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Planet News Collection (#36)

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Koala feels the cold. A large eyed Koala ( bush baby ), recently born in the London Zoo

Koala feels the cold. A large eyed Koala ( bush baby ), recently born in the London Zoo, warmly wrapped in a muffler against Londons wintry weather

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Fashion goes riding. Even Hollywood, birthplace of fashion, stared when Dorothy Lamour

Fashion goes riding. Even Hollywood, birthplace of fashion, stared when Dorothy Lamour, the film actress, appeared in this ultra-smart tailored riding habit of wide-checked material to take her usual

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Several hundred gorgeous costumes of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries formed one

Several hundred gorgeous costumes of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries formed one of the most unusual collections ever to be seen in London

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Dancing mannequins appear for the first time at London dress sisplay. For the first

Dancing mannequins appear for the first time at London dress sisplay. For the first time dancing mannequins were seen in London when they appeared at a dress parade organised by leading London

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Princess Marina and companion 14 September 1934

Princess Marina and companion 14 September 1934

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Coronation gowns shown at the London Exhibition. Beautiful gowns which will be seen

Coronation gowns shown at the London Exhibition. Beautiful gowns which will be seen during the Coronation season were shown at the Coronation Exhibition by British dress designers which Princess

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Premiers wife goes to State Opening of Parliament. Mrs Neville Chamberlain, wife of the Premier

Premiers wife goes to State Opening of Parliament. Mrs Neville Chamberlain, wife of the Premier, left Downing Street to attend the state opening of Parliament by the King

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Glass gown is latest fashion, but you can t sit down. Glaziers, instead of tailors

Glass gown is latest fashion, but you can t sit down. Glaziers, instead of tailors, seem likely to provide the material for the latest fashions

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Her sport adorns her dress. Miss Joan Burleigh, who wore an ingenious dress that

Her sport adorns her dress. Miss Joan Burleigh, who wore an ingenious dress that set a new fashion for skaters on the Alpine Rink at Wembley, London. Figures of skaters at dawn the coatee

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Dr A T Frascati an American scientist. Making perfume from crushed fruit. Photo shows

Dr A T Frascati an American scientist. Making perfume from crushed fruit. Photo shows, Dr A T Frascati crushing the fruit. Original caption from negative

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Duchess of York to sell lingerie at Royal School of Needlework exhibition. Lady Smith Dorrien

Duchess of York to sell lingerie at Royal School of Needlework exhibition. Lady Smith Dorrien, DBE, Principal, arranging lingerie which the Duchess of York will sell, at the School. 21 November 1935

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Nautical trio. Three girl holidaymakers who answered the call of the sea and wore

Nautical trio. Three girl holidaymakers who answered the call of the sea and wore nautical costumes to match, at Southend, Essex. 1 August 1938

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Harrow are attempting to score the first cricket win since 1908 over their great rivals

Harrow are attempting to score the first cricket win since 1908 over their great rivals, Eton, in the annual two-day match which has started at Lord s

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Miss Dorothy Wright - Australian society girl who committed suicide. 8 December 1933

Miss Dorothy Wright - Australian society girl who committed suicide. 8 December 1933

Background imagePlanet News Collection: White Parasol And Unusual Hat Fashion At Ascot. Ascot, on Royal Hunt Cup day

White Parasol And Unusual Hat Fashion At Ascot. Ascot, on Royal Hunt Cup day, favoured with even better weather conditions than on the opening, saw an even greater variety of lovely fashions

Background imagePlanet News Collection: American girl dancer parted from her pet at Plymouth. But a fellow passenger comes to the rescue

American girl dancer parted from her pet at Plymouth. But a fellow passenger comes to the rescue. Miss Veronica le Cler, who was parted from her pet, photographed on arrival at Paddington

Background imagePlanet News Collection: uncaptioned Well dressed woman walking down stairs

uncaptioned Well dressed woman walking down stairs

Background imagePlanet News Collection: With the heatwave as encouragement, Henleys Royal Regatta vied with Ascot in variety

With the heatwave as encouragement, Henleys Royal Regatta vied with Ascot in variety of its fashion. An enormous hat fashion

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Mandarin finger tips the latest fashion stunt. Juliette Compton, the famous film star

Mandarin finger tips the latest fashion stunt. Juliette Compton, the famous film star, caused a sensation when she appeared at a Hollywood party wearing jewelled Mandarin finger tips

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Victorian dress at Ascot races. 19 June 1935

Victorian dress at Ascot races. 19 June 1935

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Eric Maschwitz, and of Rudy of Vallee arrived in London. Eric Maschwitz, BBC Director

Eric Maschwitz, and of Rudy of Vallee arrived in London. Eric Maschwitz, BBC Director of Light Entertainment, Rudy Vallee, the American bandleader and one of the first crooners, and Hildegarde

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Marlene Dietrich, Hollywoods glamour specialist, looking even more seductive than

Marlene Dietrich, Hollywoods glamour specialist, looking even more seductive than usual in a luxurious robe trimmed with beautiful furs. 2 July 1937 [?]

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Mrs Olga Collett leaves for Ascot to give first racecourse commentary by a woman

Mrs Olga Collett leaves for Ascot to give first racecourse commentary by a woman. Mrs Olga Collett left her London Home for Ascot to be the first woman to give a BBC commentary on a race meeting

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Man, accused at Southend, said to have posed as Dr and married woman, according to American law

Man, accused at Southend, said to have posed as Dr and married woman, according to American law. Accused of posing as a £ 5000 a year doctor, James Samuel Hunt, aged 35

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Trouser fashion for women sweeps America. The fashion of trousers for women which

Trouser fashion for women sweeps America. The fashion of trousers for women which was begun by Marlene Dietrich at Hollywood is now sweeping through America

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Travelling to Ascot for Gold Cup Day. An Ascot fashion worn by Miss Ivona Davies

Travelling to Ascot for Gold Cup Day. An Ascot fashion worn by Miss Ivona Davies when she left Waterloo Station to attend Gold Cup Day. 20 June 1935

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Young King of Egypt spends winter sports Holiday at St Moritz. The young King Farouk of Egypt

Young King of Egypt spends winter sports Holiday at St Moritz. The young King Farouk of Egypt, accompanied by his mother and sisters, is spending a winter sports holiday at St Moritz, Switzerland

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Draped neckline for evening wear. Beautiful Adrrenne Lore wearing a gown of double

Draped neckline for evening wear. Beautiful Adrrenne Lore wearing a gown of double chiffon in royal blue, with a draped neckline and a wide sash of matching satin. 16 April 1932

Background imagePlanet News Collection: White for second day at Ascot. With weather conditions again ideal, a brilliant

White for second day at Ascot. With weather conditions again ideal, a brilliant throng of racegoers left Waterloo for the second day of the Ascot meeting

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Medieval hat fashion. Miss M Peters in an attractive hat fashion of mediaeval style

Medieval hat fashion. Miss M Peters in an attractive hat fashion of mediaeval style at Waterloo station, London, when passengers left on the Queen Mary boat train for America. 10 November 1937

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Peasant women celebrate 25th anniversary of Albanian independence. Peasant women

Peasant women celebrate 25th anniversary of Albanian independence. Peasant women from the wild highlands of north Albania, gorgeously arrayed in gold, silver and silk, pay the first visit to Tirana

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Lawhill a steel-hulled four-masted barque rigged in jubilee or baldheaded fashion in harbour

Lawhill a steel-hulled four-masted barque rigged in jubilee or baldheaded fashion in harbour
Lawhill a steel-hulled four-masted barque rigged in " jubilee" or " baldheaded" fashion in harbour. Lockhart c. 25 July 1936

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Handbag that sees all. Flap conceals a camera. The keen woman amateur photographer

Handbag that sees all. Flap conceals a camera. The keen woman amateur photographer will no longer have the inconvenience of carrying a camera

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Flounces for Ascot. Waterloo Station took on unaccustomed elegance when fashionable

Flounces for Ascot. Waterloo Station took on unaccustomed elegance when fashionable crowds left for Ascot, which opens today ( Tuesday )

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Accompanied by Clive Brooke, the film actor, Miss Florence Desmond, the actress

Accompanied by Clive Brooke, the film actor, Miss Florence Desmond, the actress, left her St Johns Wood home for the wedding at St James Church, Spanish Place to Mr Charles, Hughesdon, the airmen

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Man 7 ft 6 in, tall to be tallest Angel. Standing 7 ft 6 in and weighing 24 stone

Man 7 ft 6 in, tall to be tallest Angel. Standing 7 ft 6 in and weighing 24 stone, Mr W Olding, who claims to be the tallest man in England

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Buttonhole for Lord s. Miss Betty Archer, one of the famous Society twins, pins

Buttonhole for Lord s. Miss Betty Archer, one of the famous Society twins, pins a carnation in her brothers buttonhole when they arrived at Lords ground for the second day of the Eton

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Two society girls, Miss June Child, who is the daughter of Mme Davila de Pena

Two society girls, Miss June Child, who is the daughter of Mme Davila de Pena, a beautiful Colombian, and Miss Violet ( " Bunting " ) Stephenson, who has won fame as a mannequin in London

Background imagePlanet News Collection: 13 countries show hairdressing modes at London exhibition. Thirteen countries are

13 countries show hairdressing modes at London exhibition. Thirteen countries are showing their various hairdressing modes at the Hair and Beauty Fair which opens at Olympia, London, tomorrow

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Apache touch at London wedding. A distinctive hat, that seams to have a touch

Apache touch at London wedding. A distinctive hat, that seams to have a touch of the Apache style, worn by Miss Beatrice Watts at the wedding of Mr G Walker of Sudbury

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Miss Terri Lucas was scratched from the final of the contest to find Miss Radiolympia

Miss Terri Lucas was scratched from the final of the contest to find Miss Radiolympia
Miss Terri Lucas was scratched from the final of the contest to find " Miss Radiolympia" because she refused to appear in a bathing costume

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Bathing in brief. Plenty of air and sun for 1936 beach girl. That German woman

Bathing in brief. Plenty of air and sun for 1936 beach girl. That German woman are to have considerably more freedom on the beaches is indicated by the trend of beach fashions for the coming season

Background imagePlanet News Collection: King and Queen walked to the paddock at Epsom on Oaks Day. The King and Queen, paying

King and Queen walked to the paddock at Epsom on Oaks Day. The King and Queen, paying a second visit in three days, they can walk down the course at Epsom to the paddock before the start of the Oaks

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Miss Winifred Gein wears feathers as she left Waterloo Station for Ascot. 20 June 1935

Miss Winifred Gein wears feathers as she left Waterloo Station for Ascot. 20 June 1935

Background imagePlanet News Collection: New autumn fashions were displayed at the Fur Fashion Show organised by the National

New autumn fashions were displayed at the Fur Fashion Show organised by the National Fur Week Council at the Dorchester Hotel, Part Lane. White rabbit fur embroidered with silver thread

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Asking a policeman at Waterloo. Mrs Challenor Lynch asking a policeman for the

Asking a policeman at Waterloo. Mrs Challenor Lynch asking a policeman for the correct train for Ascot and the races at Waterloo Station. 20 June 1935

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Lace and bareback for Ascot. A lace swotting up worn with a lace trimmed bareback

Lace and bareback for Ascot. A lace swotting up worn with a lace trimmed bareback frock by woman racegoer leaving Waterloo station for the opening day of ascot 15 June 1937

Background imagePlanet News Collection: Cobblers family has shod villagers for 200 years. He made shoes for the Pope. For

Cobblers family has shod villagers for 200 years. He made shoes for the Pope. For nearly 200 years a member of the Brett family has been village cobbler at Wonersh, near Guildford in Surrey



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