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Safely DryOctober 1922: The yacht Ara in dry dock. The yacht, owned by millionaire William K. Vanderbilt, is currently overdue in New York harbour by four days
Scottish ShipyardThe Cunard luxury liner Aquitania surrounded by scaffolding while under construction at the Clydebank shipyard owned by John Brown & Company
Dornier Flying Boatcirca 1930: The Do R4 Dornier Flying Boat invented by German pioneer Claude Dornier (1884 - 1969). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Smoke Helmetcirca 1908: A fireman from the London Fire Brigade, wearing a smoke helmet. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Top Down ViewJuly 1907: A photograph taken from above of a man walking upstairs. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Matches And Fag EndsThe matches and fag ends box at the Embankment Fellowship Centre, London, a night centre, canteen and recreational facility for ex-service men over 45-years of age
Royal TournamentThe Physical Training Display by the combined Womens Services (WRNS, WRAC and WRAF), during the Royal Tournament at Earls Court, London
King Charles Spaniel17th March 1914: Lady Cynthia Grahams King Charles Spaniel watches the presentation of shamrock to Irish Guards at Wellington Barracks from the comfort of her car
British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Gallery: Press Photography: British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)
Point Of Impact2nd October 1916: A group of men cluster round a dent in the grass caused by a falling body at a zeppelin crash site in Potters Bar. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Motor Badge11th January 1917: A hackney carriage with a new licensed motor badge. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Take OffMarch 1916: A bi-plane taking off from the airfield at Hendon Flying School. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Bi-Plane PartsMarch 1916: The mechanical workings and propeller of a bi-plane at Hendon Flying School. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Plane PartsMarch 1916: The mechanical workings of a bi-plane at Hendon Flying School. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Bi-PlaneMarch 1916: A bi-plane on the airfield at Hendon Flying School. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
A Days RationsAugust 1916: A days food rations for a German prisoner in Britain. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Saw MillJuly 1916: Steam saw mills at Virginia Water, Surrey, being used by the Canadian Forestry Battalion to process timber. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
For The FallenAugust 1916: A memorial to the war dead at St Judes, Hampstead. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
One-Legged RaceJuly 1916: A very literal one-legged race held during a garden party for wounded soldiers at Roehampton House. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
On A Flooded RoadDecember 1915: A car driving down a flooded road in Berkshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Junior Car Club RaceAugust 1922: Contestants taking part in the Junior Car Club 200 mile race at Brooklands. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
I Need A Drink14th July 1926: A horse getting a drink on a hot day in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
London StoreJanuary 1924: The DH Evans shop on Oxford Street, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Wheel LocksCirca 1650, Wheel locks for guns. Top: chiselled in relief upon a punched ground, (c1710). Middle: engraved with a lion hunt; (c1650). Bottom: engraved, c1650
Chinese Earth SpiritCirca 750 AD, An earth spirit with a human face, horns and wings on a horses body on show at an exhibition of art of the Tang Dynasty, (618 - 907 AD), held in 1955
Pamela1744, Pamela Tells A Nursery Tale, an illustration of Richardsons Pamela, by Joseph Highmore, on show at the Royal Academy Exhibition of British Art
Ovis PoliCirca 750 AD, On show at the 8th Antique Dealers Fair at Grosvenor House, London, is a stone head of the Tang Dynasty period found at Hupeh in northern China, entitled Ovis Poli
HemisphericalCirca 1580, A Hemispherical, made by Hyeroimus Vulperica, in 1580, part of a complete collection of 16th century astronomical
Rubbing NosesSeptember 1922: A horse and her foal rub noses at a horse show. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Maternity Ward15th November 1912: A ward at the Rotunda Maternity Hospital in Dublin. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Paddington PoolJanuary 1909: Paddington Public Baths, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Horse-Drawn BusJuly 1907: Passengers on a horse-drawn bus. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Irish Rail StrikeThe timber yard where the Irish Railway Strike began
Pub In Floodwater3rd February 1953: The Lord Nelson public house on the outskirts of Sittingbourne, Kent, surrounded by floodwater some ten feet deep. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Water Course9th August 1911: A motorcyclist tackles the water course during the Auto Cycle Union Reliability Trials. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Hounds ArrivingA pack of hounds pouring off a railway wagon at Aston Hall, Nottingham
Harriers Riding23rd October 1906: Peppard Farmers Harriers riding in single file in the countryside at Wyfold Grange. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Caterham RoadA pedestrian using the underpass to avoid the traffic at Caterham in south east England
Loaded Cart13th September 1907: Farmers loading an overladen cart with hay during harvest. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Antibiotic PlantTechnicians at Europes newest and most modern antibiotic plant on its opening day. The plant in Sandwich, Kent, cost ?2, 500, 000 to establish and manufactures Terramycin, Tetracyn
Festival Of EmpireMay 1911: Children singing the national anthem in front of a huge audience for the Festival of Empire at Crystal Palace, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Traction Engine1908: A traction engine carrying tar spraying equipment, during road repair experiments near Putney, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Road FoundationsWorkmen using old salmon tins and other assorted containers for road foundations in Euston Road, London
Road ConstructionWorkmen renovating Londons road surfaces by cleaning old road stones
Dockside Cranescirca 1907: Cranes for unloading coal on the new export side of Cardiff docks. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
HMS Queen Elizabeth16th November 1913: The HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves the slips at Portsmouth docks on her launching. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Lifeboat LaunchThe launching of the Newquay lifeboat
Hunt Crowds5th November 1909: Crowds at the Quorn Meet at Kirkby Gate. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)