1953 Collection (page 18)

Scouts landing food, Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece
Scouts landing food at Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. Four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, destroying many buildings; the scouts helped with clearing up and humanitarian aid activities

Scout in ruins of Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece
A scout in the ruins of Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. Four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, destroying many buildings; the scouts helped with clearing up and humanitarian aid activities

Scouts distributing bread, Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece
Scouts distributing bread in Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. Four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, destroying many buildings; the scouts helped with clearing up

Scouts in ruins of Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece
Scouts in the ruins of Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. Four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, destroying many buildings; the scouts helped with clearing up and humanitarian aid activities

Scouts landing materials at Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece
Scouts landing materials at Limenarchio, Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. Four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, destroying many buildings; the scouts helped with clearing up

Scouts pitching tents, Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece
Scouts pitching tents at Argostolion, Kefalonia, Greece. Four earthquakes hit the island in August 1953, destroying many buildings; the scouts helped with clearing up and humanitarian aid activities

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 32 G-AMWC Silver City, Eastleigh
Passengers alight from a Silver City Airways Bristol Freighter, G-AMWC, as the ground handlers prepare to unload the cargo Date: 1953

Scouts on Coronation parade, Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa
Scouts on parade in the Queen Victoria Recreation Ground, MacCarthy Square, Bathurst, Gambia, West Africa, on Coronation Day, 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

LFB firefighters on tour of France and Italy
LFB firefighters on a working tour of France and Italy, 1-23 June 1953. Seen here with appliance and ladder outside a French town hall. Date: 1953

The Town Hall of P鲯nne
The Town Hall of P鲯 nne. Sir David Muirhead Bone, Neac Hrsw Hrsa Hariba (1876-1953). Appointed As Britains First Official War Artist In May 1916

Sir David Muirhead Bone working in the field
Sir David Muirhead Bone, Neac Hrsw Hrsa Hariba (1876-1953). Appointed As Britains First Official War Artist In May 1916. Commissioned As An Honorary Second Lieutenant

Sir David Muirhead Bone at Ypres, 1916
Sir David Muirhead Bone, Neac Hrsw Hrsa Hariba (1876-1953). Appointed As Britains First Official War Artist In May 1916. Commissioned As An Honorary Second Lieutenant

Scouts in London for the Coronation
Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts with maps in Westminster, Central London, at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Scout selling Coronation programmes
Boy scout (left) selling Coronation programmes to people lining the route in a London street for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953

Scouts with Coronation programmes
Two Scouts with supplies of Coronation programmes and collection tins at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953

Queens Scout selling Coronation programme
Queens Scout A Summerfield of the 1st Leighton Buzzard Group selling a Coronation programme to local councillor F A Meyer JP, at the time of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953

Senior Scout helping during Coronation
One of the Senior Scouts who helped during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953, carrying out Messenger duties for the Lord Chamberlains Office. Date: 1953

Official badge, King Georges Jubilee Trust, worn by a boy scout while selling the Approved Souvenir Coronation Programme for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey

Poster, Coronation Easter Parade of bicycles
Poster, Join the Coronation Easter Parade with a bicycle built by Raleigh Industries. Get your New Elizabethan model here. Date: circa 1953

Ros Fraser in cowboy outfit, Goldie Fraser on horse, Ian Fraser with shotgun, Cosawes Caravan Park in 1953. Date: 1953

The Queens Ships by G. H. Davis
The Queens Ships -- the Royal Navy of today displayed in a single panorama, showing all the principal fighting craft which keep the moat of Britain

Advert celebrating the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
A French advert in The Tatler wishing the Queen a long and peaceful reign: It is the hearfelt wish of the people of France that the reign of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth should be one of unbroken

Advertisement for Judy, featured in Tit-Bits
Advertisement for Judy, a womans thrilling adventures featured in Tit-Bits. Date: March 1953

Surf riders near San Clemente, California, USA
Surf riders on a big wave near San Clemente, California, USA. Date: circa 1953

Boy drying his face on a towel
A boy looks up rather guiltily, having been caught drying his face and hands on a towel when they are not properly clean. The water in the sink is filthy. Date: 1953

Adverts and messages commemorating the coronation
On the left, an embroidery created by the Royal School of Needlework for the makers of Capstan cigarettes (branch of The Imperial Tobacco Co.)

Coronation shopping
Items chosen for their elegance and distinction which is an integral part of the coronation season; these include alice headbands, evening gloves, bath oil and flairessence

Coronation celebrations in The Tatler
On the left, an enterprising group of people enjoy the spectacle of the Coronation of 1953 from the air (illustration by A F Wiles)

Front cover for Punch Coronation Number 1953
Punch Coronation front cover for 1953 with a montage of flowers in the shape of a crown. Date: 1953

Christine
Chimpanzee dressed in pyjamas making her way downstairs on Christmas morning to be greeted by presents under the Christmas tree

Bell Model 47D being used to aid the search for oil in W?
Bell Model 47D being used to aid the search for oil in Western New Guinea in 1953

Sir William Farren, Royal Aeronatical Society President ?
Sir William Farren, Royal Aeronatical Society President 1953-1954, delivers the 44th Wilbur Wright Lecture, ?The Aerodynamic Art? on 17 May 1956

Sir William Farren, left, Royal Aeronatical Society Pres?
Sir William Farren, left, Royal Aeronatical Society President 1953-1954 is presented with his Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal by E.T

Sir George Herbert Dowty, FAIa, FRAeS, 1901-1975, RAeS ?
Sir George Herbert Dowty, FAIa, FRAeS, 1901-1975, RAeS President 1952-1953, left, presents Dr Theodore von Krmn, 1881-1963, with the RAeS Gold Medal at the 40th Wilbur Wright Lecture on 29 May 1952

Sir Ralph and Lady Sorley at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical?
Sir Ralph and Lady Sorley at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June. Sir Ralph was Managing Director of de Havilland Propellers

Dr Archie Ballantyne, Royal Aeronautical Society Secreta?
Dr Archie Ballantyne, Royal Aeronautical Society Secretary, with Mr and Mrs John Brodie, Engineering Director, de Havilland Engines

Peter Masefield and family at the 1953 Royal Aeronautica?
Peter Masefield and family at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

Mr and Mrs C. C. Walker with Lady Sorley in the centre at?
Mr and Mrs C.C. Walker with Lady Sorley in the centre at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

The Paramount Chief of the Ashanti leaves Airspeed Ambas?
The Paramount Chief of the Ashanti leaves Airspeed Ambassador, G-AMAB, Sir Francis Bacon, of BEA at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

Looking towards the car park and Bert Hinkler?s Ibis at ?
Looking towards the car park and Bert Hinkler?s Ibis at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

Royal Aeronautical Society President, Sir William Farren?
Royal Aeronautical Society President, Sir William Farren and Miss M. Farren, receive members and guests, at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

Vickers Wellington TX, MF526, at the 1953 Royal Aeronaut?
Vickers Wellington TX, MF526, at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

From left: A US Navy Douglas R4D-8 alongside an Avro Lin?
From left: A US Navy Douglas R4D-8 alongside an Avro Lincoln at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

A Hucks starter at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society G?
A Hucks starter at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

From left: Gloster Gladiator, Sopwith Pup and Bristol Fi?
From left: Gloster Gladiator, Sopwith Pup and Bristol Fighter at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

Gloster Meteor NF11, WM232, at the 1953 Royal Aeronautic?
Gloster Meteor NF11, WM232, at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

Deperdussin of 1910, belonging to the Shuttleworth Colle?
Deperdussin of 1910, belonging to the Shuttleworth Collection, at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

Blackburn Monoplane of 1912, belonging to the Shuttlewor?
Blackburn Monoplane of 1912, belonging to the Shuttleworth Collection, at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

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