ZUM4883194: Oct. 07, 1953 - Friedrich Schirmer, of Burgdorf bei Hannover, founded a club for collectors of pewter figures. He holds on of the most extensive collections of pewter figures in Europe and had a newspaper about it. He is pictured here with a particularly valuable piece from his collection. / Bridgeman Images
ETE4884794: WWII:Near Kaiseroda (Germany) 12 April 1945: In the Merkers salt mine, General Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe) inspects works of art, jewels and gold bars found by soldiers of the 3rd US Armee request, has a soldier what it does to keep a treasure of three trillion dollars / Bridgeman Images
ETE4885337: WWII:Bastogne (Belgium) 1st January 1945: General George S.Patton (CG of the Third US Army) during his visit to the 101st US Airborne, which supported a seat in the city. On the right, Brigadier General Anthony Mc Auliffe (Commander of the Artillery of the Division) who commanded the Division at the siege and whom he has just appointed / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4886613: Oct. 10, 1953 - Feather Pluckesr fear machine rivals strike in London's east end: Ten popular because their firm had introduced a” Plucking Machine” from the United States. The men are members of the 84 strong London Poultry Dresser's Association and fear that their jobs may become redundant. Their boss, Mr. I. Grossman of Lewis and Co., Cobb Street, London E. said that the machines pluck and clean 120 birds an hour while a plucker does about 200 a day rough plucked not clean / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4887310: Oct. 10, 1953 - Alan Ladd attends Paris premiere with sprained ankle - Alan Ladd with his right foot bandaged photographed with Adolph Zukor, America's oldest film producer at the Paris premiere of “” Shane”” (starring Ladd). The actor sprained his ankle while playing with his little son a few days ago. Oct. 15th/53 / Bridgeman Images