Streets Collection (page 43)

Laying Tarmac, Paris
Laying tarmac in the place de l Etoile, near the arc de Triomphe, Paris, France

Paving Stones, Paris
Laying paving stones near the cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris, France

Bitumen in Paris Street
Laying bitumen near the Grand Palais, Paris, France

Asphalt in Paris Street
Laying asphalt near the Hotel de ville, Paris, France

Paving a London Street
A passer-by holds her hand- kerchief to her delicate nose as she passes roadmenders laying wooden blocks with bitumen

Swiss Mountain Road
A lakeside road on the Urnersee is cut through the rock

Country Road of Future
This is what country roads will be like in a few years time - the entire leangth of the road is lit by discreet lighting

Wiltshire Village Street
Every building is thatched - even the Crown pub - in the High Street at Ashbury, Wiltshire

Path to the Village
A path leads to the village, Ockley, Surrey

American City Street
This is Riverside Avenue at Spokane, Washington - the traffic is light and the parking is easy... but wheres the river ?

Norwegian St in Snow
A full moon illuminates a snow-covered Norwegian street at night

Workington / Cumbria C1900
The shopping street in a northern English town - we are in Workington, Cumbria, outside the butchers shop

Suburban Shopping Street
A shopping street in Londons southern suburbs - Streatham High Road

Titchfield Street London
A street market in London - Titchfield Street

Traffic under Control
Traffic under control - an early form of Belisha beacon tells drivers to stop when its red, and the policemans outstretched arms tell you to do as the light tells you

Social / Gaslit Street 19C
A gas-lit London street at the commencement of Victorias reign

Street of the Future
Traffic in the city street of the future will be monitored and controlled - and if necessary warned and admonished - from control cabins above street level

Harlow New Town 1952
Deserted streets and terraced houses of Harlow New Town, designed by the architect Frederick Gibberd

Scissors to Grind
Mr J Lee pushes his barrow through the London streets, offering to sharpen your scissors and all kinds of cutlery

Selling Oranges Instreet
Selling oranges (from Valencia, Spain) in the streets of Paris

Giant of Ariosto Book
The citizens crowd to watch as the captive giant is led through the streets of their city

Road Traffic Control
Traffic control from the air : the observer tells the police by radio-telephone the state of traffic, which can then be halted or diverted in case of accident or congestion

Deflationary Notice
A sign in Spalding, Lincolnshire, warning that any motorists who park their cars in the cattle market without paying the 2/6 fee will have their tyres deflated

Building a By-Pass
The sign reads By-Pass work suspended, owing to National Economy requirements, presumably due to the British Depression. Curiously, these men are still at work

Rounding up Stray Dogs
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Belgian Dogs Pull Guns
Making preparations for war, the Belgian army trains dogs to haul machine guns : well, its a change from dragging milk churns round the streets of Antwerp

Super Highway
A New York highway

Trade / Mending a Chair
Old Chairs to mend - two maidservants bring out chairs to a a pavement chair-mender in the streets of London

Furniture Repairer
A man with a wooden leg mends chairs on the street, rebinding the seats with new rushes

Marshall, Field Store
This Chicago store, with fronts on State, Washington, Randolph and Wabash streets, claims to be the largest retail mercantile store in the world

China / Dairen 1930S
Cyclists, a horse carriage, a car and a motor bus hardly crowd the Yamagata Dori, one of the main streets of Dairen (Manchuria) - a very fine city says the cards sender

Roman Procession
A procession in honour of the gods - their statues are carried in chariots through the streets of the city

Holy Carpet in Cairo
The Holy Carpet is carried in procession through the streets of Cairo, after making the pilgrimage to Mecca

Rabbits & Goose for Sale
Rabbits O! A street trader advertises his stock of rabbits and a goose

Night Watchman
DER NACHTWACHTER A German night-watch patrols the streets, armed with a pike and carrying a horn with which to summon help if required (his dog is already helping)

Ireland / Lancers / 1870
Lancers clearing the streets during the Longford election

Fish Fall from Sky
Fish fall from the sky into the streets of a Welsh village

Gigantic Steam Roller
Gigantic steam roller for consolidating embankments

Social / Bond St Shopping
Fur-draped ladies shopping in Bond Street, Londons most fashionable shopping street

PRAGUE 1930S
A tranquil scene among the steep narrow streets of Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) a few years before the outbreak of World War Two

Public Well, Austria
A public well in the streets of Vienna - the women seem to bring their own ropes as well as buckets

Learning to Drive, Paris
Paris traffic presents problems, even in 1899, so cabbies and bus-drivers learn to avoid jaywalkers, cyclists, dogs, nurses with prams and other hazards of the streets

Pyne - Salop Seller
SALOP SELLER She is selling gingerbread and salop (or saloop), a wholesome beverage served with milk and sugar, to passers-by in London Streets

Flying Low for Fun
For the sporting aviator, nothing beats flying low over city streets - the many obstacles are an exciting challenge and great fun may be had by one and all

Pilgrims at Mecca
The scene in the streets of Mecca as pilgrims arrive from all over to pay their respects at the most sacred shrine of Islam

Street Watering Cart
A horse-drawn water cart dampens the dust raised by the street traffic

Crossing French Gutter
In bad weather, the gutters of Paris streets aren t easy to cross, so enterprising boys lay planks across them for fashionable ladies to cross, expecting a modest tip

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