Rosalind FranklinROSALIND FRANKLIN Pioneer Molecular Biologist she made important contributions to understanding the structure of DNA
Maria Callas in DiorMaria Callas (1923-1977), American opera singer of Greek parentage pictured in the sitting room of her Milan home wearing a Christian Dior evening gown in floral print. Date: 1958
Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams Composer
Vaughan Williams PhotoRALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS musical composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Musician
Brazilian Football Team of the 1958 World Cup. The team (from top left, moving clockwise) is: Djalma Santos, Zito, Bellini, Nilton Santos, Orlando, Gilmar, Garrincha, Didi, Pele
Pope Pius XII (Card)POPE PIUS XII (Eugenio Pacelli) in 1950
Tatler front-cover: Princess MargaretA delightful portrait of Princess Margaret to mark her trip to Trinidad where she performed the opening ceremonies of the new Federal Government of the West Indies
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
Peppino Leoni - owner of Quo Vadis restaurantPeppino Leoni, a native of Cannero, on the shores of Lake Maggiore, seen here in his restaurant, Quo Vadis on Dean Street, Soho, London
Walton Hospital, LiverpoolWalton Hospital, Rice Lane, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool. The central clock tower concealed a large water storage tank. The building was designed by William Culshaw
The Arrival of the First Thor Ballistic Missile to RAF BomPhotograph of the delivery of first Thor Ballistic Missile to an RAF Base in Norfolk, 19th September 1958. Sixty-five feet long
Cadillac 1958A single glance tells you - these are the newest and most magnificent Cadillac cars ever created. Dazzling in their beauty, enchanting in their grace and elegance
Ufos / Trindade IslandFlying saucer photographed over Trindade Island (Brazil) from naval training vessel Almirante Saldanha; the sighting lasted 30 seconds and was witnessed by many aboard
Boeing Stratocruiser G-ANUB West African London AirportEx BOAC Stratocruiser Calypso in West African Airways livery Date: 1958
The first de Havilland DH106 Comet 4 G-APDA of BOACThe first de Havilland DH106 Comet 4, G-APDA, of BOAC, at Hatfield on the day of its first flight, 27 April 1958. Date: 1958
A Night to Remember, film posterPoster advertising the 1958 film, A Night to Remember, starring Kenneth More, based on the Titanic disaster of 1912
Oxford V Cambridge 1958An official souvenir from the Oxford versus Cambridge boat race from Putney to Mortlake on 5th April which was won by Cambridge by 3.5 lengths
Ufos / Books / JungCarl Gustav Jung, flying Saucers : a Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies
Womens Rights / PersonaliCHRISTABEL PANKHURST Womens rights advocate & Suffragette. Daughter of Emiline Pankhurst
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)
Torre Abbey Sands beach, Torquay, DevonAerial view of Torre Abbey Sands beach, Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1958
Queen Elizabeth II visit coal mineQueen Elizabeth II dressed in protective white overalls to make her first descent into a coal-mine at Rothes Colliery, Fife, Scotland in 1958
Group watching the Henley Regatta from boat, July 1958A group of people including; Mr Alan Adams, Mr Robin Gibbs, Mr Tony Gibbs, Miss Rachel Chandler and Mr Denis Adams, watching the racing on the last day of the Henley Royal Regatta from a cabin
Tatler front cover, 1958Front cover of The Tatler for April 1958 featuring a model wearing a hat, or Easter bonnet, by French designer Pierre Cardin, using yards of wide-mesh net, swathed on a white
The crew of the first Comet 4 (G-APDC) service to New York on 4 October 1958. Capt. J.B. Linton (extreme left front row), Capt. Roy Millichap (centre front row) and Capt
Dalis StudioSalvador Dali (1904-1989) is photographed here with an enlarged photograph of a sea-urchin, suggesting a surrealist pattern to come - in the left foreground
Feasting in the Middle Ages by Pauline BaynesA detailed scene depicting a medieval feast with a jester and performing monkeys entertaining diners while they are served exotic looking roast birds (heron and peacock). 1958
Belmont Hospital, Sutton, SurreyBelmont Hospital, Brighton Road, Sutton. It began life in 1853 as the South Metropolitan District School, housing pauper children away from the workhouse
Princes Oscar, Joachim and Viktor of PrussiaPrinces Oskar (1888-1958) and Joachim (1890-1920) of Prussia with their sister, Princess Viktoria Luise (1892-1980), dressed in Highland attire
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry ambulancePhotograph: First Aid Nursing Yeomanry ambulance.One of seven photographs relating to the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), 1911-1918, and as depicted in the Bath Tattoo, July 1958. Date: 1911
Poster, Fly BEA from Manchester to Paris, by Leonard Ripley. Date: 1958
Poster, Select FolkestonePoster by Lander, Select Folkestone, advertising the town as a holiday destination. Date: 1958
Boeing Stratocruiser G-AKGL BOAC Montego BayBoeing 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
Train collision, Maze Hill Station, SE LondonTrain collision and derailment at Maze Hill Station, SE London, 4 July 1958. Close-up of the point of impact. Date: 1958
Fire in Danbury Street, Islington, N1, with people trapped, on 25 May 1958. Showing the side of the building, with a shop at ground level
Tatler front cover, Horse Guards, 1958Front cover of The Tatler magazine featuring a picture of the Queens horses on their daily march past Wellington Arch and down the Mall for the Changing of the Guard ceremony
Avro Canada CF105 Arrow I 25201Avro Canada CF105 Arrow I, 25201, after undercarriage failure at touchdown, 11 June 1958. Date: 1958
Bristol Britannia 314 CF-CZA Empress of Buenos AiresBristol Britannia 314, CF-CZA, Empress of Buenos Aires, of Canadian Pacific Airlines, making its maiden flight from Sydenham Airport on 11 January 1958
Curling on Loch Leven, Kinrosshire during the Grand Match between north and south Scotland; it was the first outdoor bonspiel for nearly fifty years
FALL / BORDER TERRIER / 1958MAXTON MATCHLESS Owned by Gardner. Date: 1958
Avro Lincoln RF403 testbedAvro Lincoln, RF403, testbed for the Armstrong Siddeley Python turboprop. This aircraft was scrapped in Australia in 1958 following high altitude bombing trials at Woomera. Date: 1958
Major fire, Smithfield Poultry Market, LondonFiremen entering the basement of the major fire in the Smithfield Poultry Market on 23 January 1958 that had already cost the lives of two firemen
Pin-up by David Wright, circa late 1950s, showing a woman in a transparent black, negligee reclining on a bed, her shapely legs clad in black stockings. c.1958
1914 Estate Carriage, 15 horse power, Hon. Patrick Lindsay Date: 1958
Cocktail fashion, 1958A woman wearing a white lace cocktail dress by Bijou, enjoys a cocktail at what is now considered quite a kitsch, Tiki-style bar
The Twelve Days of Christmas, illustrated by Leslie Wood
Zenith of SurrealismThe surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989), surprised even guests to his house at Port Lligat in Spain, when he appeared wearing a magnificent tricorne hat - fashioned out of pastry
