Fifties Collection (#98)

Wetherall advertisement 1959
Advertisement for Wetherall coats in a variety of houndstooth and plaid patterns - just the thing to ensure elegance on a rainy day at the races. Date: 1959

Party dress by Maggy Rouff, 1959
A pretty look that characterised the Paris collections of 1959, manifested in a little party dress by Maggy Rouff. The Tatler states that it is easy to copy

Tatler cover - Paris translated, 1959
Front cover of The Tatler - an issue devoted to showing how the latest fashions from Paris and Rome can be translated into clothes you can buy in the shops now. Date: 1959

Ballantyne cashmere advertisement, 1959
Advertisement for luxurious but affordable cashmere from Ballantyne of Peebles in Scotland featuring a twinset in baby blue and a star cardigan in platinum. Date: 1959

Sea front view at Paignton, Devon, with holidaymakers, parked cars, two boating lakes and chalets. Date: 1950s

Christmas and New Year card, British War Office
Christmas and New Year card (front), British War Office, with blue and red ribbon, and a golden lion on a crown. Date: 1951

Christmas and New Year card (interior), with red ribbon. Date: 1951

Handwriting of Tito Gobbi on a Christmas card
Handwriting of Tito Gobbi (1913-1984), Italian operatic baritone, inside a Christmas card, dated 1957. Date: 1950s

Tito Gobbi as Falstaff on a Christmas card
Tito Gobbi (1913-1984), Italian operatic baritone, in the role of Falstaff (in the opera by Verdi) on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: 1950s

Princess Elizabeths royal tour of Canada: Ottawa
The front-cover of The Illustrated London News showing Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh entering the parliament buildings with the Canadian Prime Minister. Date: 1951

Street scene, Liskeard, Cornwall
Street scene in the market town of Liskeard, Cornwall. Date: circa 1950s

Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, Cornwall. circa 1950s

Sir Winston Churchill on the front cover of The Sketch
Cover of The Sketch featuring Winston Churchill who had recently resigned as Prime Minister. Date: 1955

Wine Room, Pierres Restaurant, New York City, USA
Wine Room, Pierres Restaurant, East 53rd Street, New York City, USA, offering French cuisine. circa 1950s

Poster advertising Air-India International, with scenes of London. Date: circa 1955

Poster, Your blood could Save a Life, National Blood Transfusion Service, Ministry of Health, designed by Eileen Evans. Date: circa 1950s

Pan American poster, To Paris, designed by Jean Carlu. Showing a stylised image of a woman with a basket of flowers, with Parisian landmarks in the background. Date: 1958

Service station, Wendover, Utah-Nevada, USA
State Line Service Station at Wendover, on the border between Utah and Nevada, USA. Date: 1950s

Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi City, Mississippi, USA
A group of women looking out across the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi City, Mississippi, USA, from the deck of Friendship House Restaurant. Date: 1950

Aden The Dhows Date: 1959

Aden just after East African leave
In Aden just after taking leave in East Africa Date: 1959

Tawai The Fruit Stall and Back Streets Aden April Date: 1959

Tawai The Bazaar and Back Streets April Date: 1959

The Queens Birthday Parade Aden Date: 1959

Temporary Accommodation Aden Date: 1959

Barrack Room Aden Date: 1959

Sheraton-Gibson Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Sheraton-Gibson Hotel, Fountain Square, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1950s

Andy the D-Day Bull of Brookville, Ohio, USA
Andy the D-Day Bull, owned by W A Rasor of Brookville, Ohio, USA. Andy was born on D-Day, 6 June 1944 and died in 1956. He had four horns, four eyes and a double nose. Date: circa 1940s

Bus full of people, Bom Retiro do Sul, Brazil
A bus full of people and their luggage, Bom Retiro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Date: 1956

Sea Furies on HMS Centaur aircraft carrier
A line of Sea Furies on the flight deck of HMS Centaur (R06) aircraft carrier. Date: circa 1954

The Lord Mayors Show
Marking the territorial army jubilee at the Lord Mayors Show in London. Among other scenes: a tableaux depicting the history of the territorial army

Inchon Military Port, South Korea
Inchon (Incheon) Military Port, 21st Transportation Medium Port, South Korea, July 1954. It was a US Army command post during the Korean War. Date: 1954

Tibetan horsemen, Tibet region, south west China
Tibetan horsemen in the Tibet region, south west China. According to the original caption, they are displaying their skills of horsemanship

Two Sani women, Yunnan Province, south west China
Two young Sani women of Yunnan Province, south west China, playing Chinese lutes. Date: 1953

Yi woman of China
A Yi militiawoman, belonging to one of Chinas many ethnic minorities. The Yi (or Lolo) live mostly in mountain areas. Date: 1953

Miao woman of southern China with woven baskets. Date: 1953

Two horsewomen, Inner Mongolia, northern China
Two horsewomen of Inner Mongolia, northern China. Date: 1953

People shopping, Inner Mongolia, northern China
People shopping at a market stall in Inner Mongolia, northern China. Date: 1953

Kazakh national dance, Xinjiang, north west China
A woman performing a Kazakh national dance in Xinjiang (Sinkiang, Chinese Turkestan), north west China, with musicians playing in the background. Date: 1953

Men of Xinjiang, north west China
Men of Xinjiang (Sinkiang, Chinese Turkestan), north west China, admiring a portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong. Date: 1953

Licence for a mechanically propelled vehicle, otherwise known as a road tax disc, issued by Surrey County Council and valid until 31 December 1951

People riding on a miniature steam train
Adults and children riding on a miniature steam train with a British flag on the front. Date: circa 1950s

Actress Freda Wyn doing handstand in cat costume
Freda Wyn, English actress (aka Winifred A Ryeland, 1916-1989), doing a handstand on stage in her cat costume during rehearsals for a pantomime, Puss in Boots

Actress Freda Wyn relaxing in cat costume during a pantomime
Freda Wyn, English actress (aka Winifred A Ryeland, 1916-1989), taking a cigarette break in her cat costume during rehearsals for a pantomime, Puss in Boots

Actress Freda Wyn in cat costume for a pantomime
Freda Wyn, English actress (aka Winifred A Ryeland, 1916-1989), posing in her cat costume for a pantomime, Puss in Boots, in which she appeared with the comic actor Jimmy Edwards at Streatham Hill

Actress Freda Wyn doing cat makeup for a pantomime
Freda Wyn, English actress (aka Winifred A Ryeland, 1916-1989), making herself up as a cat for a pantomime, Puss in Boots, in which she appeared with the comic actor Jimmy Edwards

The new science block centre at Malvern College
Boys leaving the new science block centre at the end of a lesson at Malvern College, an independent school in Worcestershire, England. Date: 1958

Headmaster and prefects at Malvern College
The Headmaster, Mr D. D. Lindsay with two senior prefects, M.J. Theobald and R. T. Collet at Malvern College, an independent school in Worcestershire, England. Date: 1958

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