1951 Collection (page 25)

Serge Voronoff
SERGE VORONOFF Russian physician working in Paris, transplant pioneer whose rejuvenation process was very fashionable in the 1920s

Woman Tractor Operator
Woman tractor operator on a communal farm

European Recovery 1951
EUROPEAN RECOVERY PROGRAM Towards a better future

Advert / Caleys Chocs
Caleys chocolates of Norwich - Fortune makes the heart grow fonder

Advert / Capstan Cigs 1951
Capstan navy cut cigarettes - made to make friends

Petain, during Ww1
PHILIPPE PETAIN French military, at the time of his glory during World War One

Womens Work Team China
China : women on a communal farm form a Mutual Aid Team, the better to use their individual strengths and skills for the public good

Louis Jouvet / Postcard
Louis Jouvet, French stage and screen actor

Dome of Discovery
The Dome of Discovery, one of the big attractions of the exhibition

New Schools Pavilion
The People : " New Schools" section of the South Bank Exhibition - the " latest tools and environment for school boys and girls to get the best out of contemporary education"

Transport Exhibition
The Land: Transport pavilion of the South Bank (Festival of Britain) Exhibition, celebrating British achievements in Rail, Road, Sea, Air transport etc

Power & Production 1951
The " Power and Production" section of the Festival of Britain exhibition, showing the influence the success of British industry has had upon the whole world

South Bank Promenade
The South Bank Promenade and Pier, which was directly in front of the brand new Royal Festival Hall, overlooking the River Thames, with a fine view of the City of London

Festival Radio Telescope
The huge " Radio Telescope", visible for miles, a futuristic lighthouse for projecting messages to the moon. It was actually the Shot Tower, an old London landmark

Crown Prince Wilhelm
KRONPRINZ WILHELM Eldest of the six sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II, known within his family as Little Willy. Married Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Marshal Petain / Postcard
Marshal PHILIPPE PETAIN A propaganda message in 1940 : I have been with you in glorious days. I am still with you in dark days. Be at my side

MENs JACKETS FOR 1951
French male style for Spring- Summer 1951: trousers with a sharp crease & either a mustard yellow D-B jacket with long lapels or a maroon S-B jacket with rounded front borders

Earthmen Beware / Scistory
Earthman, Beware by Poul Anderson Flying saucers attack New York

Dancing on Rails
No more gazing dolefully at the passing scenery - enjoy the Samba Special, the Dancing Car provided by Austria Travel Agency, with bar and buffet to add to your enjoyment !

General Birdwood
General Sir William Riddell, 1st Baron Birdwood, with Charles Delesalle and Monseigneur Charost, mayor and bishop of Lille, a French town delivered from the Germans

Peking Parade / China Set
The general public wave flags and banners at a parade in Peking featuring an air show, numerous tanks and a military parade

Ellsworth / Northrop
Lincoln Ellsworth, American aviator, and his Northrop: he specialised in flights over the Arctic

Norman Douglas / Writer
NORMAN DOUGLAS Writer, at Capri in 1951

UFOS / IFOS
The United States government reveals that its weather balloons have been the cause of many UFO identifications

Fridge Advert / 1951
Frigidaire advertisement

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