They are some of the earliest photos and images we have in our archive and show how primitive parts of the town were and how much it has evolved.
The images show life in Birmingham during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Take a look below to view some of the oldest photos of Birmingham.

5. circa 1900
Shoppers on Corporation Street, Birmingham, West Midlands. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images

6. circa 1900: The Council House, Birmingham. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
circa 1900: The Council House, Birmingham. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images

7. A glass-roofed shopping arcade in Birmingham
circa 1900 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images

8. 1900
Plans for a Poppy Day Record, Flanders poppies are to be sold this year by an intensive hou | Getty Images
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