1959 Collection (page 10)

Maiden flight of the first Vickers Type 950 Vanguard G-AOYW
Maiden flight of the first Vickers Type 950 Vanguard, G-AOYW, at Brooklands on 20 January 1959. Flown by G.R. Bryce and Brian Trubshaw. Date: 1959

Design for Woven Textile with flowers and swirls. Pencil on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1959

LCC-LFB Major fire, Nelson Street, Whitechapel
Firefighters using wheeled escape ladders and extension ladders to gain access to the adjoining commercial premises affected by a fire in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, East London

Queen Elizabeth II at her desk, 1959
Queen Elizabeth II at work at her desk at Buckingham Palace. The Queen opens her dispatch box of State papers. Behind the box on the desk are a number of family photographs

Marriage of Puss in Boots Master to the Princess
Puss in Boots takes over the Rich Magicians castle and leads the King to believe that it belongs to his Master. Pusss Master marries the Princess

Puss in Boots enters the Rich Magicians castle. Illustration to a fairytale by Charles Perrault, first published 1697

Puss in Boots challenges the Magician to turn into a mouse
Puss in Boots challenges the Rich Magician to turn himself into a mouse -- this is a trick, as Puss immediately catches the mouse and eats it

Thumbelina ridiculed by the Lady Cockchafers
Thumbelina is ridiculed by the Lady Cockchafers, who laugh at her for having only two legs and no feelers. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Thumbelina is born -- the flower opens and a tiny girl appears. Beginning of a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Thumbelina and the Old Toad
An Old Toad tells Thumbelina that she must marry her ugly son. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Ken Livingstone with Morrissey, Mari Wilson and others
Ken Livingstone (Kenneth Robert Livingstone, b 1945), British Labour politician. Seen here with Morrissey (Steven Patrick Morrissey, b 1959), English singer and songwriter

Oyster boat on River Exe, Topsham, Devon
An oyster boat at the side of the River Exe in Topsham, Devon

Harold Macmillan and Nikita Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) (left), the first British Prime Minister to visit Soviet Russia in peacetime, is greeted by Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971) (right)

First Mill textile factory, Leigh, Lancashire
Exterior view of the Firs Mill textile factory, Leigh, Lancashire

Grock / Swiss Clown / 1948
KARL ADRIEN GROCK WETTACH A swiss clown who could play 24 instruments and became known as the King of Clowns. Photographed at the Cirque Royale, Brussels

Wintry Weather and British Railways
Wintry weather and British Railways: some causes of the delays; and measures taken to prevent them. A detailed diagrammatic illustration showing various reasons why trains may be delayed during

Tatler front cover, May 1959
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model dressed as a bride, wearing a wedding gown with sweetheart neckline, a full skirt and flowing veil. 6th May 1959

Bagpiper in the Trossachs, Scotland
Bagpiper playing in the Trossachs, Scotland. Date: 1959

Two bagpipers on a road in the Trossachs, Scotland
Two bagpipers playing on a road in the Trossachs, Scotland. Date: 1959

Accident in fog and black ice, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex
Accident in fog and black ice, near Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, 31 December 1959, in which an Austin van was a write-off but the driver received only minor injuries. Date: 1959

Bosnia - Aerial photograph showing ethnic cleansing
Aerial photograph showing ethnic cleansing. One of 60 photographs of the deployment of the 1st Queen?s Dragoon Guards in Bosnia, June to December 1996

Bosnia - C Squadron Queen?s Dragoon Guards
C Squadron Queen?s Dragoon Guards. One of 60 photographs of the deployment of the 1st Queen?s Dragoon Guards in Bosnia, June to December 1996

Bosnia - 1st Queen?s Dragoon Guards on patrol, Kljuc
1st Queen?s Dragoon Guards on patrol, Kljuc. One of 60 photographs of the deployment of the 1st Queen?s Dragoon Guards in Bosnia, June to December 1996

Soldier of the Queen, 1959.Chromolithograph recruiting poster, after John Worsley (APD 0239), printed by J Howitt [and] Son, Nottingham, or Jordison [and] Company, published by HMSO, London

Drummer Boy Claude George Headley
Copy photographic portrait of Drummer Boy Claude George Headley, Malta, 1925.One of five copy photographs relating to Claude George Headley, East Lancashire Regiment, 1920-1929. Date: 1925

Chidren in carnival costume, Venlo, Netherlands. circa 1959

King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit - Indonesia
An official state visit to Indonesia by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - the couple talk to Sukarno (1901-1970), the first President of Indonesia

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Advertisement for Crunchie Bar -- male and female models posing. 1959

Female model (Gillian Watt) holding up a glass of beer
Advertisement for M&B Amber Beer -- female model (Gillian Watt) drinking from a glass. 1959

Advertisement for Manns brown ale -- male model holding up a bottle and a glass. 1959

Tatler cover - 60 years of social change - 1959
Front cover of The Tatler for 30 December 1959 with two opera-bound couples gazing across a span of sixty years. The contemporary girls wears a Susan Small dress in pale coffee-coloured pure lace

Tatler cover - Christmas Shopping Number 1959
Front cover of The Tatler magazines Christmas Shopping Number featuring a model wearing a 9000 diamond tiara and 2000 diamond and pearl drop earrings, both from Wartski of Regent Street

Tatler cover November 1959
Front cover of The Tatler magazine for 11 November 1959, featuring a woman wearing a copper bronze South West African Persian lamb jacket banded at the hem with baum marten

Kilroot Cottage - a view of a round thatched cottage (associated with Dean Swift), which was destroyed by fire in 1959. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Kilroot). Date: circa early 1900s

Steam train at Dieppe, France, with people standing on nearby tracks. Date: circa 1959

Italy. Rome. Obelisk to Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), 1959
Italy. Rome. Obelisk to Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), built in 1959 for the Olympics in 1960. By Arturo Dazzi (1881-1966). District EUR

Pavel Nakhimov. Statue. Sevastopol
Ukraine. Sevastopol. Monument of Pavel Nakhimov (1802-1855). Russian admiral. By Tomsky and Arefiev

Assistant Superintendent Betty Barnes, Lagos, Nigeria
Assistant Superintendent Betty Barnes (front row, centre), at the time of her posting to Lagos, Nigeria. She served with the Met Police from 1950 to 1975

Marceline Desbordes-Val
MARCELINE DESBORDES-VALMORE French actress and writer, towards the end of her life. Date: 1786 - 1959

Excavating Nonsuch 1959
Excavation work at Nonsuch Palace, Surrey. In 1959 no visible trace of the building existed. Excavations revealed foundations and many relics of Henry VIIIs fantastic palace. Date: 1959

G D H COLE
GEORGE DOUGLAS HOWARD COLE Socialist writer on social issues : in 1932. Date: 1889 - 1959

Tshekedi Kjama
TSHEKEDI KHAMA Chief of Bechuanaland, later becoming the Republic of Botswana. He is shown here with a young British girl when visiting Britain. Date: 1905 - 1959

Cycle Race / Hotspur 1959
Cycle race on a country road. Date: 1959

Gerard Philippe / Samlevin
GERARD PHILIPPE French actor of stage and screen Date: 1922 - 1959

Charles Kennedy (1959-2015) Scottish MP and former Leader of the Liberal Democrat party

Sir Jacob Epstein / Kramer
SIR JACOB EPSTEIN Sculptor Date: 1880 - 1959

Jacob Epstein / Graphic
SIR JACOB EPSTEIN Sculptor taking a country walk while living as a recluse during his work on the Hurdstone Memorial for Hyde Park Date: 1880 - 1959

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