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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
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
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Musician
Vaughan Williams PhotoRALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS musical composer
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
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
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
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
Pope Pius XII (Card)POPE PIUS XII (Eugenio Pacelli) in 1950
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
Boeing Stratocruiser G-ANUB West African London AirportEx BOAC Stratocruiser Calypso in West African Airways livery Date: 1958
Dalis DecorA stuffed goat is a decorative feature in the bedroom of the surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989). Elsewhere in his house at Port Lligat, a stuffed bear served as a hallstand. Date: 06/08/1958
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
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
Womens Rights / PersonaliCHRISTABEL PANKHURST Womens rights advocate & Suffragette. Daughter of Emiline Pankhurst
King Faisal II of Iraq (1935-1958) the last King of Iraq, at London Airport returning home after studying at Harrow
Spain. Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caidos). 1940-1958. Monumental memorial dedicated by the Franco regime to the dead of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Poster, Fly BEA from Manchester to Paris, by Leonard Ripley. Date: 1958
Torre Abbey Sands beach, Torquay, DevonAerial view of Torre Abbey Sands beach, Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 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
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
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
TEIGN VALLEY STEAM TRAINOne of the last trains to run on the Teign Valley Line, from Chepstow to Exeter, Devon, England. The line was closed completely in June 1958. Here a train goes over Ide bridge. Date: 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
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
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
Health Visitor / 1958Examination by the school health visitor
Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky78rpm Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky, the sensational TV singing stars. 1958
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
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, 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
Firefighters in action with hosepipes, Shad Thames, SE1Firefighters in action with hosepipes at night, at a fire in Shad Thames, 19 February 1958, at the premises of Corry & Co, showing the Gainsford Street/Maguire Street corner of the building
Hubert Wilkins - 1SIR HUBERT WILKINS Australian explorer (on right) with Lincoln Ellsworth and Bernt Balchen at Peterboro airport, 1933. Date: 1888 - 1958
The first Thor missile for the RAF at Feltwell NorfolkThe first Thor missile for the RAF at Feltwell, Norfolk, on 19 September 1958
Avro Canada CF105 Arrow I 25201Avro Canada CF105 Arrow I, 25201, after undercarriage failure at touchdown, 11 June 1958. Date: 1958
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
Curling on Loch Leven, Kinrosshire during the Grand Match between north and south Scotland; it was the first outdoor bonspiel for nearly fifty years
Poster, map of the City of ParisPoster, three-dimensional map of the City of Paris Date: 1958
de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 21 G-AMUC (msn C1/0824), of Air Service Training Ltd. at Hamble Airfield. Date: circa 1958
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
Dalis HouseThis is the house of the surrealist artist, Salvador Dali, in Port Lligat, at the foot of the Spanish Pyrenees on the Mediterranean. It was converted from four fishermens cottages
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
Inspecting engine beside Belvedere helicopterTechnician inspects engine beside Belvedere helicopter 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
Roger Byrnes funeral processionWatched by a large crowd, the body of Roger Byrne, Manchester United captain who died in the Munich air disaster, being carried into St Micheals Church, Flixton
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
A Fish Auction in Columbia MarketIn 1869 Baroness Burdett-Coutts paid for the building of the great Columbia Market (for fish) between Hackney and Bethnal Green Roads on the site of Nova Scotia Gardens
Fall / Crufts / 1958 / PointerCHAMPION CHIMING BELLS CRUFTS BEST IN SHOW 1958 Owned by Mrs M Bowman Bred by Mrs W Parkinson Liver & white, sired by Ch. Herewithim Royal Flush
Ufos / Fate Cover 1958This UFO, resembling an electric light bulb, is seen over San Francisco by D Bruce Berry and Marion Shepherd
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)
FALL / BORDER TERRIER / 1958MAXTON MATCHLESS Owned by Gardner. Date: 1958
Waiting for the rabbit to boltPhotograph: Waiting for the rabbit to bolt From an album of 101 photographs, with newspaper cuttings, 1st Bn Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge?s Own), Cyprus, 1955-1958. Date: 1957
De Havilland Comet 4 G-APDA starboard engines BOAC LAP 1958De Havilland Comet 4 G-APDA close up of starboard engines at London Airport in 1958 Date: 1958
1914 Estate Carriage, 15 horse power, Hon. Patrick Lindsay Date: 1958
Hull Fair Sideshow / 1958Sensational sideshow at Hull Fair, run by the Testo family (left to right: Dolly, Amy, and George)
Playing Darts, WorcestershireA young boy playing darts, his board nailed to an outdoor pole, outside the Fleet (Arms?) pub, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd
Cricketer, DouglasJames Douglas Cricketer - Surrey
EYE TEST / 1958The school matron tests the eye sight of a few young boys
Frogs Fall 1958A FALL OF FROGS
Boeing 377-10 Stratocruiser HC-AGA - ex N1040VBoeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser HC-AGA (msn 15940) of Linea Internacional Aerea de Ecuador (LIA), named Princess Everatta Maria, at Quito International aiport
Glubb Pasha, British Commander of Arab Legion, Amman, Jordan talking to his son Faris, mounted on an Arab steed at a Coronation Parade preparing for the coronation of King Hussein on 3rd May 1958
Martin P6M SeaMasterUs Navy Martin P6M Seamaster Jet-Powered Seaplane Bomber Taxiing Ashore from the Sea in a Purpose Built Beaching-Vehicle Date: 1958
English Electric Thunderbird guided missile systemEnglish Electric Thunderbird surface-to-air guided missile system, March 1958. Date: 1958
Blue Streak test rig installation at Hatfield, c1958Blue Streak test rig installation at Hatfield, circa 1958. Date: circa 1958
Cessna YH-41 Seneca 56-4244United States Army - Cessna YH-41 Seneca 56-4244 (msn 45013), at a display held at Wright-Patterson AFB in the late 1950s. Date: circa 1958
Grumman SA-16A Albatross 51-0059United States Air Force - Grumman SA-16A Albatross 51-0059 (msn 722), of the 67th ARS, Date: circa 1958
Handley Page Dart-Herald G-AODFHandley Page HPR.7 Dart-Herald G-AODF (msn 148), at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show in September 1959. The first showing of the Dart-Herald after the first prototype, G-AODE
Elliott's of Newbury EoN 419 G-APLSElliott's of Newbury Olympia 415 G-APLS (msn EON/4/003), at RAF Odiham on 27 September 1958 With Sergeant Andy Gough showing visitors round his glider. Date: 1958
Fairey Ultralight G-APJJ (msn F.9428), at White Waltham for the Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party on 22 June 1958. Date: 1958
Percival P.66 Sea Prince C.2 WJ350Royal Navy - Percival P.66 Sea Prince C.2 WJ350 (msn PAC/57/74), of F.O.R.T. at RNAS Yeovilton on 9 August 1958. Date: 1958
