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Topical Press Agency Collection (#70)

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

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Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Rare Fish

Rare Fish
12th June 1952: An exotic fish on display at the National Aquarium Exhibition held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: London Hotel

London Hotel
April 1924: The Savoy Hotel at London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Emigrant Ship

Emigrant Ship
12th May 1910: Emigrants crowd onto the deck of the emigrant ship the Royal Edward at Avonmouth before their journey to Canada. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Spring Board Diving

Spring Board Diving
circa 1930: Jackie Hodges preforming a diving trick with the aid of a couple of friends at Hastings swimming pool. (Photo by David Savill/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Kyle Lighthouse

Kyle Lighthouse
26th June 1928: The light house at Kyle in Scotland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Panto Rehearsals

Panto Rehearsals
12th November 1936: Dancers waiting in the wings during rehearsals for the pantomime Cinderella, to be performed at The Coliseum, St Martins Lane, London. (Photo by A)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Frame Of Zeppelin

Frame Of Zeppelin
February 1919: The wooden frame of a zeppelin under construction at Short Brothers Works. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Crowd In Street

Crowd In Street
July 1915: A crowd in a street in Shoreditch in east London in front of a gutted house which was hit during a zeppelin raid. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Ships Propeller

Ships Propeller
May 1924: Men at work on the propellers of the merchant ship Mauretania during her refitting in the dry dock at Cherbourg

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Petrol Wagon

Petrol Wagon
7th May 1926: Mounted police escort a petrol wagon along St Georges Road, Southwark, London, during the General Strike. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: HMS Dreadnought

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

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Bowling Dog

Bowling Dog
22nd August 1938: Hector, Wimbledon Bowling Clubs mascot, gets involved during the Women Bowlers National Championships at Wimbledon Park, London

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: The Queen Mary

The Queen Mary
27th March 1936: The massive bow of the merchant ship Queen Mary berthing in her home port of Southampton for a final overhaul at the King George V Graving Dock

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Football Crowds

Football Crowds
26th January 1929: Crowds of hat-wearing football fans at a cup tie match between West Ham United and the Corinthians at Upton Park. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Istanbul

Istanbul
circa 1915: The city of Istanbul (Constantinople). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Ice Lifting

Ice Lifting
25th June 1907: Slabs of ice being winched through a trap door in an ice manufacturing plant. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Barton Airship

Barton Airship
1906: Doctor Bartons airship tethered in Alexandra Park, north London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Kingsway Construction

Kingsway Construction
circa 1906: Construction workers laying the foundations of Kingsway, central London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Balloon Sewing

Balloon Sewing
September 1905: A woman sewing hot air balloon silk at the Short Brothers hot air balloon factory. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Torpedo Works

Torpedo Works
24th February 1907: The fitting shop of Yarrow torpedo works, Poplar, East London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Fish Unloading

Fish Unloading
1907: Fishermen unloading their catch at Grimbsy Fish Pontoon, Lincolnshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Lords Match

Lords Match
1906: Spectators watching a match at Lords cricket ground, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Fish Auction

Fish Auction
1907: Traders inspecting fish at an auction on Grimbsy Pontoon quayside, Lincolnshire, where the fish are auctioned in the manner known as calling. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Tram In Street

Tram In Street
14th May 1926: A London County Council tram travelling in a street in London during the General Strike. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Oil

Oil
March 1922: An oil field in Southern California. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Berliner Helicopter

Berliner Helicopter
The 1922 Berliner Helicopter, designed by Henry Berliner (1895 - 1970), USA, June 1922. The aircraft is built around a Nieuport 23 fighter fuselage

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Hollywood

Hollywood
16th December 1925: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, city of motion pictures. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Crevasse Crossing

Crevasse Crossing
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: Barrow Launch

Barrow Launch
27th September 1927: The launch of the TSS Oxford at the Vickers shipyard in Barrow-In Furness. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Food Rations

Food Rations
17th December 1917: First World War rations in England, sugar, butter, meat, bread and breadcrumbs. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Steam Lorry

Steam Lorry
November 1923: A steam traction engine with a broken rear axle in Pall Mall, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: The Ritz

The Ritz
1st June 1924: The World famous Ritz Hotel, built in Londons Piccadilly in 1906. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Engineering Works

Engineering Works
circa 1909: Men at work in busy factory shop-floor. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Votes For Women

Votes For Women
23rd November 1907: The Womens Freedom League demonstrate against Man-Made Laws, UK. (Photo by N. Miller/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Banks Of The Nile

Banks Of The Nile
circa 1930: Traffic on the River Nile at Luxor in east central Egypt. (Photo by Dudley Gordon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Inflating A Football

Inflating A Football
May 1923: Inflating a football with a pump. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Spalding Skaters

Spalding Skaters
January 1908: A group of men skating arm-in-arm at Courbit Wash, Spalding, Lincolnshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Wrights Biplane

Wrights Biplane
29th March 1910: Alex Ogilvies Wright biplane at Camber Sands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Boer Soldier

Boer Soldier
1901: A Boer soldier during the Boer War. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Stone Guardian

Stone Guardian
circa 1930: Built earlier than 2500 BC, the great statue of the Sphinx guards the pyramids at Giza. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Cricket Match

Cricket Match
12th July 1946: England v The Rest. Spectators watching the England team batting at Canterbury, Kent. (Photo by Frank Harrison/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: The Ashes

The Ashes
August 1926: 5th Test Match at the Oval, Kennington, London. England v Australia. England won by 289 runs and win the Test series 1-0. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Sweet Tooth

Sweet Tooth
24th April 1949: Three children gazing longingly through the window of a sweetshop on the day that sweet rationing ended in Britain. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Coal Truck Crash

Coal Truck Crash
December 1923: A lorry delivering coal, which has skidded off the road and crashed into the railings outside a house. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Telescopic Gangway

Telescopic Gangway
31st July 1950: The Worlds first powered telescopic gangway connected to the Queen Elizabeth ocean liner at Southampton Docks. (Photo by Harrison /Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Airship

Airship
22nd October 1924: US Navy airship Shenandoah. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Prizewinning Ram

Prizewinning Ram
24th September 1948: A prizewinning ram at the Kent or Romney Marsh Sheep Breeders Association 51st Annual Show of Registered Sheep at the cattle market at Ashford, Kent. (Photo by Edward G)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Airship

Airship
27th October 1926: US Navy airship anchored at the Ford Airport, Detroit. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)



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