Images Dated 30th April 2016 (#46)

Sightseeing Bus
1907: Passengers on board one of Great Western Railways sightseeing motor buses, which took tourists round London from Paddington Station. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Parliament Street
2nd December 1924: A policeman holds up the traffic in Parliament Street to allow members of parliament to get to the House of Commons on a rainy winter evening

Irish Girl
1st October 1907: A woman standing in front of a drystone wall in rural Ireland. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Irish Speed Trials
22nd May 1908: Local women watch the reliability trials conducted by the Irish Automobile Club at Rosleigh. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Torquay Square
August 1922: A busy scene in the square at Torquay, Devon. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Manhattan Bridge
1909: Manhattan Bridge spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, opened 31 December 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Royal Academy
29th April 1910: Cars and carriages parked in the forecourt of Burlington House for a private view at the Royal Academy in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Snowy Central Park
16th February 1926: A view from the top of the Hecksher Building on Fifth Avenue of Central Park covered in snow after a blizzard which swept New York City

New York Traffic
13th August 1925: Traffic on the intersection of 5th Avenue and 42nd Street in New York City. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Anti-Home Rule
September 1912: Union Jack flags and bunting outside a shop during Ulster Anti-Home Rule demonstrations in Belfast. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Stables
May 1911: The stables used by a bus company to accommodate horses used for pulling the London Horse Bus. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Southend Transport
1907: The laying of wires for the electrification of the Southend-on-Sea trams. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Womens Tram
18th February 1908: A special tram for women which ran between Tooting and Embankment, London, arriving at its destination. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Holiday Crowds
June 1919: Bank holiday crowds queue for trams and buses in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Tram Queue
June 1919: Passengers boarding a tram at Golders Green, north London, during the Whitsun Bank Holiday. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Holy Land
25th June 1927: A tanner of Hebron preparing goat skins for carrying water. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Lost Ship Returns
8th January 1926: Lost for two years in the Arctic, the sailing ship Maud captained by Roald Amundsen, returns from her adventures

Licensing Bill Demo
27th September 1908: Crowds march down the Embankment in London to protest to Parliament about the proposed Licensing Bill. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Congress Hall
25th November 1913: American President Woodrow Wilson arrives at the re-opening of the original Congress Hall of the United States in Philadelphia. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Big Foot
13th December 1951: The footprint of the Abominable Snowman, taken near Mount Everest. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Canton Harbour
November 1925: A Chinese gunboat guards Canton Harbour during the war of 1922-6. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Dry Reservoir
June 1926: One of the tanks specially constructed at the British coaling depot in Aden to catch rain water. As it hardly ever rains in Aden none of the nine tanks have ever been filled

Nairobi Station
September 1925: The street hums with activity outside Nairobi railway station. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Refitting For Regatta
July 1927: The Lulworth, Sir Mortimer Singers racing yacht, undergoes refitting in dry dock prior to competing. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Funeral Crowd
August 1907: The procession at the funeral of Belfast rioters shot by soldiers. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Gallery: Press Photography: British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)

Dwarf House
1909: The smallest house in London at 10 Hyde Park Place. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Transport Workers
March 1916: National Motor Volunteers board a London and North Western Railway bus at Potters Bar. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Pierrots On The Sand
August 1907: A Pierrot show on the beach at Scarborough. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Emigrant Ship
12th May 1910: Emigrants aboard the Royal Edward, on its first voyage from Avonmouth Dock to Canada. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Strikers Protest
1st July 1907: Trollies loaded with paper, upset by the striking Belfast dockers. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Early Lorry
9th January 1913: An early example of a commercial lorry. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Riot Damage
1922: The damaged streets of Fordsburg after the Johannesburg Riots. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Cat Steals Milk
August 1923: Paddy the cat with his paw in the milk jug from the tea tray. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Buenos Aires Jam
20th January 1928: A traffic jam in the Calle St Congalio, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)
Fine Art Storehouse Vintage Photo Gallery: Press Photography: British Topical Press Agency (1903 - 1957)

Mobile Suffragettes
circa 1910: American Suffragettes and their means of transport at a Labour Day Parade. (Photo by Paul Thompson/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Continental Bus
11th July 1928: A special bus to take passengers between Londons Kings Cross and Victoria stations for the convenience of continental-bound travellers from the North of England

Law Courts
11th May 1926: Traffic passing the Law Courts in London during the General Strike. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Army At Tonypandy
1910: Military tents at the colliery during the Tonypandy strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Exchange Interior
3rd May 1920: Inside the Baltic Mercantile and Shipping Exchange. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Quizzical Owl
circa 1969: An owl perched on a tree stump. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Queue Of Shoppers
28th June 1928: A queue of shoppers, stretching round a corner, outside Messrs Mentones department store on Oxford Street, London, waiting for the summer sale to open

Replica Of Rocket
21st April 1913: A replica of the steam locomotive Stephensons Rocket, designed by English railway engineer Robert Stephenson, on display at Crewe for a visit by King George V and Queen Mary

Ski-Jump
January 1924: A contestant in the ski-jump at the winter sports at St Moritz. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

St Augustine By Wren
3rd June 1952: Beside St Pauls Cathedral, London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, built from 1675 - 1710, is the fine pinnacled tower of the Church of St Augustine with St Faith, Watling Street

Old Bank Of England
11th February 1910: The old Bank of England building, in the City of London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Brighton Pavilion
15th July 1948: The Music Room at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton bespeaks opulence with many articles in the exhibition having been lent by the King and Queen, Princess Elizabeth

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