Briggs photos

British; United Kingdom; UK; policeman; policemen; copper; helmets; uniforms; notebooks; pens; moustaches; Ford; Anglia; Prefect; cars; automobiles; vehicles; headlamps; wheels; wings; damaged; bent; smashed; collision; soft top; coupe; passers-by; spectators; wet roads; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography; b&w

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; river; Thames; Embankment; Westminster; Big Ben; House of Commons; House of Lords; boats; tugs; clocks; water; landmark; capital; city; cities; views; scenes; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography; b&w

British; United Kingdom; UK; hands; fingers; telephones; dials; dialling; handsets; receivers; Bakelite; black; flex; rings; Gerrard; trunk calls; toll; telegrams; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography; b&w

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Piccadilly Circus; Eros; signs; cars; automobiles; taxis; motorcycles; sidecars; traffic; vehicles; roads; advertising; hoardings; landmark; capital; city; cities; views; scenes; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

Traffic passing Statue of Eros, Piccadilly Circus, London in 1963

British; United Kingdom; UK; girls; woman; women; females; fashion; shorts; jackets; tops; stripes; shoes; sandals; holding out; reaching; offering; swans; birds; trees; lakes; water; banks; food; bread; loaf; loaves; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

3 young women feeding a swan on a lake, circa 1950

England; United Kingdom; UK; Pool of London; Tower Bridge; rivers; Thames; cranes; docks; wharf; wharves; ships; stern; barges; capital; city; cities; views; scenes; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A ship moored in the Pool of London, with Tower Bridge in the distance, circa 1955

British; United Kingdom; UK; girls; woman; women; females; models; glamour; glamorous; attractive; lip sticks; make up; roses; flowers; petals; dresses; hair styles; ear-rings; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A fashionable young woman with a rose in her hair, circa 1940

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Tower Bridge; rivers; Thames; cranes; wharf; wharves; piers; landmark; capital; city; cities; views; scenes; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Tower Bridge seen from the river Thames in London, circa 1955

British; United Kingdom; UK; LNER; London North Eastern Region; steam; engines; locomotives; wheels; coupling rods; tracks; permanent way; sleepers; rails; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A close up of the wheels of a steam tender locomotive

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Whitehall; Trafalgar Square; signs; Bovril; Exide Batteries; buses; cars; automobiles; traffic; vehicles; people; crowds; pedestrians; roads; monument; statue; landmark; capital; cities; views; scenes; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

Looking down Whitehall from Trafalgar Square in London, circa 1948

British; United Kingdom; UK; man; men; males; older; senior; lined faces; aged; moustaches; pipes; smoking; smokers; tobacco; caps; hats; neck ties; cravats; shirts; waistcoats; jackets; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A workman smoking a pipe, circa 1940

British; United Kingdom; UK; girls; woman; women; females; models; glamour; glamorous; attractive; happy; smiles; smiling; eyes; looks; looking up; sundresses; hair-bands; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A happy young woman looking up, circa 1940

British; London; United Kingdom; UK; motor cars; vehicles; automobiles; wheels; tyres; saloons; number plates; policeman; policemen; helmets; capes; pouring rain; wet; damp; reflections; pavements; streets; buildings; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A policeman leaning against a parked car in a wet London street

British; United Kingdom; UK; stations; platforms; London; terminus; tracks; sleepers; third rails; electric; electrification; Southern Region; railways; colour light signals; towers; ladders; canopy; canopies; chairs; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

An electric train waiting in the platform of a London railway station

British; United Kingdom; UK; girls; woman; women; fashion; shorts; trousers; tops; stripes; hats; sunglasses; shoes; sandals; dogs; animals; pets; leads; sticks; gates; bars; farms; trees; fields; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

3 young women and a dog standing by or sitting on a farm gate

British; United Kingdom; UK; child; children; toddlers; baby; babies; high chairs; dresses; outfits; embroidery; patterns; eyes; expressions; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A young child in a wooden high chair, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; railways; tracks; rails; points; turnouts; motors; sleepers; chairs; rodding; bridges; workers; staff; personnel; fires; braziers; tools; pipes; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Railway trackwork and points with overbridge in background

British; United Kingdom; UK; London; underground; tube; trains; carriages; cars; sliding doors; platforms; fences; roundels; stations; interchange; passengers; public; commuters; workers; hats; raincoats; canopy; canopies; shadows; newspapers; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Passengers getting on a London Underground train at an above ground station

British; United Kingdom; UK; girls; woman; women; females; attractive; happy; smiles; smiling; teeth; scarf; scarves; buttons; jackets; blouses; shirts; jumpers; sweaters; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

2 women wearing headscarves, looking very happy

British; United Kingdom; UK; railways; stations; Underground; Kings Cross; City & South London Railway; roundels; logos; wrought ironwork; lamps; railings; banisters; notices; steps; stairs; clock towers; columns; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

An entrance to the Underground station at Kings Cross station

British; United Kingdom; UK; hands; fingers; thumbs; knuckles; nails; pencils; lead; writing; notes; books; pages; telephones; shadows; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A man writing with a pencil on a pad

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; flowers; bunches; man; men; males; coats; hats; barrows; wheels; street traders; trees; buildings; cars; automobiles; city; cities; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Man buying flowers from a street barrow in London, circa 1950

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; river; Thames; warehouse; chimneys; smoke; cranes; docks; wharf; wharves; ships; barges; capital; city; cities; views; scenes; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Barges and ships in London docks, circa 1938

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; West End; Gatesbys, store, street, traffic, van, du Maurier cigarettes, cars, automobiles, pedestrians, people, girders, arch windows, pavement, kerbs, city, cities, scenes, Architecture, heritage, period, retro, black and white photography, streetscape

A busy London street, with vans, cars and pedestrians, circa 1960

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; city; cities; trees; cars; automobiles; pedestrians; street lamps; pavements; roads; gratings; manholes; shadows; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Looking down on a London street with cars, people and shadows, circa 1950

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Wellington Arch; Hyde Park Corner; monuments; statues; traffic; buses; vans; cars; automobiles; gates; roads; trees; skyline; city; cities; views; scenes; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Looking down on Wellington Arch with London skyline in distance, circa 1960

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; city; cities; man; men; males; blind; deaf; sticks; begging; cups; raincoats; spectacles; glasses; hats; pavements; roads; cars; automobiles; shops; pedestrians; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A blind & deaf man standing on a London street, begging for money, circa 1950

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Westminster Bridge; 1939; buses; passengers; man; men; males; lady; ladies; woman; women; females; gas masks; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Men and women boarding a London bus, circa 1939

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; city; cities; people; workers; man; men; males; woman; women; females; crowds; standing; watching; policeman; policemen; streets; pavements; roads; traffic lights; buildings; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A crowd of people in London street, circa 1960

Delivery man; men; males; trays; ringing bells; jackets; waistcoats; cravats; neck ties; caps; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A man carrying a load on his head, ringing a bell, circa 1950

Girls; women; women; females; headscarf; headscarves; overalls; sandwiches; food; lunch break; happy; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Two happy women wearing head scarves, enjoying their sandwiches, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; sailors; man; men; males; raincoats; southwester; water; rain; drops; lanterns; lamps; candles; asleep; tired; exhausted; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

An exhausted sailor asleep on the table, next to a candle lit lantern

British; United Kingdom; UK; city; cities; London; bridges; Westminster; Big Ben; clocks; Houses; Parliament; Architecture; ornate; spires; buses; cars; motors; vehicles; lamps; lights; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament circa 1960

British; United Kingdom; UK; hands; fingers; thumbs; knuckles; fists; pens; knife; knives; ropes; bound; tied up; cutting; release; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Cutting the rope around a man's wrists

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; ice cream; street traders; pure cream ices; barrows; decoration; boxes; man; men; males; caps; cloth; cars; automobiles; trees; railings; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A man selling ice creams from a ornate barrow in London, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; city; cities; London; Westminster; Big Ben; clocks; Houses; Parliament; Architecture; ornate; spires; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A view of the top of Big Ben, London, showing two of the clocks

British; United Kingdom; UK; hands; fingers; thumbs; knuckles; doors; frames; handles; keyholes; screws; decorative; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A hand opening a old style door handle

Girl; woman; women; females; films; negatives; cameras; looking; lights; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A woman looking at a strip of negatives, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; city; cities; London; rivers; Thames; water; bridges; Westminster; Big Ben; clocks; Houses; Parliament; Architecture; ornate; spires; landing stages; masts; boats; girders; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A view of the Houses of Parliament, London framed by the diamond shape of a bridge

British; United Kingdom; UK; man; men; males; fisherman; fishermen; nets; tackle; posts; bollards; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Fisherman mending the nets at St Ives, Cornwall, circa 1938

British; United Kingdom; UK; London; Earls Court; motors; autos; automobiles; cars; shows; trade events; saloons; coupes; Lagonda; BSA Scout; Humber; Delahaye; Rolls Royce; Standard; Jowett; Fiat; Hillman; stands; exhibitions; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

An overview shot of the 1948 Motor Show at Earls Court, London

Man; men; males; asleep; sleep; lazy; rest; sunshine; garden benches; hats; rugs; houses; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A man asleep on a garden bench, with sunhat on his head, circa 1960

British; United Kingdom; UK; city; cities; London; rivers; Thames; water; bridges; Westminster; Big Ben; Abbey; clocks; Houses; Parliament; Architecture; ornate; spires; landing stages; gantry; gantries; masts; boats; lamps; lights; posts; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

The Houses of Parliament, London with the river Thames in foreground

British; United Kingdom; UK; rural; countryside; man; men; males; caps; horses; reins; gymkhanas; shows; events; jumping; bars; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A showjumper clearing the bars at a gymkhana, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; liners; ships; boats; Queen Mary; funnels; smoke; masts; ports; harbours; seas; waters; waves; onlookers; spectators; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A view of Queen Mary leaving port, circa 1948

Man; men; males; suits; ties; moustaches; pencils; pointing; shelf; shelves; light bulbs; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A man in a suit pointing with a pencil, with lightbulbs on shelves behind, circa 1960

British; United Kingdom; UK; city; cities; London; rivers; Thames; water; bridges; Westminster; Big Ben; Abbey; clocks; Houses; Parliament; Architecture; ornate; spires; tugs; boats; barges; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

The Houses of Parliament, London with boats on the river Thames in the foreground

Racing; cars; sports; automobiles; MG; single seater; spokes; wheels; radiator grilles; studios; lights; lamps; floodlights; tripods; cables; beams; doors; floorboards; steps; stairs; posters; Danish; Chinese lettering; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A racing car being photographed in a studio, circa 1948

England; United Kingdom; UK; Croydon; North End; people; shoppers; woman; women; females; man; men; males; shops; C&A Modes; rain; roads; buildings; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

A busy shopping scene in North End, Croydon, Surrey, circa 1960

British; United Kingdom; UK; liners; ships; boats; controls; levers; switches; signals; time; silent; handles; dials; wood panelling; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A ship's control lever, circa 1935

Ships; boats; rigging; decks; cables; ropes; masts; lifeboats; derricks; railings; pulleys; seas; water; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A view of a ship's rigging,s circa 1948

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; policeman; policemen; bobby; uniforms; helmets; man; men; males; passers-by; traffic lights; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A London policeman standing near traffic lights, circa 1955

British; United Kingdom; UK; liners; ships; boats; controls; levers; switches; dials; aft; bridges; telegraphs; Liverpool; propellers; ropes; springs; port; starboard; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A ship's telegraph, circa 1945

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; city; cities; cars; classic; motoring; number plates; automobiles; headlamps; bonnets; hoods; wheels; tyres; trees; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A row of cars parked in a London street, circa 1935

British; United Kingdom; UK; steam; engines; locomotives; smoke; tracks; permanent way; sleepers; rails; chairs; signals; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A steam train pauses at signals, circa 1948

England; United Kingdom; UK; steam; engines; passenger trains; carriages; wagons; trucks; rails; tracks; telegraph poles; fences; countryside; speed; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A steam passenger train at speed through the English countryside, circa 1955

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Trafalgar Square; bollards; pavements; fountains; buildings; trees; shadows; capital; cities; views; scenes; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A row of bollards outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London, circa 1960

England; United Kingdom; UK; Croydon; Surrey Street; Market; towns; people; shoppers; woman; women; females; man; men; males; prams; shops; Carters; rain; roads; buildings; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

A busy, but wet shopping day in Surrey Street, Croydon, Surrey, circa 1960

British; United Kingdom; UK; city; cities; London; Piccadilly Circus; advertisements; Coca-Cola; BP; Skol; Players; Guinness; Bristol; neon lights; clocks; Eros; statues; buses; motor cars; vehicles; automobiles; taxis; traffic; cyclists; bikes; lamps; lights; pavements; streets; roads; offices; buildings; shops; Architecture; pedestrians; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

A busy view of Piccadilly Circus showing various advertisments on the buildings, circa 1960

Girls; woman; women; females; swimsuits; bathing costumes; fashion; smiling; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A smiling woman wearing a swimsuit, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; city; cities; London; Piccadilly Circus; advertisements; BP; Skol; Players; Guinness; Bristol; neon lights; clocks; Eros; statues; buses; motor cars; vehicles; automobiles; taxis; traffic; pavements; streets; roads; offices; buildings; shops; Architecture; pedestrians; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

A busy view of Piccadilly Circus showing advertisments on the buildings, a taxi and pedestrians, circa 1960

Man; men; males; fingers; mouth; emotion; concerned; worried; watch; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A worried man, with fingers in his mouth, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; city; cities; Trafalgar Square; Admiralty; London; St Martins-in-the-Fields; churches; motor cars; vehicles; automobiles; taxis; lorry; lorries; trucks; traffic; pavements; streets; roads; offices; buildings; Architecture; pedestrians; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

Traffic waiting at traffic lights at Trafalgar Square, London, with St Martins in the Fields church in the background

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; city; cities; trolley buses; route 607; Hayes End Road; Hanwell; Olympia Ideal Home; cars; automobiles; lorry; lorries; trucks; His Master's Voice, buildings, traffic lights, heritage, period, retro, black and white photography

A number 607 trolley bus destined for Hayes End Rd via Hanwell, believed to have been photographed in the spring of 1937.

British; United Kingdom; UK; city; cities; London; Piccadilly Circus; advertisements; Coca-Cola; Schweppes; neon lights; clocks; Eros; statues; buses; motor cars; vehicles; automobiles; taxis; traffic; lorry; lorries; trucks; lamps; lights; pavements; streets; roads; offices; buildings; shops; Architecture; pedestrians; snow; slush; winter; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

A view of traffic going round a snow covered Piccadilly Circus in London, circa 1955

British; United Kingdom; UK; man; men; males; smoking; smokers; cigarettes; tobacco; packs; Players; wood; set squares; planes; rulers; vices; watch; watches; armbands; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A man working with carpentry tools on a bench, circa 1950

Boy; young man; men; males; uniform; cap; Salvation Army; trumpet; music; band; audience; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A boy in uniform playing the trumpet, with audience behind, circa 1960

British; United Kingdom; UK; man; men; males; gardeners; hats; waistcoats; shirt; sleeves; spraying; pests; controls; shrubs; bushes; gardens; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A gardener spraying a plant, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; girls; females; woman; women; models; lingerie; underwear; bras; brassieres; cami-knickers; shoes; nets; curtains; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A young woman modelling lingerie, circa 1948

British; United Kingdom; UK; girls; females; woman; women; man; men; males; golf; golfers; plus fours; clubs; putters; poles; flags; golf balls; grass; greens; courses; rough; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A group of golfers out on the green, circa 1948

British; United Kingdom; UK; man; men; males; glasses; spectacles; lights; studios; floods; spots; wires; knobs; levers; metal; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A man operating a photographic studio light, circa 1940

British; United Kingdom; UK; girls; females; woman; women; models; robes; shawls; shoulders; backs; profiles; thoughtful; melancholy; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A young female model, circa 1948

British; United Kingdom; UK; girls; females; woman; women; models; lingerie; underwear; bras; brassieres; cami-knickers; shoes; sofas; chaise longues; nets; curtains; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A young woman modelling lingerie, circa 1948

Antwerp; Belgium; streets; pavements; roads; cobblestones; advertising signs; automobiles; open top cars; people; hats; church; churches; shops; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

A street view in Antwerp, Belgium, with pedestrians, parked car and shop signs, circa 1938. Church tower in background

British; United Kingdom; UK; man; men; males; cameras; photographs; photography; gardens; shrubs; walls; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A man taking a photograph in a garden, circa 1940

England; United Kingdom; UK; farmhouses; interiors; antiques; dining rooms; chairs; tables; sideboards; cabinets; carpets; pictures; doors; lamps; lifestyle; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Dining room in an English farmhouse, circa 1955

British; United Kingdom; UK; girls; woman; women; females; young; attractive; happy; smiles; smiling; hats; swimsuits; sundresses; sunglasses; sandals; dogs; animals; pets; cliffs; grass; stones; rocks; beaches; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Two girls & dog sitting on a grassy bank, circa 1948

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Carnaby Street; Grove Road; Duke Street; electricity station; power; dials; instruments; metal cabinets; parquet floors; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Interior view of an electrictity station in London, circa 1940

British; United Kingdom; UK; man; men; males; workers; working; labourers; manual; hats; caps; scarf; scarves; ties; shirts; jackets; mopping neck; hot; bothered; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A rather hot workman, circa 1955

United Kingdom; UK; girl; woman; bricks; balcony; balconies; decorative metalwork; buildings; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Girl looking over balcony of Art Deco style building

British; United Kingdom; UK; London; city; cities; Banks; England; financial institutions; Architecture; statues; horses; Duke of Wellington; plinths; columns; buildings; traffic lights; islands; pavements; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

The Bank of England, London, circa 1950

Miami; USA; United States of America; East Flagler Street; du Pont building; roads; advertising signs; Hollywood Homes; automobiles; cars; traffic; people; shoppers; hats; palm trees; Architecture; offices; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

A busy street scene in Miami in the 1950s, with pedestrians and traffic

England; United Kingdom; UK; Pool of London; rivers; Thames; cranes; docks; wharf; wharves; ships; stern; masts; funnels; capital; cities; views; scenes; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Ships moored in the Pool of London, circa 1955

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Waterloo Bridge; rivers; Thames; bridges; arches; barges; boats; towers; girders; trees; embankments; landmark; capital; city; cities; views; scenes; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Waterloo Bridge, London, circa 1960

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Tower Bridge; rivers; Thames; night-time; floodlit; trees; lights; girders; landmark; capital; city; cities; views; scenes; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Tower Bridge at night, circa 1960

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Trafalgar Square; St Martin's in the Fields, cars, automobiles, taxi cabs, traffic, vehicles, people, crowds, pedestrians, roads, monuments, churches, spires, steeples, trees, landmark, capital, city, cities, views, scenes, Architecture, heritage, period, retro, black and white photography, streetscape

Trees and traffic at Trafalgar Square, London, with St Martins in the Fields church in the background

British; United Kingdom; UK; pedestrians; crowds; people; men; women; adults; hats; coats; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Looking down on a crowd of people, all wearing hats, circa 1955

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Kingsway; GEC; The General Electric Company; buildings; offices; taxis; cabs; buses; roads; pavements; lamps; streets lights; trees; capital; cities; views; scenes; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

Traffic on Kingsway, London circa 1960

British; United Kingdom; UK; London; city; cities; Lincolns Inn; buildings; Architecture; arches; trees; lamp posts; man; men; males; winter; atmosphere; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Man standing in courtyard at Lincolns Inn, London circa 1935

British; United Kingdom; UK; London; city; cities; British Museum; statues; lions; plinths; columns; snow; footprints; winter; buildings; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Statue of a lion covered in snow outside British Museum in London, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; London; city; cities; plinths; columns; mosaics; Nelson

Man standing between columns at The National Gallery, London circa 1935

British; United Kingdom; UK; farms; barns; wagons; carriages; chains; chickens; fowl; wheels; harness; horses; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Chickens in front of a old horse drawn wagon, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; sailors; man; men; males; caps; hats; pipes; tobacco; smoking; jolly; friendly; faces; character; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A close up of an elderly man's face, smoking a pipe

British; United Kingdom; UK; woman; women; females; farmers; workers; buckets; stools; milk; milking; cows; horns; animals; farms; barns; walls; fields; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

A woman going to milk a cow in a field, circa 1950

England; United Kingdom; UK; farmhouses; interiors; antiques; chairs; panelling; stairs; carpets; pictures; beams; doors; lamps; riding; equestrian; lifestyle; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Farmhouse entrance hall, circa 1955

British; United Kingdom; UK; postman; man; men; males; cycles; bicycles; bikes; bags; mail; fields; hedges; trees; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

An elderly postman cycling across a field, circa 1950

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; gates; statues; wrought iron; ornate; sculptures; carvings; city; cities; views; scenes; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography

Wrought iron gates with statue behind, circa 1950

British; United Kingdom; UK; man; men; males; sailors; ships; caps; uniforms; oilskins; HMS; His Majesty

A British sailor calling out a warning

Nassau; New Providence Island; Bahamas; Caribbean; American; horses; carts; vehicles; autos; cars; streets; views; scenes; buildings; Architecture; trees; flags; drivers; males; man; men; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

Street scene in Nassau, circa 1935

England; United Kingdom; UK; London; Piccadilly Circus; Eros; signs; cars; automobiles; taxis; motorcycles; sidecars; traffic; vehicles; roads; advertising; hoardings; landmark; capital; city; cities; views; scenes; Architecture; heritage; period; retro; black and white photography, streetscape

Piccadilly Circus, London, circa 1950