ZUM4922005: Mar. 15, 1954 - Fifteenth anniversary of the entronement of his holiness the Pope celebrated in Rome: Photo Shows General view showing the vast congregation of high ranking officials of the Catholic Church as they listened to the address by Cardinal Ernest Ruffini when he officiated at the ceremonies in the Auditorium of the Pius Palace Rome to mark the fifteenth Anniversary of the endorsement of Pope Pius XII / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4922308: Tue 18, 1954 - 24 year old American pilot Fred D. Elkins hitchhiked over 14,000 km around half the world in order to get married to the one he loves. When he was an airlift pilot Fred met secretary Helga on the airfield in Berlin-Tempelhof. They fell in love and decided to get married... but Fred was re-stationed to Austria. His at-time 19 year old Helga followed him to Vienna in 1951. Then right before everything was ready to go again, he was commandeered to the Philippines. He saved all of his vacation days until the beginning of this month, when he hitchhiked on planes en route to Berlin because he didn't have the money for a regular flight. His buddies from the air force helped him though, and so he flew for eight days in different military vehicles over India, Egypt, Italy, and Europe - before finally landing in Berlin. Now they are married. His vacation days, however, are over on March 23, so Helga will have to wait a little longer, now as Mrs. Elkins, for her travel permit to the USA / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4922216: Tue. 18, 1954 - Powder box lightened by electric light.. had been shown at the Vienna spring exhibition in form of a model in demonstrative big extent. It consists out of leather and is in the inner fitted out with” Polestryn”. A little battery serves as energetic source / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4922393: Tue 19, 1954 - The smallest” by-side-motor” of the world... had been installed on this little boot and now the wave hunting may begin. The motor has one horse-power and a tank, which holds 350 cubic centimeters of gasoline and this is consumed during a drive of one hour. The wight of the boot together with the motor amounts to 20 kilograms. The costs of the boot are as the motor's 300 marks / Bridgeman Images