MPX5136609: Life lines to free West Berlin. Helmstedt a major checkpoint at the border separating The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the Communist East Germany. Here a Soviet officer is walking outside the headquarters of the Western Allies (Great Britain, France and the United States of America) at the border. Under the existing agreements, Allied Military and civilian personnel are dealt with by Soviet officials, but Germans arriving at the control point must deal with officials of the Communist government of East Germany. 1st November 1959 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5136300: A Press Conference was held at the Sobell Centre, Islington, London, announcing that John Conteh, Britain's former World Light-Heavyweight Champion, would fight a top American at the Sobell Centre on February 7th. The name of his opponent would be announced in the very near future. Boxer John Conteh pictured at the Press Conference . January 1978 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5136348: Frogmen's Reunion for World War Two heroes awarded the Victoria Cross, to appear in a BBC television programme. They are Lieutenant Basil Charles Godfrey Place, Lieutenant Commander Ian Fraser, Lieutenant Commander Donald Cameron, Leading Seaman James Magennis and Lieutenant Commander Lionel "Buster" Crabb (left). 4th August 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5138131: Nobody had heard of carbon footprints in 1969, but Flying Scotsman stamps a high cloud of smoke across the London skies as it storms out of London King's Cross. By then Scotsman was privately-owned and the only steam locomotive allowed on British Railways. Note the bell, which was fitted for its upcoming US tour, 02/01/1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5137402: Three of the six survivors of the R, 101 disaster Messrs. (left to right) J. H. Binks (light coat), H. J. Leech (centre) and A. V. Bell¿in the procession of coffins of the forty-eight victims from Beauvais Town Hall to the railway station for transport to Boulogne and then on to the British destroyers, Tempest and Tribune , who were waiting to carry the coffins to Dover for London., 7th October 1930 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images