MPX5079166: Over 60 teams from all over the country took part in the National Indoor Tug-of-War Championships at the National Recreation Centre at Crystal Palce, London today. The team from John Dickensons, Hertfordshire pictured during one of their events this afternoon. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5079228: Over 60 teams from all over the country took part in the National Indoor Tug-of-War Championships at the National Recreation Centre at Crystal Palace, London today. The British Aircraft Corp team have their arms stamped with ink numbers after being weighed-in. This is to prevent any illegal team member swapping. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5079275: Over 60 teams from all over the country took part in the National Indoor Tug-of-War Championships at the National Recreation Centre at Crystal Palace, London today. Some contestants pictured during one of the event today. It is a sport that gives some very unusual facial expressions to the audience. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5079280: W.A.A.Fs. at Upper Heyford R.A.F. Camp have now packed over half a million parachutes with which live jumps have been made by paratroopers wirthout incident. The W.A.A.Fs. refolding a recently used parachute. Eact girl re-packs on an average 10 parachutes a day. January 1948 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5079286: Over 60 teams from all over the country took part in the National Indoor Tug-of-War Championships at the National Recreation Centre at Crystal Palace, London today. Some contestants pictured during one of the event today. It is a sport that gives some very unusual facial expressions to the audience. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5079337: Mill chimneys in Brook Yard, Hipperholme, near Halifax, were demolished. Susan Heviour, Josephine Woodhouse, Ruth Collins, and Patricia Fairbank, fifth form students at Brighouse Heathfield Secondary Modern School, hold their ears as the last crack goes to demolish the biggest chimney of them all. October 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
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
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