Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

Arriving in London in 1935, the Viennese photographer Wolfgang Suschitzky. is best known for his depictions of London in the 1930s and 1940s. However a photography career spanning 70 years has seen him capture many subjects, all with the same genuine affection.

 
The Matchbox, London, 1936

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

 
Shoe shine, Charing Cross Road, London, 1937

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

Lyons Corner House, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1941

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

Tenements, London, 1936

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

London, Stepney, 1934

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

Hurlingham Club, London, 1939

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

London, 1937

 

Street cleaner, Westminster, London, 1934

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

At monument station, London, 1938

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

Charing Cross Road, London, 1936

 

Festival of Britain, South Bank, 1951

 

Sunday morning, Oldham, 1946

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

Charing Cross Road, Beaumonts, London, 1937

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

London, Zoo, 1941

 

Paving, Charing Cross Road, London, 1936

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

East End, London, 1934

 

Hyde Park, London, 1934

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

Charing Cross Road, London, 1937

 

Wyndham’s Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London, 1934

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

London, 1945

 

Milkman, Charing Cross Road, London, 1935

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

Harrods, 1939

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

London Docks, 1935

 

Embankment, London, 1947

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

Charing Cross Road, London, 1936

 

King’s Cross Station, London, 1939

 

Cambridge Circus, London, 1936

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

Foyles, Charing Cross Road, 1936

 

Victoria bus station, 1939

 

Stunning Black and White Photographs of London in the 1930s and 1940s

 
V-E Day, Piccadilly Circus, 1945