ETE4842182: Second World War (1939-1945): General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) in conversation with Connecticut Republican Representative Clare Boothe Luce, a member of the US House of Representatives Defense Committee. Photograph taken in France in December 1944. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4842261: May 05, 1953 - Opening of the battersea festival gardens.. American singer crowns the 'queen': Photo shows Eddie Fisher the American singer performs the task of Crowning Miss Sheila Handsley the Festival Queen - during the ceremonies of opening the Battersea Festival Gardens for the season - this afternoon. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4842581: May 05, 1953 - Preparation for the Chelsea Flower Show. W.V.S. Display. Keystone Photo Show: General View of the W.V.S. Exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show, which is designed to remind the public of the W.V.S. Garden Gift Scheme, whereby Garden owners allow W.V.S. to distribute their surplus plants. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4843571: May 05, 1953 - Opening of the Battersea Festival Gardens. American singer crowns the í ¢ äåìqueení ¢ äåä ¢. Keystone Photo Shows: Eddie Fisher, the American singer performs the task of crowning Miss Sheila Handsley, the Festival Queen during ceremonies of opening of the Battersea Festival Gardens for the season this afternoon. JSS/Keystone / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4843639: May 05, 1953 - Chelsea Flower Show Opens.. Blooms From Australia-In Ice Unique blooms on show at the Chelsea Flower Show this afternoon. They are known as” Neutsia Floribunda” and are seen in the commonwealth Section of the Chelsea Flower Show.. They were flown from Australia for exhibition-in the block of ice. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4844554: May 05, 1953 - Large and small shells are used by German missionaries with the papuas on New-Guinea to replace organs. They are blowing chorales on them. They are also using a special sound and note-syste invented by them as there may only one sound be blown on one shell. The shell - chorus being similar to the trombon- ~ ~ ~ ~ in its sound can, on the whole world, be found on two places ~ ~ ~ ~ ~: in New-Guinea (the second largest island in the world in the North of Austrlia) and in the Middle-Frankonian place Neuendettelsau where there is a training - school for missionaries. At the occasion of the looth anniversary of the foundation of the Menendettelsau institution the shell-chorus gave a special performance for the present guests. Our picture shows some scene of the chorus with the shell. the largest of which has the size of an adult person. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4844740: May 05, 1953 - The Mounties Go To Meet Their Horses.. Sgt. Jim Fahie Brings” Eagle” Ashore: Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who arrived ion this country recently part in the Coronation Procsions - today went to the Royal Albert Docks to meet their horses which arrived aboard the C.P.R. Vessel Beaverburn / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4845026: May 05, 1953 - British F.P.B's on way for Exercises with Danish and Norwegian Navy Ve ~ ~ els.: Eight fast patrol boats including four long boats and four short boats left H.M.S. Hornet in the Solent yesterday - to take part in exercises with the Royal Danish and Norwegian Navies. In Danish of Lieut, Comm. J.A. Syms D.S.C.R.N. / Bridgeman Images