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Trafalgar Square, London

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1899-06-02

London: Trafalgar Square

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c. 1914

Trafalgar Square

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c. 1890

Positive salt print from a calotype, hypo fixed, possibly by William Henry Fox Talbot, 1844, entitled 'Nelson's Column Under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London'.

Nelson's Column Under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London

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1844

Gelatin silver print entitled 'Carol singing for SHELTER, Trafalgar Square'. Photograph by Nick Hedges, December 1969.

Carol singing for SHELTER, Trafalgar Square

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1969-12

Photograph entitled 'Sunshine scenes in Trafalgar Square' by Reuben Saidman, 14 March 1938. Gelatin silver print

Sunshine scenes in Trafalgar Square

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1938-03-14

Black and White photograph, depicting a woman holding a child on her shoulders in crowd at a demonstration against the Italian-Abyssinian war, organised by the Friends of Ethiopia on 25th August 1935. The caption on the reverse reads “Coloured People in London Demonstrate Against Italo-Abyssinian War. Photo shows: A woman holding her child in the crowd at the Trafalgar Square, London, demonstration against the Italo-Abyssinian war.”

Photograph of woman holding child in crowd at demonstration held against the Italo-Abyssinian war in Trafalgar Square, 25th August 1935

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1935

A black and white photograph entitled 'Peter Hall Press Conference', taken by Brian Harris in 1987. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Photographs from the Independent Newspaper'.

Peter Hall Press Conference

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1987

Photograph entitled 'New traffic signals in Trafalgar Square' by Harold Tomlin, 16 March 1933. Gelatin silver print

New traffic signals in Trafalgar Square

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1933-03-16

Black and White photograph, depicting the crowd at a demonstration against the Italo-Abyssinian war in Trafalgar Square, London. The photograph was sourced from Planet News Ltd. The caption on the reverse reads “Coloured People in London Demonstrate Against Italo-Abyssinian War. Photo shows: A section of the crowd in Trafalgar Square, London, which demonstrated against the Italo-Abyssinian war.”

Photograph of demonstration against the Italo-Abyssinian war in Trafalgar Square, London

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Photograph entitled 'Sunshine scenes in Trafalgar Square' by Reuben Saidman, 14 March 1938. Gelatin silver print

Sunshine scenes in Trafalgar Square

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1938-03-14

Photograph entitled 'Pedestrian crossing at Trafalgar Square' by Edward Malindine, 6 November 1934. Gelatin silver print

Pedestrian crossing at Trafalgar Square

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1934-11-06

Photograph entitled 'Trafalgar Square traffic signals' by Harold Tomlin, 3 April 1933. Gelatin silver print

Trafalgar Square traffic signals

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1933-04-03

Photograph entitled 'Snow scene, Trafalgar Square' by Harold Tomlin, 19 February 1933. Gelatin silver print

Snow scene, Trafalgar Square

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1933-02-19

Photograph entitled 'Trafalgar Square traffic signals' by Harold Tomlin, 3 April 1933. Gelatin silver print

Trafalgar Square traffic signals

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1933-04-03

Black and White photograph, depicting a woman holding a child on her shoulders at a demonstration against the Italian-Abyssinian war, organised by the Friends of Ethiopia on 25th August 1935. The caption on the reverse reads “Coloured People in London Demonstrate Against Italian-Abyssinian War. The Friends of Ethiopia, a London organisation comprised largely of coloured people, demonstrated in Trafalgar Square Sunday against Italy’s policy in the dispute with Abyssinia. Photo shows:- A coloured baby at the demonstration.”

Photograph of woman holding child at demonstration held against the Italo-Abyssinian war in Trafalgar Square, 25th August 1935

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1935

Black and White photograph of Chris Braithwaite speaking at a demonstration held in Trafalgar Square on 19th April 1936 to denounce Italy’s atrocities against Abyssinia. The photograph was sourced from Keystone. The caption on the reverse reads: “Abyssinian Meeting in Trafalgar Square, 19.4.36. A demonstration was held in Trafalgar Square this afternoon by coloured people to denounce Italy’s atrocities against Abyssinia. Crowds listening to a speaker at the meeting this afternoon.”

Photograph of Chris Braithwaite addressing a crowd at an anti-Italian demonstration in Trafalgar Square, 19th April 1936

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1936