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Lightweight sheath dress by Mis PollyA lightweight sheath dress by Miss Polly. The sleeves and waist are sharply defined by white pique. Date: 1961
Summer holiday fashions from Simpson of PiccadillyAdvertisement for mens beachwear from Simpson of Piccadilly, showing four men wearing brightly coloured beach sets. Date: 1961
White jasmine mink cape-jacket by BradleysA white jasmine mink cape-jacket by Bradleys of Welbeck Street, with Peter Pan collar and large, black, decorative buttons. The pendant earrings of rhinestones and river pearls are by Christian Dior
Silk suit by H. B. PopperA coffee-coloured jack and skirt with an olive chiffon headband, by H.B Popper. Date: 1961
Night and Day fashionsNight and day fashions from the 1960s. From left to right: A Debenham & Freebody empire line nylon nightdress in which a 15 denier in the colours shown is mounted over a toning 30
Polly Peck advertisementAn advert for Polly Peck fashions, showing a model in a Victoriana striped dress in Rayon Surah. Date: 1961
Knitted sweaters by DiorDior knitted sweaters in a large stitch; they are made in soft giant-ply wool to combine glamour with warmth. The navy sweater on the left is knitted diagonally in a chevron pattern
White pique dress from HorrocksesA white pique dress from Horrockses. The full skirt is supported by a stiffened new petticoat, shoe-string shoulder straps and neckline edging are of narrow fondant pink cotton
Eric Hill dress at Marshall and Snelgrove advertisementAn Eric Hill dress in check worsted by Burt and Willis available from Marshall and Snelgrove of Oxford Street. Date: 1961
Frederica evening dress, 1961A cocktail dress in fine wool available from Frederica, a brand name of Frederick Starke. 1961. Date: 1961
Courreges fashion, 1961Three outfits by Courreges from 1961. From left (1) coat of double-sided cloth (tan reversing to white) featuring chopped off sleeves, horizontal welt seaming, dropped shoulder line
Polly Peck wool dress modelled by Jean Shrimpton 1961Pale oatmeal wool dress with an inserted cummerbund of ocelot-printed kid, shortened bolero and long tight sleeves. The slim skirt widens to a fluted hemline
Maternity fashion, 1961Two maternity dresses featured in The Tatler in July 1961. On the right, a wild silk short evening dress that flares from two wide flat bows on the shoulders, available from Motherhood, Baker Street
Red Sea Egypt Date: 1961
Kenya Date: 1961
Equator Kenya Date: 1961
Africa Date: 1961
George Couloris in The FatherGeorge Couloris playing the Captain in the Tower Theatres production of The Father by August Strindberg. Date: 1961
Raymond Cusick stage set for Ambrose Applejohns AdventureStage set designed by Raymond Cusick (designer of the Daleks for Dr Who). The Tower Theatres production of Ambrose Applejohns Adventure by Walter Hackett Date: 1961
English Electric Lightnings x 11 from 74 Squadron RAFEleven English Electric Lightnings from 74 Squadron RAF after a display at Farnborough Air Show in September 1961 Date: 1961
Douglas DC-3 G-ALYF Westpoint Aviation LAP 1961Douglas DC-3 G-ALYF of Westpoint Aviation at London Airport in March 1961 Date: 1961
Avro 748 G-ARMV Skyways of London Farnborough 1961Avro 748 G-ARMV of Skyways of London taxying at Farnborough Air Show in September 1961 Date: 1961
77012 British Railways Class 3MT Steam Locomotive 2-6-0, Holbeck Shed, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1961
The Lido, Ruislip, London, near Northwood, County of London, England. Date: 1961
The Blue Bell Inn, Bishopton, County DurhamThe Blue Bell Inn, Bishopton, Stockton, near Darlington, County Durham, England. Date: 1961
VELASCO IBARRA, Jos頍ar�(1893-1979). EcuadorianVELASCO IBARRA, Jos頍 aric (1893-1979). Ecuadorian political figure. He was elected five times to the post of president of Ecuador: 1934-1935, 1944-1947, 1952-1956, 1960-1961, and 1968-1972
VALUETRUJILLO MOLINA, Rafael Le as (1891-1961)
BREUIL, Henri (1877-1961). French abbot. ArchaeologistHenri Breuil (1877-1961), often referred to as Abbe Breuil. French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist. Portrait
De Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth G-AJHS CranfieldTiger Moth, built in 1941, owned at the time of this photograph by the RAE Aero Club. Date: circa 1961
Avro Anson C. 19 VM388 RAF Biggin HillAvro Anson C.19 VM388 was a Royal Air Force communications and Transport aircraft. Here photographed at Biggin Hill in 1961. Date: 1961
The Duchess of Gloucester by Stephen WardPrincess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, formerly Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott (1901-2004), wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
The Duke of Kent by Stephen WardEdward, Duke of Kent (1935 - ), son of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece; the present Queens cousin pictured in 1961 when he had represented his cousin the Queen at the Sierra
VIP visitor from Congo at Baden Powell House, LondonA VIP visitor from the Congo, Central Africa, signing the visitors book at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, SW London, September 1961
Mr. Diefenbaker, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Mr. John George Diefenbaker(1895-1979), 13th Prime Minister of Canada, as drawn from life by Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961
Mr. Keith Holyoake, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Mr. Keith Jacka Holyoake(1904-1983), Prime Minister of New Zealand, as drawn from life by Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961
The Duchess of Gloucester, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, (1901-2004), as drawn from life by Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961
Mr. Selywn Lloyd, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Mr. John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd(1904-1978), Chancellor of the Exchequer, as drawn by Stephen Ward in 1961. Ward sketched several high profile figures for the Illustrated London News in 1961
The Duke of Gloucester, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Prince Henry, the Duke of Gloucester, (1900-1974), as drawn from life by Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961
Lord De L Isle, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 19611st Viscount De L Isle(1909-1991), aristocrat, business man, soldier and politician. As drawn from life by Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra(1903-1990), Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya, as drawn from life by Stephen Ward, at a sitting specially granted to the Illustrated London News in 1961
Archbishop Makarios III, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Archbishop Makarios III(1913-1977), president and ethnarch of Cyprus, picture at the time of his offer of a large reward for the discovery of the murderer of a young British architect, Peter Gray
Georg Solti, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Mr. Georg Solti(1912-1997), KBE, musical director of Covent Garden, as drawn from life by Stephen Ward during an audition for The Midsummers Night Dream, where Solti was guest conductor
Mr. Arthur Lionel Pugh Norrington, by Stephen Ward, 1961Mr. Arthur Lionel Pugh Norrington, Vice-chancellor of Oxford University, and President of Trinity College. Norrington honed the Norrington Table
Sir William Worsley, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Sir William Worsley(1890-1973), Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire, and President of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Lord Adrian, as sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, (1889-1977), Master of Trinity College, and Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University(1957-59), as drawn from life by Stephen Ward
Mr. Roy Thomson, sketched by Stephen Ward, 1961A central figure in the newspaper world: Mr. Roy Thomson(1894-1976), at the time of the Thomson-Kings-Odiham affair. Mr Thomson came to prominence with the announcement on 25th January 1961 that
James Blades TimpanistJames Blades playing kettle drums at the Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961
Benjamin Britten, Colin Graham, Norman Del MarFrom left: Benjamin Britten, Colin Graham and Norman Del Mar on Crag Path, Aldeburgh, probably in early July 1961, when Del Mar conducted the Festival performances of Brittens Noyes Fludde at Orford
