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Sport and General Press Agency Biography Biography
The Sport and General Press Agency is known to have been operating from 1910 until c1970 as a news and photographic agency. The company was based in Essex Street initially, before moving to Fleet Street. Much of the company's photographic archive was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1941. The business remained active in 1970, when the company won two British Press 'Picture of the Year' awards. Copyright in Sport and General Photographs passed to Alpha Photo Press Ltd.

Scope and Content
A photograph with a caption that reads: 'From today (wed) a fine new model of the great port in the commonwealth, and one of the three greatest ports in the World, went on view to the nation and its visitors from overseas in the Docks, and Harbours Gallery at the Science Museum. The model, which was built at a cost of about �2,500 is of the five major docks systems of the PLA. 460436 - A general view of the 25ft by 6ft model of the complete P.L.A. dock system, picture in the Science Museum'.
Extent
1 photograph
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science Museum, London
Conditions governing access
Open access
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions