ZUM4936563: Jun 06, 1954 - UNVEILING OF THE ALCOCK AND BROWN MEMORIAL. CAPTAIN” JIMMY” ALCOCK LOOKS ON.. The Rt. Hon. A.T. Lennox-Boyd, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation unveiled the memorial at London Airport in memory of Sir John Alck and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown - this morning - the anniversary of their pioneer flight across the Atlantic. Keystone Photo Shows: - Captain E.S.” Jimmy” Alock - who is an airline pilot - and younger brother of Sir John - seen with his wife locking up at the memorial - during the ceremonies at London Airport this morning / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4936131: Jun 06, 1954 - Aluminum Show Opens In Paris: A Horse Collar And Various objects in Aluminum featured at the aluminum show being held on the bans of the sein, Paris, now the occasion is the 100th anniversary of the first industrial application of Aluminum due to the” Ethod developed by the French Chemist De Saint Claire Devilee / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4936217: Jun 06, 1954 - Schoolgirl Wins National Sewing Contest.. Winner And The Prize Winning Outfit.. A rehearsal was held for the Sewing Contest Fashion Show to be held at the May Fair Hotel. First prize winner of the National Sewing Contest organized by the National Needle Artists Bureau Ltd., was 14-year-old Edinburgh Schoolgirl Dorothy Weir, who wins a holiday and £50 for the best beachwear outfit made by an amateur home dress maker.. Keystone Photo Shows: - Madeline Hobbs the model on left wears the prize winning beach outfit - watched by prize winner Dorothy Weir at the rehearsal / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4936437: Jun. 06, 1954 - With fresh washed shirts.. the German national-team will begin the play of the quarter-final of the football-championship in Switzerland against Yugoslavia. They hope to have also the same success like in the play against Turkey. With much trouble Liselotte Meier washed the shirts of German team / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4936773: Jun. 06, 1954 - War in Indo China; Sergeant major brings back captured flag; Sergeant Major of the East Paratroopers batallion proudly displays the flag he bought back from the enemy camp. The flag of the batallion was captured by the Vietnaminh soldiers. The Sergeant sneaked his way into the enemy camp while Vietnaminh Soldiers were all drunk on the occasion of the Ho Chi Minh's Birthday / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4937160: Jun. 06, 1954 - Lady Docker entertains miners on yacht.Thirty three men from t e Yorkshire coalfields were quests aboard Sir Bernard and Lady Docker's luxury yacht Shemara, for a cruise round the Isle of Wight, on Saturday.The men drank champagne and brandy, ate salmon and cold pheasant.Lady Docker, wearing slacks and a sweater, danced the hornPipe. miners has been invited by Sir Bernard and Lady Docker to visit their yacht as the result of a visit they made to the Water Haigh Colliery near Leeds.Photo shows Lady Docker serves the food to the miners-aboard the Shemara / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4937882: Jun 06, 1954 - Festival Hall Restaurant Used As A Film Set. “Little Red Monkey”: Richard Conti and Rona Anderson were to be seen this morning taking part in the filming of a restaurant scene in” Little Red Monkey” - by Merton Studios. The restaurant at the Royal Festival Hall was used as the set / Bridgeman Images