ZUM4877082: Sep. 09, 1953 - Engineering, Marine And Welding Exhibition at Olympia: The Engineering, Marine and Welding Exhibition, opened today at Olympia. Picture Shows: Owing to the strike of electricians at Olympia, many stands are without electric light- and have made use of utility lighting, such as paraffin lamps, etc. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4877218: Sep. 09, 1953 - GENERAL CARPENTER VISITS THE WAR OFFICE... GREETED BY THE C.I.G.S... General Marcel Maurice Carpenter, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces Central Europe who is on a two day visit to London - called at the War office this morning where he was received by Filled Marshal Sir John Harding, Chief of the Imperial General Staff.. Keystone Photo Shows: - General Carpenter on left is greeted by Fieldmarshal Sir John Harding at the War Office this morning. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4877312: Sep. 09, 1953 - B.E.A. still in Air race: Mr. Peter Masefield, Chief Executive of British European Airways said today that they withdrew entry from next week's trans world air race early this year, but that after” top level” talks they re-entered a Vickers Viscount airliner. The Vickers Viscount R.M.A. “Endeavour” the gas turbined powered airliner is now ready for the contest, the longest and mos ardous ever planned. The plane will be the sole representative of Britain in the transport handicap section of the race, which is a separate race from the Speed Section and is based on the formula in which credit will be given not only for the time contestants take to complete the 12,000 miles journey across the world, but also for the payload they carry / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4876876: Sep. 09, 1953 - Trabert wins U.S. Tennis title.; Tony Trabert, 23-year old player from Cincinnati, and one-time apprentice in the U.S. Navy, won the U.S. lawn tennis championships at Forest Hills, New York, when he beat Vic Seixas, the top-seeded American amateur. The score was 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 / Bridgeman Images