TW3658413: Scooter Boat Lake, South Marine Park, UK (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658436: Children riding on a mechanical elephant, South Shields, August 1950 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658429: Couple posing on the beach at South Shields, UK, August 1950 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658535: South Shields (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658545: Aerial view of South Shields, UK (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658601: Ballroom, South Shields (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919161: Tue. 03, 1954 - Adenauer Back from Turkey: After having returned from his journey to Greece and Turkey, the Chancellor Dr. Adenaur was received with all pomp by the German Federal President, Prof. Heuss Adenauer was wearing the gown of a Grand Vizier customary in Turkey. In spite of the progressive life in Turkey since Kemal Ataturk some traditional customs of the Seljuk-time are still usual. So State President Bayar appointed the German Chancellor Ottoman Grand Vizier (EDC) This high grade of a statesman has been established in the 13th century for the Heroes of the Black Sea and represents a great honour to the bearer / Bridgeman Images

MPX5075203: Fashion 1970's. The very best of British. Fashion designers are planning a sporting life for us all later this year. And, fittingly for Jubilee Year, the great British look is the one that really matters. Even French designer Ann Dupuy of Jousse and Japanese designer Michiko have gone for hunting, shooting and fishing clothes in their autumn collections. They will be showing and - hopefully - selling them at the British Fashion Week opening in London on March 30. But the British are still the best in the world at tailoring and Jeff Banks, for example, has had his tweeds made up in a factory which also produces clothes for the eminently traditional Burberry company. March 1977 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4829200: Picture of the three potential successors of Staline, Tue 03, 1953 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5079308: Air accidents: A Dakota airliner of Railway Air Services crashed into two houses in South Ruislip no one was injured. 19th December 1946 / Bridgeman Images

TW3658368: Aerial view of South Shields, UK, May 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658461: Haven Point, South Shields (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658527: Haven Point, South Shields (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

HGP3057031: Thoresby College, Kings Lynn, Norfolk (photo) / Bridgeman Images

PCT4295505: Cerdagne electric railway line: construction of the Gisclard bridge (or bridge of La Cassagne), crossing the Tet valley near Mont-Louis and Fontpedrouse - workers in the wires - Roussillon, Pays Catalan, Pyrenees-Orientales (Pyrenees Orientales) - this line opened in 1910, has been inscribed by UNESCO since 2002 on the indicative list of the World Heritage as “” Cerdagne Railway””. Operated by SNCF, it forms the 669 000 line of the national railway network - This cable bridge was designed by Genie Commander Albert Gisclard. A device of his invention completely avoids oscillations and allows the train to pass safely. It is the only railway suspension bridge still in operation in France. Tragic irony of fate, Commander Gisclard lost his life in a derailment of the train during a test trip near the bridge in 1909 - phototyping Labouche, early 20th century - / Bridgeman Images

PCT4295515: Cerdagne electric railway line: the Gisclard bridge (or La Cassagne bridge), crossing the Tet valley near Mont-Louis and Fontpedrouse just after its construction; view of the rails and the cable lines - Roussillon, Catalan country, Pyrenees-Orientales (Pyrenees Orientales) - this line opened in 1910, has been listed by UNESCO since 2002 as the “Cerdagne Railway””. Operated by SNCF, it forms the 669 000 line of the national railway network - This cable bridge was designed by Genie Commander Albert Gisclard. A device of his invention completely avoids oscillations and allows the train to pass safely. It is the only railway suspension bridge still in operation in France. Tragic irony of fate, Commander Gisclard lost his life in a train derailment on a test trip near the bridge in 1909 - postcard ND, early 20th century - / Bridgeman Images

MPX5159354: Actor Phil Silvers took the bookies to the cleaners in true Sergeant Bilko fashion. The man who immortalised Bilko, the loveable American army spiv, gave a real life demonstration of how to make a fast buck at Gosforth races in Newcastle. Phil, who was starring in 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' at Newcastle's Theatre Royal, backed Record Run in the 3 o'clock race. It Stormed home at 6-5 on. But the bookie who paid out Phil, Mr Alec Lewis, was still smiling. A chat with the 63 year old star made his day - even though it was at the wrong end of a bundle of fivers. 3rd April, 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4841425: May 05, 1953 - Thirty-one Sicilian bandits sentenced Giuliano gang's six hundred years.: After a trial lasting nearly four months, the Central Court of Palermo, Sicily, recently delivered its verdict, which took eight days to reach in the case of 45 men accused of serious crimes while members of the gang of Salvatore Giuliano, the bandit who, after terrorizing Sicily for six years, was shot dead by the police in 1950. Thirty-one of the accused bandits were found guilty of complicity in 11 murders, 15 attempted murders, 14 kidnapping and a number of other serious crimes. They received sentences of imprisonment two of them penal servitude for life - which totalled 600 years. The other 14 were ac ~ uitted, though nine of them still have to serve long sentences for previous crimes. Some of the guilty are still in hiding and were sentenced in their absence / Bridgeman Images

ZKM2915047: Oval dish with Jug (clay & porcelain), French School, (18th-19th century) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658334: Aerial view of South Shields, UK, May 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658386: Aerial view of Whitburn Colliery, with Souter lighthouse in the distance, UK, September 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658423: A couple flirting and having fun on the beach at South Shields, UK, August 1950 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658445: Children riding on the miniature railway at South Shields Amusement Park, UK, August 1950 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658451: Miniature railway at the Amusement Park, South Shields, UK, August 1950 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658550: Aerial view of South Shields (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658561: Aerial view of South Shields (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658595: South Shields (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658396: View of the beach from Trow Rocks, South Shields, UK, c.1950-59 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658404: The Open Air Pool, South Shields (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658440: Children in a Rowing Boat playing on the beach, South Shields, UK, August 1950 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658456: Amusement Park, South Shields, UK, August 1950 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658511: Haven Point, South Shields (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658557: Aerial view of South Shields (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

TW3658598: Visit South Shields poster (colour litho) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4582820: Remains of the supernova of the Sails - Detail - Vela supernova remnant. Detail - Detail of the rest of the supernova of the Sails. The supernova exploded 12,000 years ago. A supernova event marks the catastrophic end - point in the life of a massive star. The self - destruction of the star releases a huge amount of energy as radiation of all kinds, but a substantial fraction of the force of the explosion blasts the outer part of the supernova into an expanding shell of matter that travels through the almost empty space between the stars. As the rapidly moving blast wave encounters the relatively stationary interstellar medium it creates a very narrow, luminous shock front that appears as a faint nebula. Because the shock front is very convoluted the nebulosity appears to be highly structured and the various colours define different energy levels within the interaction. Although the star responsible for the Vela supernova remnant exploded 12,000 years ago, it is still affecting its environment / Bridgeman Images

USB1162172: Flowerpiece with Tulips, Roses, Convolvuli and other Flowers, Verendael, Nicholaes van (1640-91) / Bridgeman Images