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They are all from the mighty Getty archive, news pictures which have been buried away until now. They show our town through various decades, through turbulant times to the resort rising as a golden tourist spot. They are a pleasure to scroll through.
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13. Historical Blackpool
3rd December 1936: A huge wave breaks over the sea wall and showers a passing car on the seafront at Blackpool. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) | Getty Images
14. Historical Blackpool
1903: The entrance to Blackpool's Great Wheel. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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15. Historical Blackpool
31st August 1946: Whilst all of England has been subjected to gales, these scenes at Blackpool typify the type of weather that holiday makers have been subjected to. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) | Getty Images
16. Historical Blackpool
1940: Exterior of the Winter Gardens theatre and cinema, Blackpool presenting Vic Oliver's Plays and Music. (Photo by Tunbridge/Tunbridge-Sedgwick Pictorial Press/Getty Images) | Getty Images
17. Historical Blackpool
16th August 1939: Swallow diving at an outdoor swimming pool in Blackpool, Lancashire. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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18. Historical Blackpool
17th September 1934: A team of horses hauling pleasure boats down to the sea on Blackpool beach at dawn. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images) | Getty Images