MPX5080526: Fashion Clothing Humour. Young male model David Kempton from East Croydon, started work today at the new Young male menswear boutique in Kensington Church Street. His presents there could make the pre-Christmas customers look more than once at him, in fact if they stay long enough they could see him wearing 288 different outfits, for David will be on a marothon clothes change untill Thursday, making six changes an hour, day and night, to set up a new world record for Clothes Changing. David Kempton at the 'Take 6' making a hurried change. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080551: "The Barber " (left) faces an opponent, Mr. T. Watson, of Bermondsey, across the four-by-four draught board. Mr. Watson seems to be having quite a problem plotting his next move, which isn't surprising, for in all the years the Barber has been playing the game he hasn't yet been beaten. July 1947 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080584: Ian Newman (19) a car salesman in Hounslow was getting worried as every time he got a new girlfriend and took her to dances other men who took a fancy to his girl would steal off with her and so Ian was left girl-less. But now he has the solution provided for him by hairdresser Len Pountney who has designed a long pigtail from Ian's hair that connects to Gloria Wootton (15) a florist, so that now everywhere the couple goes they are linked together. Ian Newman and Gloria Wootton linked in the high street today. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080701: The new NFS march was played in church for the first time on Wednesday when members of the Fire Service and representatives of all branches of the Civil Defence assembled to honour the memory of two firemen who died in the service of their King and country. The firemen, Edward Arthur Rosebridge and George Christain Cert, were killed when their station was partially demolished by a flying bomb. Rosebridge and Cert who had so often stood shoulder to shoulder while fire fighting lay side by side in coffins on top of which rested the axes and helmets that had belonged to them. The organist was Company Officer D.A. Ridley and NFS comrades formed a guard of honour. August 1944 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080707: Politics. Fred Mulley Minister of Transport outlined his plans for a Christmas safety drive to Sunday Mirror motoring correspondent Roy Spicer this afternoon. Amongst the literature was a large poster and a driving manual which Mr. Mulley suggested (the manual) would be an ideal Christmas present for every driver. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5080746: Sadler's Wells Opera Company will make TV history on Thursday, 4th December when on that day two colour commercials advertising their new opera "Lucky Peter's Journey's" by Malcolm Williamson will be screened. The girl who is speaking the commercial and is on the screen is 28 year old Davina Taylor, and the principal tenor in "Lucky Peter's Journey" Francis Edgerton wearing the "Loki" mask he wears in the opera. Also pictured walking in the Euston Road. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5073032: Fashion Clothing. Today, girls in Tower Hamlets schools saw their own fashion show at Tower Hamlets school in Richard Street, E. 1. The show was presented by a well-known fashion house, Carnegie Models, Ltd., and arranged by the local ILEA careers office as part of an extensive programme of talks. The fashon show in progress. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078438: Dutch Air Liner Crash. Six people, two of them Englishmen, were killed and three seriously injured, when a Dutch air liner, carrying twenty persons, crashed and burst into flames at Schephol Aerodrome, Amsterdam. Photo Shows. The remains of the air liner still smouldering showing the engines. July 1935 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078441: The Institute of Directors annual conference at the Albert Hall, more improperly known as 'The Picnic' from the practice of serving lunch in picnic boxes to the 3,000 odd, directors who attend, was addressed today by such diverse speakers as Barbara Castle, Ronald Reagan, Governor of California, Ian McLeod and John Betjeman. How to have a peaceful lunch - Gov. Ronald Reagan tucks into his picnic box while photographers picture every bite. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078465: The Institute of Directors annual conference at the Albert Hall, more improperly known as 'The Picnic' from the practice of serving lunch in picnic boxes to the 3,000 odd, directors who attend, was addressed today by such diverse speakers as Barbara Castle, Ronald Reagan, Governor of California, Ian McLeod and John Betjeman. Governor Ronald Reagan rejects the knife and fork approach to his cold chicken. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078480: The Institute of Directors annual conference at the Albert Hall, more improperly known as 'The Picnic' from the practice of serving lunch in picnic boxes to the 3,000 odd, directors who attend, was addressed today by such diverse speakers as Barbara Castle, Ronald Reagan, Gov of California, Ian McLeod and John Betjeman. Walter Annerberge, U.S. ambassador in Britain, smiles in the background as Mrs. Reagan gets a hug from her husband, Gov. Ronald Reagan after his speech. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078492: Most gardeners would use a lawn mower. But the man in the patched trousers is a cut above that, He prefers to Hoover the grass. Weekend mowers of suburban lawns, tempted to call out ÒHey mate, youÕve got it wrongÓ should hesitate. That is no way to address Henry Frederick Thynne, sixth Marquess of Bath, Viscount Weymouth, Baron Thynne and ninth Baronet. Nor is that ordinary grass. Thousands of feet trampling over his LordshipÕs stately lawns at Longleat in Wiltshire, Left bare Patches. The Marquess replaced it with artificial grass. No more mowing. Just a quick sweep of the vacuum cleaner each day and the carpet of green looks as fresh as a daisy. September 1972 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5078538: Lovely Karin Dor, the young German born actress is in London for the opening of her latest film "Topaz" in which she plays a sensuous counterspy in the sophisticated, but equally treacherous world of espionage. Karin who flew who flew in today from Munich was chosen by Alfred Hitchcock for the role of Juanita a Cuban agent after seeing her in the James Bond picture "You Only Live Twice". November 1969 / Bridgeman Images