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British troops on the front line, France, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
British troops on the front line, northern France, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). The beginning of the end - warfare out in the open again

An H. E. shell exploding, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
An H.E. shell exploding, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Battlefield scene, capturing the blast from a high-explosive shell on the front line. From " The Pageant of the Century"

Women working in the Royal Army Clothing Factory, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Uniforms were sent to the WaC [Womens Army Auxiliary Corps] clothing stores where they were unpacked, measured

Sorting uniforms at the WaC clothing store, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Sorting uniforms at the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps clothing store, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Uniforms were sent to the WaC clothing stores where they were unpacked, measured, tested

Mechanics of the Royal Flying Corps, Farnborough, First World War, 1915, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Mechanics of the Royal Flying Corps, Farnborough, First World War, 1915, (1933). Members of the RFC which was later merged with the Royal Naval Air Service to form the Royal Air Force

Weaving baskets for artillery shells, Nottingham, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Factory workers making packaging out of cane or willow, for the safe transport of shells to the front

Wounded soldiers in pottery class... Devon, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Wounded British soldiers in pottery class, Seale Hague Military Hospital, Devon, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933)....soldiers found time hanging dreadfully heavy on their hands

British soldiers synchronising their watches on the front line, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Punctuality was no longer the " Courtesy of Kings" in Edward VIIs phrase

The Footballers Battalion, London, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Footballers Battalion, London, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Enthusiasts of football formed a unit of their own during the opening stages of the War

A group of refugee field-workers at a cafe in Paris, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933)....they were in demand for the harvest owing to the number of men called up under French conscription

Royal navy cutter about to examine a ships papers, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Ceaseless vigil was maintained on the high seas by Britains sailors

Commander Peary - Conquest of the Pole, 1909, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Commander Peary - Conquest of the Pole, 1909, (1933). Portrait of Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920), American naval officer and explorer who claimed to have reached the geographic North Pole on 6 April

An ambulance driving into Charing Cross Hospital with casualties... London, 1914, (1933)
An ambulance driving into Charing Cross Hospital with casualties from the bloody battle at Mons, London, 1914, (1933). Crowds watching ambulances carrying injured British soldiers from the Belgian

A Scene at a French port, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Robert Weston
A Scene at a French port, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Wounded British soldiers are stretchered onto ships from Red Cross ambulances, and taken back to England for treatment

The Kaisers proclamation of war against Britain... Berlin, Germany, 4 August 1914, (1933)
The Kaisers proclamation of war against Britain is read out by military authorities, Berlin, Germany, 4 August 1914, (1933)

Hoch the Kaiser! : cheering crowds in the streets, Berlin, Germany, 4 August 1914, (1933). Pictures of the two Kaisers, Wilhelm II of Germany and Franz Josef of Austria

Crowds waiting outside Downing Street in London for news about... war, July 1914, (1933)
Crowds waiting outside Downing Street in London for news about whether Britain is going to war, July 1914, (1933). Shall It Be War or Peace

Territorials from Summer Camp - Terriers marching easy over Westminster Bridge, 1914-1918, (1933). British soldiers from the Territorial Army marching through the streets of London

Territorials from Summer Camp - Terriers entraining at Waterloo, 1914-1918, (1933). British soldiers from the Territorial Army boarding trains at Waterloo Station in London

Screen-Stars On Location, 1914, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Screen-Stars On Location, 1914, (1933). A group of actors pose on set during the making of a comedy for British and Colonial Films (B&C). From " The Pageant of the Century"

Charlie Chaplin, 1914, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Charlie Chaplin, 1914, (1933). British actor, producer, writer and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) in a still from the silent film comedy " Recreation", (1914)

London in Peril of Starvation, 1912, (1933). Creator: T E Joy
London in Peril of Starvation, 1912, (1933). London dockers went on strike when Lord Devonport, head of the Port of London Authority, refused to agree to their demands

The Run on the Birkbeck Bank, 1910, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Run on the Birkbeck Bank, 1910, (1933). The Birkbeck Bank began trading as the Birkbeck Building Society and Birkbeck Freehold Land Society in 1851

Crowds waving off troops leaving to fight in the First World, War, Britain, 1914, (1935). Only when it came to saying good-bye as the troop-train drew out did the grim reality that this might be a

Admiral Jellicoe aboard HMS Iron Duke, 1914, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Admiral Jellicoe aboard HMS Iron Duke, 1914, (1935). Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935) was in command of the Grand Fleet

French President Raymond Poincare with Edward, Prince of Wales, at Portsmouth, June 1913, (1935). Poincare reviewing the guard of honour on a visit to England

General William Booth, c1910, (1935). Creator: Unknown
General William Booth, c1910, (1935). Portrait of William Booth, evangelical social worker and founder of the Salvation Army. Booth (1829-1912) founded a Christian Mission in London in 1865

Mr. and Mrs. George Lansbury in 1910, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Mr. and Mrs. George Lansbury in 1910, (1935). Portrait of British politician George Lansbury (1859-1940) and his wife Elizabeth (1861-1933)

David Lloyd George and his wife Margaret, 1910, (1935). Creator: Unknown
David Lloyd George and his wife Margaret, 1910, (1935). British Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George (1863-1945), and his wife Margaret Lloyd George (nee Owen, 1864-1941). Mr

The Edwards Rhomboidal biplane, c1911, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The Edwards Rhomboidal biplane, c1911, (1935). The Edwards Rhomboidal was an unusually shaped early British aircraft designed by E.W. Edwards. It was tested at Brooklands in 1911

Statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus, London, c1910, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Statue of Eros at Piccadilly Circus, London, c1910, (1935). Busy thoroughfare in the centre of London, with the London Pavilion theatre on the left

Traffic and pedestrians in Trafalgar Square, London, 1935. Creator: Unknown
Traffic and pedestrians in Trafalgar Square, London, 1935. The last word in traffic control: Belisha Beacons, traffic lights, pedestrian safety lanes, and now - the 30 mph limit in built-up areas

Traffic jam on Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1935. Creator: Unknown
Traffic jam on Blackfriars Bridge, London, 1935. A typical " hold-up" scene...showing an unbroken line of trams right across the bridge

Taxi cab with gas-bag device on specially fitted roof, 1914-1918, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Taxi cab with gas-bag device on specially fitted roof, 1914-1918, (1935). During the War years there was an acute petrol shortage

Regent Street, London, 1912, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Regent Street, London, 1912, (1935). Leisurely Days in Regent Street...long before traffic had become a problem. Although petrol-driven vehicles were fast ousting the horse-drawn types

Horse brakes, 1913, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Horse brakes, 1913, (1935). A Popular Trip by Road...for trips to the coast and for week-end " outings" the horse brake was an accepted means of travel

Hansom cab, c1910, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Hansom cab, c1910, (1935). The hansom cab was a popular form of conveyance in London. From " The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd

David Lloyd George, 1935. Creator: Unknown
David Lloyd George, 1935. British Liberal politician David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863-1945), with his dogs

The opening of the Masonic Peace Memorial, Great Queen Street, London, 19 July 1933, (1935). The Masonic Temple...was opened by the Duke of Connaught

King George V at the wheel of of his yacht, Britannia, during Cowes Regatta week, 1924, (1935). George V (1865-1936) sailing HMY Britannia off the coast of the Isle of Wight

The new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, 1932, (1935). View of the Shakespeare Royal Theatre, dedicated to William Shakespeare, designed by Elizabeth Scott

Amelia Earhart, 1928, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Amelia Earhart, 1928, (1935). American aviation pioneer and author Amelia Earhart (born 1897; disappeared 2 July 1937), was the first woman to to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

The scene in the Lord Chancellors office... General Election, 1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown
The scene in the Lord Chancellors office when the writs were issued for the General Election, 1923, (1935). Officials with paperwork during the British general election of 1923

Anti-government demonstration, Hyde Park, London, 6 February 1933, (1935). i Creator: Unknown
Anti-government demonstration, Hyde Park, London, 6 February 1933, (1935)....a mass Labour Demonstration against the Governments economy measures, cuts in salaries and unemployment benefit

Performers singing a duet in one of the studios of 2LO, Savoy Hill, London, 1923, (1935). 2LO was the second radio station to broadcast regularly in the United Kingdom

Great Britain wins the Davis Cup tennis championship, Paris, 30 July 1933, (1935). Great Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time in twenty-two years

Jack Hobbs, c1923, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Jack Hobbs, c1923, (1935). English cricketer Sir John Berry Hobbs (1882-1963) played for Surrey from 1905 until 1934 and played 61 test matches for England

British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin with his wife and daughter, London, 27 January 1923, (1935). Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947), Conservative Party statesman, with his wife Lucy (nee Ridsdale)

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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.