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The Lutine Bell in the Underwriting Room at Lloyds of London, 1933, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Lutine Bell in the Underwriting Room at Lloyds of London, 1933, (1935). The SS L Atlantique was insured by Lloyds for almost £ 1, 000, 000

Tram in the Kingsway Subway, London, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Tram in the Kingsway Subway, London, 1931, (1933). Kingsway Subway, the underground link connecting the tramway services in North and South London

British jockeys, 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
British jockeys, 1934, (1935). Steve Donoghue, Joe Childs, Fred Fox, and Brownie Carslake (who was Australian). Donoghue and Childs celebrated their fiftieth birthday in 1934

The Starting Point of Morris Motors, 1912, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Starting Point of Morris Motors, 1912, (1933). The Oxford Garage in Oxford where British motor manufacturer and philanthropist William Morris (later Lord Nuffield) started his business

The Bennie Railplane, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Bennie Railplane, 1930, (1933). The George Bennie railplane is an astounding device by which existing railways could be speeded up for passenger traffic

George Kay and Joe Smith before kick-off, FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London, 1923, (1935)
George Kay and Joe Smith shake hands before kick-off, FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London, 28 April 1923, (1935). George Kay (1891-1954), captain of West Ham United

The first FA Cup Final is held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, 28 April 1923, (1935). Police trying to keep the crowds back at the first Football Association Challenge Cup final match between

Robert Baden-Powell at home with his dogs, c1929, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Robert Baden-Powell at home with his dogs, c1929, (1935). English soldier Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Viscount Baden-Powell (1857-1941)

Flooding in London, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Flooding in London, 1928, (1935). The seriousness of the floods was not fully realised until the Embankment at Westminster gave way

Flood waters in the moat at the Tower of London, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Flood waters in the moat at the Tower of London, 1928, (1935). The worst Thames flood within living memory...the Tower moat - ordinarily used as a football ground - filled with water

Londons New All-Weather Bus, 1927, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Londons New All-Weather Bus, 1927, (1935). In July 1927, the London General Omnibus Company was granted permission to run their passenger services past Buckingham Palace

The Suffragette Housemaid 1908, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Suffragette Housemaid 1908, (1933). A suffragette (Vera Wentworth?) wearing a pinafore advertising a protest on Londons Victoria Embankment

Suffragette Martyrs Released from Prison, 1908, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Suffragette " Martyrs" Released from Prison, 1908, (1933). A triumphant procession with banners and a brass band

Piccadilly Circus - The Hub of the Universe: The Centre of the World, 1900, (1933). The busy thoroughfare in Westminster, London, with horse-drawn traffic

Bound for a Beano, 1900, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Bound for a " Beano", 1900, (1933). Londoners riding in a horse-brake for the annual works day out - a beano, short for bean-feast, was a colloquial term for an excursion or celebration

Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday, 1900, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday, 1900, (1933)....maid servants...still wore the badge of their status - the apron - even on their day out

Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Creator: Unknown
Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Sixty-odd people were killed and over 1, 000 injured when a gas-holder exploded at Neunkirchen in the Saar

British Army uniforms, 1933. Creator: Unknown
British Army uniforms, 1933. " Tommy s" New Uniform [left]: The tight " soldierly" collar is replaced by an open-necked shirt

Marchers from Shoreditch, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933) Creator: Unknown
Marchers from Shoreditch, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933). The Shoreditch contingent arrives at Hyde Park

Mounted police baton-charging marchers, Means Test protests, Hyde Park, London, 1932, (1933). The National Hunger March of September to October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in

Operator on the Mayfair Exchange, 1932, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Operator on the Mayfair Exchange, 1932, (1933). Telephone exchange operator in Mayfair, central London. From " The Pageant of the Century". [Odhams Press Ltd, 1933]

Tenants rent strike, Peckham, south east London, 1931, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Tenants rent strike, Peckham, south east London, 1931, (1933). Peckham was the scene of an extensive " war" during the November of 1931

Amy Johnson broadcasting from Croydon Airport, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Amy Johnson broadcasting from Croydon Airport, 1930, (1933). In 1930, British aviator Johnson (1903-1941) became the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in her DH60 Moth aeroplane Jason

Women wearing shorts, 1930, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Women wearing shorts, 1930, (1933). With the craze for hiking - an American term for going on a fairly long walk brought over by the Talkies - shorts came into popularity

Oxford Street, 1909, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Oxford Street, 1909, (1933). View of horse-drawn buses and pedestrians in the busy shopping area of Oxford Street, London. From " The Pageant of the Century". [Odhams Press Ltd, 1933]

French soldiers raiding a German trench, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
French soldiers raiding a German trench, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). French troops making a daylight raid on the German trenches in search of prisoners for information purposes

British sailors wearing Dutch clogs, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
British sailors wearing Dutch clogs, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Some 2, 000 of the sailors who were sent over by Mr

Keir Hardie gives a speech in Trafalgar Square, London, 2 August 1914, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Keir Hardie speaking at a peace rally in Trafalgar Square, London, 2 August 1914, (1933). James Keir Hardie (1856-1915) was a Scottish trade unionist and founder member of the Labour Party

First Alexandra Rose Day, 21 June 1912, (1933). Creator: Unknown
First Alexandra Rose Day, 21 June 1912, (1933). A group of five women selling rose badges to raise funds for charity, outside the now demolished Hotel Cecil in London

Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Staff and students curtseying to Queen Mary of Teck (1867-1953). Another aspect of the great movement for the emancipation of women was the steady

Index of fingerprints at Scotland Yard, London, c1912, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Index of fingerprints at Scotland Yard, London, c1912, (1935). The vast Scotland Yard index that contains more than 250, 000 finger-print entries

Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V in Berlin, Germany, 1911, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Kaiser Wilhelm II and King George V in Berlin, Germany, 1911, (1935). First cousins German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) and George V (1865-1936), King of the United Kingdom

Eugene Lauste recording the first combined moving image and sound, c1905, (1935). Eugene Lauste may be seen already experimenting with " Talkies"

King Edward VII with his son George, Prince of Wales, and grandson Prince Edward, 1910, (1935). Three Generations. On May 6, 1910, Edward VII died, and his son succeeded him as King George V

Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, Liverpool, 18 July 1934, (1935). King George V opens the Queensway Tunnel, a road tunnel under the River Mersey, between Liverpool and Birkenhead

King George V and Queen Mary... British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, 1925, (1935)
King George V and Queen Mary riding on a model railway at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, 9 May 1925, (1935). George V (1865-1936) and Mary of Teck (1867-1953) on a miniature train

The rebuilding of Waterloo Bridge, London, 1934, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The rebuilding of Waterloo Bridge, London, 1934, (1935). London County Council demolished the old bridge which was damaged, and commissioned a new structure designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

Thornton and MacDonald released after the Metro-Vickers Affair, 1933, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Thornton and MacDonald released after the Metro-Vickers Affair, 1933, (1935). L.C. Thornton and W.L. MacDonald arrive back in England after an international crisis

The cabinet of Ramsay MacDonald, 1931, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The cabinet of Ramsay MacDonald, 1931, (1935). British politicians in the newly formed National Government which contained members of the Conservative Party, Liberals

First transatlantic telephone call, from London to New York, 7 March 1926, (1935). Ringing Up " Uncle Sam"...the actual scene at the switchboard when London spoke to America by radio

Queen Mary with Princess Elizabeth, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Queen Mary with Princess Elizabeth, 1926, (1935). Mary of Teck (1867-1953) with her first granddaughter, the future Queen Elizabeth II, born on 21 April 1926

The first Indian Air Mail arrives at Croydon Airport, south London, 1929, (1935). April 14 marked an advance in the history of aerial transport when the first Indian Air Mail arrived at Croydon

The Flying Scotsman... non-stop run between Kings Cross and Newcastle, 11 July 1927, (1935)
The Flying Scotsman making a non-stop run between Kings Cross and Newcastle, 11 July 1927, (1935). In 1927, the LNER (London & North Eastern Railway)

England wins The Ashes against Australia, Oval Cricket Ground, London, 1926, (1935). The enthusiastic crowd swarming across the ground to congratulate the English team

Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the Channel, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the Channel, 1926, (1935). Miss Gertrude Ederle [1905-2003], the young American swimmer, was the first woman to swim the Channel [between England and France]

The Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, July 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland, July 1922, (1935). The scene at the Four Courts in Dublin during the battle for their possession

The marriage of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, 28 February 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The marriage of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, 28 February 1922, (1935). Mary, Princess Royal (1897-1965) and Henry Lascelles

The Mauretania, 1922, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Mauretania, 1922, (1935). In May 1922, the liner Mauretania set a new record of 5 days 8 hours 56 minutes for the crossing from New York to Southampton

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"Odham's Press Ltd: A Glimpse into the Past" Step back in time and explore the fascinating snapshots of history captured by Odham's Press Ltd. From iconic landmarks to remarkable events, these images offer a window into a bygone era. In 1931, the Kingsway Subway in London witnessed the hustle and bustle of daily life as a tram glided through its tunnels. The creator of this captivating image remains unknown, but their work transports us to an age when public transportation was evolving. The Lutine Bell at Lloyd's of London takes center stage in another enigmatic photograph from 1933. Its presence symbolizes tradition and resilience within the insurance industry, reminding us that even amidst uncertainty, there are steadfast institutions that endure. British jockeys grace our collection with their elegance and skill in a snapshot from 1934. These athletes epitomize determination and passion as they compete on horseback, showcasing the timeless allure of equestrian sports. One cannot help but marvel at the ingenuity displayed by Bennie Railplane in 1930. This futuristic invention promised to revolutionize transportation but ultimately faded into obscurity. Nevertheless, it serves as a testament to human innovation during an era defined by progress. The birthplace of Morris Motors is immortalized in an image dating back to 1912. Little did anyone know then that this modest starting point would pave the way for one of Britain's most renowned automobile manufacturers. Sports enthusiasts rejoice. The first FA Cup Final held at Wembley Stadium on April 28th, 1923 marked a historic moment etched forever in football lore. As fans filled this grand arena with anticipation, little could they imagine how many legendary matches would be played here over decades to come. Robert Baden-Powell reveals his softer side as he poses alongside his beloved dogs circa 1929.