1948 Collection

Short Solent Passener Flying Boat - Victoria Falls - Zambesi
A Short Solent Passenger Flying Boat (G-AHIN) close to the Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River - Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). Date: circa 1949

Jamaicans on board the Empire Windrush
Jamaican men on board the Empire Windrush who have come to Britain to seek work; some of the men, dressed smartly in jackets and ties, are reading a newspaper

Police Officer London
Police officer on duty in London with a George Vi helmet plate Metropolitan Police

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park, detail of mural, 1947-1948. MEXICO. Mexico City. Diego Rivera Web Museum. Central detail. Fresco on portable pannels

Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr
Photograph of Don Bradman going out to bat, during his last first-class cricket match; a game between Bradmans XI and L. Hassetts XI, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1948

OLYMPICS / 1948 / 10, 000 MET
Emil Zatopek (Czech) sets the 10, 000 metre record

David Wright woman in short black underslip
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a short black, semi-transparent underslip. She is sitting on the edge of her dressing table, loosening her hair

Laurence Olivier / Hamlet
(Sir) LAURENCE OLIVIER British actor of stage and screen in the role of Hamlet (1948)

Prince Philip, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (1921-). Date: circa 1948

MV Empire Windrush, best known for the arrival of West Indian immigrants at Tilbury Docks on 22 June 1948. Date: circa 1948

Asylum Lodge, Devizes, Wiltshire
The entrance lodge to the County Lunatic Asylum at Devizes, Wiltshire opened in 1851. In 1924 it was renamed Wiltshire County Mental Hospital, then in 1948 renamed Roundway Hospital

West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, Middlesex
The West Middlesex Hospital, originally erected as an infirmary for the Brentford Union workhouse on Twickenham Road, Isleworth

Avro Lancaster G-AHJW formerly ED866
Avro Lancaster, G-AHJW, formerly ED866, was used by Flight Refuelling until it crashed near Andover on 22 November 1948. Date: 1948

I m beginning to think somebody loves me! by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing Bonzo the dog sitting in his basket enjoying a pet from his owner and a bone in his dog bowl

Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy
Famous dog, just after he had finally been christened with the name Bonzo. He appears with a swollen eye after fighting with a wasp

Stockholm Grand Prix
A poster for the Stockholm Grand Prix, 29th-30th May 1948

Alfa Romeo Tipo 158
One of the most successful racing cars ever produced, taking 47 wins from 54 races entered. Driven by great drivers Nino Farina, Juan- Manuel Fangio & Luigi Fagioli

Thames / Richmond 1948
The Thames at Richmond, Surrey

Mahatma Gandhi spinning at his wheel
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, spinning at his wheel (Charakha) in 1931, demonstrating his strong work ethic

Arsenal Football Club team and officials 1948-1949
Arsenal Football Club team and officials, season of 1948-1949 (names below the photo). Date: 1948-1949

The Bristol Brabazon under construction at Filton alongside an Avro Lancaster. 11 August 1948. Date: 1948

Sir Malcolm Campbell in the cockpit of Bluebird, 1935
Photographic portrait of Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), the English car and speedboat racer, pictured in the cockpit of Bluebird after one of his record breaking runs on the Utah Salt Flats in

Cinderella ballet, Ugly Sisters trying to dance
The Ugly Sisters try to follow their dancing master while Cinderella stands disconsolately by the fire. A scene from a ballet version of Cinderella, based on French and Spanish fairytales

Don t worry about me! by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing Bonzo the dog being cuddled by his lady owner. Studdy created Bonzo for The Sketch magazine in the early 1920s

Josephine Baker (1906-1975) French singer in her dressing room at Alexandra Palace before taking part in a BBC cabaret show called Cafe Continental

Isabella Mary Beeton (1836-1865)
Photographic portrait of Isabella Mary Beeton, nee Mayson, the English cookery writer, pictured c.1856. Beetons Book of Household Management, first published in 1859, made her name a household word

Christian Dior sketching a fashion design, 1948
In 1947 Christian Dior (1905-1957) created a sensational collection labelled the New Look. His designs centred around gowns with an 18 inch waist, which focused attention on the bust and hips

Wembley Stadium / 1950S
An atmospheric view of Wembley Stadium, setting for the 1948 Olympic Games

Belgian Railway Poster - The Hills of Flanders
Poster for the Belgian National Railways, showing the Hills of Flanders and rail connections between Belgian towns

Fanny Blankers-Koen hurdling, 1948 London Olympics
Fanny Blankers-Koen, a Dutch housewife, taking the victory in the 80 metres hurdles and setting a new Olympic record. Maureen Gardner of Britain took the silver

Harry Price in Lab
Psychical researcher and author, who used his knowledge of stage magic to expose phoney mediums, poltergeists and other scams, seen in his laboratory

OLYMPICS / 1948 / 400 METRE
Arthur Wint (Jamaica) sets the 400 metre record

Sergei Eisenstein
SERGEI EISENSTEIN Russian film director, noted for Cruiser Potemkin, Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the terrible and several other masterpieces of early cinema

Mahatma Gandhi sailing from Boulogne to Folkestone
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, sailing from Boulogne to Folkestone on 12 September 1931

Lehar, Franz (1870-1948). Austrian composer, mainly known for his operettas. The Merry Widow. Poster (1907). Painting

The Berkshire County Asylum, Moulsford, Wallingford
The Berkshire County Lunatic Asylum at Moulsford, near Wallingford. Later known as the Berkshire Mental Hospital, it was renamed Fairmile Hospital in 1948

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1948
King George VI (1895 - 1952) and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), pictured on the terrace in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in one of a series of pictures to mark their silver

Barbara Hepworth, English artist and sculptor
Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975), English artist and sculptor. circa 1948

Man & 1948 Triumph motorcycle
Man on his 1948 Triumph Trophy 500cc motorcycle road side circa 1950

The Millionth Ton of Supplies reaches Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing Flight Lieutenant K.J. Ryall of the Royal Air Force handing a sack, representing the millionth short ton of supplies to be flown into Berlin during the airlift, to Dr

Vought XF5U-1 Flying Pancake
Vought Xf5U-1 Flying Pancake Unusual Design Parked Flying Flapjack Date: 1948

Three bikers on their veteran BSA motorcycles
Three bikers on their 1934 BSA Blue Star & 1948/9 BSA Gold Star motorcycles at the seaside early 1950s

Gandhi in England 1931
MAHATMA GANDHI with enthusiastically supportive factory workers in Lancashire, 1931. Date: 1869 - 1948

Thrilling Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover - THE IONIAN CYCLE
THE IONIAN CYCLE (William Tenn) A space traveller from Earth encounters some interesting fauna emerging from eggs, pods, shells or whatever. Date: 1948

Mr Aneurin Bevan
Mr Bevan was a Welsh Labour politician and was appointed as Minister of Health after Labour won the election in 1945. He was the founder of the National Health Service which came into effect on 5th

Filming Scott of the Antarctic, with John Mills as Captain Scott RN, James Robertson Justice as Petty Officer Taff Evans, and Kenneth Moore as Lieutenant Evans

Brighton County Borough Asylum, Haywards Heath, Sussex
Brighton County Borough Asylum at Haywards Heath opened in 1857 as the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum. It became the East Sussex Asylum in 1894 then from 1903-1914 was known as the Brighton County

Just a wee note by G. E Studdy
Illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing Bonzo the dog, dressed in a tartan tam o shanter playing the Scottish bagpipes

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