ZUM4916430: Feb. 25, 1954 - Egyptian Ambassador Arrives: One of the last men to hear today's news from Cairo was Abdul Rahman Hakki, Egyptian Ambassador to Britain. He was in a Paris hotel on his way back to London from a conference in Cairo when he heard of General Neguib's fall. He arrived at Victoria this evening / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4916480: Feb. 25, 1954 - Woman-prepare for pancake race: Women contestants in thi year; Shrovetide Pancake race in the old market town of Olneym Burks, are busy practicsing for the race, which takes place nest Tuesday. this year, an old rule of this 500-years old evert is to be revived. Competitors will have to toss their pancakes not one-but three times-at the start, at the finish and half-way while running / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4916777: Tue 03, 1954 - Vast Flood Damage In New South Wales. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4916884: French light bombers about to take off from the Dien Bien Phu Aerodrome, 1954 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4916985: Tue 03, 1954 - Roy Rogers At Harringay Stadium: The famous cowboy movie star Roy Rogers, his wife, Dale Evans” Queen of the Range”, and Roy's famous horse” Trigger” today joined the Billy Graham team in a special rally for children at Harringay Stadium. Every night for the next week, Roy Rogers will be attending the Billy Graham meetings at Harringay Arena / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4917324: Tue 03, 1954 - Hildegarde Neff at reception; Hildegarde Neff, the German film star, who has come to London to portray Trilby in the George Minter Noel Langley production of Trilby and Svengali, in which she is to star with Robert newton and Terence Morgan, this evening attended a reception at the Milroy Club / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4917393: Tue 03, 1954 - Hostesses with the Mostesses on the Microphone: As planes gets faster British European Airways is finding air hostesses have less time on their trips to carry out all their duties. Public address systems are therefore being used more to enable the girls to address passengers as a group instead of individually, and the girls are taking special lessons in microphone techniques / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4917430: Tue 03, 1954 - Swedish boy star at Cannes Festival: Swedish boy actor Kjel Sucksdorff playing on the sandy beach with his mother. he is the youngest star of the film festival now in full swing at Cannes / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4917511: Tue 03, 1954 - King Frederick admires his new portrait. Life size study for the rebuilt” Kronprins Frederik”: Included in the art exhibition” Den Frie” being held in Copenhagen is a fine lifesize portrait of H.M. King Frederik IX of Denmark. It is be the famous Danish artist Johannes Glob - and it is to be placed aboard the re-built” Kronbrins Frederik” to replace the portrait which was lost when the liner was burned out in Harwich Harbour in April 1953 / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4917615: Tue 03, 1954 - British Rider Tries Out New Italian Motor Cycle In The Monza Track: Fergus Anderson the British Motor Cyclists was among the many riders who attended the events on the Monza Racing track in Italy recently. The meting was also attended by glamorous Marta as Toren Swedish actress who has been given the name of “The Eye” in Hollywood. Phot Shows Fergus Anderson uses chin pads as he crunches low over the tank of the 350-c.c. Moto Guzzi machine on which the traveled at 200 km.ph. at Monza / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4918098: Tue 03, 1954 - OPENING OF THE B.I.F. AT EARLS COURT. THE UNIQUE INFLATABLE BEACH- HAT.. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: - MISS FIONA BARLOW shows off a unique Beach hat in plastic - with an inflatatae ring 30 inches across.. When deflated the hat goes into a matchbox.. It Is manufactured by Messrs. Dunlop - and was to be seen at the British Industries Fair which opened at Court this morning / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4918127: Tue 03, 1954 - Opening National Factory Equipment Exhibition: The second National Factory Equipment Exhibition was opened this morning at the New and Old Horticultural Halls, Westminster / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4918151: Tue 03, 1954 - The world championship in Football: this year will be decided in the wankdorf-stade in Bern (Switzerland). The stadium has a capacity for 65,000 persons / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4918316: Tue. 03, 1954 - DDR represented at the Frankfurt Spring Exhibition. Even the East Zone is being represented at the Frankfurt Spring Exhibition, which opened today. In a view of the society, the east zonal artwork shows the zone's products. Our picture shows the exhibitio / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4918389: Tue 03, 1954 - The Sportswoman Of the Year - at Home.. Wears Gift From The United States- A Frontier Jacket: Picture Shows: Miss Pat Smyth who has been elected as the Sportswoman of the Year - seen with her famous horse” Prince Hal” - at her home at Missenden. She is wearing a” Frontier Jacket” / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4918472: Mar 03, 1954 - Ideal homes preview at Olympia, TV chef sees double; Photo Shows Philip Harren the TV Chef on right sees double when he came across this replica of himself during a visit to the Jackson electric stove stand at the ideal homes Preview this morning at Olympia / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4918631: Tue 03, 1954 - The” Empress of Canada” is lifted, greatest salvage feat ever in Britain: The 20,000 ton liner” Empress of Canada” burned out in Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, a year ago was during the weekend hauled upright in 56 minutes the greatest salvage feats of its kind ever in Britain. The vessel now rests on the dock bottom and pumping out will take several weeks / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4918643: Tue 03, 1954 - Admiralty survey ship in the Thames. H.M.S. Vidal - Equipped with helicopter. H.M.S. Vidal, first ship built for the Admiralty since the war specially for surveying duties and the first of the type to have a Helicopter flight deck and hanger - arrived in the themas today. The vessel has a langht of 315 ft. and a beam of 40 ft - and the deck arrangement is designed to make possible the flying off and flying on of helicopter - for air survey / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4918932: Tue. 03, 1954 - Have a Shampoo? : Georges Brassens, famous 'Realistic' singer being given” Shampoo” by three charming singers (from left to right) Arlette Sauvage, Leila Farida, Dick Micheyl, Jean Sablon (The crooner) and Dominious Wills. Picture taken in a Paris music hall where Dick Micheyl presented six new songs / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4918977: Tue 03, 1954 - This Mechanic is Bourvil. Bourvil, the famous English screen and stage comedian, right, appears as a mechanic in the film” Poisson D'Avril” (April's Fool) now in the making in the Boulogne Billancourt Studio. Playing opposite him is the young actor Guy Loriquet / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919014: Tue 03, 1954 -” Sending in” Day for Sculptor at Royal Academy” Bearer Party”; Photo Shows This exhibit being unloaded is entitled” Bearer Party” of the 1st Batallion Grenadler Guards at the funeral of King George VI. It was executed by Major R.J. Gunter of Withington, near Cheltenham and is arriving at Burlington House today.” Sending in” Day for Sculpture for the Royal Academy Exhibition / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919161: Tue. 03, 1954 - Adenauer Back from Turkey: After having returned from his journey to Greece and Turkey, the Chancellor Dr. Adenaur was received with all pomp by the German Federal President, Prof. Heuss Adenauer was wearing the gown of a Grand Vizier customary in Turkey. In spite of the progressive life in Turkey since Kemal Ataturk some traditional customs of the Seljuk-time are still usual. So State President Bayar appointed the German Chancellor Ottoman Grand Vizier (EDC) This high grade of a statesman has been established in the 13th century for the Heroes of the Black Sea and represents a great honour to the bearer / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919221: Tue 03, 1954 - Gordon Pirie Starts His New Job As Paint Salesman: D.A.G. Pirie,, Britain's brightest athletics hope and recently” Sportsman of the Year” stared work this morning as a salesman with a firm of paint manufacturers. Pirie's decision disposes of all conjecture as to the possibility of his accepting an offer an of an athletics scholarship at a United States University. In under taking his new employment he will get more to carry on his athletes preparations, He was formerly employed as a bank Clark / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919237: Tue 03, 1954 - The new President of the Federal Constitution -Court: probably will be Dr. Josef Wintrich (photo). Dr. Wintrich is president of the Upper Country Court in Munich. He has most of the chances to become successor of the late president Dr. Hoepker-Aschoff / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919396: Tue. 03, 1954 - The” Atomic Bombshell of the Argentine arrives. Furs and Feathers.: Among the arrivals at London Airport from Paris this afternoon was Tilda Thamar known as the Atomic Bombshell of the Argentina. She is here to make her first British picture” The Master plan” opposite Wayne Morris. Tilda has starred in films in Germany; Spain and France. She was born in Entre Rics in the Argentina and speaks fluent English; French; German; Italian and Spanish / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919469: Mar 03, 1954 - Keystone photo shows: Sir Bernard and Lady Docker have a night cap at Stanley Lief s health centre near Tring, Herts-where they are taking a Health Cure / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919655: Tue 03, 1954 - Syrian President and General Neguib / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919688: Mar 03, 1954 - Orchestra Leader Goes To the Palace In Wheelchair Returns To Hospital After Receiving O.B.E.: Mr. George Stratton, 27 year old former leader and associated conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra - traveled by car and wheel chair from the Bolinngbroke Hospital, Balham this morning to Buckingham Palace to receive the O.B.E. from the Queen Mother at today a Investiture.. He has been an inmate of the hospital for the past fourteen weeks. He resigned from the Orchestra in September 1952 so that he could devote more time to conducting and teaching at the Royal College of Music / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919715: Mar 03, 1954 - Orchestra Leader Goes To the Palace In Wheelchair Returns To Hospital After Receiving O.B.E.: Mr. George Stratton, 27 year old former leader and associated conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra - traveled by car and wheel chair from the Bolinngbroke Hospital, Balham this morning to Buckingham Palace to receive the O.B.E. from the Queen Mother at today a Investiture.. He has been an inmate of the hospital for the past fourteen weeks. He resigned from the Orchestra in September 1952 so that he could devote more time to conducting and teaching at the Royal College of Music / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919749: Tue 03, 1954 - A Hypnotist Kills Her Stage Fright... The Actress from Greece... Kitza Kazacos relaxes under the spell of a hypnotist - because she is scared of audience... Kitza, a 29 year old Greek Beauty is to appear in the midnight matinee at the London Palladium in aid of the actor's orphanage and she say that the hypnotist drives away her fears / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4919874: Tue 03, 1954 -” Royal Tan” wins grand national by a neck... Winner andsecondtake the last fence.. “Royal Tan” ridden by Brian Marshall won the Grand National at Aintree this afternoon by a neck from” Tudor Line” with” Irish Lizard” in this place.. / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920112: Tue 03, 1954 - Frames now change with Dresses: Glenses frames in plastic and a range of colors and plain and ornate designs that can be changed to match or contrast with dresses will be shown in the Scientific and? Optical Section of the British Industries Fair, London and Birmingham, May 3 - 14. Manufacture, Wheway Optical Co. Ltd., 214 Barr Street, Birmingham 19, England / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920300: Tue 03, 1954 - PRESIDENT NEGUIB AND BRITISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSES CANAL ZONE INCIDENTS. Incidents in the Suez Canal zone mere discussed at a recent meeting in Cairo between President Neguib and Sir Ralph Stevenson, the British Ambassador in Cairo. They met at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the meeting having taken place at the request of tin Ambassador / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920474: Mar. 03, 1954 - U.S.D. Coronation For British Brigadier: Brigadier F.L. Martin, DSO, Of H.Q. 149 Infantry brigade, Old Nunthrope House, Bishopthorpe, York, Receives the legion of merit in the degree of legionnaire from U.S. Army Attaché General R.E.S. Williamson at to-day's Mar, 19, investiture at London's Winfield House. Brigadier Martin received the award for outstanding conduct in Korea, where he served with distinction as assistant and Quartermaster General of the British Commonwealth Forces / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920589: Tue 03, 1954 - Royal Austalian tour original pictures rally of ex-servicemen in Brisbane / Bridgeman Images

ZUM4920625: Tue 03, 1954 - Royal tour. Duke visits Melbourne University.; The Duke of Edinburgh smiles as he inspects a guard of honour of students, during his recent visit to Melbourne University.Each student is” armed” with a” T” square / Bridgeman Images