ZUM4872636: Aug. 12, 1953 - Railway Strike in France: The great French railway walk-out virtually spread into a general strike last-night. And as it began to paralyses the nation from the channel coast to the Riviera thousands more tourists were stranded; the British Embassy in Paris was forced to organize an emergency get-home service in Army buses; and Whitehall agreed to release extra France for spent-out holidaymakers to buy food and shelter. Hardly a main -line train ran in France all day. Hardly a bus or 24-hour strike, bringing the city to a standstill has been called by the men who operate them. Picture Shows: Boulogne, the Maritime Station- these tourists had arrived in France. Their wonderful holiday abroad had started. But Boulogno wasn't their final destination and apparently thee were no trains to take them on. They sat with their luggage in the station. Some Stretched themselves out on the ground. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4872040: Tue 02, 1953 - Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture. An exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture, organized by the International Faculty of Art, was held today at Park Lane House. Keystone Photo Shows: - Sculptor Mark Batten, seen looking at” Fishergirl” by Willi Soukop, in oak - at the exhibition today, priced at? 200. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4872628: Tue 03, 1953 - Six miles long queue waited to pay respects to Stalin: Photo Shows Original picture just received, shows part of the six miles long queue some people carrying wreaths, which waited outside the house of trade unions in Moscow, to pass the body of Marshal Stalin during its lying in state. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4872767: Tue 03, 1953 - German scientist expelled from China: Professor Dr. Franz Huebotter who owned for 23 years a private hospital in Tsingtau and who was highly esteemed as an outstanding scientist in China was suddenly arrested in August 1951 and put in jail together with a German Bishop and 20 friars as they all were charged with” imperialists and reactionaries”. For 16 months he was in prisons of the Communist Chinese Government of Mao Tse Tung. Now he was suddenly released and expelled but he had to leave behind his hospital, his scientific works and all his property. From 1914 to 1930 Professor Huebotter was university teacher for oriental medicine at Berlin University and became world-famous by his medical works. The refugee from China found preliminary shelter in the house of his son in Wiesbaden. There the 71-years-old man wants to recover from all the exertion and fatigues. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4872963: Tue 03, 1953 - Girl Guide Leaders Arrive From Germany: A group of 21 Guiders (adult leaders) from Germany. have been invited to this country by the World Association of Girl guides and Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to undertake a course of training. Ten are already in the country, and the remaining fifteen (three of whom are D.P. Gur ~ ers in Germany) arrived at victors today. Their stay will last a month - two weeks will be spent in training - and the remaining for ~ night will be spent with private families when they will have an opportunity to attend local meetings of Guide or Ranger Comapniss and Brownis / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4873267: Aug. 15, 1953 - 15-8-53 Greek earthquake disaster latest pictures - Six days after the first shocks, Argostoli, capitol of the Greek earthquake island of Cephalonia, is still burning. Latest figures are that 1,000 people have been killed, 4,000 injured and 10,000 made homeless / Bridgeman Images