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Topical Press Agency Collection (#85)

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

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Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Opera Comique

Opera Comique
circa 1890: The Opera Comique in Paris. (Photo by Branger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Stonemasonry

Stonemasonry
circa 1939: A winged figure in front of a Parisian landmark. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Elephant Lift

Elephant Lift
One of the elephants at the miniature village and amusement Park in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, carries a man by his leg

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Planned Wellington Arch

Planned Wellington Arch
A drawing by architect Decimus Burton of his planned Wellington Arch and screen, at the entrance to Constitution Hill, London, circa 1825. The arch was built between 1826 and 1830

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: The Corner Shop; : A London grocers with goods on display outside

The Corner Shop; : A London grocers with goods on display outside
5th August 1954: A London grocers with goods on display outside. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Park Crescent Regency Terrace

Park Crescent Regency Terrace
Park Crescent, a Regency terrace near Regents Park, London, 19th January 1950. Designed by architect John Nash, construction of the street began in 1812. (Photo by J. A)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: The Albany House in Piccadilly, London

The Albany House in Piccadilly, London
28th March 1955: The Albany house in Piccadilly, London. The Albany was built in 1770-74 by Sir William Chambers for Viscount Melbourne as Melbourne House

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: St Michaels Church

St Michaels Church
15th August 1951: The Church of St Michael Paternoster Royal, College Hill, London EC4. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: St Benet, Pauls Wharf, London

St Benet, Pauls Wharf, London
23rd August 1952: A view of St Benet Church, at Pauls Wharf, London. A Welsh Anglican church in the City of London. Since 1556

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Houses Of Parliament

Houses Of Parliament
30th May 1954: The Houses of Parliament on the north bank of the River Thames in London. The two visible towers are the Middle Tower (91m/300ft) and the Victoria Tower (102m/336ft)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Albert Bridge

Albert Bridge
February 1955: The Albert Bridge over the Thames at Chelsea, London, which is to be rebuilt and widened to provide a four-lane highway, part of a 4-year government scheme to improve roads in Britain

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Flying Scotsman painted on the carriage roof of the famous train to enable the

Flying Scotsman painted on the carriage roof of the famous train to enable the
20th May 1932: The words Flying Scotsman painted on the carriage roof of the famous train to enable the pilot of an Imperial Airways

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Spirit Of St Louis

Spirit Of St Louis
21st May 1927: US aviator Charles Lindberghs monoplane Spirit of St Louis landing at Le Bourget Paris after his non-stop solo transatlantic flight from New York City. (Photo by H. F)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Lindberghs Plane

Lindberghs Plane
29th May 1927: US aviator Charles Lindberghs aeroplane flying above welcoming crowds at Croydon aerodrome, following his record-setting non-stop solo transatlantic crossing from New York to Paris

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Ava In Flight

Ava In Flight
1926: The new Ava bomber descending after its public maiden flight at the Royal Airforce display and pageant at Hendon Aerodrome, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: British Army Baby

British Army Baby
A crowd of people at Aldershot watching the British Armys new airship Baby being demonstrated. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Mayfly Unveiling

Mayfly Unveiling
H M Airship No 1, built in Barrow as a response to German advances in airship technology, slowly emerges from her hangar prior to its maiden test-flight. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Early Zeppelin

Early Zeppelin
A passenger carrying Zeppelin operated by the German Delag, the first scheduled airline company, in France. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: R 34 Flight

R 34 Flight
6th July 1919: R 34 Airship (gasbug) slowly descending at Mineola, New York, having made the first leg of its two-way Atlantic flight, July 1919. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: British Fleet

British Fleet
July 1914: An airship, the Gamma, is seen flying over the Royal Yacht as George V reviews the Fleet at Spithead. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Le Baudy Airship

Le Baudy Airship
circa 1911: A group watching Le Baudy airship take off the passengers travelling on an open platform supported by a framework of struts. The airship later crashed

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Air Ships

Air Ships
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Art: Transport: Air Ships

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: A Dirigible

A Dirigible
February 1923: A helium filled US Navy dirigible, Los Angeles, is at her mooring mast. Formerly the ZR3, built by the Germans as part of their war reparations

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Airship R33

Airship R33
April 1925: British airship R33 leaving Pulham aerodrome, Norfolk. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Airship

Airship
1917: A British airship attached to its mooring. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: ZR3

ZR3
August 1924: The enormous German built Zeppelin ZR3, re-christened the Los Angeles, in a hangar in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: American Airship

American Airship
October 1923: The ZR-1 renamed Shenandoah. Largest airship of her time and the first to be filled with helium. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Zeppelin Airship

Zeppelin Airship
August 1924: Zeppelin Airship ZR3, later called Los Angeles, Gas bags after 3 hours of inflation. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Experimental Flight

Experimental Flight
2nd April 1925: The R33 airship making an experimental flight from Bedfordshire to Pulham, the first trip of its kind for four years. (Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Railway Bridge

Railway Bridge
circa 1950: The cross-over railway bridge at Newcastle on Tyne. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Royal Train

Royal Train
11th November 1911: The Royal Train, carrying King George V and Queen Mary, arrives at Portsmouth on the first leg of the Royal trip to India to celebrate the Coronation

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Swedish Engine

Swedish Engine
circa 1908: A Swedish locomotive on snow-covered tracks. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: GWR Boat Train

GWR Boat Train
May 1908: The Great Western Railway boat train, taking passengers to the Mauretania, leaving Fishguard station. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: La France 1913; The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway railway engine decorated

La France 1913; The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway railway engine decorated
24th June 1913: The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway railway engine La France for the Royal train is decorated for use by the French President during his visit

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Train Sheds

Train Sheds
2nd July 1930: The new King class of engines in the GWR line leaving the running sheds at Swindon. (Photo by E. F. Corcoran/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: LNER Train

LNER Train
1st May 1925: An express train travelling south from Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. (Photo by Davis Jr/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: LMS Centenary

LMS Centenary
19th September 1938: The Coronation Class engine Duchess of Gloucester leaving Londons Euston railway station. (Photo by Hudson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Pendennis Castle

Pendennis Castle
22nd April 1925: Great Western engine Pendennis Castle pulling a London North East Railway train from Kings Cross Station on its way to Peterborough

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: London and North Eastern Railway J27 steam locomotive

London and North Eastern Railway J27 steam locomotive
A London and North Eastern Railway J27 (formerly NER Class P3) steam locomotive, pulling carriages containing four bearings for Australias Sydney Harbour bridge, 20th September 1926. (Photo by H. F)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Engine At Charing Cross

Engine At Charing Cross
A South Eastern & Chatham Railways locomotive at Charing Cross Station, London, January 1924. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: King Class Locomotives

King Class Locomotives
Seven of the new King Class steam locomotives, 2nd July 1930. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Cornish Riviera Express

Cornish Riviera Express
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class King George V steam locomotive hauling the Cornish Riviera express out of Paddington Station, London, 8th July 1929

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: King Class Locomotive

King Class Locomotive
A Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 King Class steam locomotive, 2nd July 1930. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: GWR Goods Wagons

GWR Goods Wagons
A steam locomotive hauling a train of 50 of the newly-introduced 20-ton open goods wagons of the Great Western Railway (GWR), UK, August 1924. (Photo by J. B)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Fury In Glasgow

Fury In Glasgow
The newly-built locomotive 6399 Fury, of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, Glasgow, December 1929. The Fury was an experimental express passenger locomotive using a high pressure steam boiler

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Fury In Glasgow

Fury In Glasgow
The newly-built locomotive 6399 Fury, of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, Glasgow, December 1929. The Fury was an experimental express passenger locomotive using a high pressure steam boiler

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Earl Marischal

Earl Marischal
A train, hauled by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class P2 locomotive, No. 2002, Earl Marischal approaching Hadley Wood station, Middlesex, 9th November 1934

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Trainload Of Bridge Girders

Trainload Of Bridge Girders
A London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) train with an overhanging load of girders, on its way from Darlington to Middlesborough, 20th September 1926



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