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Kensitas cigarettes advertisement, 1953Advertisement for Kensitas cigarettes showing a domestic scene where a man, engaged in the masculine task of hanging a picture, is offered a Kensitas cigarette to steady his nerves. Date: 1953
Coat by Rensor, car by Sunbeam Talbot, 1953A girl getting out of her Sunbeam-Talbot coupe wears a belted, camel hair and wool mixture top double breasted coat with a gay tartan lining by Rensor and a scarlet beret by Kangol. Date: 1953
Mercia wedding dress, 1953A wedding dress of pale gold and ivory patterned brocade with a prettily folded bodice and a train cut in one with the skirt. The long, tight-fitting sleeves are cuffed with mink. Date: 1953
Hebe suit and Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire, 1953A woman enters a magnificent looking Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire saloon car wearing a dark grey barathea suit with flapped pockets set at an angle
Ocelot coat, 1953A model poses wearing an ocelot fur coat with a stand up collar. Date: 1953
Berlei advertisement, 1953Advertisement for Berlei foundations, featuring their Coronation Corselette, guaranteed to pull and pinch you into a slimline silhouette for Coronation celebrations in 1953. Date: 1953
Fashions for a Coronation Summer, 1953A jumper suit of pure white crepe de Chine splashed with black from Marshall & Snelgrove, one of a quartette of outfits, showcased by the Tatler as being ideal for the Coronation summer of 1953
Celanese Coronation advertisement, 1953Advertisement for Celanese acetate yarn in the year of Queen Elizabeth IIs Coronation featuring a Coronation robe and Kirtle of velvet made for a Baroness by Ede and Ravenscroft. Date: 1953
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 in Westminster Abbey showing the Duke of Edinburgh paying homage. Date: 1953
Queen Elizabeth at a parade, 1953A young Queen Elizabeth II looks back over her shoulder as she waits for a parade of the Household Cavalry at Home Park, Windsor during a presentation of New Standards
Westminster Abbey / Dunlop advertisement, 1953Advertisement for Dunlop Tyres in 1953, featuring a painting of Westminster Abbey by Felix Kelly, the setting for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1953
Coty advertisement, Coronation 1953Advertisement for the cosmetics and fragrance brand Coty in the Tatler Coronation Number of 1953 featuring a poem by Ben Jonson
Fortune chocolates advertisement, 1953Advertisement for Fortune chocolates by Caley of Norwich, whose adverts were always characterised by a couple sharing a box
Fashions for a Coronation Summer, 1953A charming afternoon ensemble for a woman with a narrow budget. A dress of printed rayon taffeta with a pretty cowl collar and wide spreading skirt over a net petticoat, only costing 12 guineas
Tatler Coronation Number front cover, 1953Front cover of the Tatler reporting on the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953, and featuring four ceremonial spears with the coat of arms of the Queen against a red velvet backdrop
Fashions for a Coronation Summer, 1953A dress of worsted Saxony from Marshall and Snelgrove with a narrow-lined over-check ion a grey ground. The dress has a pretty cross-over bodice and seven-eighths sleeved
Viewing the Coronation by hot air balloon" NOW do you think my little transaction with the Science Museum was such a crazy idea?" An enterprising group of people enjoy the spectacle of the Coronation of 1953 from the air
Decomposing whale carcassThe decomposing body of a Sei whale, washed ashore on the beach at Suez on 3 January 1950 following a storm, surrounded by intrigiued onlookers
Douglas Fairbanks JnrDrawing of Douglas Elton Fairbanks Junior (1909 -2000), American actor and US Naval Officer. Date: 1953
Queen Elizabeth II on first day of AscotQueen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh travel down the course in an open top carriage on the first day of Royal Ascot. Date: 1953
Coronation Dry Sherry advertisement, 1953Advertisement for Gonzalez Byass, sherries of distinction, featuring their special Coronation Dry Sherry, to be drunk during the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1953
The Kings Champion entering Westminster HallImpression of the Kings Champion entering Westminster Hall during the State Banquet following the Coronation of King George IV in 1821 as observed by Sir Walter Scott
VAT 69 Whiskey Coronation advertisementAdvertisement for VAT 69 Scotch whiskey which includes a picture of the Coronation procession of Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1953
Cumberland Lodge, WindsorA view of Cumberland Lodge in Windsor, the home of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein, grand-daughter of Queen Victoria. Date: 1891
Decomposing whale carcassThe decomposing body of a Sei whale, washed ashore on the beach at Suez on 3 January 1950 following a storm. Initially, there was speculation that this was a mysterious sea creature
Country Pub in Germany
Naughty Boy Eats JamA naughty boy eats straight from the jam pot, despite having promised not to. Date: 1939
Sunkist Marmalade 1919Sunkist Marmalade Date: 1919
Twist / Cruikshank / ClaimedClaimed by his affectionate friends Date: First published: 1836-37
Dickens / Bleak HouseThe visit to the brickmakers. Date: First published: 1852-53
Cmas at Dingley DellChristmas at Dingley Dell Date: First published: 1836-37
The last steam engine at CarnforthTradesmen at Carnforth standing in front of their engine. Left to right: boiler washer, Norman Wilson; firedropper, Norman Cottier; bar lad, Tommy Longstaffe; driver, Joe Harrison; and steamraiser