1950 Collection (page 17)

Cheverny Chateaux de la Loire

Les Calvaires de Bretagne
French travel poster for Les Calvaires de Bretagne Date: circa 1950

Azay- le- Rideau Chateaux de la Loire
French travel poster for Azay- le- Rideau Chateaux de la Loire Date: circa 1950

Palce Vendome Paris
French Travel poster for Palce Vendome Paris Date: circa 1950

Strasbourg Cathedral
French travel poster for Strasbourg Cathedral Date: circa 1950

Winter on the French Riviera, vintage poster Date: circa 1950

Trees of Britain National Savings poster Date: circa 1950

Sir George Callaghan
SIR GEORGE A CALLAGHAN Royal Naval commander : Admiral of the Fleet during World War One. Date: 1852 - 1950

King Gustav & Guests
GUSTAV V, KING OF SWEDEN (1912-1950), chatting to a gathering of ladies and gentlemen after a tennis match. Date: 1858 - 1950

LFB horse-drawn steamer at modern review
Lambeth LFB headquarters hosted annual displays and regular reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire pump

LCC-LFB Coach purchased as a Brigade Control Unit
This rather dishevelled looking former coach was purchased by the London Fire Brigade as its new Brigade Control Unit. Following a thorough overhaul

Lord Mayors Show, LFB Emergency Tender
The Lord Mayors parade, City of London. Included in the London Fire Brigade procession of appliances was one of the emergency tenders followed by the breakdown lorry

AFS contingent in Lord Mayors Show
Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Control Room float in the Lord Mayors Show, City of London

London Fire Brigade Store Van

LCC-LFB enclosed pumping appliance
A rear mounted enclosed pump showing the hosereel tubing

RMS Aquitania in Liverpool. She was a Cunard White Star Liner. 901 feet long, 45, 647 tons. Scrapped in 1950

Princess Anne and her mother, 1950
Princess Anne in the arms of her mother, Queen Elizabeth II, shown at Clarence house, shortly before her christening. Aged 11 weeks old, the Princess is wearing a ruffled dress for the occasion

David Wright Home Chat calendar 1950 featuring dachshund
Front cover of a giveaway calendar incorporated into Home Chat magazine, featuring a dachshund hopefully holding his lead in his mouth, an unusual subject for David Wright

The Copy Cat Killings - front cover by David Wright
Front cover of a pulp fiction paperback, The Copy-Cat Killings by Martin Thomas, with a vampish femme fatale painted by David Wright. Date: 1950

Cinema projectors, Regal Cinema, Walton, Essex
Cinema projection equipment in the Regal Cinema, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The projector on the left showed only still images from hand made glass slides which were overlaid onto the running film to

Teddy waiting for Santa
Teddy in bed waiting for Santa to come and fill his stocking. From 1950s Christmas card. c.1950

RSS Discovery Exhibition with sea plane on deck
Scene during an RSS Discovery Exhibition, with a sea plane on deck -- it is an Auster aircraft used by in the Swedish Norwegian British Antarctic Expedition of 1950. 1951

RSS Discovery moored at Westminster Bridge, London
RSS Discovery (stern view) moored at Westminster Bridge, London. circa 1950

Teddy with a stocking full of presents
From 1950s Christmas card. c.1950

William Fishley Holland at work
Mr William Fishley Holland at work on a vase at Clevedon Pottery. Fishley Holland was grandson of Edwin Beer Fishley, who ran the Fremington Pottery in North Devon from 1865 to 1906. Date: 1950

Watching Santa in his sleigh
Boy and girl in a snowy landscape hide behind a tree to see Santa pass by on his sleigh laden with presents. From 1950s Christmas card. c.1950

1950s woman by David Wright
A bold painting by David Wright of a red-haired woman wearing a glamorous black, one-shoulder evening gown, set against a lime green background. Date: c.1950

Sea Scouts bailing out water from boats, Lower Thames
Sea Scouts bailing out water from boats on the Lower Thames. circa 1950

British Legion Childrens Christmas Party, Walton, Essex

Sea Scouts receiving sailing instruction from Eric Evans, Master of RSS Discovery. circa 1950

Sea Scouts receiving training on sailing rigs
Sea Scouts receiving training on different styles of sailing rig. circa 1950

Dressing the Christmas tree
Dressed squirrels and mouse dressing the Christmas tree. From 1950s Christmas card. c.1950

Bringing home the Christmas tree
Dressed squirrels and mouse carrying home the Christmas tree. From 1950s Christmas card. c.1950

Holidaymakers enjoying a boat ride, Walton, Essex
Holidaymakers at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, enjoying a boat trip from Hipkins Beach at the Naze (the headland just north of the town). circa 1950

Book cover by David Wright Ladies Won t Wait by Peter Cheney
Book jacket designed by David Wright for the title, Ladies Won t Wait by Peter Cheney featuring a a woman seductively revealing an elegant shoulder as her red dress falls down. Date: c.1950

Santa with his sack of presents
Santa delivering gifts at Christmas. From 1950s Christmas card. c.1950

Vickers Valiant
British jet bomber Date: circa 1950

David Wright woman in red coat and black gloves
Elegant woman in a high-collared red coat and black gloves. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Handley Page Victor
British jet bomber Date: circa 1950

London / Bank 1950
The Bank area, Threadneedle Street, London. The Bank of England is on the left, the Royal Exchange on the right and the Old Stock Exchange is in the centre. Date: circa 1950

David Wright woman in a garden
Elegant woman in a white dress and wide-brimmed hat, sitting on a reclining seat in a garden. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

David Wright woman in a wide-brimmed hat

Republic Thunderceptor
American jet fighter Date: circa 1950

AVRO 707A
British jet fighter Date: circa 1950

Bristol Britannia
British passenger liner with BOAC. Date: circa 1950

SaB J-99
Swedish jet fighter Date: circa 1950

Maddermarket Theatre
The Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich, Norfolk, England, home of the famous Norwich Players and a replica of an Elizabethan theatre. Before it was rebuilt in 1953. Date: circa 1950

Dassault Mystere
One of several models of this advanced French jet fighter Date: circa 1950

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