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Topical Press Agency Collection (#82)

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

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Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Caged Women

Caged Women
Japanese prostitutes in a cage, Yokohama, circa 1906. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Osaka Castle

Osaka Castle
The walls and moat of the 16th Century Osaka Castle in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan, circa 1910. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Calcutta Grand Hotel

Calcutta Grand Hotel
The Grand Hotel (later the Oberoi Grand) on Chowringhee Avenue, Calcutta, March 1928. The premises of Lyon & Lyon gun and rifle makers are visible beneath

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Indian Cavalry

Indian Cavalry
An Indian cavalry unit advancing on the North-West Frontier towards the Khyber Pass between India and Afghanistan, September 1922. The region is now part of Pakistan

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: New Railway Bridge

New Railway Bridge
Two 50-ton rail-mounted cranes lifting the main girders into position during construction of a new bridge over Thorpes Road on the L.M.S

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Bridge Girders

Bridge Girders
A train arrives carrying the two 50-ton main girders of a new bridge to be built over Thorpes Road on the L.M.S. line between Hanbury, Staffordshire and Wakefield in Yorkshire, 13th December 1926

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Dunedin Railway Station

Dunedin Railway Station
The Railway station, Dunedin, New Zealand, circa 1925. Designed by George Troup in the Flemish style, it was opened in 1906. (Photo by S.C. Smith/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Auckland

Auckland
A view over the New Zealand city of Auckland from the suburb of Ponsonby to the harbour, circa 1925. (Photo by S.C. Smith/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Lake Kaniere

Lake Kaniere
A view over Lake Kaniere to the mountains on the West Coast of New Zealands South Island, 9th March 1933. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Baker Street

Baker Street
The Baker Street area of London, as seen from the roof of Baker Street Station, looking north towards Regents Park, 2nd May 1929. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: HMS Rodney

HMS Rodney
The battleship HMS Rodney is launched from the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, 17th December 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Royal Railway Saloon

Royal Railway Saloon
A Royal Railway Saloon, 7th August 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Tourists At Giza

Tourists At Giza
A group of American tourists from the Cunard liner Scythia visit the Great Pyramid and Sphinx at Giza, April 1923. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Compulsory Bath

Compulsory Bath
The compulsory bath on board the convict ship, HMS Success, circa 1910. Prisoners were pushed into the tank and the grating closed over them before a warder scrubbed them with a long broom

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Shrewsbury Rail Accident

Shrewsbury Rail Accident
The scene of the Shrewsbury rail accident of 15th October 1907. Eighteen people were killed in the crash when a train from Manchester derailed on the approach to Shrewsbury station

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Mauretania Refitting

Mauretania Refitting
The RMS Mauretania undergoes a refitting in dry dock in Cherbourg, May 1924. (Photo by Firmin/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Corsham Wharf

Corsham Wharf
The loading wharf for Bath stone quarried in Corsham, Wiltshire, 24th October 1928. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Corsham Quarry

Corsham Quarry
The stacking ground at Spring Quarry, a Bath stone quarry in Corsham, Wiltshire, 24th October 1928. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Montenegrins In Scutari

Montenegrins In Scutari
A marching band of the victorious Montenegrin army enters the fallen town of Scutari (now Uskudar), Turkey during the Balkan Wars, October 1913

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: London Tram

London Tram
Passengers board a London tram between Shepherds Bush and the Chiswick Empire, May 1919. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: The Adelphi, London

The Adelphi, London
The Adelphi, a new art deco tower building on Victoria Embankment, designed by Collcutt and Hamp, 15th September 1938. (Photo by David Savill/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: St Mary Woolnoth

St Mary Woolnoth
The church of St Mary Woolnoth on the corner of Lombard Street and King William Street in the City of London, May 1920. The church stands over Bank underground station

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Regent Street

Regent Street
The junction of Glasshouse Street (left) and Regent Street in London, 1927. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Tube Station Site

Tube Station Site
Golders Green tube station under construction in north London, April 1907. The station, completed the following June, was originally on the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Golders Green Site

Golders Green Site
Golders Green tube station under construction in north London, April 1907. The station, completed the following June, was originally on the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: New Tube Station

New Tube Station
Golders Green tube station under construction in north London, April 1907. The station, completed the following June, was originally on the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Golders Green Tube

Golders Green Tube
Golders Green tube station under construction in north London, April 1907. The station, completed the following June, was originally on the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Germans Leave Shanghai

Germans Leave Shanghai
Chinese porters bringing the luggage of departing German nationals to a wharf in Shanghai, China, April 1919. They are overseen by Chinese and British police officers

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Shanghai Street Scene

Shanghai Street Scene
A view of Upper Nanking Road in Shanghai, China, 5th June 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Mercedes Benz

Mercedes Benz
A 38 horsepower Mercedes Benz open tourer at the Olympia Motor Show in London, 14th October 1931. It is priced at 2, 350 pounds sterling. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: RMS Aquitania

RMS Aquitania
The Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania on the River Clyde in Scotland, shortly after leaving the shipyard for her maiden voyage, 10th May 1914

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Strike-Breaking Convoy

Strike-Breaking Convoy
Armoured cars and troops at Hyde Park Corner, London, preparing to escort a food convoy through London at 6am on the seventh day of the General Strike, 10th May 1926. (Photo by E)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: German U-Boat

German U-Boat
Captured German U-Boat U-135 founders whilst on her way to the breakers, July 1921. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Faversham Oysters

Faversham Oysters
Trawlers fishing for oysters at Faversham, September 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: London Theatreland

London Theatreland
Theatres in Londons Leicester Square, 1900. The Empire Theatre is on the left. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Boar Lane

Boar Lane
Trams on Boar Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire, July 1921. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Snowy Christmas Eve

Snowy Christmas Eve
The statue of Lord Beaconsfield in front of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Parliament Square, London, 24th December 1938. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Newton Abbot Station

Newton Abbot Station
Newton Abbot railway station on the Great Western Railway in Devon, 12th April 1927. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Leicester Station

Leicester Station
A view along a platform at Leicester railway station, February 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Loire At Saumur

Loire At Saumur
The town of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, on the banks of the Loire river, France, 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Porte Saint-Martin

Porte Saint-Martin
The Porte Saint-Martin in Paris, 1909. It was built in 1674 to commemorate the victories of King Louis XIV. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Sensational Case

Sensational Case
Crowds outside the courtroom in Hereford, Gloucestershire, during the trial of solicitor Herbert Rowse Armstrong for the murder of his wife, April 1922

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Mayaguez Street

Mayaguez Street
A horse-drawn tram on Lendes Vigo street in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, September 1923. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Nice Casino Municipal

Nice Casino Municipal
The Casino Municipal on the Place Massena in Nice, in southern France, January 1920. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Kinkeads Record Attempt

Kinkeads Record Attempt
A Napier Supermarine S.5 at Calshot Seaplane Station, just before Flight Lieutenant Samuel Marcus Kinkead (1897 - 1928) made his air speed record attempt, 12th March 1928

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Ataba Square

Ataba Square
The tram station in Midan El-Ataba El-Khadra, or Ataba Square in Cairo, Egypt, March 1919. The building on the left surmounted by a globe is the Tiring department store

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: Torquay Beach

Torquay Beach
View of the beach at Torquay, Devon, August 1922. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageTopical Press Agency Collection: HMS Lion

HMS Lion
The British Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Lion, July 1914. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)



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