The cracking pictures inlcude troops taking part in sporting events in Luton in 1917, Hatters retro from the 1920’s and a Police Gymkhana in 1923.
There’s also workers hard at it in the factories, stars of entertainment coming to town and plenty more as we look at life around town up to 1957.
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A policeman talking to a group of boys who are sneaking a look at the rehearsals of the Bertram Mills Tenting Circus at Luton on 15th April 1938. Photo: Getty Images

22. Luton hat manufacturers
Workers at a hat manufacturers in Luton carrying piles of men's straw hats, which were in demand due to a heatwave. Pictured in circa 1928: Photo: Getty Images

23. National Hunger March
Women taking part in the National Hunger March hold an impromptu singalong during a short roadside stop just outside Luton on 24th October 1932. Organised by the National Unemployed Workers' Movement, the Great National Hunger March against the Means Test, comprised eighteen contingents of marchers and was concluding with a rally in Hyde Park. Photo: Getty Images

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Workers at a hat manufacturers in Luton carrying piles of men's straw hats, which were in demand due to a heatwave around 1928. Photo: Getty Images


