B/W print; View of Agar Street and the junction with the Strand by Topical Press, Oct 1922

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Reference number	1999/20073
Description	View of Agar Street and the junction with the Strand, showing the new headquarters of the British Medical Association (BMA). Figures sculptured by Jacob Epstein can be seen on the building's facade.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	Oct 1922
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	U1909
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Streets and buildings
Completeness	73% 73% ?

• Physical description

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Building: Strand Cinema Building: The Curb Tea Rooms Building: Dunn & Co Hat Makers Building: Stamps Bought & Sold Henwoods Hair Cutting and Shaving Saloon Aitchinson & Co Advert: Evening News Advert: Worthington's Ales Sign: Fire Alarm
  Annotation	THE STRAND, AT THE EAST CORNER OF AGAR ST., showing the new building of the British Medical Association. The sculptures on this building are among the earliest works of Epstein. They aroused considerable controversy at the time they were set up and there was strong opposition against their being allowed to remain. For note re Agar St. see overleaf. Photograph by Topical Press, October, 1922, Underground copyright).

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  Attribute	Value
  Shot	Medium exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, Oct 1922
  Copied by	Colin Tait, 1982

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Strand, Westminster, WC2

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Charles White -