Some of the included in this historic selection are wrens loading torpedoes at HMS Dolphin during World War II, Gosport ferry Frances pictured in 1900, with HMS Victory in the background, The Hard at Gosport looking across Portsmouth Harbour circa 1905, washing clothes on HMS Duncan in 1901 and submarine HMS Holland 2 near Gosport circa 1905.
![Timothy White's in North Cross Street, Gosport, about 1910. Picture courtesy Peter Greenaway.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhlNDhjNTIyLWRlMGMtNDYxOC1iMTUwLTllZDk1OGU3OThlMjpiZWIwZjAxMC0xYjNiLTRhNWEtYjc4Ny01YWQ5NjQwZjk2M2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
1. Early Gosport
Timothy White's in North Cross Street, Gosport, about 1910. Picture courtesy Peter Greenaway.Photo: The News archive
![Gosport Library, photographed in 1906.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVkMzhlYzUyLWU5MDQtNGE2OS05NWE1LWI0OGRiZTUxZDM2NDplYTgyNWRlZS0yYmYwLTQyNTctOTkxOC04MTVmMzUxOWFkYmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![Gosport ferry Frances pictured in 1900, with HMS Victory in the background](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFiMmJiMTU2LTkzZWItNGY4MC1hNTNlLTRlNDU4Zjc3ODcyZTphNWEyZDk1OS1kODU0LTQ1MTgtYWE0My05NDI3NTVmZDE3ODg=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
3. Early Gosport
Gosport ferry Frances pictured in 1900, with HMS Victory in the backgroundPhoto: The News archive
![A horse-drawn cart disembarks from the floating bridge at Gosport in 1900](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA5ZTg5MmI5LWU4ZDUtNGE1Zi05YTZiLWU4MmZlMzg2ZTY2NjpjYmI1ZDdkYS00N2JiLTQzYjMtOTRkNy0xZmQ5MWU1Mjk5NGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
4. Early Gosport
A horse-drawn cart disembarks from the floating bridge at Gosport in 1900Photo: The News archive