1956 Collection (page 15)

Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd
Alderman Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, Lord Mayor of London from 1955-1956

Sir Roy Welensky (1907-1991)
Photographic portrait of Sir Roy Welensky, the Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1956 to 1963

Queen Her-nets tomb
The great tomb of Queen Her-net, discovered by Professor Emerys at North Sakkara. Buried in the reign of the Pharaoh Udimu this photograph shows a deposit of pottery left as offerings

Look Back in Anger, c. 1956
Cartoon showing (left to right) Sir Alan Bates (1934-2003) as Cliff Lewis, Kenneth Haigh (b.1931) as Jimmy Porter and Mary Ure (1933-1975) as Alison Porter in John Osbornes Look Back in Anger, c.1956

C. B. Fry, 1902
Photograph of Charles Burgess Fry (1872-1956), the English all-round sportsman, pictured in his Southampton Football Club kit in 1902

Swimwear Fashion for 1956
Illustration showing a classic all-in-one bathing suit, made from batiste, in white with a wide yellow band on the skirt

Summer fashion for 1956
Illustration showing a heavily ribbed white wool cardigan with no fastening. It was trimmed with navy blue and is shown with a white skirt and navy sweater

Cricketer, Fry
C.B. Fry Cricketer - Sussex

Beauty Contest 1956
A beauty contest in Cliftonville, near Margate, Kent

Beauty Contest 1956
A beauty contest in Cliftonville, near Margate, Kent. Date: 1956

Pupils Learning Russian
Pupils learning Russian at Hatfield School

The Belle of Yesterday by William Barribal
Painting by William Barribal (1873-1956) showing two Victorian coquettes wearing crinolines and gazing seductively at the viewer

Trainee Miners / Safety
Trainee coal miners are familiarised with fire fighting equipment at Bank Hall Training Centre, Burnley, Lancashire, England

Cliftonville Beauties
Local girls line up during a beauty contest at Cliftonville Lido, all hoping to be judged the fairest girl in town

Last Edinburgh Tramcar
A standard tramcar at Edinburgh, Scotland, running a normal service on the last day before being superceded by buses

Playground / Stoke School
Children in the playground of Stoke School

Miner Using Drill / 1956
Miner using an hydraulic drill at the coal-face, at Cape Bank Hall Pit, Burnley, in Lancashire

Advert / Chianti 1956
Chianto Classico Gaggiano

Girl Reading
A young woman wearing sunglasses relaxes, reading a newspaper declaring that the singer Mel Torme has " won a million fans in a weekend" during his British tour!

Baby Boomers
Five young mothers comparing babies in their prams during the post World War Two Baby Boom, which lasted from approximately 1946-1964

Roller-Skating / Margate
Young girl on roller-skating rink at Dreamland, Margate

Max Beerbohm, writer and artist

Haircut, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Steam River Launch, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Cars at a Petrol Station
Cars filling up at a Petrol Station. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Old Man, Chester. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Milkman on his rounds, Devon
Milkman on his rounds with a handcart containing a large milk pail, Devon. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

February landscape in the Welsh Borders. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Fishing at Bewdley, Worcestershire
Two young boys fishing in the river at Bewdley, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Giovanni Papini / Popolo
GIOVANNI PAPINI Italian philosopher and writer

Walter John De LA Mare
WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE English poet and novelist

G Charpentier / Louise Op
GUSTAVE CHARPENTIER French composer with a scene from his opera Louise

Henry Louis Mencken
HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN American journalist and author, noted for his wit and scepticism, and his definitive study of the American language

Meccano Catalogue 1956
Catalogue for Meccano, the best of all construction toys

Frederick Soddy / Nobel 21
FREDERICK SODDY English chemist

Automated Automobile
One day your car may speed along an electric super- highway, its speed and steering automatically controlled by electronic devices embedded in the road

A a Milne / Cig Card
A A MILNE the English author, best known for Winnie the Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928)

Bertolt Brecht (Colour)
BERTOLT BRECHT German writer

Nocturnal Clouds
NOCTURNAL CLOUDS Clouds passing overhead at night, lit from below, have an appearance of solidity which can easily be mistaken for mysterious flying objects

Helicopter Disc
This disc-shaped saucer is propelled by conventional helicopter action, but more sophisticated than we know it, with in-built directional stability

Leprosy Treating Patient
Treating patients at Lambarene, Africa

Hungarian Resistance
A train, carrying to Siberia persons convicted of resistance to the Russian take-over, is stopped by a resistance group and the prisoners liberated

Alexander Fadeyev
ALEXANDER FADEYEV Russian writer, active in the Revolution : he wrote novels about proletarian life and events of World War Two

Grey Kitten and Mirror
This small grey and white kitten stares up at the ceiling while sitting next to a large mirror

Three Kittens in Drawers
A kitten in each drawer. These three kittens appear to be having fun in this small chest of drawers

C B Fry (Sportsman)
CHARLES BURGESS FRY (1872-1956) British sportsman. Represented England at both cricket and football Described as...probably the most variously gifted Englishman of any age

Morey Bernstein, businessman, hypnotist and writer
Morey Bernstein (1919-1999), Colorado businessman, amateur hypnotist, and author of the book, The Search for Bridey Murphy

G Charpentier / Postcard
GUSTAVE CHARPENTIER French composer

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