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City Street Collection (#20)

Exploring the vibrant city streets around the world: From the iconic yellow tram gliding through the narrow lanes of Alfama district in Lisbon

Background imageCity Street Collection: Ride That Boat

Ride That Boat
10th November 1913: Sea Scouts in their boat which is being drawn by a horse during the Lord Mayors Show, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Lord Mayors Show

Lord Mayors Show
9th November 1912: The Lord Mayors Show procession passing over Ludgate Hill, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Featherstone Street

Featherstone Street
circa 1920: View from the entrance of SPO, Wellington along Featherstone Street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Pedestrians Crossing

Pedestrians Crossing
6th August 1912: Pedestrians cross the road in Piccadilly, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Four Courts Siege

Four Courts Siege
June 1922: Crowds gather outside the Irish Law Courts in Dublin where the anti-treaty section of the IRA have established their headquarters during the Irish Civil War

Background imageCity Street Collection: Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle
1908: Windsor Castle and Windsor High Street, Berkshire, with statue of Queen Victoria. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Crowds In The Street

Crowds In The Street
July 1915: People gathered in the streets of Shoreditch after a zeppelin raid on the area. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Lincoln Festival

Lincoln Festival
1907: Crowds lining the decorated streets of Lincoln during the Royal Agricultural Show. A decorated celebrating the towns wealth dominates the street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Traffic Signals

Traffic Signals
21st July 1926: New traffic signals on the corner of Piccadilly and Old Street in London. (Photo by Kirby/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Holborn Street

Holborn Street
25th July 1912: A street in Holborn, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Haymarket Traffic

Haymarket Traffic
10th August 1911: Traffic in the Haymarket, central London, the day after the Carlton Hotel fire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Lord Mayors Show

Lord Mayors Show
9th November 1912: The Lord Mayors Show procession passing over Ludgate Hill, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Strikers Protest

Strikers Protest
1st July 1907: Trollies loaded with paper, upset by the striking Belfast dockers. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Charabancs

Charabancs
August 1922: A fleet of charabancs seen from the air. They are lined up past a banner reading Foresters High Court. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Bus Traffic

Bus Traffic
June 1912: Traffic at Charing Cross in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Outback Horseback

Outback Horseback
November 1915: Mounted Australian soldiers riding through London during the Lord Mayors Procession. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Marines On Parade

Marines On Parade
November 1915: The Royal Marines form a parade behind a massive searchlight during the Lord Mayors Procession through London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Highland Parade

Highland Parade
November 1915: The Canadian Highlanders marching through London during the Lord Mayors Procession, flanked by a single policeman. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Proclamation Of War

Proclamation Of War
4th August 1914: Crowds gather outside the House of Commons in Londons Westminster, waiting for news on the day that Britain declared war on Germany. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Clearing The Street

Clearing The Street
12th May 1914: Motorised roadsweepers clear away the gravel laid down for the Royal Procession at Holborn Circus in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: New Selfridges

New Selfridges
June 1924: Scaffolding is erected around the new extension to Selfridges, the famous London department store in Oxford Street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Trams

Trams
June 1922: LCC trams of classes B, A and E/1, K type buses and subsidy lorries causing a small traffic jam at the Elephant and Castle

Background imageCity Street Collection: Ludgate Circus

Ludgate Circus
12th March 1918: Ludgate Circus in the City of London with a shadowy St Pauls in the background. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: City Traffic

City Traffic
June 1918: Traffic at the Bank of England. Sign on Royal Exchange (right) reads Let London Lead, Buy Your National War Bonds Now. (Photo by V. M. Palmer/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Sunday Food Convoy

Sunday Food Convoy
9th May 1926: During the General Strike, an armoured car passes through Aldgate escorting a Sunday convoy of spirit wagons from the London docks to a depot in Hyde Park

Background imageCity Street Collection: Street Football

Street Football
23rd February 1914: The Warwickshire custom of kicking a football through the streets of Atherstone. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Traffic At Bank

Traffic At Bank
25th June 1912: Passers-by and traffic at the Bank of England looking towards the Royal Exchange in the City of London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus
17th July 1912: Congested traffic at Piccadilly Circus in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Blackfriars Bridge

Blackfriars Bridge
June 1912: Traffic leaving Blackfriars Bridge, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Traffic At Bank

Traffic At Bank
June 1912: Traffic and passers-by at Bank, London. The Royal Exchange is in the background. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: New York Traffic

New York Traffic
13th August 1925: Traffic on the intersection of 5th Avenue and 42nd Street in New York City. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Buenos Aires Jam

Buenos Aires Jam
20th January 1928: A traffic jam in the Calle St Congalio, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Old Bank Of England

Old Bank Of England
11th February 1910: The old Bank of England building, in the City of London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: US Guard

US Guard
27th March 1917: The armoured vehicle squadron of the US National Guard, in Washington DC with the US Capitol Dome viewable in the background. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Oxford Street

Oxford Street
1909: Shoppers and traffic in Londons Oxford Street. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Licensing Bill

Licensing Bill
27th September 1908: Crowds gather at Hyde park Corner, London, during demonstrations against the Licensing Bill. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Covent Garden Traffic

Covent Garden Traffic
5th August 1925: Traffic at Covent Garden Market, London. (Photo by Hawkins/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Stocks And Clocks

Stocks And Clocks
7th May 1928: Crowds of stockbrokers outside the stock exchange in Throgmorton Street, London, after business hours. (Photo by J. Gaiger/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Dublin 1922

Dublin 1922
July 1922: Devastation in Sackville Street, Dublin, after fighting between Free State and Republican Forces during the Irish Civil War. (Photo by Walshe/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Broadway

Broadway
1926: People walking along Broadway, New York City. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Morleys Of Trafalgar

Morleys Of Trafalgar
May 1910: The Strand at Trafalgar Square, London, including Morleys Hotel, centre, soon to be replaced by South Africa House. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Union Meeting

Union Meeting
September 1913: Crowds in Dublins O Connell street attending a trades union meeting. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Easter Rising

Easter Rising
3rd May 1916: Bomb damage in Dublin following the Easter Rising. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: High Holborn

High Holborn
1906: Traffic scene at High Holborn, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageCity Street Collection: Trippers traffic

Trippers traffic
1st July 1913: Cars gather in the marketplace in Nottingham, on a day trip for crippled children. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)




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Exploring the vibrant city streets around the world: From the iconic yellow tram gliding through the narrow lanes of Alfama district in Lisbon, Portugal to the colorful signs adorning every corner of Seoul, South Korea. Buchanan Street in downtown Glasgow, Scotland offers a bustling atmosphere with its lively shops and cafes. Lose yourself in the enchanting charm of Paris as you navigate through its intricate city map. Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy captivates with its timeless beauty and historic architecture. Rewind back to history as we witness the Suffragette Parade marching through New York City on 3rd May 1913, paving way for change. Step into Gin Lane where revelry meets chaos amidst London's busy streets. Travel back in time with a lithograph city map of Rome published in 1878, showcasing an era long gone but not forgotten. The illuminated facade of Flinders Street station at night creates a mesmerizing sight that captures Melbourne's energy and spirit. Get lost in Barcelona's Barrio Gotico as you wander down narrow winding streets filled with secrets waiting to be discovered. Experience Havana's Malecon come alive at dusk, where waves crash against this iconic waterfront promenade creating an unforgettable ambiance. Lastly, Fleet Street stands tall as a symbol of journalistic heritage and influence throughout London's history.