1970s Collection (#68)

Two men in scout headquarters, Gibraltar. Date: circa 1970s

Europa scout group, Gibraltar
Members of the Europa scout group in Gibraltar. Date: 1979

Venture Scouts, Gilbert Islands, Pacific
Boys of the King George V School Venture Scout Unit on an outdoor activity, Gilbert Islands, Pacific. Date: 1977

Village in Tuvalu, Gilbert Islands, Pacific. Date: 1977

Hut built by scouts, Gilbert Islands, Pacific
A hut built by scouts on Scout Island, Gilbert Islands, Pacific. Date: 1977

Governors lookout, scout camp site, Gibraltar. Date: 1979

Boy scouts on Tuvalu, Gilbert Islands, Pacific
Boy scouts listening to their leader on Tuvalu, Gilbert Islands, Pacific. Date: 1979

View of Gibraltar from the sea. Date: 1979

View of town and harbour, Gibraltar
View of the town and harbour, Gibraltar. Date: 1979

View from Governors lookout, Gibraltar
View from the Governors lookout, showing Gibraltar and harbour. Date: 1979

Three Dutch sea scouts carrying poles, Holland
Three Dutch sea scouts (female) carrying poles, Holland. Date: 1972

Dutch sea scouts with leader, Holland
Two Dutch sea scouts with their leader, Holland, learning the ropes. Date: 1972

Dutch sea scout with three leaders, Holland. Date: 1972

Dutch sea scouts tying knots, Holland
Four Dutch sea scouts tying knots, Holland. Date: 1972

Dutch sea scout leader, Holland
A Dutch sea scout leader, Holland. Date: 1972

German scouts (girls and boys) doing crafts, 16 May 1971. Seen here making bookmarks to help children in Pakistan, Africa and Latin America. Date: 1971

Scouts and cubs in Gibraltar on an outdoor activity. Date: 1972

Sea Scouts playing bagpipes, Gibraltar
Gibraltar Sea Scouts playing the bagpipes and drums, practising for their visit to Edinburgh for the 15th Scottish International Scout Jamboree at Blair Atholl Castle, Scotland. Date: 1970s

Scouts and Sea Scouts playing bagpipes, Edinburgh
Scouts from Edinburgh and Sea Scouts from Gibraltar playing the bagpipes in a combined band, leading a parade of over 800 scouts

Man at scouting event in Gibraltar
Man at a scouting event in Gibraltar. Date: 1972

Boy scout in Gibraltar
A boy scout in Gibraltar on an outdoor activity. Date: 1972

Boy scouts in Gibraltar, taking part in an activity. Date: 1972

Scouts and Guides of Fiji, South Pacific. Date: circa 1970s

Scouting and Guiding leaders of Fiji, South Pacific, in a group photo. Date: 1978

County Hall by night, London, 22 April 1976, viewed from across the River Thames. Date: 1976

Queen Elizabeth II inspecting firefighters, London
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth, on 9 June 1977. Date: 1977

Two firefighters at King George V Dock, East London
Two firefighters in action at No.9 Shed, King George V Dock, Port of London Authority, East London (E16), on 29 December 1974 -- a 30-pump fire

Firefighters and police in London Underground
Firefighters and police in the London Underground during an incident on 28 February 1975. An underground train had failed to stop at Moorgate station

Janet Fookes MP launching yacht, Penzance, Cornwall
Janet Fookes (now Baroness Fookes, b. 1936), Conservative MP, launching a boat at Penzance, Cornwall Date: circa 1970s

Magazine page, fire brigade sports news
A magazine page reporting fire brigade sports news from Birmingham, Manchester and London. Prizes shown in the photographs are for swimming (London)

Dolly debs for the Berkeley Dress Show
A group of twenty girls chosen from 200 hopefuls to take part in the opening event of the London season, the Berkeley Dress Show (formerly the Berkeley Debutante Dress Show)

Seance of the Philip group, Toronto, Canada. This science-based group invented an imaginary spirit, Philip, who seemed to communicate as effectively as any real spirit from the other world

Cuttens pendulum recorder for psychical research
John Cuttens pendulum recorder (general view above, close-up below), for use in psychical research. This electronic device detects the movements of a pendulum which are recorded on the chart

GLC-LFB Fire investigation evidence photograph
The aftermath of a fatal fire at 10 The Glebe, Blackheath, SE London, showing the corridor and smoke damage to the walls. Date: 1975

Wine Tasters
A party of students of the International Distillers and Vintners School of Wine, sampling a range of Beaujolais. Date: late 1970s

London Traffic Jam
Buses and cars in a south London traffic jam, in the days before the Bus Lane and the Congestion Charge were introduced. Date: circa 1980

Agricultural Show
The latest tractors and combine harvesters etc. on display at an Agricultural Exhibition, Britain. Date: 1970s

Tel Aviv Airport
The ultra-modern Lod Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel. (Now called Ben Gurion International Airport or Ben Gurion Airport). Date: early 1970s

Cricket Match
A game of cricket. Date: 1970s

Putting on Make-Up
A young woman puts on her make-up at her bedroom dressing table. Date: circa 1970

Salt Lick for Horses
A salt lick for horses and cattle on a gate. Date: 1970s

Boys with Microscope
Two schoolboys with a microscope in a classroom laboratory. Date: early 1970s

Milkman Collects empty
A milkman collects an empty milkbottle from a doorstep, next to a potted geranium. Date: early 1970s

South Africa House
The South African Embassy building, South Africa House, on one side of Trafalgar Square, London, England. Date: 1978

Denis Healey with Labour budget box 1978
Denis Healey, with his Budget Box, when he was Labour Party Chancellor of the Exchequer. Date: 1978

Piling Onto a London Bus
A mad scramble to get onto a London Routemaster bus, which is offering a 25p Fare Deal. But will there be enough seats for everyone? Date: circa 1980

Express Newspapers H. Q
The Daily Express and Sunday Express newspaper offices, central London. Date: 1970s

London Tourists
Tourists outside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England. Date: 1978

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