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1950 Collection (page 9)

Background image1950 Collection: Izmir, Turkey - Panoramic view Date: 1950

Izmir, Turkey - Panoramic view Date: 1950

Background image1950 Collection: Filming the Holy Thorn at Kingsthorn, Herefordshire - and the buds which came into

Filming the Holy Thorn at Kingsthorn, Herefordshire - and the buds which came into bloom around Midnight, Old Christmas Eve (January 5th)

Background image1950 Collection: Brochure front cover advertising Thomas Cooks travel service. Date: 1949 - 1950

Brochure front cover advertising Thomas Cooks travel service. Date: 1949 - 1950

Background image1950 Collection: Scenes of Cairo, Egypt on a Tourist postcard Date: 1950

Scenes of Cairo, Egypt on a Tourist postcard Date: 1950

Background image1950 Collection: Tatler cover, Summer Number 1950

Tatler cover, Summer Number 1950
Front cover of The Tatler featuring the Tatler in his distinctive tricorn hat, at the front of a crowd of spectators at a race course, probably Royal Ascot

Background image1950 Collection: Avro 701 Athena T-2

Avro 701 Athena T-2
Avro 701 Athena Mk-2 Rolls-Royce Merlin Powered Civil Demonstrator Aircraft at Woodford on 15 May 1950, on Return from a 3.5 Month Demonstration Tour of India and the Middle East Date: 1950

Background image1950 Collection: Post-war Berlin - Unter den Linden with traffic and trams

Post-war Berlin - Unter den Linden with traffic and trams and bomb damage. Date: 1950

Background image1950 Collection: Woman on 1950s Triumph motorcycle

Woman on 1950s Triumph motorcycle
Woman on 1950s Triumph Cub motorcycle in the 1950s

Background image1950 Collection: Olympic swimming pool, Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America

Olympic swimming pool, Guayaquil, Ecuador, South America. Date: circa 1950

Background image1950 Collection: Mercedes Benz 170 s

Mercedes Benz 170 s
A very 1950s couple lower the canopy of their Merc and enjoy the rush of the wind... Date: 1950

Background image1950 Collection: Poster, Campari Soda

Poster, Campari Soda. Date: 1950

Background image1950 Collection: The Black Sheep Restaurant, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Black Sheep Restaurant, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Date: circa 1950

Background image1950 Collection: Vaslav Nijinsky. Le Pavillon d Armide

Vaslav Nijinsky. Le Pavillon d Armide
Ballets Russes. The dancer Vaslav Nijinsky in the ballet Le Pavillon d Armide, with choreography by Mikhail Fokin and music by Nikolai Tcherepine (1911)

Background image1950 Collection: Vaslav Nijinsky and. Tamara Karsavina

Vaslav Nijinsky and. Tamara Karsavina
Ballets Russes. Ballet Le Spectre de la Rose, music by Carl Maria von Weber and choreography by Mikhail Fokin. On stage, the performers of the premiere

Background image1950 Collection: Anna Pavlova and. Vaslav Nijinsky

Anna Pavlova and. Vaslav Nijinsky
Ballets Russes. Anna Pavlova and Vaslav Nijinsky (1909)

Background image1950 Collection: Lady Anne Bridgeman by Madame Yevonde

Lady Anne Bridgeman by Madame Yevonde
Lady Anne Pamela Bridgeman (1913-2009) by Madame Yevonde. She was the daughter of the 5th Earl of Bradford. Seen here modelling a dress of black cire satin

Background image1950 Collection: Martha Graham and her husband, Erick Hawkins

Martha Graham and her husband, Erick Hawkins
The American modern dancer Martha Graham with her dancer-choreographer husband, Erick Hawkins, arriving at London Airport for the three-weeks season at the Piccadilly Theatre

Background image1950 Collection: Advert for Healthguard woollies nylon stockings 1950

Advert for Healthguard woollies nylon stockings 1950
A model poses in a pin up style pose wearing Healthguard woollies underwear and Vayle Scottish nylon stockings by John Skelton. Date: 1950

Background image1950 Collection: Louise, Queen consort of Sweden in 1950

Louise, Queen consort of Sweden in 1950
Swedish Royalty - Louise Alexandra Marie Irene Mountbatten (previously Princess Louise of Battenberg - 18891965). Became Queen consort of Sweden in 1950 and served as such until her death in 1965

Background image1950 Collection: Lord Mayors Show, LFB breakdown lorry

Lord Mayors Show, LFB breakdown lorry
Scene during the Lord Mayors parade, City of London. Included in the London Fire Brigades part of the procession was the Brigades breakdown lorry from Lambeth HQ

Background image1950 Collection: Four Sea Scouts at Colchester, Essex

Four Sea Scouts at Colchester, Essex
Four Sea Scouts under instruction and making notes at Colchester, Essex. circa 1950

Background image1950 Collection: Beach scene, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Beach scene, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Scene of holidaymakers on the Albion Beach at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, some of them in deckchairs. circa 1950

Background image1950 Collection: St Oswalds Hospital, Ashbourne, Derbyshire

St Oswalds Hospital, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The building, designed by Henry Stevens, was originally the Ashbourne Union workhouse erected in 1848 on Dark Lane (later Union Street)

Background image1950 Collection: Egg Shackling

Egg Shackling
ENGLAND: EGG SHACKLING, STOKE ST GREGORY, SOMERSET. On Shrove Tuesday children take an egg to school. These are gently shaken in a sieve until the strongest shelled egg remains

Background image1950 Collection: Rainmaking Saucers

Rainmaking Saucers
Flying Saucers Used to Precipitate Rainfall

Background image1950 Collection: Postal Rockets

Postal Rockets
a Mailboat Fires Off Guided Rockets for Postal Delivery

Background image1950 Collection: Transcontinental Metro

Transcontinental Metro - Travelling Underground between Continents

Background image1950 Collection: Submarine Motorbike

Submarine Motorbike
Submarine Motor Cycle

Background image1950 Collection: Flying Automobile

Flying Automobile
Automobile with Retractable Wings for the Purpose of Flight

Background image1950 Collection: Rocket Hydroplane

Rocket Hydroplane
Amphibious Rocket Hydroplane

Background image1950 Collection: Landing on Venus

Landing on Venus
Space Rocket Lands on Venus

Background image1950 Collection: Saucer and Rockets

Saucer and Rockets
Train of Rockets Towed by a Flying Saucer

Background image1950 Collection: Anti-American Propaganda

Anti-American Propaganda
A war-mongering General Macarthur is depicted by an Eastern European communist artist as the symbol of American aggression at the time of the Korean War



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