MPX5138119: Hugh Gaitskell, Leader of the Labour Party, down a coal mine in June 1957 Gaitskell fought a tireless campaign within his own party to reform outdated principles. Many believed that it was the exhaustive effort he put into this campaign that led to his death in 1963 (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