From the trams to the seafront: 15 spectacular black and white photos from Portsmouth’s past
By Deborah Croker
Published 26th Mar 2019, 17:59 GMT
Updated 26th Mar 2019, 18:06 GMT
Here is our latest collection of archive pictures from Portsmouth’s past.
These images, from the Getty archive, date back to the beginning of the 20th century.
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circa 1900: Holidaymakers on the front at Southsea, Portsmouth. (Photo by Edgar Ward/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
23rd February 1901: Workmen erecting the overhead wires in Commercial Road for the electric tram from a tower wagon, in Portsmouth. (Photo by F J Mortimer/Getty Images)
October 1913: Spectators watching the launch of the Queen Elizabeth at Portsmouth. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
1933: A man in diving gear prepares to undergo training at the diving school at Whale Island, Portsmouth. The specially designed tank is 16 feet deep and holds 160 tons of water. Divers learn how to manipulate tools under water. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
circa 1900: Three old men convene around a bench in Portsmouth. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
September 1936: Air racer Victor Smith standing next to his Sparrowhawk aeroplane before the Portsmouth to Johannesburgh flight. (Photo by H. Allen/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
