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1959 Collection (#20)

Background image1959 Collection: Advertisement for Bournvita

Advertisement for Bournvita -- teenage girl (G Hill) in an energetic pose. 1959

Background image1959 Collection: The State Opening of the Great British Parliament

The State Opening of the Great British Parliament - House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, London, England Date: circa 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Fall / Wheaten Terrier / 59

Fall / Wheaten Terrier / 59
GAY of BINHEATH Owner: Heber Percy Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: London Heliport, Battersea, June 1959

London Heliport, Battersea, June 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: David Taylor Model Basin 7ft dynamic model hovercraft

David Taylor Model Basin 7ft dynamic model hovercraft. 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Curtiss-Wright Model 2500 Air-Car

Curtiss-Wright Model 2500 Air-Car, c.1959. Date: circa 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Emiel Hartman crashes in his man-powered ornithopter

Emiel Hartman crashes in his man-powered ornithopter at Cranfield, Bedfordshire. 4 November 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Emiel Hartman flying his man-powered ornithopter

Emiel Hartman flying his man-powered ornithopter at Cranfield, Bedfordshire. 30 October 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Emiel Hartman in the cockpit

Emiel Hartman in the cockpit of his man-powered ornithopter at Cranfield, Bedfordshire. c.October 1959

Background image1959 Collection: The first flight of the fourth Convair 880 N8801E

The first flight of the fourth Convair 880 N8801E
The first flight of the fourth Convair 880, N8801E, from Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California, 10 August 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: The seventh flight of the first Convair 880 N801TW

The seventh flight of the first Convair 880 N801TW
The seventh flight of the first Convair 880, N801TW, 10 February 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: The first flight of the Convair 880 N801TW from Lindbergh

The first flight of the Convair 880 N801TW from Lindbergh
The first flight of the Convair 880, N801TW, from Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California, 27 January 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Sir Henry Thomas Tizard 1885-1959

Sir Henry Thomas Tizard 1885-1959
Sir Henry Thomas Tizard, 1885-1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: The second prototype Dassault Etendard IVM at Le Bourget

The second prototype Dassault Etendard IVM at Le Bourget in 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Sir Peter Gordon Masefield - RAeS President (1959-1960)

Sir Peter Gordon Masefield - RAeS President (1959-1960)
Sir Peter Gordon Masefield, FRAeS, RAeS President 1959-1960 (left) and Sir William Farren, CB, MBE, MA, FRS, Hon FAIa, FRAeS, RAeS President 1953-1954. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Portrait of Lord Weir of Eastwood (1877-1959) - RAeS Preside

Portrait of Lord Weir of Eastwood (1877-1959) - RAeS Preside
Portrait of Lord Weir of Eastwood, 1877-1959, RAeS President. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: The garden of No 4 Hamilton Place shortly after demolition

The garden of No 4 Hamilton Place shortly after demolition
The garden of No.4 Hamilton Place shortly after demolition had started, 9 October 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Convair Atlas on display at Las Vegas

Convair Atlas on display at Las Vegas
Group photograph of Convair Atlas on display at Las Vegas with Douglas Thor, Boeing Bomarc, Northrop Snark and Discoverer satellite mock-up - the Atlas was an actual ICBM modified for exhibition use

Background image1959 Collection: The third Thor IRBM launched in a training exercise

The third Thor IRBM launched in a training exercise by a three-man RAF launch crew at Vandenberg. 3 August 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: The first Thor IRBM launched in a training exercise

The first Thor IRBM launched in a training exercise by a three-man RAF launch crew at Vandenberg. 16 April 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: From left: John W R Taylor Peter Masefield Leonard Bridge

From left: John W R Taylor Peter Masefield Leonard Bridge
From left: John W.R. Taylor, Peter Masefield, Leonard Bridgeman and H. Sampson at Janes 50th anniversary Golden Jubilee party, December 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Wg Cdr James Jimmy Leonard Dell (1924-2008)

Wg Cdr James Jimmy Leonard Dell (1924-2008) was appointed deputy chief test pilot at English Electric in 1959. Date: 1924

Background image1959 Collection: James Allan Mollison 1905-1959

James Allan Mollison 1905-1959
James Allan Mollison, 1905-1959. Date: 1905

Background image1959 Collection: Sir Arnold Alexander Hall

Sir Arnold Alexander Hall, MA, FRS, HonFRAeS, 1915-2000, RAeS President 1958-1959

Background image1959 Collection: Atlas ICBM model at the 23rd International Paris Air Show

Atlas ICBM model at the 23rd International Paris Air Show. June 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: A Convair Atlas 3D ICBM at the Air Force Missile Test Centre

A Convair Atlas 3D ICBM at the Air Force Missile Test Centre, Patrick AFB, Florida. April 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: A Convair Atlas 3D ICBM

A Convair Atlas 3D ICBM at the Air Force Missile Test Centre, Patrick AFB, Florida. April 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: An Atlas ICBM is raised into the firing position

An Atlas ICBM is raised into the firing position by an erector-launcher mechanism at the Convair plant at San Diego, California. June 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Armstrong Whitworth Seaslug ship-to

Armstrong Whitworth Seaslug ship-to
A technician inspects an Armstrong Whitworth Seaslug ship-to-air missile after it has undergone testing at arctic temperatures in the companys climatic chamber. November 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Black Knight at Farnborough

Black Knight at Farnborough, September 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: CCMTA MTN Pad 18A a Vanguard satellite launch

CCMTA MTN Pad 18A a Vanguard satellite launch
CCMTA, MTN, Pad 18A, a Vanguard satellite launch. February 1959. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Design for printed textile

Design for printed textile. Pencil on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Design for Woven Textile with birds and animals

Design for Woven Textile with birds and animals. Watercolour and charcoal on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1959

Background image1959 Collection: ?Savannah? nuclear-powered passenger-cargo ship

?Savannah? nuclear-powered passenger-cargo ship after launching into the Delaware River at Camden. The Engineer. vol.208 (2). 1959. p.203 Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Germany. Weimar Republic (1929)

Germany. Weimar Republic (1929)
Reproduction of Zinjanthropus Bosei skull (1, 8 millions of years), hominid discovered by Mary Leakey in 1959 at the Olduvai

Background image1959 Collection: View of Caernarvon Castle, North Wales

View of Caernarvon Castle, North Wales
A close-up view of Caernarvon Castle in North Wales, with the sea in the background. Date: 1959

Background image1959 Collection: Magazine Stall 1959

Magazine Stall 1959
A woman in a white dress with a floral pattern and matching hat, gloves and handbag, flips through a magazine. Copies of " I Love Lucy"

Background image1959 Collection: LCC-LFB Major church fire, Lower Sloane Street, SW1

LCC-LFB Major church fire, Lower Sloane Street, SW1
Turntable ladders from Lambeth fire station (D61) assisting in the damping down following a fire that gutted a church building in Lower Sloane Street and destroyed it contents

Background image1959 Collection: AFS Mobile kitchen in use after major exercise

AFS Mobile kitchen in use after major exercise
AFS staff collecting refreshments from a mobile kitchen after taking part in a major exercise conducted at the Fire Services Technical College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire

Background image1959 Collection: AFS major exercise at Moreton in Marsh, Glos

AFS major exercise at Moreton in Marsh, Glos
AFS firefighters taking part in a major exercise conducted at the Fire Services Technical College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire



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