1950s Collection (page 6)

Police Public Call Box, London
A police officer using a Police Public Call Box on a London street. The Metropolitan Police introduced police boxes throughout the London area between 1928 and 1937

Police and Fire Brigade attending a fire at Chelsea FC
Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade attending a fire at Chelsea FC. This photograph by Sub-Inspector C R C Turner shows Inspector A J Jones (Officer in Charge) and others at Walham Green

A 1950s Family Living Room
A classic nuclear family in their living room, the children playing with a train set, the Father reading his book or magazine in a comfy chair

Typesetter at work
A compositor at a the Lund Humphries print works places a small type glyph on a forme rack, finishing a page of imposing surface text prior to inking and printing. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Alpine Golf poster
Poster advertising the 18 hole golf course at Carezzo al Lago in the Italian Dolomites, along with the Grand Hotel where enthusiastic golfers can stay

Two types of dresses, 1954
On the left, an 1890-inspired party frock in striped taffeta with the stand-up collar, tight bodice, near-crinoline skirt, and steel-buttoned

Victor Stiebel / Dress
A design by Victor Stiebel: fine, crystal pleating is used for the full stiffened skirt of this printed paper shantung reception dress. The skirt has a ruffled organza petticoat

Wales / Llandudno 1950S
The popular seaside resort of Llandudno, Wales, with its long promenade and Victorian boarding houses and steps leading onto the beach

Telephone Switchboard
New Scotland Yard switchboard

Ventnor, Isle of Wight, one of the pleasant resorts of this lovely island

Punting at Cambridge 1
Punting on the Cam (also known as the Granta) on the Backs at Cambridge; the famous Bridge of Sighs (modelled on the one in Venice) links parts of St Johns College

Brandenburg Gate in Fog
Three men walk towards the Brandenburg Gate on a foggy day. They are all wearing overcoats and hats and carrying briefcases under their arms

Cleethorpes Sea Front
The crowded sea front at Cleethorpes. People sunbathe in deckchairs and paddle in the sea

Removing T Shirt
Smiling brunette, with perfect teeth, begins to remove her t shirt

Wrapping Gifts 1950S
Festive model in red baby doll nightie with broderie Anglaise trim & white slingback shoes sits on a cushion & wraps presents, showing her knickers in the process

Torcross & Slapton Sands
Torcross, the little village on Slapton Sands, South Devon, England

Flying Saucers Have Landed, book cover
FLYING SAUCERS HAVE LANDED, a book by Desmond Leslie and George Adamski. In it, Adamski tells of his meeting with a Venusian in the Californian desert on 20 November 1952

Poster for the 13th Monaco Grand Prix on 22nd May 1955

Wembley Stadium / 1950S
An atmospheric view of Wembley Stadium, setting for the 1948 Olympic Games

Haltwhistle Milecastle
A view toward the Haltwhistle milecastle, on the southern side of Hadrians Wall. The milecastles served as stationing posts along the length of the wall system

Mobile Butchers Shop
Mobile cooked meat shop of W J Poxon & Sons, Kidderminster, specialising in pork pies

Coal Narrow Boats
A pair of laden narrow boats, with their cargoes of coal, passing through a lock on the Grand Union Canal near Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Girl & Beach Ball 1950S
Windswept young lady, wearing shorts & a stripey dolman (batwing) sleeved top with cowl collar leans against a large beach ball to have her photograph taken

Boston Fair 1950S
Scene at Boston Fair, Lincolnshire, which is held annually in the town

England / St. Ives
Two little boys keep their grandfather company while he finishes off his painting of a fishing trawler, on the beach near the harbour of St. Ives, Cornwall

Boddinick Ferry
The Bodinnick Ferry, Fowey, Cornwall, which operates between the slipway at Bodinnick and Foweys Caffa Mill. The author Daphne du Maurier lived nearby

Piccadilly / Eros 1950S
The famous statue of Eros in the middle of Piccadilly Circus

White Cliffs of Dover
The famous White Cliffs of Dover, Kent, England

Spooky Night Scene
A rather eerie night scene, showing a deserted, foggy street by lamplight and a forboding tree looming ominously above

Public Drying Ground
The only public laundry Drying Ground in Scotland, on Glasgow Green. Behind is the John Templeton carpet factory, designed after the Doges Palace, Venice

The Flying Saucer As I Saw It, book cover
THE FLYING SAUCER AS I SAW IT, by Kenneth Arnold, containing his own account. This copy is signed by the author

The new R. A. F. Centrifuge 1955
Testing the effects of gravitational stresses experienced by pilots at high speeds: the new R.A.F. centrifuge at the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough, Hampshire

Lake Bala, evening, Gwynedd, Wales. Date: 1950s

Dulwich Toll Gate
Londons last Toll Gate. Set in sylvan surroundings, at College Road, Dulwich, south London, it is on property belonging to Dulwich College. Date: 1950s

Advertisement for Ford Anglia cars -- male and female models posing (Geraldine Hill, Susan Ingram and Ossie O Leary). 1959

New Zealand / Wellington
Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Date: 1950s

England / Rickmansworth
A solitary vehicle leaving Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, in the days when it was more like a country lane. Date: 1950s

Dorchester=On-Thames
The abbey church of Saint Peter and Paul at Dorchester- on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

Rest & be Thankful Pass
A glimpse of the famous Rest and Be Thankful road and pass, between Glasgow and Oban, Scotland. Lord Acrum bivouacked his troops here when making the road in 1747 Date: 1950s

Thatcher Rock
A picturesque glimpse of the weel-know Thatcher Rock at Torquay, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Flamborough Head
The North Landing, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, England; the chalk cliff is riddled with former smuggling caves. Date: 1950s

Snowy Yorkshire
Winter snow scene, taken from the churchyard of Crayke village, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Selby Abbey 1950S
The West Front of Selby Abbey, Yorkshire, England, a mixture of Norman, Gothic and Victorian architecture. Note the double decker bus, Selby to Doncaster, via Askern. Date: founded 1069

Joss Bay Cliffs
The white chalk cliffs and foreshore at Joss Bay, Isle of Thanet, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Trent Bridge, Nottingam
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. Date: 1950s

Richmond Green Cricket
A civilised game of English cricket on Richmond Green, Surrey. Date: 1950s

Tanners Hatch Hostel
Tanners Hatch Youth Hostel, remotely situated, on the edge of Ranmore Common, Surrey, England. A very popular hostel, especially during the Winter months. Date: 1950s

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