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Adams Collection (page 3)

Background imageAdams Collection: National 12 sailing dinghies on a Devon beach

National 12 sailing dinghies on a Devon beach -- one of a great series of studies of sailing off the Devon and Cornwall coasts The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail racing dinghy. 1952

Background imageAdams Collection: Tree branches covered in snow

Tree branches covered in snow. circa 1952

Background imageAdams Collection: Group of men setting off somewhere

Group of men setting off somewhere. circa 1940s

Background imageAdams Collection: Men at work on bomb-damaged house

Men at work on bomb-damaged house
Men at work on a bomb-damaged house, just after the end of the Second World War. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Girl on a hillside

Girl on a hillside -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Tree covered in snow

Tree covered in snow. circa 1952

Background imageAdams Collection: Beach driftwood

Beach driftwood. circa 1950

Background imageAdams Collection: Man with pipe and glasses

Man with pipe and glasses. 1950s

Background imageAdams Collection: Landlord and landlady in a pub

Landlord and landlady in a pub. 1950s

Background imageAdams Collection: Two people preparing a sailing dinghy

Two people preparing a sailing dinghy. circa 1948

Background imageAdams Collection: Mother and child after a christening

Mother and child after a christening, formal portrait. circa 1960s

Background imageAdams Collection: Film crew at work on The First of the Few

Film crew at work on The First of the Few
Film crew at work on location during the filming of The First of the Few, in which Leslie Howard played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942

Background imageAdams Collection: Newsreel cameraman in action

Newsreel cameraman in action, filming from the top of a car. circa 1950

Background imageAdams Collection: Boy with a model aeroplane

Boy with a model aeroplane -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Actors in historical costume

Actors in historical costume in a scene from Shakespeare. circa 1962

Background imageAdams Collection: Dancer on a hilltop

Dancer on a hilltop -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Dinner in a St Ives restaurant

Dinner in a St Ives restaurant -- one of a great series of studies of St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Artists on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall

Artists on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1948

Background imageAdams Collection: Model with a lacy shawl

Model with a lacy shawl. circa 1955

Background imageAdams Collection: Adrian Brunel, film director, with female cast members

Adrian Brunel, film director, with female cast members
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, with female cast members for the film The First of the Few. 1942

Background imageAdams Collection: Unknown man at a window

Unknown man at a window. circa 1950

Background imageAdams Collection: Cornish stone farmhouse and lane

Cornish stone farmhouse and lane -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Dancers in sombreros

Dancers in sombreros. circa 1957

Background imageAdams Collection: Cornish rock face

Cornish rock face
Close up of a Cornish rock face. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Leslie Howard, Adrian Brunel and Georges Perinal

Leslie Howard, Adrian Brunel and Georges Perinal
Leslie Howard (1893-1943), English actor, with Georges Perinal (1897-1965), French cinematographer, and Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter

Background imageAdams Collection: Mother and child on St Ives beach at sunset

Mother and child on St Ives beach at sunset - one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Girl in the Cornish surf

Girl in the Cornish surf -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Adrian Brunel, film director and screenwriter

Adrian Brunel, film director and screenwriter
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, who began his career during the silent movie era. Seen here on the set of The First of The Few

Background imageAdams Collection: Mother and son doing handstand

Mother and son doing handstand -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Girls chatting on the steps of The Cabin, St Ives, Cornwall

Girls chatting on the steps of The Cabin, St Ives, Cornwall
Two girls chatting on the steps of The Cabin, St Ives, Cornwall -- one of a great series of studies of the town. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: End of the Wharf and Quay Street, St Ives, Cornwall

End of the Wharf and Quay Street, St Ives, Cornwall
" One of a great series of studies of St Ives, Cornwall. The end of the Wharf & start of Quay Street. Two women on the Harbour beach with their bike & a small boy playing with his scooter

Background imageAdams Collection: Portrait of a lily in flower

Portrait of a lily in flower
Close-up portrait of a lily in flower. circa 1955

Background imageAdams Collection: Late afternoon on Wharf Road and beach, St Ives, Cornwall

Late afternoon on Wharf Road and beach, St Ives, Cornwall
" One of a great series of studies of St Ives, Cornwall. Wharf Road showing the bandstand, Crimson Tours, Harbour Cafe, Copper Kettle, Brig Y Don & Dinas Ia

Background imageAdams Collection: Boats at Sennen Cove, Cornwall

Boats at Sennen Cove, Cornwall
" One of a great series of Cornish studies. Boats at rest in Sennen Cove, just above Lands End". 1954

Background imageAdams Collection: Woman and child on a rock

Woman and child on a rock -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Woman on St Ives beach with yacht sail

Woman on St Ives beach with yacht sail -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Woman on beach with driftwood

Woman on beach with driftwood -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: Man sitting at a table

Man sitting at a table. circa 1955

Background imageAdams Collection: Robert Morley and Michael North on a train

Robert Morley and Michael North on a train
Robert Morley (1908-1992), British actor, and Michael North (Charles Edward Fletcher Stokes, 1902-1960), BBC producer and light music composer

Background imageAdams Collection: Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann, Sadlers Wells

Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann, Sadlers Wells
British ballets most famous partnership at that time -- Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) and Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) on stage at Sadlers Wells, London, in a production of Giselle. 1937

Background imageAdams Collection: Beautiful woman wearing Cecil Beaton-style hat

Beautiful woman wearing Cecil Beaton-style hat. circa 1955

Background imageAdams Collection: Musician in costume at an Arts Ball

Musician in costume at an Arts Ball. circa 1962

Background imageAdams Collection: Cornfield at harvest time

Cornfield at harvest time -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imageAdams Collection: National 12 sailing dinghies on a Devon river

National 12 sailing dinghies on a Devon river -- one of a great series of studies of sailing off the Devon and Cornwall coasts. The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail racing dinghy. 1952

Background imageAdams Collection: Boats at rest on a Cornish beach

Boats at rest on a Cornish beach -- one of a great series of Cornish studies. 1954

Background imageAdams Collection: Trying to drive a car off St Ives beach

Trying to drive a car off St Ives beach
People trying to drive a car off St Ives beach. circa 1950

Background imageAdams Collection: Christopher Hibbert, writer, historian and biographer

Christopher Hibbert, writer, historian and biographer
Christopher Hibbert (1924-2008), English writer, historian and biographer, seen here at his desk in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. 1960s

Background imageAdams Collection: Georges Perinal, cinematographer, First of The Few

Georges Perinal, cinematographer, First of The Few
Georges Perinal (1897-1965), acclaimed French cinematographer, at work behind the camera on location for The First of the Few



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