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MPX5123811: Queen Elizabeth II tour the model village at Children's rally held on the Kaduna Racecourse with Makaman Bida (Minister of Education), left, pointing out various wooden figures to her Majesty while on the right, is the Prime Minister of the Northern Region, Sardauna of Sokoto during the Royal visit to Nigeria 3 February 1956 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5123884: Women sewing machinists at the Ford Motor Company plant in Dagenham took strike action on 7 June, 1968 in support of a claim for regrading, parity with their male colleagues in the C pay grade and recognition of their skills. After 3 weeks on strike they settled for 92% of the C grade rate. Although not an equal pay strike, the strike was given a high profile when the whole plant was closed and Barbara Castle, the Employment Minister, was brought in to help negotiate a settlement. Picture shows Barbara Castle leaving the Ministry Building after the meeting with Union representatives June 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5123901: Women sewing machinists at the Ford Motor Company plant in Dagenham took strike action on 7 June, 1968 in support of a claim for regrading, parity with their male colleagues in the C pay grade and recognition of their skills. After 3 weeks on strike they settled for 92% of the C grade rate. Although not an equal pay strike, the strike was given a high profile when the whole plant was closed and Barbara Castle, the Employment Minister, was brought in to help negotiate a settlement. Barbara Castle is pictured having a cup of tea with strikers: Vi, Mrs Rose Boland, shop steward for the workers, Madge, Olive, Joyce, Chris Joan and Ann after the settlement had been reached, June 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5123904: Women sewing machinists at the Ford Motor Company plant in Dagenham took strike action on 7 June, 1968 in support of a claim for regrading, parity with their male colleagues in the C pay grade and recognition of their skills. After 3 weeks on strike they settled for 92% of the C grade rate. Although not an equal pay strike, the strike was given a high profile when the whole plant was closed and Barbara Castle, the Employment Minister, was brought in to help negotiate a settlement. Picture shows Barbara Castle leaving the Ministry Building after the meeting with Union representatives June 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5123909: Women sewing machinists at the Ford Motor Company plant in Dagenham took strike action on 7 June, 1968 in support of a claim for regrading, parity with their male colleagues in the C pay grade and recognition of their skills. After 3 weeks on strike they settled for 92% of the C grade rate. Although not an equal pay strike, the strike was given a high profile when the whole plant was closed and Barbara Castle, the Employment Minister, was brought in to help negotiate a settlement. Picture shows Women workers from the Ford Plant in Halewood, Liverpool wait to enter the headquarters of the Transport and General Workers Union for a mass meeting June 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5123938: Pop singer Sandie Shaw holding the Mirror award for coming Number One in the Hit parade with her single "There's Always Something There To Remind Me" She is seen having a drink with her mother Rose and father Raymond at a reception held at the Pompadour Suite at the Cafe Royal, October 1964 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5127402: Big Three Conference: Prime Minister tours ruins of Berlin. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, accompanied by his daughter Mary, and Mr. Anthony Eden, makes a tour of the ruined city of Berlin. Among the places they visited were the buildings of the Reichstag, and the Chancellery. Picture shows:- Prime Minister leaving the bunker where Hitler was alleged to have died. 16th July 1945 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images