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"From historic warships to vintage cars, the press captures a diverse range of moments in time

Pressing Cider Apples
The Pound-House of a Devon cider farm : on the right is the mill, and on the left is the press where the mock of crushed apples is built into a square heap for pressing

Brandon Station, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Brandon Station, 1845. Railway station at the town of Brandon in Suffolk, one of the stops on the newly opened line from London to Cambridge and Ely

Cider pressing
Tower to crush the apples and old cider press in Normandy in northern France. Date: circa 1870s

Queen Victoria... visiting Soldiers wounded in the Indian Frontier campaigns... 1898, (1901)
Queen Victoria at Netley Hospital visiting Soldiers wounded in the Indian Frontier campaigns, December 3, 1898, (1901). Victoria (1819-1901) with injured men of the British Army

Queen Victoria conferring the Victoria Cross on heroes of Dargai... May 14, 1898, (1901)
Queen Victoria conferring the Victoria Cross on heroes of Dargai at Netley Hospital, May 14, 1898, (1901). Victoria (1819-1901)

Newlyn fishermen present petition to Health Minister. Entertained to tea. After sailing in the fishing boat Rosebud from Newlyn, Cornwall

HMS Hood at Table Bay in Cape Town with the HMS Repulse behind
The HMS Hood at Table Bay in Cape Town with the HMS Repulse behind, January 1924. The Special Service Squadron are on a tour around the world

Ford V8 Pilot, 1950 Monte Carlo rally. Creator: Unknown
Ford V8 Pilot, 1950 Monte Carlo rally

Transportable Ciderpress
A transportable cider press in use at Pensford, Somerset South-west England) : the fruit is first ground in a mill, then crushed in a press to extract the cider

Daily Telegraph - printing room 1900
Daily Telegraph, printing room in Fleet Street, London. Date: 1900

Morgan Super Aero 3 wheeler

Aerospatiale BAC Concorde
Concorde 002 Prototype Roll-Out Ceremony Seen from Roof of the Brabazon Hangars Date: 1968

RMS Celtic
The White Star liner RMS Celtic, circa 1913. She was launched in 1901 and ran aground off Queenstown in 1928. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lynton Barnstaple. 1935

Mini Coopers ex Monte Carlo Rally

Morgan Plus Four 1962 Le Mans class

Man on horseback in front of grocers shop around Sevenoaks area, Kent. Advertisements and signs: " T. H. Knight, Draper, Grocer, Messers Cronk Chartered Surveyors, 138 High Street, Sevenoaks

Mrs Roy ( Marjorie ) Eccles making her circuit of the race track. The first woman racing driver to compete on the new course

Mrs Roy ( Marjorie ) Eccles, first woman racing driver to compete on the new course. She drove her Mercedes car over the Crystal Palace road racing circuit when she made an inspection of the track

Ford Capri RS Cologne

Daily Telegraph front pages, 1914, 1918 and 1919, WW1
Daily Telegraph front pages for 3 August 1914 and 11 November 1918, marking the beginning and end of the First World War

Advertisement for W H Smith -- newsboy on an enamel sign. circa 1925

William Blakes House
20th October 1913: A plaque on Number 13 Hercules Buildings in Lambeth informs visitors that it was the home of English painter and poet William Blake from 1793 until 1800

Blackshirts and band at Bognor

Traffic congestion, Covent Garden, London WC2
Traffic congestion in the Covent Garden area, London WC2, showing a view along Henrietta Street from the corner of Bedford Street during the morning of 26 March 1959

Ford RS200 Britain

Typesetting by hand, Morning Post newspaper, London
A roomful of male compositors in London, typesetting the pages of the Morning Post newspaper by hand

Gutenbergs printing press
Gutenberg inspects the first sheet of his Bible, which has just come off the press

Gutenbergs press, with books
Gutenbergs press, reconstructed from what was left of it, and housed in the Deutsche Buchgewerbehaus at Leipzig, Germany

Middlesbrough
Blast furnaces near the River Tees in Middlesbrough, 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Earl Howe opens new Crystal Palace road racing track. Earl Howe, the president of the British Racing Drivers Club, open the new road racing circuit at the Crystal Palace site

H E Symonns, Monte Carlo Rally driver. 22 January 1935

British Troops Gallipoli
British troops advance on mass up the cliffs at Gallipoli off the Dardanelles straits. " Short of ammunition but still they press on, the true bulldog rush of our troops"

Chateau Margaux, Medoc - International Press Conference
Chateau Margaux, Medoc, Gironde, France - hosting an International Press Conference. The delegates all pose for a group photograph. Date: 1907

Cider Pressing 18th C
Apples are being pressed to make cider in a French barn of the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

Clement Davies (1884-1962) English politician and leader of the Liberal Party from 1945-1956, seen here at the Liberal Election press conference on the 3rd October 1951

Evening Standard Seller
A woman sells the Evening Standard newspaper announcing the death of King George VI

Le Sillon
Poster for Le Sillon, Belgium

Tatler First Issue 1709
THE TATLER Founded by Richard Steele, Joseph Addison was a major contributor. The Tatler was succeeded by The Spectator in 1711

Londons Flat Flats Towering over the busy dockland, surrounded by cranes
Londons Flat " Flats " Towering over the busy dockland, surrounded by cranes and the tail masts of the worlds shipping, is Londons most curious building

Miss D Summers driving Mr D M K Marendaz. Marendaz special in first race. 14 March 1936

The first international car race ever held in London, the Imperial Tracey took place on the Crystal Palace road racing circuit

Actress Diana Dors surrounded by autograph hunters at Cannes Film Festival May 1956

Matilda Serao, Italian journalist and novelist
Matilda (or Matilde) Serao (1856-1927), Greek-born Italian journalist and novelist, founder and editor of Il Giorno

Printing equipment at a German printer s
A flat-bed press and other printing equipment in a German printers workshop (Buchdruckerwerkstatte)

The Daily Courant
Front page of The Daily Courant, the first daily paper. The paper began in 1702 and was at first a single sheet printed on one side only. This copy three years later is printed on both sides

Front page, Youth Against the Bomb, CND newspaper, with an article about support from Paul McCartney of The Beatles pop group, Easter 1964. 1964

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"From historic warships to vintage cars, the press captures a diverse range of moments in time. Here, the mighty HMS Hood and HMS Repulse stand tall at Table Bay in Cape Town, showcasing naval power. Meanwhile, a transportable ciderpress reminds us of simpler times and traditional craftsmanship. The Ford V8 Pilot revs up for the 1950 Monte Carlo rally, its driver ready to conquer challenging terrains. In an intriguing twist, the Sunday Sport claims a World War Two bomber has been discovered on the moon - a headline that sparks curiosity and imagination. The Lynton Barnstaple railway takes us back to 1935 when steam engines ruled the tracks with their charm and elegance. Speeding through history, we encounter the iconic Morgan Super Aero 3 wheeler zipping along country roads with style and grace. Behind closed doors at the Daily Telegraph's printing room in 1900, dedicated workers laboriously set typefaces by hand to bring news to life on paper. The Mini Coopers ex Monte Carlo Rally remind us of thrilling races filled with adrenaline-pumping action as these compact cars maneuvered through treacherous routes. Racing towards victory at Le Mans is the sleek Morgan Plus Four from 1962 - its powerful engine roaring across race tracks. Taking flight into new horizons is none other than Aerospatiale BAC Concorde - an engineering marvel that revolutionized air travel forever. On calmer waters lies RMS Celtic - a majestic ocean liner embodying luxury and grandeur during its heyday. Lastly, we pay homage to motorcycle legend Barry Sheene as he conquers his first Grand Prix aboard Suzuki RGV500 - capturing hearts with his fearless spirit and unparalleled skill. " Note.