1970 Collection (#16)

The Faster Train, by H. M. Bateman
Illustration by H. M. Bateman showing terrified passengers enduring a white knuckle ride on the direct train. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch

Putting on Make-Up
A young woman puts on her make-up at her bedroom dressing table. Date: circa 1970

Ariel 3 was the first satellite to be designed and const?
Ariel 3 was the first satellite to be designed and constructed in the UK. It was launched on 5 May 1967 and burned up on 14 December 1970

Co-designers A P Freeman and T Rayner (in cockpit)
Co-designers A.P. Freeman and T. Rayner (in cockpit) discuss the performance of the Sealand SH1 hovercraft. c.1970

Sealand SH1 hovercraft on trial at Marine Lake, West Kirby, Cheshire, c.1970

The first Lockheed L1011 TriStar N1011 is rolled out
The first Lockheed L1011 TriStar, N1011, is rolled out at Palmdale, California, on 15 September 1970. Date: 1970

Boeing 707-138B G-AVZZ of Laker Airways on final approach
Boeing 707-138B, G-AVZZ, of Laker Airways on final approach to Prestwicks 13 during a training flight in January 1970. Date: 1970

French Navy Jaguar prototype M-05 during catapult trials at RAE Bedford. July 1970. Date: 1970

Jaguar S07 XW563 after its roll-out at Warton 1970
Jaguar S07, XW563, after its roll-out at Warton. 1970. Date: 1970

Jaguar S07 XW563 during its first flight on 12 June 1970
Jaguar S07, XW563, during its first flight on 12 June 1970 from Warton flown by Wg Cdr Jimmy Dell, BAC Preston Division Chief Test Pilot. Date: 1970

Air Commodore Francis Rodwell Banks CB OBE
Air Cdre Francis Rodwell Banks, CB, OBE, HonCGIA, CEng, HonFAIa, MSAE, FIMechE, HonFRAeS, 1898-1985, RAeS President 1969-1970. Date: 1985

BAC Thunderbird ground-to-air missile is launched during British Army field exercises in Western Germany. August 1970. Date: 1970

Vickers VC10 G-AXLR used a testbed
Vickers VC10, G-AXLR, was used a testbed for the Rolls-Royce RB211. This flew for the first time on 6 March 1970. Date: 1970

Hugh Merewether chief test pilot at Hawker Siddeley Aviation
Hugh Merewether, chief test pilot at Hawker Siddeley Aviation (Dunsfold), lands a Hawker Siddeley Harrier on the flight deck of the cruiser HMS Blake during trials. 2/3 August 1970. Date: 1970

BEA Vickers Merchantman outside the BEA Cargocentre. circa 1970. Date: 1970

Runway instrumented visual range system at Gatwick
The runway instrumented visual range system shown installed at Gatwick Airport in 1970. Date: 1970

A model of the BAC Three-Eleven at the Farnborough Air Show, 1970. Date: 1970

Rolls-Royce Viper 600 turbojet fitted to the Rolls-Royce flying testbed HS125 Series 1, G-ARYC. 1970. G-ARYC was the third 125 built and the first production aircraft. Date: 1970

Ex-RAF English Electric Canberras being rebuilt for export at Samlesbury. November 1970. In the background the upper fuselage section is being replaced after comprehensive rebuild of the centre

The first three English Electric Canberra B62s of the Fuerza Aerea Argentina at Warton prior to their delivery flight starting on 17 November 1970. Date: 1970

Traction motor, 1970 Date: 1970

British Museum (Natural History) New Fossil Mammal Gallery P
A poster advertising the New Fossil Mammal Gallery Pleistocene Section which opened in 1970. One of the many fossils displayed in the gallery was a Giant Irish Elk, which is depicted in this poster

AGNON, Samuel (1888-1970). Hebrew novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966. Oil on canvas

GLC-LFB Refuse collection strike and rubbish fires
The extended refuse collection strike in the early 1970s resulted in piles of rubbish and uncollected waste lying for weeks in London streets

Racehorse Aldaniti at a charity fundraising event
The racehorse Aldaniti (1970-1997), a chestnut gelding, meeting admirers at a charity fundraising event. Aldaniti won the Grand National in 1981, and his jockey, Bob Champion

Mischievous Girl
A naughty little girl climbs over a garden fence. Date: 1970

Wisley Rock Garden
Children playing in the Rock Garden of Wisley Gardens, Surrey, England. Date: 1970

Family Seaside Show
An open air variety show at Happy Valley, Llandudno, Wales. Date: circa 1970

The Man Who Blew His Nose In A Silence Zone, by H. M. Batem
Illustration by H. M. Bateman showing a man disturbing the peace in a residential area. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch, the Tatler and the Bystander

Midland Bank
An old couple standing outside a modern branch of the Midland Bank, England. Date: 1970

Eton College Quadrangle
The quadrangle, Eton College, with the famous bronze statue of King Henry VI, erected in the early 18th century by the then provost, Dr. Godolphin. Date: 1970

Underwater Habitat
Diving chemists taking water samples for analysis at the Tektite II underwater habitat, which involved an all-female team of aquanauts, 50 feet off St. Johns, U.S. Virgin Islands Date: 1970

Nat West Bank 1970
A modern branch of the National Westminster Bank, central London, England. Date: 1970

Plants / Orchid
A lovely species of orchid (Orchis Cymbidium), at the annual Royal Horticultural Show, Wisley Gardens, Surrey, England. Date: 1970

Mineral Analyser
The TELSEC portable non- dispersive X-ray mineral analyser offers a fast method of measuring selected elements in ores, soils, slags, etc. Date: November 1970

Queen Elizabeth II - opening London Graduate School, 1970
Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of the new building of the London Graduate School of Business Studies at Sussex Place, Regents Park, London on 18th November 1970. Date: 1970

Queen Elizabeth II with Richard Nixon, 1970
Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with Mrs Pat Nixon, wife of the United States President, Richard Nixon who watches, along with British Prime Minister, Edward Heath

Godfather holding baby at a christening
The versatile godfather at a christening manages to hold the baby and smoke his pipe at the same time! Date: circa 1970

Greeting Card Factory
A production line in the packaging department of a greetings card factory, Didcot. Date: 1970

Tenterden High Street 1970
Tenterden High Street, Kent, England, photographed in 1970 with St. Mildreds Church behind

Interior, Cheshunt Great House, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
An interior shot of the hall at Cheshunt Great House, at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, showing a large fireplace, two unusual wooden chairs, and various suits of armour

Cheshunt Great House, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
View through trees of Cheshunt Great House, at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. The building dates back to the 15th century. For much of the the 19th

Suburban Sunday in the back garden
A suburban Sunday in the back garden. Mother and son keep cool with bottles of drink, while the dog laps up a glass of Caribbean lemonade. Dad, overheated, gives himself a break from mowing the lawn

Trendy young woman in a cafe in Nice, France
An attractive, trendy young woman with long dark hair, wearing a long leather coat, eating a pastry in a cafe in Nice, South of France

Glamour girl on a beach in Cornwall
A glamour girl in a bikini poses for her photo on a beach in Cornwall

Rosie Dolly and Mortimer Davis
Rosie Dolly (1892-1970) one half of the famous performing American identical twins, The Dolly Sisters, with Mortimer Davis Jnr, known as The Fat Boy

The Homme Who Cherched The Femme, by H. M. Bateman
A humorous illustration showing a stressed husband carrying all of his wifes Christmas shopping. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch

The Income Official Cuts A Few Figures On The Ice, by H. M
A humorous illustration showing an accountant carving numbers into the ice whilst skating. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch

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