London Collection (page 93)

George Melly
Jazz and blues singer George Melly (1926 - 2007) performs at the free concert held in Brockwell Park, south east London, in support of the 500 marchers who had walked from Liverpool to London

Vietnamese Embassy, London
The Charge d'affaires of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Lai Van Ngoc (on the right), along with his wife and staff move into their embassy in Victoria Road, London. Date: August 1976

Jill Viner, First female London Bus driver
Jill Viner, who qualified as the first woman London Bus driver in 1974 Date: 1974

Ann Dadds
Mrs Ann Dadds, from Plaistow, East London, becomes the first woman train driver on the London Underground Date: October 1978

Alexandra Ward, St Thomas Hospital, London 1903
Alexandra Ward, St Thomas Hospital, London. Photograph showing a girl's wards with comfortable furnishings. Date: 1903

International Women's Day March
A march in central London to celebrate International Womens Day 1987 Date: 8 March 1987

Immigrants Awaiting Outside Court-Room, Blackwall Pier 1906
The Immigration Act of 1906 was the first legal mechanism for enforcing a policy of selective categories of prohibited immigrants

A much publicised first trip on the London Underground for Princesses Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret Rose, who made the trip on a District Line train from St

Disruption extending the entire length of Haymarket, Piccadilly, London, closed until September. Date: August 1928

Rioting in the West End of London 1886
Looting shops in Piccadilly, London. A meeting of the unemployed was held in Trafalgar Square, which divided itself into two groups, the Fair Trade League and the Revolutionary Social Democrats

German Emperor and Empress Visiting England 1907
German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859 - 1941) and Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858 - 1921), German Empress. On the front cover of The Illustrated London News on a visit to England

Combined Civil Defence exercise, WW2
Civil defence rescue workers administering first aid to a released casualty from the exercise site. The R on the helmet signifies Rescue team workers

London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) undergoing pump training in the drill yard of Brigade HQ. Hard suction hose is being connected to the open topped pump

National Clarion Cycling Club
Members of the National Clarion Cycling Club London Union at their Autumn Meet in Dorking. Men and women and some children stand and sit in front of a wooded area for a large group photograph

Chartist petition procession
A print of the chartists procession of 1842 taking the great national petition of 3, 317, 702 signatures to the House of Commons

Celebrities at Mandela birthday concert
Stars who took part in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday tribute concert in Wembley stadium, London. They include American actress Daryl Hannah. Date: 11th June 1988

London Street Placards South African Prime Ministers
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Allan Boesak speaking at NUJ
Allan Boesak, South African cleric and politician, stands at a podium making a speech to the National Union of Journalists in Central Hall, Westminster, London

Jeremy Corbyn and Tony Banks at anti-apartheid demo
Jeremy Corbyn MP and Tony Banks are pictured at an Anti-Apartheid Movement demonstration in London, holding up documents reading solidarity with South-African and Namibian miners

Nelson Mandela Freedom March
Demonstrators leaving Manchester as they take part in the Glasgow to London Nelson Mandela Freedom March of 1988. Children join in the demonstration

Protesters at the South African embassy
Demonstrators from Lawyers Against Apartheid picketing outside the South African embassy in Trafalgar Square to protest against sixteen years of martial law in Namibia

Richard Attenborough greets Mandela marchers
In London, film-maker Richard Attenborough meets anti-apartheid demonstrators taking part in the Nelson Mandela Glasgow to London freedom march

Welsh hunger marchers 1934
Some of the hunger marchers who marched from South Wales to London in protest at the Unemployment Insurance Bill, which would set dole rates at a national level

Relatives and friends at the War Office trying to inquires about missing soldiers at the front. Date: 1916

Canvey Island protest
Residents of Canvey Island, Essex, protest in central London, expressing their opposition to the proposed expansion of the petrochemical industry on the island

London Evening News final issue
Printworkers show the final issue of the London Evening News before its merger with rival newspaper the Evening Standard. The first issue had appeared on 26 July 1881

The Observer newspaper office
The entrance to the offices of The Observer newspaper, 8 St Andrew's Hill, Blackfriars, London, where it was based until its acquisition by The Guardian in 1993 Date: 1970s

The Sun newspaper office
30 Bouverie Street, London, home of the News of the World newspaper and also The Sun following its purchase by Rupert Murdoch in 1969

Man International Newspapers Display Soho London
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Daily Mirror Building
The Daily Mirror Building at Holborn, London, home to the Mirror Group of newspapers, including the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People and Sporting Life

N. U. M. leaders
Leaders of the National Union of Mineworkers attend the National Energy Conference in London. From left, Mick McGahey, Vice-president; Lawrence Daly, General Secretary; Joe Gormley

Photograph showing the signalman in the act of pulling a signal lever to allow a train to enter one of the platforms. Date: 1907

Teaching Mothers to Care for their Infants 1907
In a parish in St. Pancras, Battersea, poor mothers being taught how to care for their infants. Date: 1907

Children bearing tags on their luggage standing on the platform station. Being evacuated from London to the countryside. Date: June 1940

Camouflaged civilians, home guards and dogs in a London park hiding from the enemy above. Date: 1941

Suggestion by William Heath Robinson for defence of London, a spinning platform land with camouflaged anti-aircraft guns. Date: 1941

Tower Bridge opening its bascules to let tall ships go past. Date: 1900

Jingo the Zoo Elephant Goes to America 1903
Jingo a African elephant replacement to Jumbo at Zoological Society's Gardens (London Zoo). Children having a ride around Regent's Park

As a precaution against possible bombing precious art, relics, sculptures and memorials where moved out of London to a secret place. This was given to the Nation by the National Art Collections Fund

Hayashi Misao
Viscountess Hayashi, later Countess Hayashi (1858 - 1942), Japanese noblewoman and wife of Hayashi Tadasu, the first Japanese ambassador in London. Date: 1902

Biddy Pearson at Daily Worker Christmas Bazaar, London
Biddy Pearson with an array of cakes at a Daily Worker Christmas Bazaar taking place at St Pancras Town Hall, London. December 1956

Bertrand Russell with others on a CND campaign
Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, 1872-1970), British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, socialist, pacifist and social critic

Signing a contract at Simpsons of Piccadilly, London
A group of men signing a contract at Simpsons of Piccadilly, a large retail shop in Central London selling quality clothing for men which opened in 1936. Date: mid 20th century

Secombe Harry Sir 1921 2001 Welsh Entertainer
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Lord Scarman, English judge, barrister and Law Lord
Leslie George Scarman, Baron Scarman (1911-2004), English judge and barrister, served as a Law Lord until his retirement in 1986. Seen here with the Houses of Parliament in the background

Anwar Sadat, Egyptian President, on a visit to London
The Egyptian President, Mohammad Anwar el Sadat (1918-1981), on a visit to London. Date: August 1981

Straw Jack Labour Socialist Socialism Politics
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Scene from O'Casey, The Plough and the Stars
Three actors in the pub scene from Sean O'Casey's play, The Plough and the Stars (first performed 1926). From left to right, Carmel McSharry (b circa 1930) as Mrs Gogan

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