25 of the most stunning silhouette photos taken this century
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TEA AT GALLIPOLI
The simple act of a soldier making early morning tea at Suvla Bay, during the evacuation at Gallipoli in December 1915, makes for a poignant snap shot.
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CITY OF LONDON SKYLINE DURING THE BLITZ
This atmospheric photo shows the London skyline during an air raid in December 1940. The dark outline of St Paul's Cathedral - which remarkably remained intact throughout WWII despite being hit - is instantly recognisable.
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STORM CLOUDS OVER LIVERPOOL LANDING STAGE
A lonely figure hurries for shelter from the storm brewing at Liverpool Landing stage in January 1962.
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FIREMAN IN ACTION
This emergency services worker is fighting fire under a brooding sky swirling with smoke in 1965.
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A NEWSPAPER SELLER ON LEATHER LANE, LIVERPOOL
The fading evening sunshine casts long shadows over this man talking to a newspaper seller on Liverpool's Leather Lane in January 1950.
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FUN OF THE FAIR ON HAMPSTEAD HEATH
It's late evening and the Hampstead Heath fair is over. These happy fun-seekers are heading home with goodies like ice-creams and wind-catchers.
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A BLACKBURN PERTH AIRCRAFT DURING A TEST FLIGHT AT BROUGH
A Blackburn Perth aircraft of 209 is watched by workers as it takes off from the sea near the Blackburn works at Brough in January 1934.
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STUDENTS IN THE ALLEYWAYS OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY
Oxford University students of 1966 chatting in the ancient college alleyways.
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VE CELEBRATIONS IN LONDON, 1945
Crowds gathered in London on May 8, 1945, to celebrate VE day. It marked the formal acceptance by the Allies of Nazi Germany's surrender.
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ROMANCE IN THE AIR
Snapped sharing private moments, these seven couples are the very picture of romance against the evening sky on the Island of Jersey in 1966.
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LIVERPOOL STREET STATION IN LONDON
Eerily, the sun streaming through the windows at Liverpool Street Station in the 1940s perfectly spotlights this group of passengers.
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BOAT ON THE RIVER THAMES
Between 1945 and 1950, Captain Scott's famous Antaric expedition ship was moored off Victoria Embankment. Under the London sky it took on a forbidding outline.
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A LONE HORSE RIDER IN ABERGAVENNY
A lone rider makes a dramatic image in the Black Mountains, Abergavenny, in 1991.
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BABY GIRAFFE AND PARENTS
This newborn giraffe is looked upon by his parents. But the dramatic skyline is not Africa - it's the West Midlands Safari Park in Worcestershire.
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SPIKE MILLIGAN IN PROFILE
At his home in Hertfordshire in January 1979, the comedian Spike Milligan makes a distinctive silhouette.
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JUMPING FOR JOY
The pouring rain did not deter these youngsters in Vauxhall, London, from enjoying bonfire night in 1979.
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BALLROOM DANCING WITH THE SHADOWS
Dancers cut a fine figure under the lights at the Astoria Ballroom, February 1963.
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MERSEYSIDE VIEWS
The hustle and bustle of Liverpool is captured with dramatic effect in May 1954.
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DANCING CHEEK TO CHEEK
Dancers share an intimate moment at the Lyceum, London, September 1964.
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STEAM TRAINS AT BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET STATION
The steam created an otherworldly atmosphere at Birmingham New Street Station, 1927.
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COLLECTING COCKLES
A man gathers cockles at dawn on the shores of Sandwich, September 1937.
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WORLD WAR ONE SOLDIER GUARDING STORES
Stark silhouette of a Scottish sentry guarding stores in Salonika, during World War One. February, 1917.
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WORKERS WITH PICK AXES IN NEWCASTLE
A bold silhouette captures four demolition workers perched high above Newgate Street, Newcastle, in November 1965.
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FAMILY LOOK FOR ALIENS
If this silhouette of a family on a hillside looks a little supernatural, it's because the five of them were on a mission to lookout for aliens in the clear night sky, 1980.
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FIREWORKS IN CHESHIRE
Remember, remember the 5th of November..... Fireworks over Walton Hall Park in November 1988.
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