ZUM4936347: Jun 06, 1954 - The Navy Entertains Children H.M.S. Apollo... Escort Is A” irate”: A party of children from the Reedham Orphanage, Purely - were entered by navy personnel aboard H.M.S.Apollo - the fest Mine-layer - nor moored in the Themes near Tower Bridge - this afternoon / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4934949: Jun 06, 1954 - Presentation of Degrees at Oxford... Mr. Vincent Auriol in Procession. Mr Vincent Auriol ex president of France - and Sir Gladwyn Jebb, British Ambassador to Paris were among the personalities who received Hon Degrees of Civil Law at Oxford today... Dame Edith Evans received the degree Doctors of Letters... Keystone Photo Shows: Mr. Vincent Auriol seen in procession to the Sheldonian Theatre for the Degree presentation at Oxford today / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4934992: Jun. 06, 1954 - Boko the Siamese baby is making fine progress, she made medical history last December; Photo Shows New picture just received in London of Boko the famous Siamese twin at her home in Kano, Nigeria. Boko set up Medical history last December when she was separated from her Siamese twin sister at the Hammersmith Hospital, London. She is now nearly 10 months old and weighed between 19 and 20 lbs / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4935402: Jun 06, 1954 - New Hair Styles: Nathalie Natier, Screen Starlet. Display A New Hair Style. - Latest Creation Of The Paris Hairdresser Simon. Left, A Fir Nut Trimmed With A Silk Fringe Provides An Unusual Head Gear; Right, Three Small Fir-Nuts With White Silk Flower Each / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4935665: Jun 06, 1954 - Big surprise in the world-championship of football ball in Switzerland: at Berne Germany became world champion by a sensational victory over Hungary by 3:2 goals. When the Hungarian half lantos sent a pass to his keeper ~ rosits, the German inside morlock got the ball and scored the 2nd goal for his team / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4936737: Jun 06, 1954 - Football World-Championships In Switzerland England-Swiss 2:0 (1:0) in Bern: Again the Swiss goal keeper Parlior showed his artistry, but never the less the Britain were superior. Before the goal Neury and Kernen.Taylor and Wilshaw forwarding with big aggressivity / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4936822: Jun. 06, 1954 - How London Saw The Eclipse Of The Sun Seen From A City Hoof-Top: Photo shows. Three stages of today's eclipse of the sun-as seen from a rooftop in the City of London today. The pictures were taken at the following times. Left to right 1300 Hrs. L/13320 Hrs. and 1334 HRS-the latter being the maximum of the Eclipse / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4936924: Jun. 06, 1954 - The” Bird Man” related by Bird Man author autographs book in Pilot's Cabin: Leo Valentin (right), the famous” Bird Man” autographs his book relating his life and entitled” The Bird Man” to air pilot verges while the plane was flying at an altitude of 9,000 ft. A luncheon was served on board the plane on the occasion of the publication of Valentine's book / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4933959: May 26, 1954 - London Home Guard Unit Prepares for the” Charge the Light Brigade” Wearing Russian Gear. Men of the 12th. County of London Home guard Company from the Duke of York's Barracks, Chelsea were to be seen at White City this morning rehearsing their part in the Charge the Light Brigade scene from the SSAFA Searchlight Tattoo. They were to be seen carrying out old time gun drill with a replica of a Russian cannon of Crimean Pattern. Keystone Photo Shows: Sgt. L. Lee of Earl's Court ramming home the charge, while stopping down at the wheel of the former cannon is Captain D. Benton during the rehearsal this morning / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4936796: Jun. 06, 1954 - Sports news.: U.S.S.R. automibils and motorcycle races were held recently in the Crimea of the Moscow Simferopol Highway. Driving a” Kometa-3” motorcycle with a side-car (500 c.c. class) Merited Master of Sports N. Shumilkin bettered two world records in the IC and 50 kilomtre race. The first he covered at an avarage speed of 193.646 kilometers per hour, and the second at 175,609 km. p.h / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4940692: Aug. 23, 1954 - Netherlands Princess as Guests aboard Greek Cruise liner; Photo Shows Two daughters of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands seen boarding the Greek liner Agamemon in Naples. They with their parents are included in the 95 Royal persons taking part in the 12 day cruise as guests of King Paul and Queen Frederka of Greece / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4941206: Sep. 09, 1954 - DISPLAY EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION IN LONDON. READY FOR DRESSING.. KEYSTONE PHOTO SNOWS: - One of the officials seen as he Casually walks past a line or Display Models - during the National Display Convention and Exhibition which is being held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, Westminster / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4941253: Sep. 09, 1954 - Ex-Supt. Police of Rome Visits the Palace of Justice... Latest moves in Italian” Drug Scandal”: Photo Shows The Ex-Supt. of the Rome Police Sig. Polito - seen as he drove to the Palace of Justices, Rome - for an interview in connection with the” Montesi” case... Two arrests have been made - and Signor Piceieni - former Italian Foreign Minister has reigned the post. The case follows allegations made byu Signor Muto an Italian Journalist - flowing the death of Wilma Montesi sme time ago. The girl's body was found on a beach - and the case was closed by the police - with a verdict of “accidental death by drowning”. Muto claimed that the vcase was” hushed up” / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4940931: Sep. 07, 1954 - President of the Federal Office of Employment and Unemployment, Mr. Scheuble (middle) and the president of the International Association of Professional Orientation Prof. Lobet (of Brussels) are being shown the glass engraving of a young glass cutter. They are in Bonn for a congress on the status of young workers in Europe. Politicians from all over the continent came to speak on youth employment / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4941945: Sep. 22, 1954 - She is” Queen of the Can-Can” Irene Hilda makes her debut: Peeping through the Venetian Blinds in London yesterday is blonde Cabaret artist Irene Hilda, She makes her London debut next month in the? 50,000 Cole Porter Musical” Can” j - which follows” Guys and Dolls” at the London Coliseum / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4937783: Jun 06, 1954 - First day of the Royal Ascot meeting. Plenty of assistance for the young jockey.: Photo shows police and an ambulance man help Apprentice jockey Swinburn after he had fallen from his mount” King's Love” - during the Ascot Stakes Handicap - at ascot this afternoon / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4941520: Sep. 09, 1954 - New Liner leaves on Maiden voyage.: The new 29,500 ton P & O liner Iberia. left Tilbury yesterday on her maiden voyage to Australia. She cost £6,000,000 and carries 1,400 passengers. The first vessel ordered by the Peninsula Company in 1837 had the same name but she cost only £22,000 / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4941480: Sep. 09, 1954 - New anti-submarine frigate launched at Cowes. H.M.S. Grafton.: H.M.S. Grafton, an anti-submarine frigate was launched by Lady Grantham, wife of Admiral Sir Gut Grantham K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. who is to take over from Admiral Lord Mountbatten as C. in C. Mediterranean-at the Samuel White Shipyard Cowes, this afternoon. The vessel is 310feet long with a beam of 33 feet and is powered by geared system turbines of advanced design, she is armed with three Bofors guns and two three-barrelled anti-submarine mortars of the same design as fitted to H.M.S. Rocket. Each can fire a pattern of large projectiles with great accuracy and the projectiles can be set to explode at a pre-determined depth.Photo shows H.M.S. Grafton in the water while a great crowd looks on during the ceremonies at Cowes, I.O.W. today / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4941711: Radio - Sep. 09, 1954 - Air-Sea search for all-alone channels swim man: A great air-sea search was going on in the roughening Channel Early today for a man reported in the sea off the Goodwin's - nearly 22 hours after Mr. Edward May started his lone Channel swim from Cap Gris-Nez. Some coast watchers feared that of nine children, was exhausted and that he was clinging to his Rubber-tyre raft, on which are food, drink and compassed. In her council house at dart ford, Kent, Mrs. Florence May, 43, waited for news with seven of her children / Bridgeman Images