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Family on holiday in CornwallA mother and her children on holiday in a seaside town in Cornwall. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1952
Police Officer LondonPolice officer on duty in London with a George Vi helmet plate Metropolitan Police
Three Jowett Models 1952The Bradford will disappear without a trace; but the Jupiter and especially the Javelin will attract many admirers for their sporty looks and performance
Polish anti-war poster -- NiePolish anti-war poster of a ruined city in the silhouette of a falling bomb, with the single word Nie (No)
Princess Elizabeth - Attending the Trooping of the ColourPrincess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) (1926-2022) - Attending the Trooping of the Colour - Taking the Salute. Date: circa 1952
MONTESSORI (1870 - 1952)Doctor MARIA MONTESSORI Italian medical and educator, first woman in Italy to obtain a medical degree; pioneered child education methods
Montessori schoolA detailed illustration by S. Begg of a Montessori school in Courtfield Gardens, London, showing children at various activiities
Ships at Tilbury DocksFour P&O ships at Tilbury Docks, London: (from left to right) Chitral (painted black); Strathnaver ; Strathaird ; Himalaya
Anti-Mau Mau poster, caricature of a Mau Mau rebel, 1952 (c).Inscribed: ?THE MAU MAU WANT YOUR GUN! SEE THAT THEY DON?T GET IT
Monte Bello atomic testFirst British atomic test, Monte Bello islands, Australia on the 3rd October 1952 Date: 3rd October 1952
Busy Brighton Bus-StopMen, women and children queue to board the open-top Sea Front Service bus in Brighton at a stop outside the Royal Albion Hotel Date: 1952
Officers of Arms of the Heralds College, 1952Participants in the Coronation Ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II. The Officers of Arms of the Heralds College (l to r): Bluemantle, J A Frere; Windsor Herald, R P Graham-Vivian; Richmond Herald
Norton Motorbike, winner of 28 TT RacesNorton Motorbike - winner of 28 TT Races, September 1952. 1952
Sandbanks Chain Ferry No. 1 - Entrance to Poole HarbourThe No.1 steam-powered Sandbanks chain ferry. Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset
Advert for English Rose dream corselette, 1952Advertisement for underwear and foundation garment manufacturer, English Rose featuring a woman wearing a dream corselette, 1952. Date: 1952
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
Sir Harcourt Gilbey Gold, Vanity Fair, SpySIR HARCOURT GILBEY GOLD (1876-1952) Oarsman and President of the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC), in flannels and blazer. Caption: Tarka Date: 1876 - 1952
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
York Minster in winter by Ernest UdenThe towers of York Minster cathedral viewed by Bootham Bar, from beyond the citys walls
King George VI and Clement Attlee, Buckingham Palace, 1945Photograph of King George VI (1895-1952) and Clement Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (1883-1967) in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, 1945
Red-headed girl seated in a sheer red dress. Painting by David Wright reproduced in Men Only Magazine
British Museum - reading roomThe great domed reading room at the British Museum, forerunner of the British Library 1952
Aerial view of Havana, Cuba showing the Capitol Building Date: 1952
Major Frank Bernard Halford CBE FRAeS (1894-1955)Major Frank Bernard Halford, CBE, FRAeS, 1894-1955, President of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1951 to 1952, in front of the prototype de Havilland Comet airliner. Date: 1955
A 230 Squadron RAF Short Sunderland V in Yound Sound, North Greenland, 18 August 1952. Date: 1952
Queen Elizabeth visits Lloyds, 1952Queen Elizabeth II visits Lloyds to lay the foundations tone of their new building in Lime Street. This picture shows her Majesty taking a trowel full of mortar ready to lay the stone
Flying Saucers Have Landed, book coverFLYING 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
Ufos / AdamskiA Venusian scout craft photographed by George Adamski
Madeira, Winter 1951-1952Brochure front cover advertising Thomas Cooks travel service. Date: 1951-1952
Photograph of Crown & Anchor PH, Bethnal Green, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub
King George VI and Clement Attlee, at Buckingham Palace, 194Photograph of King George VI (1895-1952) and Clement Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, (1883-1967) in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, 1945
Evening Standard SellerA woman sells the Evening Standard newspaper announcing the death of King George VI
London Tram 1952The last week in service for the poor old Route 36 tram, from Abbey Wood to Embankment via the Old Kent Road and Blackfriars. Londons very last tram ran on 7 July 1952
George VI & ElizabethGeorge VI and Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother, on their wedding day in 1923 when they were Duke and Duchess of York: a carriage ride with royal coachmen
Ufos / AdamskiCigar-shaped Venusian interplanetary carrier photographed through a 6" telescope over Palomar Gardens, California; it was 50 km distant at the time
April 1952 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
December 1952 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Victor Stiebel / BallgownA glamorous evening dress of nylon lace made by designer Victor Stiebel (1907-1976). See picture no.10197051
George Vi / Vandyk 1922GEORGE VI as Duke of York in 1922
Gertrude Lawrence / SketchGertrude Lawrence, actress
Ufos / George AdamskiHe meets Orthon, a Venusian, at Desert Center, California; the encounter is allegedly witnessed from a distance by his friends
Music cover, High NoonMusic cover, Gary Cooper High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin ), depicting Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in a still from the film. Words by Ned Washington, music by Dimitri Tiomkin. 1952
Music cover, When I Fall in Love, Nat King ColeMusic cover, When I Fall in Love, music by Victor Young, words by Edward Heyman, recorded by Nat King Cole on Capitol Records. 1952
Advert for Huntley and Palmers biscuitsAdvertisement illustrated by Pauline Baynes for Huntley and Palmers biscuits. Parade of servants holding a tin of Huntley and Palmers biscuits, loading up the sleigh for Father Christmas. Date: 1952
Ufos / Stock / PassaicThis is just one of seven photos taken by George J Stock from his own back yard in Passaic, New Jersey Date: 28 July 1952
Bath Chair at EastbourneAn attendant with a bath chair for hire waits for a customer whom he will pull along the sea front at Eastbourne
Advert for English Rose kitchens 1952Young housewife cooking in her new English Rose fitted kitchen. Comes with a cause of softglow worktop colours, scarlet red, steel blue and amulet green. Date: 1952
Mrs Gerald Legge with young sons Rupert and WilliamMrs Gerald Legge(1929- 2016), featured in At home to the Sketch, with her sons Rupert(b. 1951) and William(b. 1949), at their home in 12 Chester Street, off Belgrave Square, London