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Miss Jennifer StrattonCover of The Tatler featuring Miss Jennifer Stratton, one of the debutantes of 1956, wearing the dress in which she attended Queen Charlottes Ball. She is the daughter of Major and Mrs F.J. Stratton
Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 1956Monaco Grand Prix Poster - 13th May 1956. The race was won by Stirling Moss in a Maserati. 1956
Poster advertising Aegean cruises around the Greek islands, including Skiathos, Delos, Skyros, Milos and Mykonos
Stories of the Old Testament by Pauline BaynesTwenty seven different stories from the Old Testament symbolised in one illustration by Pauline Baynes. How many can you spot? Key to characters and stories is on page 34 of Holly Leaves
Polish poster for a film, The Warsaw Mermaid, directed by Tadeusz Makarczynski, based on a local legend. 1956
Cunard Line poster -- The largest passenger fleet on the Atlantic. Showing the fleet of ships, led by the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary, together with a key, November 1956. Date: 1956
Tatler front cover 1956Front cover design in a typical 1950s style for The Tatler Early Spring Number. A woman wearing a voluminous checked blouse has a moment to herself while surrounded by lilac blossom
English Electric Canberra B(I)8 for 2nd TAF at RAF WildenratNew equipment for NATO. A newly arrived English Electric Canberra B(I)8 for 2nd TAF at RAF Wildenrath in 1956. Date: 1956
The Queen reviews the Grenadier GuardsAt the tercentenary parade of the Grenadier Guards at Windsor, the Queen turns to speak to Colonel Sir Thomas Butler, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment. Date: 1956
Physical education, netballFour girls playing netball, one tall girl takes a shot, the others await the rebound. Did she score?...we ll never know
Advertisement for a book about flying saucersAn advertisement for a book by Gray Barker, They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers, suggesting cover-ups, conspiracy and paranoia surrounding UFO sightings
Dolphin Square Gardens, looking North - Pimlico, London. Date: 1956
Police and Fire Brigade attending a fire at Chelsea FCMetropolitan 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
Bertolt Brecht / PhotoBERTOLT BRECHT German writer
Brangwyn at WorkSIR FRANK BRANGWYN artist, sketched working
Handley Page HP-80 VictorRAF Handley Page Hp-80 Victor Landing at Radlett with Drag-Chutes Deployed Date: 1956
Fashion for 1956A bolero and dress of lightweight wool georgette with all accessories from Debenham and Freebody, is a spring winner. The bolero
Clement Davies (1884-1962) English politician and leader of the Liberal Party from 1945-1956, seen here at the Liberal Election press conference on the 3rd October 1951
Calder Hall Power StnCalder Hall Nuclear Power Station, Cumbria, England, Britains first, it opened in 1956. The first in the world to produce electricity on a commercial scale. Closed 2003
Ufos / Books / BarkerJacket of Gray Barkers They knew too much about Flying Saucers
Agatha ChristieDame Agatha Christie (1891-1976) English novelist and crime fiction writer, pictured in caricature as a figure looming over a rather humorous crime scene
Front cover from The SketchFront cover illustration from The Sketch showing a couple relaxing on the beach
Tommy Dorsey / PostcardTOMMY DORSEY Jazz musician
Schweitzer / Postcard 1956ALBERT SCHWEITZER French theologian, philosopher, missionary physician and music scholar with his antelopes at Lambarene, Africa Date: 1875 - 1965
Medium / Helen DuncanHELEN DUNCAN Portrait of the spirit medium circa 1940
The Lobster Pot, Mousehole, CornwallThe Lobster Pot, Mousehole, Penzance, near Newlyn, Cornwall, England. Date: 1956
The Queen salutes on horsebackThe Queen salutes whilst taking part in the Birthday Parade at Buckingham Palace after the ceremonial Trooping of the Colour. She wears the uniform of the Grenadier Guards. Date: 1956
D. H. Lawrence & WifeD H LAWRENCE English novelist, with his German wife Frieda (1879 - 1956)
Queen Elizabeth II at IonaThe first reigning monarch to set foot on Iona for nearly a thousand years, Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Sir Charles Maclean is followed by Prince Philip
Pe Class / Melton MobrayPhysical Exercise - Fitness class in progress at Sarson School for Girls, Melton Mowbray
Burnley Miners / 1956Miners coming off their shift, at Cape Bank Hall Pit, in Burnley, Lancashire
Ufos / Kerska / S. FIn broad daylight, two saucers (the other indicated by arrow) flew over San Francisco, seen only by Joe Kerska who luckily took this photo or we might not believe him
United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973 31 May 1956 accepted by the 4080 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1959-61: AFSC. Converted to WB-57D
United States Air Force - Convair B-36A Peacemaker 44-92015 (msn 12) This aircraft was the first B-36 delivery to an operational unit when it taxied under its own power from Air Force Plant 4 to
Naval personnel watch H-bomb test, Malden IslandBritish naval personnel in special protective clothing watch a thermonuclear H-bomb test over Malden Island in the central Pacific Ocean. Date: 1956
Jaeger advertisement, 1956Advertisement for quintessential British fashion brand, Jaeger showing two smart but casual looks in Bedford cord and cashmere. Date: 1956
The first Wichita-built Boeing B-52D Stratofortress, 55-?The first Wichita-built Boeing B-52D Stratofortress, 55-49, flew for the first time on 14 May 1956
Mr and Mrs J. D. Profumo (Miss Valerie Hobson) at the 195?Mr and Mrs J.D. Profumo (Miss Valerie Hobson) at the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Wisley on 15 July
HMS Warrior R31Royal Navy - HMS Warrior R31, a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, in March 1946. (Warrior was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1948 as HMCS Warrior)
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)
Bristol Beaufighter TT Mk. 10 RD758, BahrainBuilt as a Beaufighter TF.X (Torpedo Fighter version) RD758 was converted to a TT.X, for target towing Date: 1956
Mill Hill School, main entranceThe main entrance of Mill Hill School, an independent school in north west London. This is a view of the north side facing the main road called the Ridgeway
LIONEL BUSTER CRABB Commander Crabb, underwater sabotage agent and alleged double-agent, who disappeared whilst investigating the Russian cruiser Ordkhonikidze Date: 1910 - 1956
Road widening in Brixham, DevonRoad widening in Middle Street, Brixham Devon, with an Albion lorry and mechanical digger
The Sketch debutante number front cover 1956Front cover of The Sketch magazines debutante number, featuring the face of a woman wearing pink gloves, hiding partially behind a small posy of violets
Kangol advertisement 1956Advertisement for Kangol hats showing three chic, elegant women wearing Kangol hats (of course) at an event, possibly a private view at an art gallery
Princesses of Schleswig-HolsteinPrincess Marie-Louise and Princess Helena Victoria (Thora) of Schleswig-Holstein, the daughters of Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
Dame Florence SimpsonDame Florence Edith Victoria Simpson, nee Way, other married name Burleigh Leach, controller of Queen Marys Womens Army Auxiliary Corps during World War One & beyond