Topical Collection

Bournville Baths
The Girls Baths, a swimming pool complex on Bournville Lane, in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Bournville Swimming Baths
The mens swimming baths in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor, a four-jet crescent-wing bomber, makes an appearance at the Farnborough Air Show, 7th September 1953. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Caricature illustration of three men in skiing accident, exclaiming angrily. Captioned, A Cross Word Problem at Murren'

Exchange Interior
The interior of the Baltic Exchange in London, 3rd May 1920. The exchange is the centre of shipbroking and chartering in the City of London. (Photo by A. R)

Glamorgan Colliery
Police guarding the Glamorgan Colliery during the strikes and riots in the coalmining town of Tonypandy, in the Welsh Rhondda, November 1910

Cadburys Workers
Employees leaving the Cadburys chocolate works in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Pool party. Summer swimming party invitation template with inflatable ring, palm leaves, water and sky with clouds, realistic vector poster Pool party

A topical page from The Graphic, entitled "The mystic city of Mosul
A topical page from The Graphic, entitled " The mystic city of Mosul." Asking if " a settlement with the Turks is in sight

macaws parrot Anodorhynchus Cyanopsitta Primolius Orthopsittaca Diopsittaca Macaws are small to large, often colourful New World parrots

Man and woman by a telephone, in a dressing room, woman in dressing gown. Captioned, Not Dressed for Calling'. With quotation

Music cover, The Handsome Territorial, Joe Loss
Music cover, The Handsome Territorial, recorded by Joe Loss and His Band, WW2. Date: 1939

Music Sheet - Tutankhamen - Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney
Music sheet cover for the song, In the Day of Tut-ankh-amen written and composed by Reg Low and J. P. Long, and sung by Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in the Andre Charlot revue, Rats

Any Questions? team including Menzies Campbell, Enoch Powell, Edwina Curry, Gerald Kaufman and Jonathan Dimbleby. Slaithwaite, 13th December 1991

Memories of Jolson, revue, Grand Theatre, Brighton
Memories of Jolson, great topical revue at the Grand Theatre, North Road, Brighton, melodies and memories of Al Jolson. 1954

Scene from Apartments at the Princess Theatre
Scene from Apartments: Visitors to the Exhibition may be accomodated by William Brough at the Princess Theatre. Date: 1851

British Library Reading Room
A section of the newly-painted dome of the Reading Room of the British Library, 6th May 1952. The dome has been finished in cream, grey and gold. (Photo by L)

HAWKSBILL TURTLE, Eretmochelys imbricata, FIJI
A critically endangered hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, glides over a hard coral reef in Fiji, Pacific Ocean

John Collier (Bobbin)
JOHN COLLIER, known as Tim Bobbin - Lancashire artist of memorable satirical prints on topical issues (eg sale of commissions) and scenes of daily life (eg dentistry). Date: 1708 - 1786

Suffragette Chess Set
A painted figural chess set, entitled Topical Chessmen (Suffragettes v The Law). It comprises King and Queen, bishops as judges, rooks as burning buildings, prison cells

Titanic In Dry Dock
The liner Titanic in dry dock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast, February 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Aesthetic Dress 1884
Yellow-green classically inspired gown with peacock blue & patterned border. Satirical take on Artistic dress that made an appearance in England from the late 1870s Date: 1884

Race Frocks by Itylus, 1927
The perfect parure for the paddock - topical race frocks for Ascot by Itylus Date: 1927

Displaced by war: news stories no longer being covered, 1915
A humorous cartoon imagines other news stories usually enjoyed by the press(child prodigies, enormous vegetables, the activities of militant suffragettes)

Victoria Cross lace, WW1
An example of lace worked in a Victoria Cross design - a topical craft idea in a First World War era copy of The Ladys World and Fancy Work Book. Date: c.1915

WW1 The Ladys World cover - dreadnought cushion cover
Front cover of a First World War period The Ladys World Fancy Work Book featuring a topical design for a dreadnought cushion cover. Date: c.1915

Spy - WWI Round Card Game made by Valentines Games
Spy - The Amusing and Topical First World War Round Card Game - made by Valentines Games. Contains cutouts of German targets and card pack, with instructions and within original box. Puzzles & Games

Bournville Street
A street in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Outpost
American soldiers at an outpost in France during World War I, 4th October 1918. One of them is armed with a grenade launcher. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Arras City Hall
The ruins of Arras City Hall during World War I, July 1915. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Quick Firing Gun
A Belgian quick-firing gun emplacement during World War I, circa 1916. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Motor Show Delage
A two door fixed head coupe Delage type D8 N on the Delage stand at the Olympia Motor Show, October 1931, where the latest models from the French company are displayed

Liverpool Docks
The pier and landing stage of Liverpool Docks, 19th January 1928. (Photo by E Bacon/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Horse Omnibus
A horse omnibus on a London street, 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Street In Bournville
A street in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

School In Bournville
One of the schools in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Mock Tudor Buildings
Houses in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

School Playground
Girls playing at one of the schools in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909

Baltic Interior
The interior of the Baltic Exchange in London, 3rd May 1920. The exchange is the centre of shipbroking and chartering in the City of London. (Photo by A. R)

Covent Garden Market
The fruit department at Covent Garden market, London, 5th August 1925. (Photo by Hawkins/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Arras Cathedral
The ruins of Arras Cathedral during World War I, June 1916. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Horse Drawn Barge
A horse-drawn barge on the river Chelmer near Chelmsford, 3rd May 1934 (Photo by H F Davis/Topical Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Hong Kong Street
Traffic and pedestrians on Queens Road in Hong Kong, circa 1910. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Delage On Show
A 40 hp fixed head coupe Delage type D8 on the Delage stand at the Olympia Motor Show, October 1931, where the latest models from the French company are displayed

Labour Day Demo
A crowd of socialists with banners and a brass band, gathered for a Labour Day demonstration in Hyde Park, London, 1st May 1913. (Photo by Topical Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Railway Workers
Railwaymen on the line connecting Hampton and Whitacre, 1907. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor, a four-jet crescent-wing bomber, makes an appearance at the Farnborough Air Show, 7th September 1953. (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon in Arizona, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon in Arizona, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, June 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon in Arizona, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, June 1925. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Telegraph Clock
Workmen dismantle the clock which hangs outside the Daily Telegraph building at 135 to 141, Fleet Street, London, 1930. The building is due to be remodelled

Shanghai Street
A Shanghai scene from 1927 depicting both rickshaws and trams on a busy street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Transporter Bridge
The Transporter Bridge across the River Tees in Middlesbrough, 17th September 1902. It was built in 1911. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Middlesbrough
The marketplace in Middlesbrough, 17th September 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Sheffield High Street, April 1923. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Plan Of St Paul s
A cross-sectional plan of St Pauls Cathedral in London, by Sir Christopher Wren, circa 1673. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Smyrna In Flames
The destruction of Smyrna (modern Izmir), during the Turkish war with Greece, September 1922. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bend In The Road
A car negotiates the hairpin bend on Rest and Be Thankful Hill, during the 7th day of the RAC 2000 mile International Reliability Trial, June 1908

Camels In Smyrna
Camels laden with provisions near Smyrna (modern Izmir), during the Turkish war with Greece, September 1922. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Smyrna In Flames
The destruction of Smyrna (modern Izmir), during the Turkish war with Greece, September 1922. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Norwich - Carnival - Seven Women as Portland Vase - Wedgwood
Norwich, Norfolk - A Carnival - Seven Women dressed as the Portland Vase advertising Wedgwood. The Portland vase was in the news at the time as th Earl of Portland tried to sell the original (Roman)

Hydrocortisone ointment F008 / 3400
Hydrocortisone ointment in tube

Gramicidin antibiotic molecule C015 / 5072
Gramicidin. Molecular model of the antibiotic gramicidin D, from the bacterium Bacillus brevis. This antibiotic is effective against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria

Gramicidin antibiotic molecule C015 / 5071
Gramicidin. Molecular model of the antibiotic gramicidin D, from the bacterium Bacillus brevis. This antibiotic is effective against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria

Ointment C016 / 4687
Ointment being squeezed from a tube

WPA. Federal Theatre presents Sing for your supper a topical musical revue. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Sing for Your Supper at the Adelphi Theatre

Creole fish and parasite
Creole fish (Paranthias furcifer) with a parasitic isopod attached to its head. The creole fish is found near reefs in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It feeds on zooplankton

Building construction. Bamboo acting as timber supports during construction of a building. Photographed in Grenada

DEET insect repellent molecule
DEET. Molecular model of the insect repellent DEET (diethy-meta-toluamide). DEET is the most common active ingredient used in insect repellents. It is primarily used to repel mosquitoes and ticks

Ferns in the Florida Everglades
Tropical understory in a woodland of Everglades National Park, Florida. Digital photograph

French Caricature Shop
A French book- and print-shop attracts customers by placing topical caricatures on its door

Two American Flags
THE AMERICAN POLKA The rival flags are featured on the cover of this topical musical piece

Tail of Comet 1853
Passing Events or The Tail of the Comet of 1853. A summary of the years notable events include the bringing of Layards bulls to the British Museum

Debating Club, London
The Athenian Lyceum, which meets at 22 Piccadilly, is one of several clubs formed for public discussion of political and other topical issues

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"Exploring the Past: A Glimpse into Topical Moments of History" Handley Page Victor: Unveiling the Magnificent Beast of the Skies. Dive into Nostalgia at Bournville Baths, Where Memories Were Made. Splashes of Joy at Bournville Swimming Baths - A Community's Oasis. Stepping Back in Time: Discovering the Exquisite Exchange Interior. Behind Cadbury's Success: The Dedicated Workers Who Sweetened Our Lives. Hilarious Ski Mishaps and Angry Outbursts - "A Cross Word Problem at Murren. " "Not Dressed for Calling": Quirky Moments Caught by Norman Keene's Illustrations. Dancing to Joe Loss' Melodies with "The Handsome Territorial" Music Cover. Reliving Controversy: The Dreyfus Affair Game and Its Intriguing Portraits. Tutankhamen's Legacy Echoes Through Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney's Melody Sheets. Freshmen Fun Galore. University Students Organize City-Wide Events to Celebrate New Beginnings. Toy Treasures from a Bygone Era: Humbert Case Inspires Playful Innovations.