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Two kittens with a drumkitUnusual Friends - two kittens with a drumkit. 1950s
Music cover, Thats Amore, words by Jack Brooks, music by Harry Warren. Showing Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Donna Reed on a golf course in the film The Caddy. 1953
English Rose kitchen advert, woman with dessertsAdvertisement for English Rose Kitchen Equipment featuring a young housewife with a tea trolley and a selection of desserts, cakes and tea. Date: 1952
Mountains / Cir MhorA dramatic impression of the mountains of Cir Mhor and Goatfell (behind), on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Broadstairs 1950SAn incredibly crowded beach at Broadstairs in Kent, showing how popular British holiday resorts used to be in the days before package holidays. Date: 1950s
Carrier deck of HMS Warrior aircraft carrierView of the carrier deck of HMS Warrior (R31) aircraft carrier at Kure, Japan, with crew lined up and a Sea Fury plane. Date: 1953
Poster, Sir Robert Fossetts Circus and Zoo, featuring lions and an elephant. Date: circa 1950s
Hillary and Tensing on Mount EverestHillary and Tensing nearing the summit of Mount Everest. Date: 1953
The Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, CornwallThe Jamaica Inn, Bolventor, Bodmin Moor, near Launceston, Cornwall, England. Date: 1950s
Tatler front cover, horse racing Ascot, 1955Front cover of The Tatler featuring an elegant couple spectating at the races. Date: 1955
Teignmouth-Shaldon TollThe Teignmouth-Shaldon Toll Bridge, over the River Teign, Devon, England. Date: 1950s
Wales / BorthThe sweep of the bay at Borth, Cardiganshire, Wales, looking northwards towards the estuary of the River Dovey. Date: 1950s
Stormy ScarboroughRough sea and waves lashing the Yorkshire coastline at Scarborough, England, much to the delight of wet holidaymakers! Date: 1950s
Advertisement for Cadburys Golden Key -- male and female models (Barry Trengove and Geraldine Hill) posing. 1959
Young North Africans dancing on the Paris QuaisYoung North Africans (from Algeria) dance on the Paris Quais. Date: circa 1950s
Cargo ship Tresillian wrecked in storm, 1954Cargo ship Tresillian of the Hain Steamship Co. (St Ives) lost on the night of 29th to 30th November 1954 in St Georges Channel near Ireland with heavy loss of life
Emeryson Jaguar at Goodwood, England1st Handicap Sports race, Paul Emerys Emeryson Jaguar in the pits at Goodwood, England Easter 19th April 1954. Date: 1954
LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB reviewLambeth, headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, hosted annual displays and regular reviews of the Brigade. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse drawn steam
LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters in Lambeth. Here they are undertaking hook ladder drills on the stations nine-storey drill tower
Firefighters at the scene of a fire, Wildcroft ManorFirefighters at the scene of a fire at Wildcroft Manor, Putney Heath, SW London
Spangles Coronation advertisementLovely advertisement for Spangles fruit sweets - the sweet way to go gay - showing a crowd excitedly watching the Coronation and waving flags. Date: 1953
Pifco electric vibratory massagerBeauty that is yours sincerely: 1950s electric vibratory massager, claiming to help you keep slim and trim, promotes a healthy scalp, affords relief for tired feet and many muscular aches and pains
England / Lincoln, 1950SA general view of the city of Lincoln, the county city of Lincolnshire, England. The fine cathedral on the hill dominates this fine city. Date: 1950s
Morpeth ChurchThe fine Roman Catholic Church of St. Robert of Newminster, situated by the River Wansbeck, at Morpeth, Northumberland, England. Date: 1950s photo
The Eastcastle Street Robbery, 1952A page from the Illustrated London News, detailing the Eastcastle Street Robbery of 1952, when a Post Office van was hijacked and its contents, 200, 000 in soiled notes, were stolen
Scotland / IrvineA view of the town of Irvine, from across the River Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Thomas Cook air travelPoster from the 1950s for Thomas Cook holidays by air. Date: 1950s
THE CAT HOUSEThe Cat House a curious thatched cottage decorated with cat motifs, Henfield, Sussex, England. Date: 1950s
England / London / PinnerThe charming centre of Pinner, Greater London, England. showing the pub sign of the Queens Head on the left and the church in the background. Date: 1950s
Saltdean Chalk CliffsThe beach and white chalk cliffs at Saltdean, Sussex, England. Date: 1950s
Bishop AucklandA quaint old shop front in a steep, cobbled corner of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. Date: 1950s
Salvatore GiulianoThe Italian bandit, Salvatore Giuliano, posing outside his mountain hideout in Sicily. Date: 1950s
Living Room, Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, LondonLiving Room of 221B Baker Street, part of a Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London, reconstructed by Michael Weight. A dummy version of the man himself can be seen in the far window. Date: 1951
Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, NottinghamshireView of Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, Nottinghamshire. The colliery closed in 1967, but the surviving headstock and winding house, and vertical steam engine of 1873
Union Workhouse, Sleaford, LincolnshireAn aerial view of the Sleaford Union workhouse. Designed by William J Donthorn, the building was erected in 1837-8 on East Gate in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The site later became known as Slea View
Walton Hospital, LiverpoolWalton Hospital, Rice Lane, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool. The central clock tower concealed a large water storage tank. The building was designed by William Culshaw
Congleton Union Workhouse, Arclid, CheshireAerial view of Congleton Union workhouse at Arclid, Sandbach, Cheshire. The building, erected in 1844-5, was designed by Henry Bowman. It later became Arclid Hospital
Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, EssexAerial view of Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, used for the care of children with tuberculosis. The site was originally opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for
Humber Hawk advertisementAdvertisement for the 1954 Humber Hawk car, packed with power and aready to prove it. Apparently, the powerful overhead valve engine gave vivid exciting acceleration
Redcar Beach 1950SLots of deckchairs and families with young children on the beach at Redcar, Cleveland, England
Crooked House, SouthendThe Crooked House, one of the attractions of the funfair in the Peter Pan Gardens at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Teignmouth from ShaldonTwo glamorous young women and an old fisherman and his boat relaxing on River Beach, Shaldon, taking in the view over Teignmouth, Devon, England
Fingerprint SheetFingerprints on a fingerprint record sheet from the New Scotland Yard criminal record office. Metropolitan Police
Cartmel VillageThe village of Cartmel Date: 1950s
Eastbourne Pier 1950SHolidaymakers and day trippers on the beach at Eastbourne, Sussex, England, beside Eastbourne Pier
Redcar High Street and Clock Tower, shops such as Dixons and Freeman, Hardy Willis and an advert for the Redcar Literary Institute and its various activities
RHYL 1950SThe seafront at Rhyl, north Wales, showing the sun glistening on the water of the boating lake on a fine day
Royal Yacht BritanniaThe Royal Yacht Britannia at anchor in the River Dart, Dartsmouth
