40s Collection (page 14)

500th anniversary of Wye College - attended by Archbishop of Canterbury - During the 500th anniversary celebrations of Wye Agricultureal College, near Ashford, Kent, the service in Wye Parish Church

Cookery lesson in 1946 A TopFoto
Cookery lesson in 1946 eTopFoto

Mrs Henniker making fencing poles at Chilham Kent 1949

The worlds largest liner, the canard white star Queen Elizabeth, undergoes her
The worlds largest liner, the canard white star " Queen Elizabeth", undergoes her speed trials in the Clyde next week. The Queen and the princesses will be aboard

The 26, 000 ton liner America, the largest and fastest ever built in the United States
The 26, 000 ton liner " America", the largest and fastest ever built in the United States, arrived at Southampton on her maiden commercial voyage from New York

This striking picture taken under the brilliant lighting of the George V Graving dock at Southampton enhances the sweeping lines of the Holland - America Liner Nieuw Amsterdam - the Dutch challenge

Princess Elizabeth launches The 34, 000 ton Cunard White Star Liner Caronia, larger ship now building in the world, was launched at John Browns Clydebank shipyard today (Thursday)

The 27, 000 ton German battlecruiser Derfelinger, scuttled ater the 1914-1918 War
The 27, 000 ton German battlecruiser " Derfelinger", scuttled ater the 1914-1918 War and recently raised from Scapa Flow, has been towed upside down from scupper to the Clyde

Extraordinary fire precautions are being observed at Southampton following the fire in the " Queen Elizabeth". Picture Shows

Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, performing her first public function unaccompanied by other members of the Royal family, today, successfully launched the 28

Mrs Smuts, wife of general Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa, pressed a button in her home on the edge of the veldt outside Pretoria today to send a radio impulse flashing across the world to

The Queen Elizabeth in dry dock. After hold-up at 12 hours due to unfavourable weather, the Queen Elizabeth move today, Wednesday from 101 birth in Southampton

Passengers on the maiden voyage of the HMS Queen Elizabeth luxury liner, dancing
Passengers on the maiden voyage of the HMS " Queen Elizabeth" luxury liner, dancing with their partners on the dance floor at a ball that aboard the ship. 23 October 1946

A Woman passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Elizabeth luxury liner
A Woman passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS " Queen Elizabeth" luxury liner, wears make up in front of a vanity mirror in her cabin aboard the ship. 23 October 1946

700 troops due to sail for India and the far east walked off the S. S. Corfu at Southampton
700 troops due to sail for India and the far east walked off the S.S. Corfu at Southampton. They complain that the ship, a 14

The 31, 000 ton liner Orcades, built for the Orient line by Vickers, Armstrong Ltd, and which is the largest merchant ship to be launched in any country since the end of the war successfully went

The worlds largest liner, the 83, 000 ton Cunarder Queen Elizabeth arrived at Southampton
The worlds largest liner, the 83, 000 ton Cunarder " Queen Elizabeth" arrived at Southampton today from the Clyde, where she has been dressing up to become a luxury liner once again

The Queen Elizabeth, the worlds largest liner, completes her service as a war transport this week and will shortly be demobbed and returned to the Cunard White Star Line

Painters are at work on the huge task of painting the hull of the Cunard White Star Liner " Queen Mary" at Southampton Docks

Passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Elizabeth a luxury liner, enjoyed
Passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS " Queen Elizabeth" a luxury liner, enjoyed deck sports during the Atlantic crossing. The sports deck extends the whole width of the great ship

Trooping resumed. The second battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, commanded by Lt Col R J Bewell, sails from Southampton today

Further efforts by tugs to get the Queen Elizabeth away from the Brambles shingle bank have failed, and preparations are being made for a new refloat attempt on tonights tide

The America, the largest and fastest liner ever built in the United States, left
The " America", the largest and fastest liner ever built in the United States, left Southampton for Le Havre after docking last night at the English port after her maiden commercial voyage

Queen Marys crew goes back. Following a meeting in striking members of the crew of the Cunard White Star Liner Queen Mary at Southampton today (Thursday)

Dockers at Southampton were busy unloading a valuable cargo from the 85, 000 ton liner Queen Elizabeth, which arrived from New York

The giant Cunard White Star Liner Queen Elizabeth gets what is probably her first
The giant Cunard White Star Liner " Queen Elizabeth" gets what is probably her first film role in the Wessex Film Productions " The Woman in the Wall"

Sailing in the 23, 700 ton liner Stratheden from Tilbury today, which is on its post-war " maiden voyage" after being reconditioned from war service

Children of the hop pickers take shelter to watch the Battle of Britain rage overhead. This became one of the most published pictures of the war - 1940 eTopFoto

Slow But Sure The time honoured saying The Way To A Mans Heart
Slow But Sure The time honoured saying " The Way To A Mans Heart Is Through His Stomach", applys equally where tortoises are concerned

Dog with his ears bandaged against the noise of the bombs goes down into the air raid shelter in 1940 WWII

Feedling piglets

Mr and Mrs Fred Ritchie feed a nine day old calf from the bottle outside their handsome two storey farmhouse. Mr Ritchie who came to Kenya in 1949 from Cambridge has built this house on his new farm

A snappy siren suit is worn for the English Shetland sheepdog club and poodle club s
A snappy siren suit is worn for the English Shetland sheepdog club and poodle clubs championship show held at the London Scottish drill Hall today

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