ZUM4907028: Jan. 01, 1954 - The” World's Most Rejected Artist” - Holds Auction Of His 'Masterpieces' - In London Club: Mr.Albert Perry who terms himself as the” world's most rejected artist” - hold an auction of some of his paintings - at” The castle” Public House, Tooting, London / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4907064: Jan. 01, 1954 - Winter Comes To Brussels... Warmth For The Guard.. Keystone Photo Show: - The Guard on duty outside the Royal Palace in Brussels - is supplied with a coke brazier - to ward off the winter chills - now that the cold weather has arrived at the Belgian Capital / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4907075: Jan. 01, 1954 - Guard The Royal Plate Is Serious Business; 160 pieces of priceless Plates are being taken across London from Buckingham Palace to the Victoria and Albert Museum in a plain truck with a motorcycle escort for an exhibition opening next month. Items date from the reign of Charles II (1660-1685) to that of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Picture Shows Danny, a specially trained three years old bull mastiff who rode in the truck, guards a gold center piece of the Royal Plate. Obviously he takes his job very seriously / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4907160: Sep. 07, 1979 - President Giscard D'Estaing welcomed Edward Gierek, Secretary of the Polish United Workers Party, to the D'Evreux military base. Giscard D'Estaing and Gierek will meet with one another in Rambouillet until Saturday afternoon. This is the fifth confidential meeting between France and Polish officials since President Giscard D'Estaing has been in office / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4907216: Oct. 04, 1979 - Wearing an army parka with the presidential symbol on it, President Giscard D'Estaing attended drills, some of the most important seen since the last war, on the” Saone 79” fields. 18,000 men, 5,200 vehicles, 120 helicopters, and 200 planes participate in the exercise from October 1st to 7th / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4907373: Jan. 01, 1954 - Gelignite Used To Destroy Ancient Steeple In Hamilton - Scotland: About 1,000 people, including many school children watched the destruction of the Old Tolbooth Steeple, in Muir Street, Hamilton, Scotland recently - with the aid of gelignite charges... The steeple bell had tolled out the hours for 312 years but the foundations of the steeple were eaten away and it menaced a nearby housing scheme / Bridgeman Images