FAF1250073: A street near the town of Alba during the Spanish civil war. Two soldiers are walking side by side. In the background, against a leaden sky with the dark outline of distant hills, a few trees are moving in the wind, 12-25/07/1938 (b/w photo), Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

FAF1249335: Studio of the Florentine painter Eduardo Gelli, in Via Marsilio Ficino 10, Frorence (b/w photo), Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920) / Bridgeman Images

EVT2119479: Michelle Obama: Michelle Obama, Svetlana Medvedeva in attendance for Lady Michelle Obama and First Lady of Russia Svetlana Medvedeva visit the Duke Ellington School for the Arts, , Washington, DC June 24, 2010. Photo By: Stephen Boitano/Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4884073: Oct. 10, 1953 - Children dancing matinee. Hunting girl and Chelsea Pensioner / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4884135: Oct. 10, 1953 - Firemen combat Oxford blaze third church fire in few weeks: Detectives mingled with the spectators yesterday - as firemen fought the blaze which severally damaged the church of st. Michael at the North gate, oxford, for it is believed that this blaze was the work of a fire-raiser. It is the third church blaze in the area on the past few weeks / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4884201: Oct. 10, 1953 - Jame - prisoner tortured by acid. For there weeks the 52 yeas old workers Friedrich Jadicke had been tortured by acid by the sowjet hearing ssd. Fine he could escape from the transport to penitentiary at Rummelsburg treated by penicillin and areptomizin for several months he cou ~ be saved against the safe death. There are wound mark one his body great like a plate. Friedrich Jadicke is the living proof for the communistic methods of torture. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4884218: Oct. 10, 1953 - Pierre Malar, returns to Parisian music halls Pierre Maler, the well known singer guitarist is seen here pictured with the” most fascinating false south American girl from Paris”, during a party which he organized in honour of his return to the Parisian music halls. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4884246: Oct. 10, 1953 - Admiral Radford recieved by Marshall June: This morning Marshall June, received admiral Radford at the headquarters Henri IV Fontainbleau. Admiral Radford arriving this morning at the headquarters. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4884363: Oct. 10, 1953 - Mr. Duff Cooper at shooting party at Rambouillet; Mr. Duff Cooper, former British Ambassador to Paris, photographed during the shooting party given by president Auriol for the members of the Diplomatic cops in the Rambouillet woods today. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4883781: Oct. 10, 1953 - A Gi-bride from Munich had been murdered in America. The 21 old Johanna Smith, born Brand, from Munich-Thalkirchen married the Us soldier Richard Smith on June 14th 1952 and followed him to the United States. It didn't last a long time and the first troubles between the young married couple began. Richard was very jealoous, beat his wife and let she have an intolerable life. On October 2nd Johanna Smith wrote to her mother that Richard commits an assault upon her again and again amd that she now appealed for divorce. when her mother got the letter her daughter had been already dead. she was found shot in front of the entrance of the PX at Camp Carson near Colorado Springs. Her 23 years old husband had been taken prisoner at once because it is suggested with great probability that he will be the murder. When the reporter come to Mrs.Brand to interview her the poor woman didn't suspect anything of the death of her daughter. The last news had worked more quickly. Dispaired she showed the last letter of October 2nd 1933 of her daugher to our fo ~ grafter. she told that Richard was an autocar-varnisher in civil-life and that the was proper man. It might be that his jelousness drove him to that dead / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4883815: Oct. 10, 1953 - Horticultural Exhibition at Versailles: The Autumn Horticultural Exhibition was opened today in the town hall of Versailles. Various types of grounds and Pumpkins. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901524: Dec. 12, 1953 -” Linda Leigh” Spring Fashion Show at the Washington hotel.: Photo shows Matching dresses for the outsize and average woman in lace printed rayon with fringed stole displayed by models Dorn (lef) and Avro / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901565: Dec. 12, 1953 - Models Model Clothes for Royal Dress Show. 40 Models are today showing British fashions to the Queen Mother. They will wear clothes of the Top Ten - The Incorporated Society of British Fashion Designers - and are showing them at the home of Lady Clark, the Society's President. Keystone Photo Shows:” Grand Tier” a Digby Morton gown - worn by Marla Scarafia. It is a pale topaz satin ball gown relying for effect on the cut of the fabric and carefully worked bodice drapery which swatches the ribs / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901582: Dec. 12, 1953 - Full dress rehearsal for Jack Hylton's circus; A full dress rehearsal for Jack Hylton's circus was held today at Earl's court / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901595: Dec. 12, 1953 - Adventurous flight to the freedom: The 52 rears old baker Bedrich Cech told his adventurous flight with his families from the Czechoslovakia to Austria to representatives of the press at Vienna. Three times the luggage-van in which the fugitives had hidden themselves passed the iron curtain before the family finally reached the freedom. Cech and his 30 years old son had made a hole under the wood loaded wagon which got air by oxygen-apparatus. At this hiding-place the two men, the daughter in law of Cech and their two children lived more than one week. Half stifled and starved they reached the American zone of Austria. The reason for their flight had been the fear being arrested because the daughter of the baker married an American and emigrated to the United States. Our pictures above shows: Marian Cech, his wife Drahomira, Bedrich Cech and the two children Vladislav (4 years old) and Vlasta (2 years old). Our picture below shows how the fugitives reconstruct leaving the wagon of the train on Austrian territory / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901665: Dec. 12, 1953 - Making” Beau Brummel” at Woolwich barracks. M.G.M. are filming” Beau Brummel”, starring Stewart Grainger in the title role, Elizabeth Taylor as lady Patricia and Rosemary Harris, as Mrs. Fitzherbert. Members of the Household Cavalry, wearing uniforms of the period, are taking part, and scenes were being filmed today at Woolwich Barracks / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901733: Dec. 12, 1953 - Ballet And Ballyhoo: This esthetic - looking picture is really a commercial - it's all in the interests of the British Industries Fair, Britain's annual” shop window” to be held in London and Birmingham, May 3 - 14 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901819: Dec. 12, 1953 - The use of radio waves” lecture at Royal Institution. Children listen to Mr. Ratcliffe.: Mr. J.A. Ratcliffe, reader in Physics Cambridge University spoke on” The Use of Radio Waves” this afternoon at the Royal Institution at the opening of the 124th Course of six lecturers adapted to a Juvenile auditory / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901014: Dec. 12, 1953 - At the Ganges: the first white lady met the greates Jegi of India, Swami Sivananda. Mrs. Charlette Walinski-eller from Nuernberg is a good meditating woman and already since many months she had a stiritual contact with Sivananda who had been unknown to her and she had been able to accept the far spiritual well known Jogi. By his invitation Mrs. Walinski started on Nov. 30th to India where she had been welcomed by the great Jogi by the werda “my mind is your mind and your mind is my mind”. On a trip through India and later through all the world Mrs. walinski should be prepared for her further tasks / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901228: Dec. 12, 1953 - Election Of French President At Versailies: M. Medecin (Left), Mayor Of Nice Since 1928, One Of The Candidates, Inside The Congress Hall / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901241: Dec. 12, 1953 - Something To Squawk About. Now there's something to squawk about back in the bird-cage - the combined trick-cycling and flying trapeze act. They're both sitting pretty as the fellow on top pedals away. This is one of the acts to be seen at Jack Hylton's Circus at Earl's Court, London / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4902064: Dec. 12, 1953 - Manifestation of French Students French university students demonstrate in the Latin quarter rue Soufflot in front of the Pantheon in order to increase the national education budget / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4902284: Dec. 12, 1953 - Children's Party.: A party for Stepney children, provided by friends in Rhode Island New York, was held at the Toc H centre, Old Talbot House, Stepney, this afternoon. A Christmas tree was given by the Queen Mother, and each child received a small souvenir from the American Embassy / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4902308: Dec. 13, 1953 - Saturday night, the famous Norwegian Opera singer Kirsten Flagstad gives her last concert in the National Theater in Oslo, before she ends her glories career as Opera Singer / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4900259: Dec. 12, 1953 - Appointed British charge d'affairs in Persia British embassy to reopen in reharan. Mr. Denis Wright (42) has been appointed charge d'affairs in Persia and is to leave for Teheran in a few days time to reopen the British Embassy which was closed down 14months ago / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4900296: Dec. 12, 1953 - Russian shoot Mother and son family travelling from East to West Berlin.: Russian troops on Sunday night killed Joachim Wozniak (16) and seriously wounded his mother in the thight they fired on the van in which the family was travelling from the Autobabn checkpoint at Babelsberg in teh East Zone to West Berlin Police post on the intersector frontier. West Berlin police, to whom the father run for assistance, were not permitted by the Russians to cross the frontier to give medical help. People's Police later allowed Wozniak to drive the vehicle back to their post at Babelzberg. No medical help was available there. After further delay he was allowed to drive the vehicle into West Berlin. By this time his son had died and his wife was seriously ill from loss of blood. The West Berlin murder squad are investigating the incident / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4900427: Dec. 12, 1953 - International chess congress at Hasting. Alexander Tolush of Russia - plays: The International Chess Congress opened this morning at the White Rock Pavilion Hastings. Two Soviet players David Bronstein and Alexander Tolush are taking part. This is the first time that Russia has competed in 19 years / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4900520: Dec. 12, 1953 - Death kiss girl sentenced to hard labor for life - Leone Bouvier who killed her boyfriend Emile Clenet while kissing him as she appeared in the dock of the Anegsr Court of Assizes. Dec. 11/53 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4902629: Dec. 18, 1953 - Lion Cubs Born On Paris Train - Arrive In London. Looking Very Tough - Is Elizabeth.. Elizabeth a Circus lioness on way to the Earl's Court Circus - gave birth to quads on a Paris train - causing delay in the train departure time. The Circus officials had to apply for four extra animals to be brought into the country.. The Lioness and her babies crossed to Dover - and travelled by train to London today. Keystone Photo Shows: - Elizabeth looks very ferocious as she guard her babies - on arrival at West Brompton Station this morning - on way to the circus / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4902779: Dec. 20, 1953 - Wanting for the New President The Guard of Honour still waiting on the 4th day of unsuccessful Ballots / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4902923: Dec. 21, 1953 - Thomas Mann has a look at” his” film. Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika attended a private screening of the color-film” K? nigliche Hoheit” (Royal Highness) in Zurich. The movie is based on a novel written by Mann himself. In the background is director Dr. Harald Braun, to whom Thomas Mann expressed his heartfelt approval on the adaptation of the material. The film arrives on screen at Christmas / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4901366: Dec. 12, 1953 - Model starts” Kinsey” quiz here.: Rita Marshall, a 29-year old model, has started making a report on the sex-life of British women. When she read the Kinsey report on the American female, she thought: “Why not one for Britain”. She formed a panel of two student doctors, a nurse and a journalist, and 200 circulars with 35 personal questions were sent out to selected women. Miss Marshal was a mental nurse for three years in Birmingham before she began modeling for a West End firm. She said last night,” This is only a pilot survey. When we get the results and analyze them we shall submit our report to the British Medical Association. “A nation-wide survey on the Kinsey lines should follow” / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4900639: Dec. 12, 1953 - The committee for the populist poetry prix met today at Sophie Stambat's to decide who to award the prize. It was given to two candidates: Mr. Robert Edouard for “Saturday Poems” and Roger Michel for “Poetry from Land to Land”. Roger Michel and Robert Edo / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4902506: Dec. 16, 1953 - Will she be France's First Lady: M. Delbos Radical M.P. Former Cabinet Minister, one of the presidential Jean Marais and Daniele Delormecandidates / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4902575: Dec. 17, 1953 - Italian party president Del Consiglio & Stavo Ricevuto / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4902583: Dec. 17, 1953 - Dr. Lotte Adenauer christened this ship” Hamburg.” It was the first dual freight/passenger ship of the Hamburg-America and was built by Bremer Vulkan-Company. It weighed 10,560 tons and could carry 80 passengers / Bridgeman Images