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ZUM4874082: Tue 03, 1953 - The” Curly Haired Darling Of Paris Arrives: Among the arrivals in London today from Paris is lovely Miss, Vita Pointe, who was recently chosen by a group of G.I. ' s at Shaef in Paris as having the” hair that world's most like to run car hands through”. Mile Points her come to London to demonstrates a English Hair dressing / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4874253: Tue 03, 1953 - The Korea Medal: This Photograph shows the Plester of the obverse (head) side of the Korea Medal, to be awarded to members of the Forces of the British Commonwealth and Empire for service in Forces. The design in the work of Mrs.Gillick. The Effigy recently approved for use on the Coinage, but is in higher relief. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4874000: Tue 03, 1953 - Coronation Year Gold Plate - For Export Only Dressing Table Set: A fine collection of Gold Plate - Specially designed for the Coronetion Year and produced by Messrs. Asprey of NewBond Street - is to be seenb in London.. Pot Shws An 187 ct. Gold Step pattern dressing table set - export price of British Orchid Crowers Association Show In London. Youngster From America To See The Display: Many wonderful bloom were to be seen at the British Orchid Cowers' Association Show which opened at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, this morning. Phot Shows Young George William Butter Worth who comes from Birmingham, Mass., U.S.A. takes a film of some of the exhibition at the show today. He came to London with his father - 4especially to see this display. He himself enters in every possible Orchid show in the United States - and has had many successes. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4874053: Aug. 21, 1953 - The” Whispering” motor-cycle gives its performance: Yesterday afternoon the Zweribad G.M.B.H. Frankfurt/main invited the German motor-cycle firms to the test the intensity of Sound of the single motor-cycle types with the newest devices for measuring the noise of motors. The master-piece of this test was the first serial-manufactured and muffled motor-cycle, the Triumph-Cornet, the whispering motor-cycle. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4874483: Aug. 28, 1953 - Shark Hunt - By Camera Hunting sharks with a camera holds no terrors for Dr.Hans Hassy, the underwater explorer - or his 24-year old Viennese wife, Lotte. Dr. HASS, a 34-year old Swiss, will sail from London in his yacht Xarifa on an expedition to explore the depths of the Caribbean. He, his wife and sight scientists will spend seven months there. Keystone Photo Shows: - Dr. Hans Hassy, and his pretty wife, Lotte, seen with a harpon aboard their yacht. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4874096: Aug. 22, 1953 - The world's smallest jockey? 15-year old Kenneth Glover, of Harregate Yorks, is probably the world's smallest jockey. He is so small that the bundles of straw he carried into the stables nearly bury him. He is, in fact, just 4 ft. tall and weighs 3 ~ t. 8Ibs. Kenneth loves horses, and used to spend his time peering round a table doors. And that was how he become a jockey. He was noticed by Mr, Harold Storey, the trainer, at Austwick, where he has his stable, in Yorkshire, and gave young Kenneth a six-year old mare ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ to ride in race at Catterick and RiPon. He came fifth at Caterricn and fourth at Ripon. Kenneth and musth ~ ~ ~ are teamed together again in the Apprentices Championship at Carlisle, on September 3ed - and they hope to win this time / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4874328: Aug. 26, 1953 - Raising the” Kronprins Frederick”: Efforts to raise the sunken Danish liner,” Kronprins Frederick”, which capaised and sunk after being swept by fire at Harwich, in April, are being made today. Salvage men have started this morning to lift her. Picture Shows: Preparations for the lift began at 6.30 a.m. this morning- and this was the scene at 11.30 a.m. showing the ship at a 30 degrees list. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4871922: Tue 02, 1953 - 2-3-53 Preview of the Ideal Home Exhibition. Dutch cheese. Keystone Photo Shows: Ann Tigwell aged 22 of Chingford, complete with her Dutch clothing, seen with an assortment of Dutch cheeses on the Dutch Dairy Producers stand at the Ideal Homes Exhibition which opens at Olympia tomorrow. / Bridgeman Images