MPX5124405: Soldiers wait by their Vickers Medium tanks, parked in Pont Street London, on the 10th day of the General Strike. The national dispute came about after negotiations between the miners and mine owners failed over wages and the strike began on 3 May 1926. Millions obeyed the strike call, bringing transport systems to a halt while newspapers were not printed. The government responding by using volunteers to run trains and buses and sent in troops to move supplies from the London docks. There were clashes between police and crowds in many areas and at least 4000 strikers were arrested. There were attacks on buses and trains, including the derailing of the Flying Scotsman. The strike was called off unilaterally by the TUC on 12 May with no guarantees of fair treatment for the miners who fought on to bitter defeat in October, 4th May 1926 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124429: Commuters making their way to work near The Bank in the City of London, on the 8th day of the General Strike. The national dispute came about after negotiations between the miners and mine owners failed over wages and the strike began on 3 May 1926. Millions obeyed the strike call, bringing transport systems to a halt while newspapers were not printed. The government responding by using volunteers to run trains and buses and sent in troops to move supplies from the London docks. There were clashes between police and crowds in many areas and at least 4000 strikers were arrested. There were attacks on buses and trains, including the derailing of the Flying Scotsman. The strike was called off unilaterally by the TUC on 12 May with no guarantees of fair treatment for the miners who fought on to bitter defeat in October. 11th May 1926 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124447: Commuters crowd onto buses and make shift public transport to get home from work, seen here at Kensington, on the second day of the General Strike. The national dispute came about after negotiations between the miners and mine owners failed over wages and the strike began on 3 May 1926. Millions obeyed the strike call, bringing transport systems to a halt while newspapers were not printed. The government responding by using volunteers to run trains and buses and sent in troops to move supplies from the London docks. There were clashes between police and crowds in many areas and at least 4000 strikers were arrested. There were attacks on buses and trains, including the derailing of the Flying Scotsman. The strike was called off unilaterally by the TUC on 12 May with no guarantees of fair treatment for the miners who fought on to bitter defeat in October, 4th May 1926 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124588: The ceremony, arranged by Council of the University of Paris, to confer the degree of Doctor honoris causa on poet and author Mr. Rudyard Kipling (centre) and Sir James G. Frazer, author of The Golden Bough as eminent friends of France. Pictured on the right is Monsieur Appell, the Rector of the Sorbonne where the ceremony took place. 18th November 1921 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5116715: Reveille Fashions: Varinka Davies. All set to light up the town on that big night out. The silver tunic dress gleams with sequins at neckline and side-slit. Wear it with a loosely-tied rhinestone belt. For added glitter, trim your shoes with sequin rosettes. Right: Match that lovely bubbly party glow with a glittering pants suit in silver Lurex. Slinky and gorgeous, all a-sparkle with sequin trimming and a rhinestone belt, December 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5116748: Unisex is rearing its confusing head everywhere these days. So it was about time that it turned up at the hat show. Gun toting Karin Jensen might appear to be got up for a posse out West, but actually she s modelling a hat shower proof gaberdine unisex cap. Designer Edward Mann went West as well as unisex for the collection shown in London on Wednesday (28-5-69). There were enough Stetsons and caps to outfit a gang of cattle thieves. Calamity, Jane and Annie Oakley might have approved. After all, they hit the unisex trail way before anyone else But as for Billy the Kid and Jesse James, they probably wouldn't have been seen dead in them, May 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images