High Street, Colliers Wood. Postcard published by Frederick Maycock. Maycock was the business partner of the prolific postcard publisher Richard Johns, but they appear to have separated around 1925.
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Old postcards from the early 20th century, compared to the same view shown on Google Street View today. The postcards come from my own collection. Almost all of them are from England, mainly showing West London, Middlesex, Surrey, Berks and Bucks. Click on the postcards to see enlarged versions. Street View images are the copyright of Google. Comments, questions or requests are welcome. If you repost my images on other websites (such as Facebook) please include a link to my original post.
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The first picture must have been snapped on take-your-baby-for-a-stroll day. The Google shot is almost devoid of people.
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