The eye-catching images feature a railway crash at Bletchley in 1939 which killed four people, a dance competition at Bletchley Road County Secondary School and how Bletchley looked 55 years ago.
There are also pictures as the Open University came into existence in Milton Keynes and PM Margaret Thatcher shopping in the town.
Over in Aylsebury we have musician Keith Richards arriving at court in 1977, drivers struggling in the snow in 1912 and the International Stoke Mandeville Games, a forerunner of the Paralympics.
There’s also the time when Tommy Wisbey, part of the Great Train Robbery, being escorted into court and Queen Elizabeth II makes an appearance.
We have a family going in seach of water during a shortage in 1933, which wasn’t the case in 1946 as one picture of severe flooding shows.
There’s that and more in this superb retro gallery.
1. Christmas is coming
A couple of geese being carried by a pupil at the Farmhouse School, Great Missenden, on 12th November 1934: where they are being reared for Christmas. Photo: Getty Images
2. Parsonage Wood, Amersham
Three men walking in Parsonage Wood, Amersham, circa 1900. Photo: Getty Images
3. Searching for water
Villagers from Holmer Green, near High Wycombe, carrying buckets in search of water on 30th August 1933. The area is experiencing a drought following a recent heatwave. Photo: Getty Images
4. Bekonscot Model Village
A maintenance man putting the finishing touches to a timber-framed 'building' at Bekonscot Model Village in Beaconsfield on 21st Match 1945. Photo: Getty Images