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Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1955A blonde woman, who looks as if she is sunbathing topless, turns round to look seductively at the viewer, as she swings her sunglasses in one hand. Date: 1955
Piccadilly Circus 1956Piccadilly Circus street scene, with huge billboards advertising Bovril, Wrigleys and Craven A cigarettes amongst others
Roger Bannister - First sub-4 minute mile - Iffley RoadRoger Bannister of Great Britain (1929-2018), with a time of 3 mins 59.4 seconds, becomes the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes, at the Iffley Road Sports Ground, England on 6th may 1954
Seven women police officers in netball teamSeven women police officers in the 1954 Met Police netball team, posing with a ball and a netball post. They include Heather Walker, Nora Blacklock, June Barrett and Pat Stacke. Date: 1954
Cunard Line poster -- The largest passenger fleet on the Atlantic. Showing the fleet of ships, led by the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary, together with a key, November 1956. Date: 1956
Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954
Poster, British Seagull outboard motorPoster, British Seagull, The best outboard motor in the world, Every dinghy a motor dinghy. circa 1950
Poster, Iso Scooter, 150cc, design by F Mosca. circa 1959
Poster advertising Linherr Vermouth, showing an elegant woman sipping from a glass. circa 1950s
RMS Queen Mary, Cunard Line cruise ship. Date: 1957
View from the harbour, Dartmouth, Devon. Date: circa 1950s
Monte Bello atomic testFirst British atomic test, Monte Bello islands, Australia on the 3rd October 1952 Date: 3rd October 1952
Poster - Eat More Fruit - for Health and Vitality - published / issued by the Retail Fruit Trade Federation Ltd. Date: 1950s
Norton Motorbike, winner of 28 TT RacesNorton Motorbike - winner of 28 TT Races, September 1952. 1952
The Blue Butterfly by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl and her dog walk by the sea. Date: 1953
Horse and Boxer dogUnusual Friends - horse and Boxer dog. 1950s
Tatler cover - Winter Sports & Spring Cruise Number 1959Front cover of The Tatler magazines Winter Sports and Spring Cruise Number for 1959 featuring a girl in snow-appropriate clothes wearing mirrored sunglasses in which are reflected a Cunard cruise
RMS Windsor Castle, Union Castle Line, at CapetownRMS Windsor Castle, Union Castle Line, off the coast of Capetown, South Africa. Date: 1950s
Joan and Jackie Collins 1950sJoan Collins, actress (born 1933), together with her sister Jackie Collins, novelist (1937-2015), c.1955 Date: 1950s
West Indies Cricket Team - 1957 Tour - SignaturesThe West Indies Cricket Team - Tour of England 1957. Featured are the brilliant (Sir) Garfield (Gary) Sobers, Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes, (Sir) Wesley Winfield Hall and Sonny Ramadhin
LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here a fireman is undertaking a hook ladder drill on the stations nine-storey drill tower
LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters in Lambeth. Here they are undertaking hook ladder drills on the stations nine-storey drill tower
Warpaint by David WrightAn attractive woman wearing a fur stole that has slipped to reveal a shapely back, glances behind her as she applies her make up using a compact mirror. c.1950
Elizabeth Ann kitchen units advertisementAdvertisement for the Elizabeth Ann kitchen unit in stainless steel for the aristocrat of kitchen equipment for...a bright, easy kitchen. c.1955
English Rose Corsetry advertisementAdvert for the new corselette from English Rose corsetry, exquisitely styled and entirely without bones. It is described as a corselette with wired
The Tatler Autumn Fashion Number 1955A stunning, bold front cover design featuring a tall and elegant woman wearing a simple black strapless evening dress and a sumptuous lime green wrap with matching choker necklace
Tatler front cover 1956Front cover design in a typical 1950s style for The Tatler Early Spring Number. A woman wearing a voluminous checked blouse has a moment to herself while surrounded by lilac blossom
Dachshund on a bookshelfUnusual Friends - Dachshund on a bookshelf. 1950s
Two kittens with a drumkitUnusual Friends - two kittens with a drumkit. 1950s
Music cover, Thats Amore, words by Jack Brooks, music by Harry Warren. Showing Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Donna Reed on a golf course in the film The Caddy. 1953
Carrier deck of HMS Warrior aircraft carrierView of the carrier deck of HMS Warrior (R31) aircraft carrier at Kure, Japan, with crew lined up and a Sea Fury plane. Date: 1953
Hillary and Tensing on Mount EverestHillary and Tensing nearing the summit of Mount Everest. Date: 1953
Tatler front cover, horse racing Ascot, 1955Front cover of The Tatler featuring an elegant couple spectating at the races. Date: 1955
Advertisement for Cadburys Golden Key -- male and female models (Barry Trengove and Geraldine Hill) posing. 1959
Young North Africans dancing on the Paris QuaisYoung North Africans (from Algeria) dance on the Paris Quais. Date: circa 1950s
LFB horse drawn steamer at modern LFB reviewLambeth, headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, hosted annual displays and regular reviews of the Brigade. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian Shand Mason horse drawn steam
Firefighters at the scene of a fire, Wildcroft ManorFirefighters at the scene of a fire at Wildcroft Manor, Putney Heath, SW London
Spangles Coronation advertisementLovely advertisement for Spangles fruit sweets - the sweet way to go gay - showing a crowd excitedly watching the Coronation and waving flags. Date: 1953
Coronation. Royal Marine Guard of Honour march pastA contingent of The Royal Marines march into position as part of the Guard of Honour outside the west door of the Abbey. They will hold a position to the extreme right of the picture. 1953
Living Room, Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, LondonLiving Room of 221B Baker Street, part of a Sherlock Holmes Exhibition, London, reconstructed by Michael Weight. A dummy version of the man himself can be seen in the far window. Date: 1951
Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, NottinghamshireView of Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, Nottinghamshire. The colliery closed in 1967, but the surviving headstock and winding house, and vertical steam engine of 1873
Union Workhouse, Sleaford, LincolnshireAn aerial view of the Sleaford Union workhouse. Designed by William J Donthorn, the building was erected in 1837-8 on East Gate in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The site later became known as Slea View
Walton Hospital, LiverpoolWalton Hospital, Rice Lane, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool. The central clock tower concealed a large water storage tank. The building was designed by William Culshaw
Congleton Union Workhouse, Arclid, CheshireAerial view of Congleton Union workhouse at Arclid, Sandbach, Cheshire. The building, erected in 1844-5, was designed by Henry Bowman. It later became Arclid Hospital
Humber Hawk advertisementAdvertisement for the 1954 Humber Hawk car, packed with power and aready to prove it. Apparently, the powerful overhead valve engine gave vivid exciting acceleration
Harvesting barley with a combine harvester, SuffolkHarvesting barley with a combine harvester on a farm in Suffolk, England
Boy and Bicycle by the River SevernA boy and his bicycle on the banks of the River Severn at Bewdley Bridge, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd
Advertisement for a book about flying saucersAn advertisement for a book by Gray Barker, They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers, suggesting cover-ups, conspiracy and paranoia surrounding UFO sightings