1948 Collection (page 17)

The First Bus out of West Berlin after the Blockade, 1949
Photograph showing the first civilian bus to leave West Berlin after the end of the Soviet blockade, May 1949. The bus shown was heading for Hanover and proudly bore the banner Hurra

Darracq Motorcar in the London to Brighton Rally, 1948
Photograph showing Mr. R.D. Gregory driving his 1904 15-h.p. Darracq car up Brixton Hill, during the Royal Automobile Clubs veteran car run from London to Brighton, 14th November 1948

Woman making a telephone call, West Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing a female citizen of West Berlin making a call from a public telephone box, August 1948. At that time, the fact that this telephone had a steel cable to secure the handset to

Citizens of West Berlin outside the Schoeneberg Town Hall, 1
Photograph showing up to 500, 000 West Berliners gathered outside the Schoeneberg Town Hall to celebrate the end of the Berlin Blockade, 12th May 1949

The Statistics Board at Frankfurt Airport during the Berlin
Photograph showing American aircrew studying the achievement board at Frankfurt-on-Main showing the daily and overall tonnage of supplies flown from Frankfurt to Berlin, during the airlift of 1948

Gatow Airport, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing a York transport airplane at Gatow Airport, during the Berlin Airlift, 1948. In the background of the image, extension work on the runway can be seen being undertaken

The East-West Frontier in Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing a West Berlin policeman (on left) talking to a Soviet Sector policeman over an East-West frontier barrier, in Berlin, 1949

Map at the Berlin Air Safety Centre, during the Berlin Airli
Photograph showing a large wall map of Berlin and its air corridors, in the Berlin Air Safety Centre, during the airlift of 1948

Children at the Circus, 1948
Photograph showing children watching circus performers in 1948

Equestrian Acrobats at the Circus, 1948
Photograph showing six equestrian acrobats forming a pyramid on top of their four horses, at the circus, 1948

German Boys on a disused Railway, Berlin, 1948
Photograph showing two German boys playing on a railway track leading into the American Sector of West Berlin, November 1948

Clowns and children at the circus, 1948
Photograph showing two clowns and a group of children at the circus in 1948

R. D. Blumenfeld / Express
RALPH DAVID BLUMENFELD American journalist. Editor of the British Daily Express from 1902 to 1932

Lowest level of Mesopotamias oldest city
Discoveries at Eridu by Sayyid Fuad Safar during excavations of Tell Abu Shahrain. Eridu is the oldest, largest city in Mesopotamia

Various Anchors, December 1948
Illustrations of a variety of anchors, from The Sphere, 11th December 1948. Anchors shown include the Admiralty stockless type, U.S. Navy pattern, C.Q.R and Danforth types. Date: 1948

Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
A photographic portrait of Ferdinand I, King of Bulgaria (1861-1948), often known as Foxy Ferdinand, or the Balkan Fox. Bulgaria entered World War I in 1915 on the side of the Central Alliance

Golden Man in Space
THIS WAY TO HEAVEN by Harold M Sherman. A golden figure falls through space on this dramatic Sci Fi Cover

Ferdinand King Bulgaria
FERDINAND I of Bulgaria

Maggy Rouff Spring Fashion Show, 1948
Madame Maggy Besancaon de Wagner adjusting the necklace on one of her models, 1948. In 1947 Christian Dior created a sensational collection labelled the New Look

Swimwear knitting pattern, 1948
Illustration showing a honey and white striped, all-in-one bathing suit knitting pattern, 1948

Christian Diors Spring Fashion Show, 1948
Christian Berard, the Surrealist painter, seated on the floor, gazing at passing gowns during Christian Diors Spring Fashion show, 1948

Fruit and Veg Stall
A rather serious transaction taking place on the fruit and vegetable stall at Knaresborough Market, Yorkshire, England, where 6d buys 3lbs of onions!

A help yourself grocery - checkout
Photograph taken from a United States supermarket in 1948, where Britains queues and rations are unknown, showing a woman being served at the checkout

Household Shopping Without Tears
The coffee counter of an American supermarket, untroubled by rationing in 1948. The concept of the supermarket where all manner of goods could be bought in one place

A help yourself grocery
Photograph taken from a United States supermarket in 1948, where Britains queues and rations are unknown. The concept of the supermarket where all manner of goods could be bought in one place

Dear, Dear, Dear! by G. E. Studdy
Early illustration by G. E. Studdy during World War I, showing a soldier (standing) speaking to a older lady on a London bus or tube train

Cricketer, Tunnicliffe
John Tunnicliffe Cricketer - Yorkshire

Cricketer, C. A. Smith
C.A. Smith Cricketer - Sussex

Cricketer, O brien
Timothy Carew O brien Cricketer - Middlesex

A Bath-room on the R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of a bathroom aboard Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

The First-Class Dining Saloon on R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of a corner of the first-class dining saloon on board R.M.S.P. Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

The Childrens Playroom, R. M. S. P. Almanzora, 1920
Photograph of the Childrens Playroom aboard Royal Mail Steam Packet Companys Almanzora, 1920. Launched in 1914, she served as an Armed Cruiser in World War I, then was reconverted into a liner

HMS Furious, 1918
Photograph of HMS Furious, aircraft carrier, wearing its World War One camouflage in 1918. Launched in 1916, HMS Furious served in both World Wars and was scrapped in 1948

Uniforms of state registered nurses
Pictured on the left a Cambridge blue washing dress, on the right a blue woollen mess dress

Uniforms for assistant nurses
Pictured on the left, a single-breasted dark green serge suit, on the right a dark green overcoat. Uniforms designed for state enrolled assistant nurses

Bread Prices
The price of bread from 1800 to 1948, recorded on a set of five stones in the churchyard wall at Great Wishford, Wiltshire, England

Alice Salomon
ALICE SALOMON German-Jewish social reformer and champion of womens rights, 1937 expelled, emigrated first to England then to USA

A Calculating machine
The control panel of the automatic sequence-controlled calculating machine at Manchester University; showing the monitor cathode-ray tube with Dr. T. Kilburn (left) and Professor F. C

Holbrook Jackson
HOLBROOK JACKSON writer and critic

Princess Helena Victoria
PRINCESS HELENA VICTORIA Princess Helen Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, daughter of Princess Helena & Prince Christian, grandaughter of Queen Victoria

Orville Wright / Biplane
Orville Wright, American pioneer aviator, and his Wright biplane (1908 model)

Inventions great and small: shaving in public
Amusing photograph of a man shaving in a train carriage captioned How to beguile the morning journey, or shaving in public; a sight which may become common if a recent automatic dry-shaving apparatus

Dogs Mischievous Face
CHAMPION SKIBBEREEN BEAU BRUMMEL Owned by Street. Head study

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

Knitwear 1948
An elegant young woman in a rust coloured cardigan and white gloves leans against a shooting stick while out in the countryside

Harella Coat 1948
A light brown, double- breasted, tailored coat with large pocket flaps and turn back cuffs. The skirt is flared and is 3/4 length

National Insurance
The beginning of the Welfare State : a booklet issued by the Ministry of National Insurance, explaining the benefits of the scheme which gives us all sickness benefits

Midinette Shoes 1948
Black, high heeled court shoe with a net vamp, ruffle edge & rosette by Lotus

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