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The F.A. Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, 1923

Aerial photograph of Wembley Stadium before the start of the 1923 F.A. Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United. This was the first Cup Final held at the then brand-new Wembley Stadium, which had been built in 300 days at a cost of 750, 000. Before the match began a crowd of about 100, 000 (most without a ticket) stormed through the gates and into the stadium. This meant that there was approximately 200, 000 people in a ground designed for 127, 000. The photograph shows the scene as the spectators moved onto the pitch, due to the pressure of people behind them. The match started 40 minutes late and was won by Bolton 2-0"

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychw- yrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Collecting railway tickets in Wales. A Third Class ticket issued on 14th August, 1908 between Llanrhaiadr-yn-Mochnant to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales - which requires two railway personnel to collect it! Date: 1908

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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Cartoon, Replacing those who are at the Front, WW1

Cartoon, Replacing those who are at the Front, showing French women taking on men's jobs during the First World War: shaving a man in a barber's shop, punching a travel ticket, selling newspapers, serving in a cafe and working in a munitions factory. Date: 1915

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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