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1949 Collection

Background image1949 Collection: Ryan L-17 Navion

Ryan L-17 Navion
A Ryan L-17 Navion Being Assembled by an Airman at the Headquarters of the USAFe 85th Air Depot-Wing Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: HMAS Melbourne head-on

HMAS Melbourne head-on. HMAS Melbourne was laid down in 1943 as HMS Majestic. Construction was frozen at the end of WW2 but resumed in 1949 after the ship was taken over by the RAN

Background image1949 Collection: Manchesters last tram

Manchesters last tram on its farewell journey, heading for the Depot. A group of people wave from the pavement. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: GURDJIEFF (1872-1949)

GURDJIEFF (1872-1949)
Georgei Ivanovitch Gurdjieff Russian spiritual leader

Background image1949 Collection: Short Solent Passener Flying Boat - Victoria Falls - Zambesi

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

Background image1949 Collection: Dewars White Label Whisky shipping ad

Dewars White Label Whisky shipping ad
A crate containing Dewars White Label Scotch whisky " among the distinguished passengers" is lifted on board the Queen Elizabeth ship at quayside in this advertisement. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: GURDJIEFF

GURDJIEFF
Georgei Ivanovitch Gurdjieff Russian spiritual leader

Background image1949 Collection: Okapi chewing leaves

Okapi chewing leaves
Okapi eating leaves from a tree branch drawn for Drawing at the Zoo published in 1949. The okapi is a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa

Background image1949 Collection: de Havilland DH-100 Vampire FB-5

de Havilland DH-100 Vampire FB-5
RAF de Havilland Dh-100 Vampire Fb.5 Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Dakota

Douglas DC-3 / C-47 Dakota
Airmen Maintaining a Douglas Dc-3 / C-47 Dakota at the Headquarters of the USAFe 85th Air Depot-Wing Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Wunstorf Airfield, near Hanover, 1948

Wunstorf Airfield, near Hanover, 1948
Photograph showing Wunstorf Airfield, near Hanover, in the British controlled zone of Germany, with a large number of Dakota and York airplanes lined up for use during the Berlin Airlift, 1948

Background image1949 Collection: P&O Liner Chusan

P&O Liner Chusan. circa 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Flight Lieutenant K. H. F Letford, DFO

Flight Lieutenant K. H. F Letford, DFO
Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Harold Francis Letford, as he appeared in the Illustrated London News in 1949, when he was awarded a bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in assisting HMS

Background image1949 Collection: The de Havilland DH106 Comet first prototype G-5-1

The de Havilland DH106 Comet first prototype G-5-1
The de Havilland DH106 Comet first prototype, G-5-1 (later registered G-ALVG) with the third de Havilland DH108, VW120, at Hatfield, 27 July 1949. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQ

LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQ
A Dennis F7 pump escape at Lambeth HQ, a classic postwar fire engine newly in service in London. It was powered by a 150 bhp 5.7 litre Rolls-Royce engine and served initially at Lambeth Fire Station

Background image1949 Collection: Axel Munthe / Anacapri

Axel Munthe / Anacapri
AXEL MUNTHE Home of the Swedish physician and writer on Anacapri, Italy Date: 1857 - 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Arsenal Football Club team and officials 1948-1949

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

Background image1949 Collection: Variety Theatre, Monte Saldo

Variety Theatre, Monte Saldo
English born Monte Saldo 1879 - 1949 (real name A. M. Woolaston). Strong-man, Gymnast and also an artists model. Here he is photographed in various statuesque classical poses as well as in the more

Background image1949 Collection: Just Wright by David Wright

Just Wright by David Wright
A young woman in a red dress with a plunging neckline and a large, wide brimmed hat to protect her English rose complexion from the sun, contemplates the viewer with a slightly arrogant air

Background image1949 Collection: Holiday Camp / Butlins

Holiday Camp / Butlins
BUTLINS - Littlehampton - the Figure of Eight ride ( Thriller )

Background image1949 Collection: GURDJIEFF (1872-1949)

GURDJIEFF (1872-1949)
Georgei Ivanovitch Gurdjieff Russian spiritual leader (in 1935)

Background image1949 Collection: Oxford V Cambridge 1949

Oxford V Cambridge 1949
An official souvenir from the Oxford versus Cambridge boat race from Putney to Mortlake on 26th March which was won by Cambridge by quarter of a length

Background image1949 Collection: Fall / Cairn Terrier / 1949

Fall / Cairn Terrier / 1949
A group of Cairn terrier puppies from the Toptwig kennel. Owner: Tracker Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Stiebel Evening Dress

Stiebel Evening Dress
An evening dress in golden jersey classically draped and folded. By Victor Stiebel at Jacqmar

Background image1949 Collection: Heartless Robot

Heartless Robot
MISSING INGREDIENT (Alejandro) The robot is missing a heart

Background image1949 Collection: London Tram 1949

London Tram 1949
A tram on a London street bound for Embankment

Background image1949 Collection: Bristol Brabazon

Bristol Brabazon
Designed to fly non-stop London-NY, the Bristol 167 is the largest civil aircraft in the air - wingspan 70m, length 54m. It fails for economic not technical reasons

Background image1949 Collection: Summer Holidays in the British Isles

Summer Holidays in the British Isles
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays in the British Isles, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing an English seaside resort, with a sandy beach, sailing boats on the sea, a pier and a blue sky

Background image1949 Collection: Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium

Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium, Cooks World Travel Service. A young woman in a short green dress stands on the beach waving a handkerchief

Background image1949 Collection: Man & 1948 Triumph motorcycle

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

Background image1949 Collection: OUDS: The Tempest at Worcester College, 1949

OUDS: The Tempest at Worcester College, 1949
A midsummer diversion in an Oxford garden: the Oxford University Drama Societys production of Shakespeares The Tempest in the grounds of Worcester College, 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Advert for J. Roussel underwear 1949

Advert for J. Roussel underwear 1949
A blonde bombshell model wears a rather elaborate creation. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fire

LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fire
Firefighters in action at Messrs Woolf, a furniture store in Hackney, East London

Background image1949 Collection: GEORGE ORWELL 1903-1950

GEORGE ORWELL 1903-1950
GEORGE ORWELL (real name Eric Arthur Blair) English writer, fought in Spanish Civil War on the Republican side and gained fame with novels Animal Farm (1944) and 1984 (1949)

Background image1949 Collection: Poster, All the year round the French Riviera calls you

Poster, All the year round the French Riviera calls you
Poster, French National Railways, All the year round the French Riviera calls you. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: La Hacienda, Hong Kong, China

La Hacienda, Hong Kong, China
La Hacienda, luxury apartments in Mount Kellett Road, Hong Kong, China. Date: circa 1949

Background image1949 Collection: South Bay Swimming Pool, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

South Bay Swimming Pool, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
The outdoorSouth Bay Swimming Pool, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: circa 1940s

Background image1949 Collection: Sunbeam Talbot advertisement

Sunbeam Talbot advertisement
Advertisement for the Sunbeam Talbot 80 & 90 cars, whose streamlined beauty graces any occasion. A cream model is pictured parked at a quayside

Background image1949 Collection: Just Wright

Just Wright by David Wright showing a glamorous woman fixing her shoe. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940s

Background image1949 Collection: William Rust, British communist and newspaper editor

William Rust, British communist and newspaper editor
William Charles Rust (1903-1949), British communist activist, member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and editor of the Daily Worker newspaper, seen here at his desk

Background image1949 Collection: Advert for Horrockses Fashions 1949

Advert for Horrockses Fashions 1949
Horrockses Fashion advert with women in cotton dresses 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Aerial view of the Bristol Filton site in 1949

Aerial view of the Bristol Filton site in 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Ministry of Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ministry of Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Peacock in display

Peacock in display from Drawing at the Zoo published in 1949. The underlying geometrical structure of the spread feathers is revealed

Background image1949 Collection: The Millionth Ton of Supplies reaches Berlin, 1949

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

Background image1949 Collection: Car Ride at Dreamland

Car Ride at Dreamland
The Brooklands Racers car ride at Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate, Kent

Background image1949 Collection: Barbara Ann Scott

Barbara Ann Scott
A waxwork at Madame Tussauds of the Canadian Ice Skater Barbara Ann Scott is dressed for display, seated before a model of England Football legend Sir Stanley Matthews

Background image1949 Collection: Thor Washing Machine

Thor Washing Machine
This housewife is delighted with her Thor washing machine which converts to a dishwasher when she lifts out the Clothes Tub and slips in th Dish- Washing Unit

Background image1949 Collection: Saab 91 Safir SE-BNN

Saab 91 Safir SE-BNN
Saab 91A Safir SE-BNN (msn 91-130), flown by Squadron Leader A.R. Moore DFC in the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy race at Elmdon, with race number 55. SaB 91a. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Dog with Daily Telegraph newspaper on a greetings card

Dog with Daily Telegraph newspaper on a greetings card
Dog with a Daily Telegraph newspaper dated 5 September 1949 in its mouth, part of a greetings card. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Marine Hall, Fleetwood, Lancashire

Marine Hall, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Marine Hall, Fleetwood, near Cleveleys, Lancashire, England. Showing the Colonnade Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Indoor Market, Barnstaple, Devon

Indoor Market, Barnstaple, Devon, England. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: A Calculating machine, 1949

A Calculating machine, 1949
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, 1949, reporting on the automatic sequence controlled calculating machine at Manchester University

Background image1949 Collection: Bristol Freighter IA F-BCJM

Bristol Freighter IA F-BCJM
Bristol Freighter IA, F-BCJM, of Socie

Background image1949 Collection: Downing Street sectional drawing

Downing Street sectional drawing
A cut-away illustration of No. 10 Downing Street: the quiet backwater from which great men have ruled a great empire. 10 Downing Street from the garden front with Nos 11 and 12 at right

Background image1949 Collection: Sigrid Undset / Nobel 1928

Sigrid Undset / Nobel 1928
SIGRID UNDSET Norwegian novelist

Background image1949 Collection: The Bristol Filton site in 1949

The Bristol Filton site in 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Bristol Type 166 Buckmaster T1, RP179, at Filton

Bristol Type 166 Buckmaster T1, RP179, at Filton in 1949

Background image1949 Collection: View of hills in Grenada, West Indies

View of hills in Grenada, West Indies. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Edith Oenone Somerville

Edith Oenone Somerville
EDITH ANNA OENONE SOMERVILLE Irish novelist pictured with her cousin Violet Florence Martin (Ross) with whom she produced a series of novels

Background image1949 Collection: Richard Strauss / Nauer Pc

Richard Strauss / Nauer Pc
RICHARD STRAUSS German composer

Background image1949 Collection: Masai - Kenya, East Africa - Amazing neck rings. Date: 1949

Masai - Kenya, East Africa - Amazing neck rings. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Music cover, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Music cover, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, by Johnny Marks. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Prince Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth after their wedding

Prince Aly Khan and Rita Hayworth after their wedding
Prince Aly Khan (Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan) and Rita Hayworth, American actress and dancer, after their wedding in May 1949. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Martin B-26C-T XB-LOX

Martin B-26C-T XB-LOX Ay Jijos ! of PEMEX Built as Martin B-26C-20-MO Marauder 41-35071 for the United States Army Air Force, 35071 was modified to AT-23B and later redesignated TB-26C

Background image1949 Collection: Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF

Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF
The sole UK registered Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF (ex RAF Lincoln B.2 RE290)parked at Southend prior to being scrapped in 1952. Converted by Airflight Ltd

Background image1949 Collection: Stinson L-5 Sentinel

Stinson L-5 Sentinel
Airmen Maintaining a Stinson L-5 Sentinel at the Headquarters of the USAFe 85th Air Depot-Wing Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Douglas DC-4 / C-54 Skymaster

Douglas DC-4 / C-54 Skymaster
Airmen Loading a Douglas Dc-4 / C-54 Skymaster During the Berlin Airlift at the Headquarters of the USAFe 85th Air Depot-Wing with a Dc-3 / C-47 Dakota Parked Behind Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
Mcdonnell Xf-85 Goblin Unusual-Design This Was the First Prototype Built But it Was the Second to Fly Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Cierva W.14 Skeeter G-AJCJ

Cierva W.14 Skeeter G-AJCJ, first prototype of the Skeeter, at the 1949 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party, held at White Waltham in May 1949. Date: circa 1985

Background image1949 Collection: Jovanovich JOV-3 N9000H

Jovanovich JOV-3 N9000H (msn 1). The Helicopter Engineering Research Corporation (HERC) of Pennsylvania was formed by former Piasecki engineers Drago Jovanovich

Background image1949 Collection: Eritrea, East Africa - Asmara, Corso Italia

Eritrea, East Africa - Asmara, Corso Italia - known for its Italian colonial buildings. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Comic postcard - plump woman on beach - I Can t See My Little Charlie Date

Comic postcard - plump woman on beach - I Can t See My Little Charlie Date: circa 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Photograph of China Ship PH, Wapping (New), London

Photograph of China Ship PH, Wapping (New), London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background image1949 Collection: Comic Seaside Postcard - I Can t See My Little Johnny

Comic Seaside Postcard - I Can t See My Little Johnny
I Can t See My Little Johnny - Humorous saucy seaside postcard design by Donald McGill (1875-1962). Date: circa 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Leader Class. Loco number 36001 - Seaford Terminal

Leader Class. Loco number 36001 - Seaford Terminal
Leader Class. Loco number 36001, in siding at Seaford Terminal station before departure for Brighton via Bexhill and Crowhurst

Background image1949 Collection: Programme cover, Northampton Repertory Theatre

Programme cover, Northampton Repertory Theatre, October 1949. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Margaret Lockwood as Nell Gwynne

Margaret Lockwood as Nell Gwynne
Margaret Lockwood, actress, as Nell Gwynne in the 1949 British comedy film, Cardboard Cavalier. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Telegram congratulations, new baby

Telegram congratulations, new baby. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Harolds Club at night, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA

Harolds Club at night, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA
Harolds Club at night with its giant ceramic mural, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA, with the Reno Club on the right. Date: 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Freddie Mills fighting Bruce Woodcock at White Cty in 1949

Freddie Mills fighting Bruce Woodcock at White Cty in 1949
Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950

Background image1949 Collection: Downer Bellanca 14-13-3 Cruisair Senior HB-DUN

Downer Bellanca 14-13-3 Cruisair Senior HB-DUN (msn 1637), circa 1961. The model designation is based on the technical data of the machine. The number 14 means that the wing area is 14 square feet

Background image1949 Collection: Short Stirling C. V OO-XAS

Short Stirling C. V OO-XAS
Short Stirling C.V OO-XAS 9msn SH1514), of Airtech Ltd, Thame, at Blackbushe airport. XAS was intended to be sold to Air Transport Co. SA. Of Melsbroek in Belgium, but was not delivered

Background image1949 Collection: North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian

North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang N1202 Houstonian (msn 111-29080, formerly 44-10947), with race number 60. One of three owned by Oil Tycoon Glenn McArthy



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