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1949 Collection

Background image1949 Collection: The Crown and Septre Hotel, Stephenson Street, North Shields. January 27th 1949

The Crown and Septre Hotel, Stephenson Street, North Shields. January 27th 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Military vehicles in Abbey Road, Torquay in July 1949. Adverising signs - Ovaltine

Military vehicles in Abbey Road, Torquay in July 1949. Adverising signs - Ovaltine Guinness and Oxydol

Background image1949 Collection: Discovery of an unexploded parachute mine in Hull after the Second World War

Discovery of an unexploded parachute mine in Hull after the Second World War. Navy and Army bomb disposal squads moving the parachute mine from the dredger to a waiting truck. May 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Bradford Northern Rugby League team pose for a group photograph

Bradford Northern Rugby League team pose for a group photograph. Back row left to right: Radford, Moore, Kitching, Batten, Tyler, Mageen and Day

Background image1949 Collection: Empire Air Navigation School, Shawbury, Shropshire, 15th March 1949

Empire Air Navigation School, Shawbury, Shropshire, 15th March 1949. Our Picture Shows... AVRO Lancaster, the moment of being airborne, F for Freddy, which was the last plane to leave the drome

Background image1949 Collection: Sapper Bob White takes a deep breath, and tries to slide a rope round a bomb

Sapper Bob White takes a deep breath, and tries to slide a rope round a bomb. The bomb is buried at the back of a hotel in Canning Town, London. Pictured, Bob White takes another plunge. July 1949

Background image1949 Collection: The streets of Liverpool, Merseyside. 22nd November 1949

The streets of Liverpool, Merseyside. 22nd November 1949

Background image1949 Collection: The men of the bridge. Yesterday morning while most of Scotland was asleep the men of

The men of the bridge. Yesterday morning while most of Scotland was asleep the men of the bridge were hard at work. The men are the 46 workers - a self contained unit of tradesmen - whose job year in

Background image1949 Collection: Ballerina Margot Fonteyn pictured as Giselle. October 1949

Ballerina Margot Fonteyn pictured as Giselle. October 1949. Dame Margot Fonteyn (1919-91) British prima ballerina. Pres of the Royal Academy of Dancing (1954-91). DBE in 1956

Background image1949 Collection: The Renfrew Boat Club, with the Inchinnan Cruising Club just beyond the fence

The Renfrew Boat Club, with the Inchinnan Cruising Club just beyond the fence, sometimes called The Working Mans Royal Yacht Club, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Sunday 8th May 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Waterfall Lane, BlackHeath, Black Country, Birmingham, The Midlands

Waterfall Lane, BlackHeath, Black Country, Birmingham, The Midlands, in post war peacetime. February 1949. An Austin Devon van delivers copies of The Birmingham Post and Mail Newspaper

Background image1949 Collection: Some of the girls of the Womens Royal Army Corps who are learning to handle motorcycles

Some of the girls of the Womens Royal Army Corps who are learning to handle motorcycles and other transport at the womens Territorial Camp at Rolston, East Yorkshire. 31st August 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Royal visitors at Mitchell Gardens, Wythenshawe. Princess Elizabeth shaking hands with

Royal visitors at Mitchell Gardens, Wythenshawe. Princess Elizabeth shaking hands with Mrs E.Hill, Deputy Chairman of the Wythenshawe committe

Background image1949 Collection: Latex being cut for straps for corsets and girdles at the Spirella Corset factory in

Latex being cut for straps for corsets and girdles at the Spirella Corset factory in Letchworth 14th January 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Au Fait girdle being sewn at the Spirella Corset factory in Letchworth 14th January 1949

Au Fait girdle being sewn at the Spirella Corset factory in Letchworth 14th January 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Au Fait girdle manufacture at the Spirella Corset factory in Letchworth 14th January 1949

Au Fait girdle manufacture at the Spirella Corset factory in Letchworth 14th January 1949 Straps being attached to a girdle

Background image1949 Collection: Workers at K & L Steel Founders and Engineer Limited seen here preparing a cast for

Workers at K & L Steel Founders and Engineer Limited seen here preparing a cast for the manufacture of mobile crane components, Letchworth. Circa November 1949

Background image1949 Collection: A worker at K & L Steel Founders and Engineer Limited seen here preparing a furnace for

A worker at K & L Steel Founders and Engineer Limited seen here preparing a furnace for the casting of mobile crane components, Letchworth. Circa November 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Completed mobile cranes awaiting delivery at the Jones Crane factory, Letchworth

Completed mobile cranes awaiting delivery at the Jones Crane factory, Letchworth, Circa November 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean with his children Jeremy, aged seven, Charles

Brigadier Fitzroy Maclean with his children Jeremy, aged seven, Charles, aged two and Susan, aged eight, and their dog Fury, at home in Yealand Conyers, Lancashire. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Veronica Maclean, wife of Fitzroy Maclean, with their newborn son Alexander

Veronica Maclean, wife of Fitzroy Maclean, with their newborn son Alexander, at home in Yealand Conyers, Lancashire. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Fitzroy Maclean with his wife Veronica with their newborn son Alexander

Fitzroy Maclean with his wife Veronica with their newborn son Alexander, at home in Yealand Conyers, Lancashire. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: The last bus to use the bridge at Hill Street, Birmingham, for 27 years

The last bus to use the bridge at Hill Street, Birmingham, for 27 years. All through traffic will cross on the temporary bridge. 28th February 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Wimbledon Tennis Championships. The audience watch the game, on this hot day

Wimbledon Tennis Championships. The audience watch the game, on this hot day. Some people have made paper sun protective hats out of their newspapers Picture taken 23rd June 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Traffic in Richmond, London. 6th June 1949

Traffic in Richmond, London. 6th June 1949

Background image1949 Collection: People queueing for buses in Wakefield Road, Richmond, London. 6th June 1949

People queueing for buses in Wakefield Road, Richmond, London. 6th June 1949

Background image1949 Collection: June 1949 - Buckfastleigh Races

June 1949 - Buckfastleigh Races

Background image1949 Collection: Quarry Steps, Clifton, Bristol 1949

Quarry Steps, Clifton, Bristol 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Small boy in his pedal car plays fetch with his pet dog on the South Denes

Small boy in his pedal car plays fetch with his pet dog on the South Denes, Great Yarmouth. 8th August 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Friends rolling skating in the August sunshine at the Winter Gardens in Great Yarmouth

Friends rolling skating in the August sunshine at the Winter Gardens in Great Yarmouth 8th August 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Archery, 31st May 1949

Archery, 31st May 1949

Background image1949 Collection: The Grand National 1949 Winner 'Russian hero'being led in after the race

The Grand National 1949 Winner "Russian hero"being led in after the race
The Grand National 1949 Winner " Russian hero" being led in after the race. 27th March 1949

Background image1949 Collection: This young man is learning how to fight from a professional boxer. 1949

This young man is learning how to fight from a professional boxer. 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Any day is washday for the housewives of Talworth, Surrey

Any day is washday for the housewives of Talworth, Surrey, thanks to the ten automatic machines in this new shop. Here is Miss Doreen Borcham who runs the new sevice, receiving a customers laundry

Background image1949 Collection: Marlene Dietrich on her arrival in England June 1949

Marlene Dietrich on her arrival in England June 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Cup Final 1949 Wolves v Leicester City Supporter sand Fans

Cup Final 1949 Wolves v Leicester City Supporter sand Fans

Background image1949 Collection: Jane Russell 1949 Film star in London Voluptuous sex symbol

Jane Russell 1949 Film star in London Voluptuous sex symbol and star of Hollywood films, TV and nightclubs. Russell was the daughter of an actress

Background image1949 Collection: Sunday Pictorial Film Garden Party 1949 Michael Wilding, Jean Simmons, Robert Montgomery

Sunday Pictorial Film Garden Party 1949 Michael Wilding, Jean Simmons, Robert Montgomery, Anna Neagle Stewart Granger

Background image1949 Collection: Dinner to celebrate the Guinea pig club, a specialist plastic surgery created by Sir

Dinner to celebrate the Guinea pig club, a specialist plastic surgery created by Sir Archibald McIndoe for former World War Two pilots at East Grinsted Hospital, Sussex. September 1949 O19888-004

Background image1949 Collection: Wales Players training session ahead of match against Belgium tomorrow evening

Wales Players training session ahead of match against Belgium tomorrow evening, pictured Tuesday 22nd November 1949, International Friendly at Ninian Park, Wales won the match 5-1

Background image1949 Collection: Wales Starting XI v Belgium, International Friendly at Ninian Park, Cardiff

Wales Starting XI v Belgium, International Friendly at Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wednesday 23rd November 1949, Wales won the match 5-1

Background image1949 Collection: The naming ceremony of the lifeboat Tynesider at North Shields fish quay

The naming ceremony of the lifeboat Tynesider at North Shields fish quay. Picture taken 8th December 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Leicester city centre, Gallowtree Gate from Horsefair Street looking towards the clock

Leicester city centre, Gallowtree Gate from Horsefair Street looking towards the clock tower. 16th April 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Hull, Yorkshire, January 1949. Hull was damaged severely in The Blitz

Hull, Yorkshire, January 1949. Hull was damaged severely in The Blitz, and picture shows an unstable pillared building finally coming down as it is too unsafe to stay up

Background image1949 Collection: Old Barn dated 1721 in Carr Lane, Roby that now houses an Electricity Sub Station

Old Barn dated 1721 in Carr Lane, Roby that now houses an Electricity Sub Station, built in 1937, pictured 18th January 1949

Background image1949 Collection: PRINCE PHILIP & QUEEN ELIZABETH II VISITING WAR VETERANS, PUDSEY, YORKSHIRE - JULY 1949

PRINCE PHILIP & QUEEN ELIZABETH II VISITING WAR VETERANS, PUDSEY, YORKSHIRE - JULY 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Discovery of an unexploded parachute mine in Hull after the Second World War

Discovery of an unexploded parachute mine in Hull after the Second World War. Navy and Army bomb disposal squads moving the parachute mine from the dredger to a waiting truck. May 1949

Background image1949 Collection: Castleford v Hull rugby match. Bastow of Castleford was in the middle of this scrimmage

Castleford v Hull rugby match. Bastow of Castleford was in the middle of this scrimmage right on the line when he made a superhuman effort to place the ball for a try



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