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1955 Collection (page 6)

Background image1955 Collection: Police patrolling outside Mackays department store on Commissioners Street in Cape Town

Police patrolling outside Mackays department store on Commissioners Street in Cape Town. 4th February 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Cape Town seen from the cable car that takes tourists to the summit of Table Mountain

Cape Town seen from the cable car that takes tourists to the summit of Table Mountain. 4th February 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Young newspaper vendors on the streets of Cape Town selling copies of the Cape Argus

Young newspaper vendors on the streets of Cape Town selling copies of the Cape Argus. 4th February 1955

Background image1955 Collection: A mother carrying had child whilst attending a wedding in the Langa township

A mother carrying had child whilst attending a wedding in the Langa township, four miles from Cape Town. 4th February 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Traffic police on duty at a set of traffic lights in Cape Town 4th February 1955

Traffic police on duty at a set of traffic lights in Cape Town 4th February 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Miners soon after leaving work at Montagu Colliery, Newcastle

Miners soon after leaving work at Montagu Colliery, Newcastle, cast their votes at the Montague Miners Welfare Hall Polling Station, Newcastle

Background image1955 Collection: Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing local people at work. Circa 1955

Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing local people at work. Circa 1955. Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing local people at work. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing a local woman with a basket full of grapes which

Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing a local woman with a basket full of grapes which she has collected. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress in London to attend the Royal Film Performance of To

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress in London to attend the Royal Film Performance of To Catch a Thief, on behalf of The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund

Background image1955 Collection: Scenes showing life for residents in a back street of Naples, southern Italy

Scenes showing life for residents in a back street of Naples, southern Italy. A young girl carries a young baby through the street watched by local people, seated outside their home. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing men arriving at the railway station

Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing men arriving at the railway station, headed for their work on the docks. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing young boys talk to a beggar in the city streets

Scenes in Naples, southern Italy showing young boys talk to a beggar in the city streets. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Lorries await to unload at Genoa docks. Circa 1955

Lorries await to unload at Genoa docks. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: The general cargo ship Fernside seen here in dry dock at Genoa. Circa 1955

The general cargo ship Fernside seen here in dry dock at Genoa. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Canoeists of Lagos, Nigeria bringing goods from ships anchored off the coast

Canoeists of Lagos, Nigeria bringing goods from ships anchored off the coast. March 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Workers on the production line at the Bianchi motorcycle factory in Milan producing

Workers on the production line at the Bianchi motorcycle factory in Milan producing handle bars. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Hilary Benn and his mother Caroline at home 19th March 1955

Hilary Benn and his mother Caroline at home 19th March 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Caroline Benn seen here with her two sons Stephen (left) and Hilary 19th March 1955

Caroline Benn seen here with her two sons Stephen (left) and Hilary 19th March 1955

Background image1955 Collection: An Italian butchers, Parma, Italy Circa 1955

An Italian butchers, Parma, Italy Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: A busy Italian butchers shop, Parma, Italy Circa 1955

A busy Italian butchers shop, Parma, Italy Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: A busy Italian delicatessen shop, Parma, Italy Circa 1955

A busy Italian delicatessen shop, Parma, Italy Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Women workers joke whilst overseeing cotton spinning, Miklan, Italy. Circa 1955

Women workers joke whilst overseeing cotton spinning, Miklan, Italy. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Women cotton spinning in a mill, Milan, Italy Circa 1955

Women cotton spinning in a mill, Milan, Italy Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Material is finished and rolled into bolts at an un-named Milan mill. Circa 1955

Material is finished and rolled into bolts at an un-named Milan mill. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Fresh produce is off loaded at a Milan market. Circa 1955

Fresh produce is off loaded at a Milan market. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Material being dyed at an un-named Milan cotton mill. Circa 1955

Material being dyed at an un-named Milan cotton mill. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Motorcycles being assembled on the production line at the Bianchi factory in Milan

Motorcycles being assembled on the production line at the Bianchi factory in Milan. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Motor show held at the Torino Esposizioni in Turin Circa 1955

Motor show held at the Torino Esposizioni in Turin Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Bicycles being assembled on the production line at the Bianchi factory in Milan

Bicycles being assembled on the production line at the Bianchi factory in Milan. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Snow in St Philips churchyard, Birmingham. December 1955

Snow in St Philips churchyard, Birmingham. December 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Members of the Salt Lake Mormon Choir pay a visit to the Tower of London

Members of the Salt Lake Mormon Choir pay a visit to the Tower of London. Sydney, Sandra, Darlene, Ewan, Elaine, Shirley and Marian (sitting on gun post) with Tower Bridge in the background

Background image1955 Collection: Heatwave at London Zoo. 22nd August 1955

Heatwave at London Zoo. 22nd August 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Heatwave at London Zoo. People queue for water. 22nd August 1955

Heatwave at London Zoo. People queue for water. 22nd August 1955

Background image1955 Collection: A 'carry-it-around'television set combined with sound radio - the most

A "carry-it-around"television set combined with sound radio - the most
A " carry-it-around" television set combined with sound radio - the most important development in radio and TV reception since the pioneering days of John Logie Baird has arrived

Background image1955 Collection: Melanie Rogers, aged 5, wearing traditional Welsh costume on her way to school stopped

Melanie Rogers, aged 5, wearing traditional Welsh costume on her way to school stopped off to buy a daffodil for her teacher

Background image1955 Collection: A young girl with her teddy bears. 2nd May 1955

A young girl with her teddy bears. 2nd May 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Four-year-old David McKnight and Jane Mathieson playing with their toy kitchen at

Four-year-old David McKnight and Jane Mathieson playing with their toy kitchen at Garnethill Nursery School, Glasgow. 25th March 1955

Background image1955 Collection: A grandmother teachers her grandson how to dance. 21st June 1955

A grandmother teachers her grandson how to dance. 21st June 1955

Background image1955 Collection: It was heavenly enough on the warm sands at Thurleston, Devon, without this treat

It was heavenly enough on the warm sands at Thurleston, Devon, without this treat, but when this course arrived during al fresco lunch on the beach, all other pleasures where forgotten as

Background image1955 Collection: Old Age Pensioners in Tring, Hertfordshire. 4th July 1955

Old Age Pensioners in Tring, Hertfordshire. 4th July 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Womans Sunday Mirror suntan competition at Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Womans Sunday Mirror suntan competition at Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. 12th October 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visiting Birmingham, West Midlands

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visiting Birmingham, West Midlands. 3rd November 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Actress Julie Andrews, who has just returned by air from New York, with her mother

Actress Julie Andrews, who has just returned by air from New York, with her mother, who was at London Airport to meet her. 3rd October 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Prince Philip visiting Wales. The Guard of Honour of the Welch Regiment being inspected

Prince Philip visiting Wales. The Guard of Honour of the Welch Regiment being inspected by the Duke. April 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Sale day at the East Yorkshire Joint Livestock and Dairy show. 6th April 1955

Sale day at the East Yorkshire Joint Livestock and Dairy show. 6th April 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Catch being landed at Hulls Fish Dock at St Andrews Dock. Circa 1955

Catch being landed at Hulls Fish Dock at St Andrews Dock. Circa 1955

Background image1955 Collection: Man reading Newspaper, Liverpool Daily Post, Thursday 24th February 1955

Man reading Newspaper, Liverpool Daily Post, Thursday 24th February 1955. Headlines, Railway Strike Deadlock

Background image1955 Collection: For a week, owing to a trade dispute, Londoners have been without newspapers

For a week, owing to a trade dispute, Londoners have been without newspapers. This news vendor at Kings Cross station, did brisk business however in threepenny sheets containing football pool results



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