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MPX5078505: Lovely Karin Dor, the young German born actress is in London for the opening of her latest film "Topaz" in which she plays a sensuous counterspy in the sophisticated, but equally treacherous world of espionage. Karin who flew who flew in today from Munich was chosen by Alfred Hitchcock for the role of Juanita a Cuban agent after seeing her in the James Bond picture "You Only Live Twice". November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080388: Animals: Esme The V.S.B. They've got a V.S.B. down at Longleat in Wiltshire. The Very Special Baby is Esme the hippo. She was born two months ago and is making rapid progress on her daily diet which includes fourteen pints of milk and a dozen or so egg yolks. April 1973 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080530: Fashion Clothing Humour. Young male model David Kempton from East Croydon, started work today at the new Young male menswear boutique in Kensington Church Street. His presents there could make the pre-Christmas customers look more than once at him, in fact if they stay long enough they could see him wearing 288 different outfits, for David will be on a marothon clothes change untill Thursday, making six changes an hour, day and night, to set up a new world record for Clothes Changing. David Kempton at the 'Take 6' making a hurried change. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080542: Farmer H. H. Wooley of Splatford Farm, Kennford, Devon, is a satisfied farmer today. His bumper harvest of green peas brought in by holidaymakers is pilling up before his eyes. Pay parade by Farmer Woolley. His foreman reads out the day's record number of sacks brought in by each picker. 3/- per sack is paid. The four girls pick up £3 which the farmer hands to Rosalie, who shares it with sister Pat and two new found friends. "It's a bad day today, we struck a patch of small peas which don't weigh much", said Rosalie. "Still, 15/- pays for our day's holiday expenses". July 1947 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080605: When 12 year old Kim Fentiman read about the dockers whip-round to save Prince Philip's polo, she thought that something should be done to help the Queen also. She asked her father, 34 year old Sid, licensee of the Hanover Arms, at Peckham, S.E.London if he could organise a charity show for the Queen in which she and her friends would take part. Her father hired a 3-ton lorry decorated it in red-white-and blue bunting, with a pianist playing the grand piano in the back and Kim and friends singing. Seated in the front of the lorry on left is Kim Fentiman the organiser of the show. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080338: Rehearsing for National Parade: The National Association of Training Corps for Girls are to hold a national birthday parade in May in the Wirral. Manchester members of the Girls' Training Corps and the Womens' Junior Air Corps have been chosen to form a guard of honour at the parade. Shows girsl of the two organisations rehearsing for the guard of honour. April 1945 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080417: Edward Mann brings back the star system in his spring '70 collection of millinery - he calls his collection "Million Dollar Baby" - hats to grow-your-own-glamour, 1970 style. Veils are back on several styles. Frances O'Toole in (8109) floppy hat, and white toweling bikini. Girl holding hats is Penny John who works at the milliners. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080541: The Benwell Security Case is introduced this week by Haley and Weller the pyrotechnics specialists as probably one of the cheapest and most effective devices ever produced for protecting cash in transit against the ever increasing risk of street snatches. Today the case was demonstrated in Bartholomew Square, E.C.1, the "victim" is Mr. Charels Williams, and the "crook" is Mr. Dick Sadler both from the firm marketing the case. Demonstrating the security case, is "victim" Charles Williams, and "crook" Dick Sadler. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080547: Fashion Clothing Humour. Young male model David Kempton from East Croydon, started work today at the new Young male menswear boutique in Kensington Church Street. His presents there could make the pre-Christmas customers look more than once at him, in fact if they stay long enough they could see him wearing 288 different outfits, for David will be on a marothon clothes change untill Thursday, making six changes an hour, day and night, to set up a new world record for Clothes Changing. David Kempton at the 'Take 6' making a hurried change. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080562: Fashion Clothing Humour. Young male model David Kempton from East Croydon, started work today at the new Young male menswear boutique in Kensington Church Street. His presents there could make the pre-Christmas customers look more than once at him, in fact if they stay long enough they could see him wearing 288 different outfits, for David will be on a marothon clothes change untill Thursday, making six changes an hour, day and night, to set up a new world record for Clothes Changing. David Kempton at the 'Take 6' making a hurried change. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080607: Actess and top model Vicki Hodge today married Ian Heath ,who is in advertising, at Chelsea Register Office. The bride wore a white mini dress and coat, and the couple drove off after the ceremony to a small lunch reception in a white 1923 Rolls Royce. The couple, Vicki and Ian pictured in the 1923 white Rolls Royce after the ceremony. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images