ZUM4912913: Feb. 02, 1954 - Japanese Ambassador Leaves For Flying Visit Home: Mr. Shunichi Matsumoto the Japanese Ambassador to London - left London Airport this morning for a flying visit to Tokio - to report on the reaction in this country of the recent trade pact between the two countries - and also to settle details of the proposed visit to Britain of Mr. Yoshida the Japanese Prime Minister / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4913238: Feb. 02, 1954 - At 86 he began a 10 year film career, now at 100; he asks for something to do: Mr. Alfred Emson, M.B.E., a retired tailor who began a ten year career as a film extra at 86, celebrated his 100th. birthday yesterday. At home yesterday, he said:” After” No Highway” they seemed to think i was too old at the studios”. A family party celebrated his birthday yesterday. But, he says Mr. Emson, “I get bored staring at the fire. i wish there was something i could do” / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4916046: Feb. 22, 1954 - Rosemary Wins B.B.C. Road Safety Poster Contest, Shown on T.V. Keystone Photo Shows: Twelve year old Rosemary Rennie seen with her Road Safety Poster “Paws on the Kerb” with which she won the B.B.C. Televison contest yesterday. Expert poster expists claimed that it was one of the best posters they had seen on the subject. Rosemary used a China dog as her model, and the wall of a pigsty on her mother; s farm near Glasgow as an easel / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4916430: Feb. 25, 1954 - Egyptian Ambassador Arrives: One of the last men to hear today's news from Cairo was Abdul Rahman Hakki, Egyptian Ambassador to Britain. He was in a Paris hotel on his way back to London from a conference in Cairo when he heard of General Neguib's fall. He arrived at Victoria this evening / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4916480: Feb. 25, 1954 - Woman-prepare for pancake race: Women contestants in thi year; Shrovetide Pancake race in the old market town of Olneym Burks, are busy practicsing for the race, which takes place nest Tuesday. this year, an old rule of this 500-years old evert is to be revived. Competitors will have to toss their pancakes not one-but three times-at the start, at the finish and half-way while running / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4916985: Tue 03, 1954 - Roy Rogers At Harringay Stadium: The famous cowboy movie star Roy Rogers, his wife, Dale Evans” Queen of the Range”, and Roy's famous horse” Trigger” today joined the Billy Graham team in a special rally for children at Harringay Stadium. Every night for the next week, Roy Rogers will be attending the Billy Graham meetings at Harringay Arena / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4917393: Tue 03, 1954 - Hostesses with the Mostesses on the Microphone: As planes gets faster British European Airways is finding air hostesses have less time on their trips to carry out all their duties. Public address systems are therefore being used more to enable the girls to address passengers as a group instead of individually, and the girls are taking special lessons in microphone techniques / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4917511: Tue 03, 1954 - King Frederick admires his new portrait. Life size study for the rebuilt” Kronprins Frederik”: Included in the art exhibition” Den Frie” being held in Copenhagen is a fine lifesize portrait of H.M. King Frederik IX of Denmark. It is be the famous Danish artist Johannes Glob - and it is to be placed aboard the re-built” Kronbrins Frederik” to replace the portrait which was lost when the liner was burned out in Harwich Harbour in April 1953 / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4917615: Tue 03, 1954 - British Rider Tries Out New Italian Motor Cycle In The Monza Track: Fergus Anderson the British Motor Cyclists was among the many riders who attended the events on the Monza Racing track in Italy recently. The meting was also attended by glamorous Marta as Toren Swedish actress who has been given the name of “The Eye” in Hollywood. Phot Shows Fergus Anderson uses chin pads as he crunches low over the tank of the 350-c.c. Moto Guzzi machine on which the traveled at 200 km.ph. at Monza / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4918098: Tue 03, 1954 - OPENING OF THE B.I.F. AT EARLS COURT. THE UNIQUE INFLATABLE BEACH- HAT.. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: - MISS FIONA BARLOW shows off a unique Beach hat in plastic - with an inflatatae ring 30 inches across.. When deflated the hat goes into a matchbox.. It Is manufactured by Messrs. Dunlop - and was to be seen at the British Industries Fair which opened at Court this morning / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4918316: Tue. 03, 1954 - DDR represented at the Frankfurt Spring Exhibition. Even the East Zone is being represented at the Frankfurt Spring Exhibition, which opened today. In a view of the society, the east zonal artwork shows the zone's products. Our picture shows the exhibitio / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4918389: Tue 03, 1954 - The Sportswoman Of the Year - at Home.. Wears Gift From The United States- A Frontier Jacket: Picture Shows: Miss Pat Smyth who has been elected as the Sportswoman of the Year - seen with her famous horse” Prince Hal” - at her home at Missenden. She is wearing a” Frontier Jacket” / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4918472: Mar 03, 1954 - Ideal homes preview at Olympia, TV chef sees double; Photo Shows Philip Harren the TV Chef on right sees double when he came across this replica of himself during a visit to the Jackson electric stove stand at the ideal homes Preview this morning at Olympia / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4918631: Tue 03, 1954 - The” Empress of Canada” is lifted, greatest salvage feat ever in Britain: The 20,000 ton liner” Empress of Canada” burned out in Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, a year ago was during the weekend hauled upright in 56 minutes the greatest salvage feats of its kind ever in Britain. The vessel now rests on the dock bottom and pumping out will take several weeks / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4918643: Tue 03, 1954 - Admiralty survey ship in the Thames. H.M.S. Vidal - Equipped with helicopter. H.M.S. Vidal, first ship built for the Admiralty since the war specially for surveying duties and the first of the type to have a Helicopter flight deck and hanger - arrived in the themas today. The vessel has a langht of 315 ft. and a beam of 40 ft - and the deck arrangement is designed to make possible the flying off and flying on of helicopter - for air survey / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4918932: Tue. 03, 1954 - Have a Shampoo? : Georges Brassens, famous 'Realistic' singer being given” Shampoo” by three charming singers (from left to right) Arlette Sauvage, Leila Farida, Dick Micheyl, Jean Sablon (The crooner) and Dominious Wills. Picture taken in a Paris music hall where Dick Micheyl presented six new songs / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4918977: Tue 03, 1954 - This Mechanic is Bourvil. Bourvil, the famous English screen and stage comedian, right, appears as a mechanic in the film” Poisson D'Avril” (April's Fool) now in the making in the Boulogne Billancourt Studio. Playing opposite him is the young actor Guy Loriquet / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4919014: Tue 03, 1954 -” Sending in” Day for Sculptor at Royal Academy” Bearer Party”; Photo Shows This exhibit being unloaded is entitled” Bearer Party” of the 1st Batallion Grenadler Guards at the funeral of King George VI. It was executed by Major R.J. Gunter of Withington, near Cheltenham and is arriving at Burlington House today.” Sending in” Day for Sculpture for the Royal Academy Exhibition / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4919161: Tue. 03, 1954 - Adenauer Back from Turkey: After having returned from his journey to Greece and Turkey, the Chancellor Dr. Adenaur was received with all pomp by the German Federal President, Prof. Heuss Adenauer was wearing the gown of a Grand Vizier customary in Turkey. In spite of the progressive life in Turkey since Kemal Ataturk some traditional customs of the Seljuk-time are still usual. So State President Bayar appointed the German Chancellor Ottoman Grand Vizier (EDC) This high grade of a statesman has been established in the 13th century for the Heroes of the Black Sea and represents a great honour to the bearer / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4919221: Tue 03, 1954 - Gordon Pirie Starts His New Job As Paint Salesman: D.A.G. Pirie,, Britain's brightest athletics hope and recently” Sportsman of the Year” stared work this morning as a salesman with a firm of paint manufacturers. Pirie's decision disposes of all conjecture as to the possibility of his accepting an offer an of an athletics scholarship at a United States University. In under taking his new employment he will get more to carry on his athletes preparations, He was formerly employed as a bank Clark / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4919396: Tue. 03, 1954 - The” Atomic Bombshell of the Argentine arrives. Furs and Feathers.: Among the arrivals at London Airport from Paris this afternoon was Tilda Thamar known as the Atomic Bombshell of the Argentina. She is here to make her first British picture” The Master plan” opposite Wayne Morris. Tilda has starred in films in Germany; Spain and France. She was born in Entre Rics in the Argentina and speaks fluent English; French; German; Italian and Spanish / Bridgeman Images