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ZUM4907116: Jan. 01, 1954 - Italian Speed Boat Ace Attempts to Set Up New World Record. Mario Verga Italy's speed boat King just failed to set up a new world speed record for” No Limit” motor boats - owing to engine trouble in his specially constructed Alfa - Romeo speed boat which is powered with two 1,500 c.m engines... Keystone Photo Shows: Mario Verga's speed boat seen during the unsuccessful attempt on the Iseo Lake, Northern Italy / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4926146: Apr. 04, 1954 - The German “” Lufthansa”” soon flies again - The German “” Lufthansa”” will open its trans-Atlantic services in the next year with this four motors “” Super-Constellation””. The Luftag Cologne which prepares now the reburn of the “” Lufthansa”” ordered four these largest and greatest aeroplanes at the Lockheed in Burbank (California). 80 passengers will find places in this comfortable aeroplane. Every aeroplane will cost 7.1 million of German marks. This is the first picture of the aeroplane with the original inscription / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4926237: Apr. 04, 1954 - The” Come-Back” of Evelyn Laye and Husband Frank Lawton couple make great stage successes.: The great success of Evelyn Laye in her new Hippodrome show” Wedding in Paris” - was followed by the success for her husband Frank Lawon in his new show” Waiting for Gillian” at the St. James Theatre. The both” Hit the headlines” - after about nine years of obscurity in show business / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4926348: The Royal Family Together Again. Together again - enjoying every minute of the last stages of the Royal tour. The Queen films the scene as ships of the Mediterranean Fleet steam out from Malta to greet her and her family. Prince Charles, too, wants to remember this moment of excitement. So he brings out his box camera to take a snap from the bridge of the royal yacht Britannia. The Prince wears a sailor suit, watched by his uniformed father, Apr. 05, 1954 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4926416: Apr. 07, 1954 - Preparing for television ice-time, Andra the cowgirl. Keystone Photo Shows: Andra McLaughlin seen wearing her cowgirl outfit which she is to wear in a ballet named? Clear Water? during preparations at the Queen? s Ice Rink, London today for tonight? s program Television Icetime. Andra will wear three different costumes in the show. JSS/Keystone / Bridgeman Images