Bridgeman Education

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Oct. 02, 1953 - Britain's Envoy Goes By Air To Moscow: Photo shows Sir William Hayter, Britain's new Ambassador to Russia, left London Airport yesterday with Lady Hayter to take up his new position.

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13/11/1959 portrait of British sculptor Barbara Hepworth (b/w photo)

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Oct. 04, 1953 - La Sorellina wins Arc De Triomphe: The finish of The Arc De Triomphe Race La Screllina (Owner M.Paul Dubocq) is first followed by Silnet (2nd), Warden (3rd) and Buisson D'Or (4th). the Sweepstake connected with this race brings the owner of the biggest winning ticket (L 2,000) and 30,000 in total.

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Oct. 05, 1953 - Pictured is the French plane” Joedel Rebe,” with pilot Henri Evrard. The plane is equipped with a VW motor. It flies 120 km/hr and can fly 2,500 meters in the air. The cost to create it was 2,500DM and 500 working hours.

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Oct. 05, 1953 - This St. Bernard as chosen as the largest of all in Germany during a competition in Mannheim.

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Dec. 09, 1968 portrait of Indian conductor Zubin Mehta on piano

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Dec. 09, 1968 - Giscard D'Estaing: French Minister of Finance at his press conference in connection with the presidential elections, held at the Hotel Lutetia for several hundred members of the club” Perspectives at Reality””

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09/12/1965 portrait of politician and lawyer Jean-Louis (Jean Louis) Tixier-Vignancour (Tixier Vignancour)

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Jan. 01, 1955 - New Pakistan Commissioner Arrives With His Family: The new Pakistan High Commissioner, Mohamed Ikramullah, arrived at Victoria this afternoon with his wife and four children

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Jan. 01, 1955 - Tug Races To Save Woman Taken From United States Trcopship Off Southampton: A tug made a twelve mile dash from Southampton to meet the American Troopship” Private William H. Thomas” off the coast early this morning to take aboard Mrs. Doryce Pepper wife of an American Army Sgt. Mrs. Pepper had collapsed with heart trouble. When the distress call was received - the tug put to sea - and Flight Lieut. Joseph Jaffe a Doctor rushed 20 miles by car from Tichfield R.A.F. station to meet the tug at Southampton. The woman was taken to Southampton General Hospital

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Jan. 01, 1955 - Opening of the Commonwealth Conference: Sir Winston and Australia's Mr. Menzies: Sir Winston Churchill presided over the first meeting of the Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference at No. 10. Downing Street this afternoon

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Jan. 01, 1955 - Jan Kiepura opposes British income tax demands, famous singer in Vienna - The world famous singer Jan Kiepura who now has United States Citizenship, is to oppose the United Kingdom Income Tax demands made upon him and which have resulted in an announcement in the London Gazette of the filing of bankruptcy petition against him. The singer, in an interview in Vienna declared that the income tax demanded from him is from an amount which he lost when he left Poland penniless during the war, leaving a fortune behind him. He says that he is to make a counter-claim at the International Court for refund of installments paid him from profits made after the war to reduce the British revenue claims. Keystone Photo Shows: Jan Kiepura and his wife Martha Eggerth in Vienna where he said he was to oppose the claim

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Jan. 01, 1955 - Picture From Specially Chartered Aircraft.. The New Guardian of The Goodwins Arrives.. Takes Place of The Ill-Fated Vessel. The £100,000 No.17 - the new South Goodwin Lightship - which takes the place of the ill fated vessel which was wrecked six weeks ago - arrived at her mooring - a mile farther south to mark the southern extremity of the treacherous sands.. Keystone Photo Shows: - As seen from the air the new South Goodwin Lightship arrives at the South Goodwins

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Jan. 03, 1955 - Lectures for Children at the London Zoo.: Explaining the Habits of the” Robber Crab”. A series of Christmas Vacation Lectures for Children is being held at the London Zoo. Today's talk was” Dwellers in the Insect House: - by Mr. L.C. Bushby

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Jan. 07, 1955 - Viscount Hambledon Andhis Bride-to-be arrives in London.: Viscount Hambledon 24 year old head of the W.H. Smith Bookstall combine and his bride-to-be Signorina Maria Carmela Attoli ~ o de Adelfia (24) who met in New York - arrived in London last night when Viscount Hambledon inherited most of his father's? 8,000,000 fortune in 1948, Photo shows Viscount Hambledo and his fiances Signorina Maria Edelfia - on arrival in London last night

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M. Gistard d'estaing, the french finance minister, held a press conference on TV, Sep. 08, 1969 (b/w photo)

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Carouse with men in cyclas admonished by a man in a legal coiff and capuchon 1, deathbed scene with the Devil taking the soul of a man 2, woman in wimple and horned hat with cointose scarf and bird 3, executioner of John the Baptist with his head on a platter 4