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ZUM4935016: Jun 06, 1954 - First Look at Britain's Wealthiest Baby. Lord Cowray's daughter christening.: The youngest member of one of Britain's richest families made a public appearance yesterday when she was christened Lucy Pearson. She is the daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Cowdray and the christening took place at Easebourne church, near Cowdray Park Sussex. Mr. Billy Wallace is one of the baby's godparents / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4931466: May 05, 1954 - In full dress... the most of the more than 1000 academicians attended the colourful students drinkin ~, bout of 58 association during the third German students' anniversary in the” Lowenbraukeller” in Munich. After a Solamn entrance of the officers of the students clubs the meting of the students culminated in a truly demonstration for Germany / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4931630: May 05, 1954 - John Cobb's racing car used in Demonstration of retractable aircraft brake parachute: Early in 1951, the G.Q. Parachute Company began work on a scheme to dispense with the necessity for jettisoning an aircraft braking parachute at the end of the landing run. A storage system was devised by which the parachute could by automatically repacked ready for the next operation. It was decided that the parachute should be stowed in a telescopic cylinder, the rear and outer part of the cylinder being arranged to slide forwards over the inner and forward part at the same time as the canopy was ejected rearwards by a piston engergised by a large coil spring. To retract the parachute it is only necessary to switch on the electric winch motor. The attachment strop and parachute canopy. Seeing its possibilities as a test vehicle for aircraft brake parachutes, the G.C. Parachute company purchased the late John Cobb's record-breaking Napier Railton racing car of 450 h.p / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4931873: May 05, 1954 - Blind Man's Bowls: Bowls, the ancient English game which Drake played while he waited to attack Spain's Invincible Armada, is now being played by blind people in London. The blind man plays through the eyes of the skip, the headman of the team, who describes the position of the skip, the headman of the team, who describes the positoin of the jack, the white ball to which the bowler tries to get closest by an imaginary clock, the 12 o clock indicates the position of the stationary jack, another blast indicates the spot at which which the biased ball should be aimed, and the blind bowler is all set to go / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4932012: May 05, 1954 - Russian cargo ship prepares to leave London bu is” arrested” expelled diplomats may be aboard.: The Russian passenger cargo ship” Helogstrov” which arrived at the Surrey Commercial Docks earlier this week prepared to leave again today with aboard it is thought the two Russian Attachments who have been” Expelled” for Spying. The vessel was” Arrested” by an Admiralty Marshal's Officers who went aboard and fixed a warrant to the ship's mast. It was issued on behalf of the Owners of the Dutch steamer” Marvic” (500 tons) in respect of damage in a collision with the Russian ship in Kiel Canal in Oct 1952 / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4933175: May 13, 1954 - Homeward Bound: Picture Shows: An aerial view of the” Britannia” beinging H.M. The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, with Prince Charles and Princess Anne home to England. The Royal Yacht is seen in the Bay of Biscay, 244 miles south of lands End, from one of the home- based aircraft which met the 'Britannia' as she entered the Bay, to continue air escort duties from 'planes operating from Gibraltar / Bridgeman Images