ZUM4873726: Tue 03, 1953 - QUEEN JULIANA ARRIVES FOR FUNERAL OF QUEEN MARY. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: QUEEN JULIANA of Holland (1909-2004) being greeted by THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, (Philip Mountbatten, Prince of Greece and Denmark, did 1921) as she left the plane after her arrival at Northolt this evening to attend the funeral of Queen Mary (Mary de Teck, 1867-1953) / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4873773: Aug. 18, 1953 - 18-8-53 Preparations for Model Engineer Exhibition. Keystone Photo Shows: The Model Engineer Exhibition which opens tomorrow at the Horticultural Hall is interesting to both young and old and here is Mr. Gentry, aged 82, of Clapham, studying a steam traction engine. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4873816: Tue. 03, 1953 - Jet Man Tells How Big Shot Him Down: The Pilot of the American Thunderjet shot down by a mystery Russian type MIG-15 yesterday, said today ta Wisenbaden he had seen unable to shake off his attackers., He said he tried to me throughout”. The pilot, lieut. Warren G.Brown, was on a routine patrol of the border separating the U.S. Zone of Germany from Czechoslovakia. With him was First Lieut. Donald G. Smith, also flying a Thunderjet. They said they were between seven and ten miles on the German side of the border when two Soviet-type Mig's intercepted them at about 13,000 fest. Brown baled out when he saw his machine has pretty well short up and the right wing was beginning to come apart.Photo Shows First; Lieut. Smith, on left, and Lieutenant Brown, demonstrate with jet fighter models at Wieshaden today how they were flying when the Mig's attacked. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4872469: Aug. 09, 1953 - The curiosity of these children was not to be denied as they peered through the glass at this troop of Indians who had come to Germany for the Karl May Festival. The troop only played for 20 minutes, which was a huge scandal, and the children chased the Indians all the way to the exhibition hall where they sought safety. Police had to calm down the raucous group of kids. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4872580: Aug. 12, 1953 - 12.8.53 400 killed in Greek earthquakes - At least 400 people have been killed and hundreds injured in three days of earthquakes in the Greek island of Cephalonia. Yesterday was the worst yet. Towns and villages were wrecked and many thousands made homeless in the neighbouring island of Ithakis / Bridgeman Images
ETE4872778: Second World War (1939-1945), Liberation of Metz, November 17, 1944: Soldiers of the 2nd Beat of 377th RI of the 95th US DI “” Victory Division””” pass the sign “” Metz”” at the north entrance of Woippy (WWII, Battle of Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France, 17th November 1944) Photography / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4871847: Aug. 08, 1953 - Ten hours Afloat. Dramatic Rescue of Survivor of U.S. Atom bomber Crash in the Atlantic.: As seen from the searching vessel - the Cargo ship” Manchester Shipper” - Sgt. Roy Spears - still afloat after ten hours in the water. Sgt. Spears was taken aboard the cargo ship after being ten hours in the water after being the American Convair - Atom Bomber- world's largest plane - which crashed in the Atlantic. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4872034: Tue 02, 1953 - Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture An exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture, organized by the International Faculty of Arts, was held today at Park Lane House. Keystone Photo Shows: - A visitor to the exhibition, seen looking at Hamish Macpherson's” Mother and Child”, in Petradene, at the exhibition today. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4869983: Aug. 08, 1953 - Hello, Marlene... If not just as famous as the Marlene of the song, 22 year old brunette of San Francisco, Marlene Dillman got into limelight after winning the” Self Made Dress” contest organized by Mc Call's magazine. 25,000 competitors took part in the contest and Marlene's dress made by herself was found the best. Besides achieving fame, Marlene is the lucky winner of a trip to Paris. She is pictured here in her room at the hotel” Prince de Wales” near the Champs -Elysée. / Bridgeman Images