They provide a bird’s eye of the region’s towns cities and docks between the end of the 19th century and the 1980s.
Major events are captured, including the spectacular North East Coast Exhibition, which drew four million visitors in 1929, and the 1966 World Cup.
Several lost landmarks are shown, including Sunderland’s old Roker Park stadium, Middlesbrough’s Ayresome Park home, and the beautiful Pearl Assurance building in Newcastle.
The remarkable pictures include a mesmerising look at rows upon rows of Victorian terraced houses shortly before they were demolished in the 70s, and ships traversing the River Tyne over the years.
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5. Terraced housing
An aerial view of Victorian terraced housing in Scotswood, Newcastle upon Tyne, in the 1970s, when it was scheduled for demolition and re-development | Getty Images Photo: Fox Photos/Hulton Archive
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6. North Shields
A bird's eye view of North Shields, Tyneside, in 1973 | Getty Images Photo: Aerofilms/English Heritage/Heritage Images
7. Sunderland
Looking down upon Sunderland in around 1896 | Getty Images Photo: Poulton & Co/The Print Collector
8. Shipyard
Looking down at Neptune Shipyard on the River Tyne, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1947 | Getty Images Photo: Aerofilms/English Heritage/Heritage Images