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.
13. 1st July 1909
Girls playing cricket in the grounds of the Bournville sweet factory at Bournville, near Birmingham | Getty Images
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14. Bournville school
Girls playing at one of the schools in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909. | Getty Images
15. 1909: Bournville Village
Houses in Bournville Village near Birmingham, a new town founded by Chocolate manufacturer and social reformer George Cadbury, July 1909. | Getty Images
16. 1928: Workers at the Bournville site
Dispatch depot at Cadbury's factory, Bournville, West Midlands, 1928. Boxes of Cadbury's chocolate and cocoa wait to be loaded into vans for delivery. Men in overalls prepare the goods for dispatch. In 1879 Cadbury's moved their business out to Bournville, then a rural site south west of Birmingham, where they established a new factory and model village. | Heritage Images/Getty Images