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Church Riotscirca 1918: Mounted police at a peace riot at a North London Church at the end of World War I. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Labour StrikeMay 1926: A scene from the General Strike with mounted armed militia riding through the street. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Sea Elephantcirca 1930: A herd of Bull Sea Elephants. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Autumn Leaves30th October 1961: A view of Hyde Park, showing the autumn leaves settling on the ground with many more yet to fall. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Leaving RhineDecember 1929: The Royal Fusiliers march through Wiesbaden. They are the last of the British troops to leave the Rhine. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Permanent Wavecirca 1930: A woman has her hair waved at the hairdressers. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Sunray lampcirca 1927: A woman under a sunray lamp, on show at the first International Exhibition of Light and Heat in Medicine at Central hall, Westminster. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Christmas Shoppingcirca 1926: A crowd of Christmas shoppers on Oxford street in Central London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Refreshments1926: Volunteers on a mobile refreshment stand at the Horse Guards Parade, London, during the General Strike. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Going Down22nd January 1979: A view from the top of The Magic Mountain Colossus roller-coaster ride near Los Angeles. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
End Of Seasoncirca 1920: Workers in a boatyard loading up the boats for the winter. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
The Rock1933: The Rock of Gibraltar, the main landmark of the British dependency of Gibraltar and the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Orange Parade1920: An Orange Day parade through the streets of Belfast. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Spartacist Air Raid1919: Spartacist aeroplanes drop bombs on Government troops during the Spartacist uprising in Berlin. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Table Mountain10th May 1966: Table Mountain illuminated and the city of Cape Town. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Lowering The FlagDecember 1929: An officer taking down the flag at the British Headquarters at Wiesbaden, as the last of the British troops leave Germany. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
London MarketCirca 1930: The Caledonian Market in London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Spinning WheelCirca 1930: A woman wearing a typical dress working a traditional spinning wheel on the island of Trustan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Lion GargoyleNovember 1957: A detail of the ruins of Baalbek city, near to Damascus in Lebanon, remarkably spared after many attacks and an earthquake in 1759. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Tourist Towers6th October 1978: The Tourist Towers in Kuwait. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Striped Okapicirca 1965: A mother Okapi and her fawn in an enclosure in their native homeland in the former Belgian Congo. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Repairing St Paul sDecember 1947: The giant screen which has been built across the damaged north transept of St Pauls Cathedral in London, whilst bomb damage is being repaired
Volunteer DriversMay 1926: Civilians who have volunteered to be drivers during the General Strike gathered for a briefing in Horse Guard Parade. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Railway Workers1926: A group of volunteers working on the railway during the General Strike. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Discrded Placards27th May 1980: A pile of discarded pickets placards after the mass picket of the Isle of Grain power station by the General and Municipal Workers Union
St Pancras StrikeMay 1926: Striking railwaymen at St Pancras Station in London, during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Ship Ahoycirca 1930: A river pilot uses a telescope to keep watch for ships from the Pilot Station at Gravesend, Kent. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Artificial Island2nd February 1979: An offshore oil field island at Long Beach California, USA, with sound-proof towers. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Riding High22nd January 1979: An aerial view of the Train of Terror. A view from the top of The Magic Mountain Colossus roller-coaster ride near Los Angeles. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Patrolling Crowds1926: Police patrol onlookers on a London street during the General Strike of 1926. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Tea Time11th January 1960: Tea estate workers make their way home after a day picking leaves on a tea plantation in Ceylon. Baskets on their backs are to hold the leaves
Derby Preparations15th January 1946: Workmen repairing the roof of the Epsom Grandstand in preparation for the first post WW II Derby. It was damaged when a time-bomb landed on the grandstand
Racehorse Auction1928: A racehorse auction at Tattershalls. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Deaf As A Parrotcirca 1929: Uncaged parrots perch beside a gramophone. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
BBC Building1930: The new Broadcasting House in Langham Place, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Postal SortersWoman post office workers sorting the mail. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Fishermens WivesA group of fishermens wives wearing traditional shawls, staging an anti-strike demonstration at Cullercoats in Northumberland. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Tube TunnelA section of the London Undergrounds newly constructed 11 mile-long Victoria Line. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Giraffe HerdA herd of giraffes, caught by Jimmy Chipperfields trappers in Uganda, acquainting themselves with their new surroundings at Longleat Safari Park. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Champagne ServicePassengers on board one of French Air Unions fleet of Breguet and Bleriot Golden Ray (Rayon d Or) passenger planes being served champagne to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the airlines
May Day RallyCommunists in London celebrating May Day. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
British BombsPilots of the RAF London Air Defence at Kenley loading a full complement of bombs ranging from 520 lb to 2 lb bombs. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Tank TrainCruiser Tank MK IV tanks being transported by rail somewhere on the LNER network. Such trains had right of way and passenger services were often disrupted to make way for them
GallipoliThe River Clyde on the rocks at Gallipoli. Seaborne troops, including the Royal Munster Fusiliers, land on V Beach during an amphibious attack on the Dardanelles area of Turkey
Night AirmailFrench Air Union plane Vendee at Croydon for a new London-Paris night airmail service. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Gallipoli LandingSeaborne troops, including the Royal Munster Fusiliers, landing on V Beach at Gallipoli from the troop ship, the River Clyde, during an amphibious attack on the Dardanelles area of Turkey
R 100 Dining RoomThe elaborate dining room on board the British R100 Airship, built to compete with the great ocean liners. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
ElectrocardiographA patient sitting with hands and feet in salt water while demonstrating the first electrocardiograph introduced by Cambridge Scientific Instruments. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)