnel is on the Flute Line, a popular name for a section of the LMS (London)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Pit Stop

Pit Stop
4th October 1930: B C Special stops for a pit stop during a 500 mile race at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey. (Photo by E. F. Corcoran/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: DKW Motorcycle

DKW Motorcycle
2nd November 1927: A DKW E250 motorcycle, on the German stand Zichopauer Motorenwerke JS Ramsmussen, at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia in London. (Photo by H. F)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Coventry Eagle

Coventry Eagle
3rd November 1927: The power unit for a Coventry Eagle motorbike, on display at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia, London. (Photo by Davis Snr/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Exhibition Hall

Exhibition Hall
12th November 1910: The exhibition hall, empty of visitors, following a day at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: AJS Motorcycle

AJS Motorcycle
13th November 1930: An AJS 3.49 horsepower motorcycle at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia, London. (Photo by Davies/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)



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