1952 Collection (page 2)

Britannia and Eve front cover, December 1952
Front cover of Britannia and Eve featuring an illustration showing a group of children, from the late 18th or early 19th century, gazing in awe at a festive arrangement of greenery, candles

Adamski and Painting
Professor Adamski stands in front of a painting by Gay Betts depicting the Venusian space pilot he met in the Mojave Desert, California, 20 November 1952

London Transport tram ticket 1952
Selection of original tram tickets for London Transport on the last tram week, showing the fronts and backs. Date: March to July 1952

Yacht at rest with National 12 dinghies in twilight -- one of a great series of studies of sailing off the Devon and Cornwall coasts. The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail racing dinghy. 1952

Shaftesbury Homes - Esher Place School
The Esher Place School for Girls at Esher, Surrey, run by the Shaftesbury Homes from 1930 to 1952. Date: circa 1930

Boeing Stratocruiser G-AKGL BOAC Montego Bay
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser G-AKGL flew with BOAC from 1950 until 1958. Named Cabot it flew on the North American route for many years. Date: 1952

Queen Elizabeth II returns to UK after death of King George
The new Queen Elizabeth II, dressed in black - mourning her recently deceased father King George VI - returns to the UK after cutting short her holiday in Kenya after receiving the news

Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart, the younger daughter of the Marquess of Londonderry. Shown here a couple of months before her coming-out dance on 8th July at Londonderry House

Tatler front cover by Pauline Baynes, 1952
Spell-binding illustration by Pauline Baynes for the Tatler Christmas number front cover, 1952, featuring a Snow Queen taking a small boy for a ride through the snowy sky in her sleigh

Eating Spaghetti
An Italian migrant miner tackling a plate of spaghetti

London Palladium, autumn variety season, 1952
London Palladium Theatre, programme cover, Variety Season, Autumn 1952 Date: 1952

Taylorcraft DC-65 XK-ATY (msn 0-4247. built as an L-2A ), at Mangere, NZ. (The aircraft and pilot Alexander N. Clark went missing on 23 November 1956, and were found in the bush 30 months later)

Photograph of Newman Arms, Fitzrovia, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

WW2 - 25 pdr gun in action
Photograph of 25 pdr gun in action. One of 48 photographs collected by Maj M Budd, Royal Artillery, 1942-1952. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Date: circa 1860

De Havilland Dragon G-ADDI Air Navigation and Trading Co
De Havilland Dragon G-ADDI of the Air Navigation and Trading Co at Blackpool in 1952, ex Railway Air Services and RAF Date: 1952

Mrs M. Knights with her son, Sen. Cadet J. R. Knights
The last day spent at Sandhurst by graduated students: Mrs M. Knights with her son, Sen. Cadet J. R. Knights at Sandhurst Date: 1952

Helsinki Olympics - Gymnasts
Three female gymnasts used as the subject for a promotional card for the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952. Date: 1952

Summer Holidays Abroad, Cooks World Travel Service
Cover illustration for Summer Holidays Abroad, with Cooks World Travel Service, showing a Mediterranean beach scene with people sitting under brightly coloured umbrellas

Miss Antonia Aked and Mr Peter Kenworthy-Browne at a dance to mark Oxfords Eights Week, the end of the University rowing season

Douglas DC-3S N1R (msn 4129) of the BROOKLYN DODGERS (Brooklyn National League Baseball Club), marked with Dodgers World Champions just behind the entry door

Gloster GA. 5 Javelin 2nd prototype WD808
Gloster GA.5 Javelin 2nd prototype WD808, seen during its air display, at the 1952 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. First flown on 21 August 1952

Venetian Pools, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Swimmers enjoying the Venetian Pools at Coral Gables, just south of Miami, Florida, USA. Date: 1952

HAMSUN, Knut (1859-1952). Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize in 1920. Painting

Billy Daniels at the Palladium
The exterior of the London Palladium on Argyll Street. Billy Daniels, American singer and entertainer, is headlining with accompanist Benny Payne. Date: 1952

Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Sidcup, Kent
Aerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Union cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

The Misty Isle - Skye viewed from Camasterach nr Applecross
The " Misty Isle" - The Isle of Skye, Scotland viewed from Camasterach near Applecross: looking across the Inner Sound and Crowlin Islands (on left)

Sailing off the Cornish coast
One of a great series of studies, showing boats sailing off the Cornish coast. 1952

George Vi / Corgi Dog
GEORGE VI with his dog Date: 1895 - 1952

Demon Floating Sugar
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Factories and Railway
An industrial landscape, showing factories and railway lines at Southampton, Hampshire, England

Dreamland Cafe 1952
A summers evening in the outdoor cafe at Dreamland Amusement Park, Margate

August 1951 by David Wright, showing a woman admiring herself in a mirror. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Client: Dorville - Model: Maxime De la Falaise - Shoot date: November 11, 1952 Date: 1952

Shoot for Courtaulds - model Fiona Campbell-Walter
Agency: Stuart - Client: Courtaulds - Dark Green dress in Heavy Rayon Satin - model Fiona Campbell-Walter - Shoot: July 28, 1952 - reproduced (advertisement) in Harper's Bazaar

Client: Courtaulds - model Fiona Campbell-Walter
Agency: Stuart - Client: Courtaulds - Dark Green dress in Heavy Rayon Satin - model Fiona Campbell-Walter - Shoot: July 28, 1952 - reproduced (advertisement) in Harper's Bazaar

Client: Ledux - Black Swagger Coat and three-piece suit - May 23, 1952 Date: 1952

Client - Elizabeth Henry the gown manufacturer (2/2). February 25 1952. Date: 1952

Client - Elizabeth Henry the gown manufacturer (1/2). February 25, 1952. Date: 1952

Mr and Mrs Uvedale Lambert: Mr Lambert, of South Park, Bletchingley, became Joint Master in 1950. His father was Master of the Burstow Hounds from 1900 to 1905. Date: 1952

Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF
The sole UK registered Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF (ex RAF Lincoln B.2 RE290)parked at Southend prior to being scrapped in 1952. Converted by Airflight Ltd

The late King George VI lies in State at Westminster Hall. A Guard stands alongside the coffin, his head bowed in respect. Date: 1952

Stits SA-2A Sky Baby Worlds Smallest Aircraft Next to a?
Stits SA-2A Sky Baby Worlds Smallest Aircraft Next to a Douglas C-54 / Dc-4 Transport Aircraft World-Record Record-Breaker Experimental Homebuilt Unusual-Design in 1952 Date: 1952

Stits SA-2A Sky Baby Worlds Smallest Aircraft During En?
Stits SA-2A Sky Baby Worlds Smallest Aircraft During Engine Test World-Record Record-Breaker Experimental Homebuilt Unusual-Design in 1952 Date: 1952

Theatre programme front cover for the London Palladium in 1952, with glamorous theatre goers arriving for its autumn variety show, Wonderful Time, starring, among others

French Railway News - Service Streamlined since War. Date: 1952

Christmas 1952 by Harold White
A 1950s family sit around the fire at Christmas time listening to a wireless broadcast Streamers and paper chains hang from the ceiling and a rather mean looking Christmas tree stands in the corner

Stroukoff YC-123E Provider 55-4031
Stroukoff YC-123E-SA Provider 55-4031, modified by Stroukoff Aircraft Corp, Trenton NJ. With Pantobase undercarriage and wing-tip floats for operating off water, snow, ice, and sand, as well as land

Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress 49-0231 (msn 16249). The second B-52, initially ordered as an XB-52 and made the first B-52 flight on 15 April 1952, due to XB-52 49-230 having a hydraulic snag

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