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All these ones I just posted were among the images put on to the Voyager Golden Record
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OMG, whatever will the aliens make of them!
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Grand Central Terminal in the 1920s, before tall buildings blocked out the light...


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..some great pictures of the early London Underground...


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Liverpool Street station, circa 1890...
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Hammersmith Broadway, 1910...
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The interior of a District Line Underground carriage, 1911...
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98 years after this photo was taken I was knocked down by a smart car in that exact spot lol.
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The oldest surviving pic from my family from late 1800's. I think it deserves a spot lol.

This is from Canada, I think they were maids or cooks. No resemblance whatsoever.

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98 years after this photo was taken I was knocked down by a smart car in that exact spot lol.
..wow, you're ok though, Daniel..were you quite young when that happened..?..


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This is from Canada, I think they were maids or cooks. No resemblance whatsoever.

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..ahh, it's lovely to have personal pics, Daniel...I always think that I would like to trace my family tree but I've never quite got round to it...
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The ticket hall of Liverpool Street Station, 1912...

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The platform of the Central London Railway extension at Liverpool Street Station, 1912...

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Interior of an all-steel London underground train, circa 1920...

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Farringdon Street (Farringdon) Station in March 1924...

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London tram workers queue up for their pay at the tram subway in Kingsway, High Holborn, 1926...

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. An underground train being transported on wheels through the streets of London, 1926...

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