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Background imageMetro Collection: MGM LION

MGM LION
Recording Leo the Lions famous roar for MGM (Metro Goldwyn Mayer) Studios

Background imageMetro Collection: Metro-Land House

Metro-Land House
A middle class home on the cover of a guide to the residential area north-west of London

Background imageMetro Collection: METROLAND MAP

METROLAND MAP
A map of Metro-Land, the residential area in Londons northwest hinterland, served by Londons Underground though in these parts most of it runs over ground. Date: 1926

Background imageMetro Collection: Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove Station

Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove Station Date: 1906

Background imageMetro Collection: Platform of Notting Hill Gate Underground Station

Platform of Notting Hill Gate Underground Station
Central Line series. A variety of passengers awaiting their train on the platform at Bank - Two jolly gents (with round faces and round bellies)

Background imageMetro Collection: Platform of Post Office (St. Paul s) Underground Station

Platform of Post Office (St. Paul s) Underground Station
Central Line Series. A smart lady, exhausted messenger boy and down-on-his-luck punter seated on a bench on the platform of St

Background imageMetro Collection: A London Underground platform at Bank station

A London Underground platform at Bank station
An empty London Underground platform at Bank station, on the Northern Line. early 1930s

Background imageMetro Collection: Great Northern and City (Electric) Railway - Finsbury Park

Great Northern and City (Electric) Railway - Finsbury Park
Great Northern and City (Electric) Railway (London Underground) - Finsbury Park - Platform Number 1. This line opened on 14th February 1904

Background imageMetro Collection: Scene on a London Underground Station

Scene on a London Underground Station. Date: 1966

Background imageMetro Collection: Karntnerstrasse, Vienna, Austria

Karntnerstrasse, Vienna, Austria
Karntnerstrasse (Carinthian Street), a famous shopping street in Vienna, Austria. Date: late 1940s

Background imageMetro Collection: Entrance to the Moscow Metro

Entrance to the Moscow Metro, USSR. Date: 1986

Background imageMetro Collection: Chenies / Metro-Land 1926

Chenies / Metro-Land 1926
Chenies, Buckinghamshire: a quiet country lane

Background imageMetro Collection: WW2 recruitment poster, Thousands of women needed now in the ATS, WaF

WW2 recruitment poster, Thousands of women needed now in the ATS, WaF, vital to the offensive. Full information at the nearest recruiting centre or your employment exchange. Date: circa 1940

Background imageMetro Collection: Scene at Wood Green Underground station, London

Scene at Wood Green Underground station, London
Wood Green underground station, with traffic policeman and London Transport bus. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMetro Collection: Waterloo Underground Station - cross-section 1926

Waterloo Underground Station - cross-section 1926
Cross section of Waterloo Overground and Underground Stations - showing the big triple escalator descending to the lower platforms. 1926

Background imageMetro Collection: First underground train, Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London

First underground train, Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London
First underground train, running from Edgware Road to Kings Cross, London. Building works on the Metropolitan Line began in 1853, and the first journey took place ten years later. Date: 1863

Background imageMetro Collection: Building the Paris Metro, France

Building the Paris Metro, France - Boulevard Saint-Andre. This tube at Saint-Michel was built above ground first and then literally sunk below street level after the tunnels were dug out. Date: 1907

Background imageMetro Collection: Fairchild YA-10B Thunderbolt II / 2

Fairchild YA-10B Thunderbolt II / 2
Fairchild Ya-10B Thunderbolt II / 2 Used for Testing the Night Vision Sensors Date: 1980s

Background imageMetro Collection: Fairchild C-26A Metro III 86-0454

Fairchild C-26A Metro III 86-0454
United States Air Force - Fairchild C-26A Metro III 86-0454 (MSN AC-743B), of 182nd Fighter Group Illinois ANG. Date: circa 1990

Background imageMetro Collection: Metro-Land Houses

Metro-Land Houses
An architectural illustration of a set of barn roofed houses which at the time, were in the course of completion at Wembley Park. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMetro Collection: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Giraffe at Metro Toronto Zoo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Giraffe at Metro Toronto Zoo Date: circa 1970s

Background imageMetro Collection: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Lion at Metro Toronto Zoo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Lion at Metro Toronto Zoo Date: circa 1970s

Background imageMetro Collection: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Seal at Metro Toronto Zoo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Seal at Metro Toronto Zoo Date: circa 1970s

Background imageMetro Collection: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Metro Toronto Zoo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Metro Toronto Zoo - The Hippopotamus enclosure Date: circa 1970s

Background imageMetro Collection: Margaret Gardner, London Underground Guard

Margaret Gardner, London Underground Guard
Margaret Gardner, the first female guard on the London Underground Date: January 1977

Background imageMetro Collection: Ann Dadds

Ann Dadds
Mrs Ann Dadds, from Plaistow, East London, becomes the first woman train driver on the London Underground Date: October 1978

Background imageMetro Collection: METRO, ACCIDENT 1903

METRO, ACCIDENT 1903
When a train - made of varnished wood - catches fire near Belleville station, passengers head for safety but mistake their way and 84 die of asphyxiation Date: 1903

Background imageMetro Collection: Fairchild/Swearingen C-26B Metro III 92-0372

Fairchild/Swearingen C-26B Metro III 92-0372
United States Air Force - Fairchild/Swearingen C-26B Metro III 92-0372 (MSN DC-834M). Date: circa 2004

Background imageMetro Collection: Fairchild C-26A Metro III 86-0458

Fairchild C-26A Metro III 86-0458
United States Air Force - Fairchild C-26A Metro III 86-0458 (MSN AC-751B) Date: circa 1990

Background imageMetro Collection: Fairchild/Swearingen C-26B Metro III 91-0510

Fairchild/Swearingen C-26B Metro III 91-0510
United States Air Force - Fairchild/Swearingen C-26B Metro III 91-0510 (MSN DC-811M) Date: circa 1995

Background imageMetro Collection: Fairchild C-26A Metro III 86-0450

Fairchild C-26A Metro III 86-0450
United States Air Force - Fairchild C-26A Metro III 86-0450 (MSN AC-734B), of the Texas Air National Guard, on 28 September 1992. Date: 1992

Background imageMetro Collection: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II N220AM

Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II N220AM (msn TC-234), while leased by OK Air Lines, on 7 October 1992. Date: 1992

Background imageMetro Collection: Fairchild/Swearingen C-26A Metro III 86-0458

Fairchild/Swearingen C-26A Metro III 86-0458
United States Air Force - Fairchild/Swearingen C-26A Metro III 86-0458 (MSN AC-753B, ex N2744A), of the 192nd Fighter Group Virginia ANG at Richmond. Date: circa 2000

Background imageMetro Collection: Fairchild/Swearingen C-26B Metro III 90-0526

Fairchild/Swearingen C-26B Metro III 90-0526
United States Air Force - Fairchild/Swearingen C-26B Metro III 90-0526 (MSN DC-793M), on 3 October 1992. Date: 1992

Background imageMetro Collection: Fairchild/Swearingen C-26D Metroliner 910502

Fairchild/Swearingen C-26D Metroliner 910502
United States Navy - Fairchild/Swearingen C-26D Metro III 910502 (MSN DC-801M, ex 91-0502). Date: circa 2000

Background imageMetro Collection: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II PH-NLZ

Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II PH-NLZ (msn TC-277, line number 236), of the NLR-(Dutch Aerospace Laboratory) Date: circa 2000

Background imageMetro Collection: London Life - A Shoeblack works outside a Station Entrance on The City and South London Railway

London Life - A Shoeblack works outside a Station Entrance on The City and South London Railway (C&SLR), the tunnels and lines of which now form the Bank Branch of the Northern line, Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMetro Collection: Directing traffic, Wood Green Underground station

Directing traffic, Wood Green Underground station
Traffic policeman directs traffic outside Wood Green underground station, London. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMetro Collection: La Porte de St Ouen, Boulevard Bessieres, Paris, France

La Porte de St Ouen, Boulevard Bessieres, Paris, France
La Porte de St Ouen, Boulevard Bessieres, at the border of the 17th and 18th arrondissements, Paris, France. It was a gate in the 19th century Thiers wall

Background imageMetro Collection: La Porte de St Ouen, Paris, France

La Porte de St Ouen, Paris, France
La Porte de St Ouen, at the border of the 17th and 18th arrondissements, Paris, France. It was a gate in the 19th century Thiers wall, and also gave its name to a Metro station (opened in 1911)

Background imageMetro Collection: Advert, Travel Metro to Watford, Metro Extension Line

Advert, Travel Metro to Watford, Metro Extension Line, underground to overground. Date: 1926

Background imageMetro Collection: Interior of Holland Tunnel, New York City subway, USA

Interior of Holland Tunnel, New York City subway, USA. Date: 1937

Background imageMetro Collection: Underground railroad, Brooklyn Bridge Terminal, New York

Underground railroad, Brooklyn Bridge Terminal, New York
Underground railroad and Brooklyn Bridge Terminal, New York, USA. Date: circa 1905

Background imageMetro Collection: Cutting sixty miles of tunnel in Paris

Cutting sixty miles of tunnel in Paris
Cross-section of plans for the tunnel extension to the Paris Metro under the Paris Opera House 1903

Background imageMetro Collection: Building a boat to go beneath a street

Building a boat to go beneath a street
Purpose-built boat -shaped caisson which will be lowered into the hole made for the extension of the Paris Metro under the River Seine 1906

Background imageMetro Collection: The new tunnel under the Seine

The new tunnel under the Seine
Plans for the extension to the Paris Metro beneath the River Seine 1905

Background imageMetro Collection: General Strike - volunteer driving electric tube train

General Strike - volunteer driving electric tube train
The General Strike - a volunteer driving an electric tube train on the Metropolitan underground railway. 1926

Background imageMetro Collection: Map, Metropolitan Underground Railway

Map, Metropolitan Underground Railway, serving Aldgate, City, Kew Gardens, Richmond and other London locations. 1880



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