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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
Tree branches covered in snow. circa 1952
Group of men setting off somewhere. circa 1940s
Men at work on bomb-damaged houseMen at work on a bomb-damaged house, just after the end of the Second World War. circa 1946
Girl on a hillside -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946
Tree covered in snow. circa 1952
Beach driftwood. circa 1950
Man with pipe and glasses. 1950s
Landlord and landlady in a pub. 1950s
Two people preparing a sailing dinghy. circa 1948
Mother and child after a christening, formal portrait. circa 1960s
Film crew at work on The First of the FewFilm 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
Newsreel cameraman in action, filming from the top of a car. circa 1950
Boy with a model aeroplane -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946
Actors in historical costume in a scene from Shakespeare. circa 1962
Dancer on a hilltop -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946
Dinner in a St Ives restaurant -- one of a great series of studies of St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1946
Artists on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1948
Model with a lacy shawl. circa 1955
Adrian Brunel, film director, with female cast membersAdrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, with female cast members for the film The First of the Few. 1942
Unknown man at a window. circa 1950
Cornish stone farmhouse and lane -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946
Dancers in sombreros. circa 1957
Cornish rock faceClose up of a Cornish rock face. circa 1946
Leslie Howard, Adrian Brunel and Georges PerinalLeslie Howard (1893-1943), English actor, with Georges Perinal (1897-1965), French cinematographer, and Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter
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
Girl in the Cornish surf -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946
Adrian Brunel, film director and screenwriterAdrian 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
Mother and son doing handstand -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946
Girls chatting on the steps of The Cabin, St Ives, CornwallTwo girls chatting on the steps of The Cabin, St Ives, Cornwall -- one of a great series of studies of the town. circa 1946
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
Portrait of a lily in flowerClose-up portrait of a lily in flower. circa 1955
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
Boats at Sennen Cove, Cornwall" One of a great series of Cornish studies. Boats at rest in Sennen Cove, just above Lands End". 1954
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
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
Woman on beach with driftwood -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946
Man sitting at a table. circa 1955
Robert Morley and Michael North on a trainRobert Morley (1908-1992), British actor, and Michael North (Charles Edward Fletcher Stokes, 1902-1960), BBC producer and light music composer
Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann, Sadlers WellsBritish 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
Beautiful woman wearing Cecil Beaton-style hat. circa 1955
Musician in costume at an Arts Ball. circa 1962
Cornfield at harvest time -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946
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
Boats at rest on a Cornish beach -- one of a great series of Cornish studies. 1954
Trying to drive a car off St Ives beachPeople trying to drive a car off St Ives beach. circa 1950
Christopher Hibbert, writer, historian and biographerChristopher Hibbert (1924-2008), English writer, historian and biographer, seen here at his desk in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. 1960s
Georges Perinal, cinematographer, First of The FewGeorges Perinal (1897-1965), acclaimed French cinematographer, at work behind the camera on location for The First of the Few