MPX5099539: Shrouded by the smoke of the tugs taking charge of her, the tanker Athelduchess is pictured after her launch from the Messers R and W Hawthorn, Leslie and Co. Limited, Hebburn, c. 1950 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099544: The Red Star liner Belgenland, formerly the White Star Belgic IV, in dry dock at Tilbury. Circa 1935 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099549: Mountain Rescue Dog Team seen here high on the Cumbrian hills. Circa 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099550: A girls night out One of four friends enjoy a pint down the local pub. Circa 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099556: The Mauretania leaving the river Tyne after an overhaul in 1922 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099558: Dancing the Twist, June 1962 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099564: A girls night out Four friends enjoy a pint down the local pub. Circa 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099566: Sailor S B Houghton on board the Atlantic yacht. 10th August 1921 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099587: Biba's boutique in London, May 1965 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099591: Children, c. 1975 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099595: The 21,000-ton ship Demerterton towers above the offices at the shipyard of John Redhead and Son Limited at South Shields, c. 1960 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099600: Biba's boutique in London, May 1965 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099601: A crane operator seen here lifting one of the Ford Prefects and Fordson tractors aboard the MV Cape Rodney which is moored along side the Ford factory in Dagenham, November 1949 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5099605: The Ship Gothic berthed on the River Tyne, 03/11/1952 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098606: Jogger-nauts: John Robinson sports writer with Colin Taylor jogging in Battersea Park, May 1979 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098607: The Tunny fleet seen here repairing theire nets at Concarneau Brittany France, March 1938 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098615: A mother with her two year old boy toddler, December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098619: Dress Rehearsal of the London Festival Ballet production of the Nutcracker Ballet by Tchaikovsky at the London Festival Hall. Remarkable was the part of the girl Clara which was played by Jacqueline Edgley aged 13. The Snow Fairy was played by Carmen Mathe, the Nutcracker Prince by Andre Prokovsky and the Sugar Plum Fairy by Galina Samtsova, December 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098628: Cowboy mad miner Lot Beedon seen here riding shotgun down by the old mineshaft. In this case the Mitchell Main at Wombwell Yorks, November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098648: An Armstrong Whitworth AW-154 Argosy, 'City of Glasgow' of Imperial Airways; a three-engine that could carry 20 passengers. Photographed on Monday 4th August 1930 it brought Amy Johnson back to the UK after her recording breaking solo flight to Australia in May. She had left Croydon on 5 May and arrived in Australia on 24 May, a flight of 11,000 miles; she was the first woman to make the trip alone. / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098651: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (born May 6, 1937). African-American former middleweight boxer between 1961 and 1966, March 1965 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098660: R100 on her maiden flight in the morning of 16 December 1929 After departing Howden she flew slowly to York then set course for the Royal Airship Works at Cardington, Bedfordshire, cruising at around 50 mph (80 km/h) on four engines, and reached Cardington in two hours flight time. At the huge hangars at Cardington (some of which survive), two teams, the other led by the Air Ministry, competed to establish which was the better design in part via long demonstration flights, 16/12/1929 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098679: Construction of a Vickers Viking aeroplane, 12th September 1946 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098690: Clothing Fashion: Mini dress, June 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098692: Schneider Cup team practicing at Calshot in the Solent, 14th August 1931 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098703: Supermarine at the Schneider Trophy, 1931 Flight Lieutenant Stainforth in the plane, 14th September 1931 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098712: Street Traders: Sid Strong with the cup he won as "The Best Market Auctioneer in Europe", April 1964 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098724: Air Speed record attempt by Flight Lieut. D'Arcy Grieg in his Supermarine Napier 25th September 1928 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098730: Albert Flies to a New Life at 100: Mr. Albert Wedlake waved goodbye to Britain yesterday (Thursday 10-2-66) and flew to America to start a new life- at the age of 100. He is going to live in Detroit with his 66-year-old son, Mr. Jim Wedlake. Five relatives who flew to Britain for Mr. Wedlakeês 100th birthday traveled back with him yesterday when he left by jet from London Airport. Mr. Wedlake, of Penzance, Cornwall, was a tailor. He has lived alone for 18 years. Until recently he walked five miles every day to keep fit. Mr. Wedlake's nephew, Mr. Austin Dredge, 66, said: "The doctors say he has the constitution of a man of seventy. His one concern is whether he will be able to renew his American visa when it expires in four years' time", February 1966 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098733: Mr Jimmy James, winner of the Aerial Derby at Hendon sitting in his plane, 7th July 1921 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098738: The Dornier Do-X flying boat, 3rd November 1930 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098739: Steven Beannish, February 1978 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098746: Shirley Bassey shows off her new slim figure in her suite at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, September 1982 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098750: The Gloster Napier powered Supermarine S6 being towed out at Cowes for the 1929 Schneider Trophy. 13th August 1929 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098753: The Gloster Napier powered Supermarine S6 at Cowes for the 1929 Schneider Trophy. 13th August 1929 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5098764: Labour Party Conference 1953: Hugh Gaitskill and Barbara Castle, September 1953 / Bridgeman Images