Thursday, 5 November 2015

A platform of the Central London Railway extension at Liverpool Street Station in July 1912


A 630-feet tall Gateway Arch remains the tallest man-made national monument in the USA. The foundation of the structure was laid in 1961 but work began in 1963 finishing in two years later in 1965


Space Needle restaurant is moved into place for final assembly. The restaurant serves food to guests 500-foot above sea level and was one of the feature attractions of the Seattle World's Fair of 1962


The Hoover Dam (previously called the Boulder Dam) on the Colorado River under construction in 1936. It stands over 700 feet high today


Photograph of the Los Angeles River on the north side of Griffith Park, ca.1898-1910.


A group of boys playing in a village ban in 1950


A gondolier navigates his way through Venice, in front of St Mark's square circa 1950 photo Getty Images