MPX5077141: Fashion. Clothing. Woman. Monica Hahn modelling 69/11d boots. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077162: Cilla Black's status as Britain's top songstress is confirmed this week with the announcement that readers of Disc and Music Echo have voted her their favourite in the paper's 1972 Music Poll. Cilla has already been proclaimed Britain's top songstress for the second consecutive year in the annual readers' poll run by New Musical Express. February 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077168: Hercules the hippo, who may have to be destroyed unless £8000 can be raised to save him before February 28th. January 1979 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077216: African Dancing: Ghanan Dancers. A bare-topped dancer shelter from the rain under an umbrella. December 1974 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077249: Teenage girl putting the finishing touches to a teddy bear. With her buzzing razor, she shapes teddy's face, giving him that appealing expression loved by millions of children all round the world. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077318: Away from the the crowd, this child model hides under the table It's a pretty spring for children at Tick-A-Tee with a collection of super swinging co-ordinates, dresses and separate, shown in Conduit Street, by "Groovy Baby Ian Doody", and his girl friends. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077324: London Zoo. "Laying in the noonday sun". A beautiful pair of Northern Lynx abviously effected by the sudden warm spell. April 1939 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077342: Ex King of Siam's flying act at Heslon. May 1936 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077354: Entertainment television programmes: Harry Worth, bumbling bachelor of BBC-1's comedy series, gets his very first girlfriend in 10 years of television, in the 100th episode, recorded yesterday (Saturday, Nov. 15th). The girl is goregous Alexandra Bastedo, playing Francoise, a French girl who has been Harry's pen-friend for some time. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077363: Politics. Transport. Road safety: The Minister of Transport; Mr. Fred Mulley was 'breathalysed' this morning from Police Sergeant Syd Furner; and then had a blood sample taken by experimental Lab. Technician Gillian Martin as a demonstration for the Press. Gillian Martin taking a blood sample from the Minister. The blood can be seen on his thumb. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077372: Nothing to wasted at sea. Seaman placing waste in salvage tins so familiar to land-lubbers. Scene taken on H.M.S. Destroyer whilst on escort duty of convoy off East Coast of England. August 1942 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077403: Entertainment Television Programmes: Harry Worth, bumbling bachelor of BBC-1's comedy series, gets his very first girlfriend in 10 years of television, in the 100th episode, recorded yesterday (Saturday, Nov. 15th). The girl is goregous Alexandra Bastedo, playing Francoise, a French girl who has been Harry's pen-friend for some time. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077406: Golfer Tom Weiskopf winner of the Open Championship July 1973 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077148: Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. The friendship anchored at Burry Point, Carmarthenshire, after the flight. June 1928 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077184: Bernadette Devlin speaking at Irish Civil Rights meeting at Hammesmith Town Hall. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077232: Comedian/Humour: Clive Dunne and family. Clive Dunne at home with his wife, Priscilla, and his two daughters Polly, 10, and Jessica, 7. They are shown singing along with Dad, mock Spanish dancing, and sending Dad up! December 1970 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077238: Band leader Syd Lawrence who is bringing back the Big Band of Glen Miller, pictured at his home. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077250: It's a pretty spring for children at Tick-A-Tee with a collection of super swinging co-ordinates, dresses and separate, shown in Conduit Street, by "Groovy Baby Ian Doody", and his girl friends. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077253: "Scotsmans Field", Burway, Church Stretton, the residence of the Misses Bartlett, situate at the foot of the "Longmynd Hills" - seen in background. The gardens will be open to the public next Saturday. June 1949 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077268: Jennifer Moss of Coronation Street fame pictured at her Whitefield home. June 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077271: A nun at Ladywell Convent, Godalming, Surrey. July 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077283: Streets Entertainment. A escapologist attempts to escape from his chains and sack in a London street. October 1948 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077310: Children: Holiday makers with their cameras, pictured in Washington, by Abraham Lincoln's monument in Washington, USA. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077382: A scene from the play "Whispering Gallary" at the Garrick theatre Arthur Young as Martin Condell, Henry Scatchard as Morgan The Hunchback. June 1928 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077170: BEA's 'Personality Girl', Heathrow Airport stewardess Heather Angus (21) from Gerrards Cross, Bucks, at the London Hilton Hotel received the keys of her prize, a Ford Cortina 1600E from racing driver Graham Hill. Bea Personality Girl, Heather Angus with Graham Hill. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077398: Vince Hawkins, the winner, holding the Lonsdale belt, with Ernie Roderick looking on following their Welter Weight title fight at the Royal Albert Hall . October 1946 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077203: L-R Mary McCartney being carried by Benny Lane, Billy McCaldrey, Paul and Linda McCartney. February 1972 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077422: The housewives of Tottington queue up for their daily ration' of water, brought to them in a 250 gallon tank mounted on a lorry. May 1949 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077266: Children from The Glebe Primary School, Sussex Road, invited to illustrate 16 different categories of weather ranging from foggy nights to sunny days. At Thames Television Studio's. One of the youngest boys with his sunny day picture. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077302: Holiday makers with their cameras, pictured in Washington, by Abraham Lincoln's monument in Washington, USA. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077311: A Haircut and Baked beans on Toast, please! Two youngsters take their hair beauty treatment lying down, at Meenys in Kensington. September 1971 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077329: Farming: Harvest. Stacking corn in Norfolk. September 1946 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077332: Children from The Glebe Primary School, Sussex Road, invited to illustrate 16 different categories of weather ranging from foggy nights to sunny days. At Thames Television Studio's. Children of The Glebe Primary School arriving at Television House, Kingsway brandishing their weather paintings. November 1969 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5077386: World War II. Women. Mother and child at home. December 1944 / Bridgeman Images

MPX5080458: Families: Mother, father and children. Man relaxing at home, reading a book on his sofa, writing at table. 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