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Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection (#6)

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Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: London Flood

London Flood
circa 1928: A section of the moat at the Tower of London under water during the London flood. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Pithead Scene

Pithead Scene
10th November 1970: The pithead at Glamorgan, which was affected by a massive unofficial strike in 1970. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: The Apes Of Gibraltar

The Apes Of Gibraltar
June 1967: A rock ape from Gibraltar which is still under British sovereignty is examining a camera at the top of a steep flight of stone steps. Behind the animal can be seen the coast of Spain

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Fleet Street

Fleet Street
circa 1926: A busy day in Fleet Street, the home of many national newspapers. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Shanghai

Shanghai
circa 1935: A British armoured car patrolling the streets of the International settlement in Shanghai. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington
circa 1974: American big band leader and legendary jazz pianist Duke (Edward Kennedy) Ellington (1899 - 1974), composer of between 2000 and 5000 tunes. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Felling Chimneys

Felling Chimneys
1st December 1980: The London Brick Companys 18 giant 190ft chimneys being felled in an effort to clean up Bedfordshire. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Che Guevara

Che Guevara
Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara (1928 - 1967). (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover
American statesman and the 31st President of the United States Herbert Hoover (1894-1964). Original Publication: People Disc - HE0196 (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Golden Ray Fleet

Golden Ray Fleet
French Air Unions fleet of Breguet and Bleriot Golden Ray (Rayon d Or) passenger planes at Le Bourget aerodrome near Paris, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the airlines London-Paris service

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: USS Los Angeles

USS Los Angeles
The US Airship USS Los Angeles ZR3 flying over Washington DC. Built in Germany by the Zeppelin Airship Construction Company as the LZ-126

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Aerial Glasgow

Aerial Glasgow
An aerial view of Glasgow, Scotland. The tall building in the centre is the Stow College of Commerce, with the new buildings of the Royal College of Science and Technology to its right

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Dunkirk Fires

Dunkirk Fires
Fires raging at Dunkirk, seen from a destroyer, during the evacuation of British troops. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: The Lusitania

The Lusitania
The Cunard liner Lusitania, one of only 14 four-stackers ever built steaming into New York harbour. She was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland in 1915

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Achtung

Achtung
A sign outside the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall reading Attention! You are now leaving West Berlin. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Peace Party

Peace Party
1919: A childrens tea party in an East End Street in London, to celebrate the Treaty of Versailles at the end of the First World War. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Harrod s

Harrod s
1901: Harrods store and original shop in Knightsbridge, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Oil Pipe

Oil Pipe
29th April 1958: A section of pipe frames the crude oil distillation unit at the BP (British Petroleum) oil refinery in Aden. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Timeless Image

Timeless Image
circa 1945: The Statue of Liberty or Liberty Enlightening the World on New Yorks Liberty Island. A long exposure shot has captured the movement of the stars across the night sky

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Frank Whittle

Frank Whittle
September 1948: British aeronautical engineer Sir Frank Whittle (1907 - 1996), who patented the basic design for the turbojet engine, wearing his RAF uniform. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Drying Dauphines

Drying Dauphines
21st January 1960: Gleaming Renault Dauphines passing through the infra-red drying cabinet after their visit to the paint shop at the Renault factory in France. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: New Imperial Airways Aircraft At Croydon

New Imperial Airways Aircraft At Croydon
An aerial view of the christening ceremony for five Handley Page airliners of Imperial Airways at Croydon Aerodrome, London, 30th March 1926

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie
circa 1925: English novelist Agatha Christie (1891 - 1976). (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: SA 330 Helicopter

SA 330 Helicopter
29th January 1971: The SA 330 PUMA tactical-support helicopters in flight at Yeovil in Somerset. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Triple Header

Triple Header
circa 1920: A mountain train with three locomotives working hard to take the strain. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Harrods
circa 1889: Harrods store in Knightsbridge, Kensington. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Dry Ski Slope

Dry Ski Slope
Skiers practising on an artificial ski slope at Waterloo Station, which was built for a Scottish Holiday Exhibition

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Solar Heating

Solar Heating
A view of an amateur system of solar heating where the inventor has utilised normal plastic garden hose on the roof of his jhouse

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Ideal Time

Ideal Time
Houses and a bridge on preview day at the Ideal Home Exhibition, Earls Court, London

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Look No Hands

Look No Hands
This eleven-year-old gorilla is an expectant mother and seems to be enjoying a lazy snack at Chester Zoo

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Baby Chimps

Baby Chimps
Two young chimpanzees at play in the London Zoo, where they were born

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Sheeps Clothing

Sheeps Clothing
Two Suffolk sheep take part in the Smithfield Show at Earls Court

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Thames Dinghy Race

Thames Dinghy Race
A view of the start of the Greater London Councils dinghy race which runs from Putney to County Hall

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Guildford Flood

Guildford Flood
The main street in Guildford in Surrey after the river Wey overflowed its banks following a deluge of rain, causing heavy flooding

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Striped Okapi

Striped Okapi
A mother Okapi and her fawn in an enclosure in their native homeland in the former Belgian Congo

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Completed Extension

Completed Extension
A section of the newly completed Western Avenue Extension motorway into central London, which connects the Western Avenue at White City to the Harrow Road Flyover

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf
circa 1933: English critic, novelist and essayist Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941). (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Long Sprint

Long Sprint
6th June 1972: Speedboats participating in the London to Monte Carlo race cross the Solent to the Isle of Wight. They are leaving a long line of wake. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: First Up

First Up
circa 1929: An early morning Workmans tram on route No 65, travelling from East Ham to Bloomsbury. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Demolition

Demolition
1st December 1980: The London Brick Companys eighteen giant chimneys are demolished one by one as part of the plan to clean up Bedfordshire

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Regent Street

Regent Street
circa 1895: A view of Regent Street, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus
circa 1910: A view down Coventry Street, near Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Piccadilly Circus
circa 1900: Piccadilly Circus, London, from the South side, looking towards the London Pavilion and New Coventry Street. The statue of Eros is on the left. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Mid-Air Refuelling

Mid-Air Refuelling
24th June 1971: A US Air Force tanker refuels a research plane in mid-air. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Sarah Bernhardt

Sarah Bernhardt
circa 1890: Henriette Rosine Bernard (1844 - 1923) French Actress known as Sarah Bernhardt, dressed in costume for her part as Daniel. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Little and Large

Little and Large
21st March 1980: An English Carthorse and an American Donkey share grazing. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Silver Wing

Silver Wing
1927: An Imperial Airways Silver Wing passenger plane, named the City of Glasgow. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Historical Central Press Art Prints Collection: Spitfires

Spitfires
11th January 1940: A Royal Air Force Spitfire on the ground and three in flight. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

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