Press Photography Collection (page 4)

Queen of Diamonds and her son at Palm Beach. The Countess de Porceri, the former Mabel Boll, who became known as the Queen of Diamonds through how wonderful collection of jewels

Henry Hall Gives Bride Away At Wedding Of Bert Yarlet, BBC Dance Orchestra Vocalist Henry Hall gave away the bride, Miss Aileen Sandiford, a Canadian dress designer, at the wedding of Bert Yarlett

London Zoo has an ostrich for the first time in nearly 2 years. After being without an ostrich for nearly 2 years, the London Zoo now has a young bird which has been placed on view on a lawn in

Getting in trim for the circus ring. 16-year-old Olga Astley, one of Britain s
Getting in trim for the circus ring. 16-year-old Olga Astley, one of Britains youngest animal trainers, is busy at her Ongar (Essex)

Jessie faced her birthday cake. Jessie, a favourite elephant in the Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, New South Wales, accepting a portion of her 65th birthday cake from young guests at her birthday party

Mrs Ruth Harkness widow of an explorer, has succeeded in capturing alive a baby Giant Panda, one of the worlds rarest animals. 15 February 1938

Aerial, a striptease actress from South America, has introduced a new thrill into her act, and performs in New York with two ten foot pythons

Dickens descendant tells the tale. Tiny Jennifer Downing, four-year-old great great granddaughter of Charles Dickens, the great novelist

Marooned in flooded Kent. A dog takes refuge from the Kent floods, near Yalding, on a raft. 18 November 1935

Plane passenger seats become lifebelts in 10 seconds. New safety device for flying-boats. In preparation for the regular Atlantic service

Mayo composite aircraft nears completion at Rochester, first pictures. The new Mayo composite aircraft, design for ultra long-distance commercial travel

Picture of flying boat. January 1934

Empire flying boat pre-pared for inauguration of new air route to South Africa. The Imperial Airways flying boat Canopus was overhauled at Hythe, Southampton

The Cambria listing over as members of the crew tried to balance her after the clash
The " Cambria" listing over as members of the crew tried to balance her after the clash, when the plane hit a submerged object in her landing at Toronto

Members of the Flying Boat Cambria Making Preparations
Left to Right, Captain G.J Fowell. Mr P.A. Woods radio operator and First Officer C.F Elder members of the flying boat are making preparations at Southampton for the second experimental Atlantic

Transatlantic pilot leave Southampton for Ireland. Preparations for flight. Captain As Wilcockson, who will pilot the giant Empire flying boat Caledonia on her first experimental transatlantic flight

Soviet buys giant flying boat from America. Specially constructed, carries 32 passengers. Specially constructed for the Soviet Union under the direction of Russian engineers

13 centuries of progress. Modern wonder of the 20th century- the Mayo composite plane Etruscan posit plane, flies over the ancient city of Rochester, its birthplace in the garden of England, Kent

Polish Gipsy King died after being shot. Minister in Law and Niece arrested. Gipsies all over the world are mourning for Matejasz Kwick, who was known as The Gipsy Baron and was recognised by 30

Prebendary Carlile and Archimandrites at Lambeth Palace reception. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Coamis Gordon Lang, gave a reception to Missionaries at Lambeth Palace, London

Motor torpedo boat built for foreign government undergoes tests on Thames. The torpedo boat passing County Hall. 30 March 1935 History of London - Vauxhall / Lambeth

The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Alexander Cosmo Gordon Lang, gave a reception to Missionaries at Lambeth Palace, London. Photo shows, left to right, Father Wain of the Cowley Fathers, Poona

The Big Apple makes it debut with Billy Bennett. The Big Apple, latest dance craze of America, is to be introduced to the ballroom by the George Hale Glamour Girls when they feature it in

British couple win European ballroom Championships in Berlin. Mr John whirls, and Miss Rense Sissons, the British amateur ballroom dancing champions

The Dove dance, Americas latest role. The fan dance, having palled on Americas jaded audiences, Rosita Royce has devised a startling new act

A swarm of bees on the lamppost in Westbourne Crescent, Bayswater. Somebody remember that a Post Office engineer of the new Moscow Road exchange was a beekeeper

Mr R Ainslie the Post Office Engineer cooly removed a swarm of bees by hand, estimated at 15, 000 from a lamp post on westbourne crecent Bayswater

Visitors to a cafe at Carlsbad

War - but life goes on. Despite the changing fortunes of war, Burgos, seat of the Spanish rebels Provisional Government, is a gay city

Waiter who strikes a different note, successful composer of music in his spare time. Richard Dabson, who works as a waiter in a Piccadilly Circus restaurant by day

Unemployed women learn to be canteen cooks in London. As it is expected that there will soon be a considerable demand for cooks in institutions and canteens

Canned Beer Will Take Less Space in Derby Day Hampers - Plan to Oust Bottles. Canned beer is to make its appearance in Derby Day hampers

Woman seeks bacon slicer championships at grocers exhibition. Britains champion bacon slicer will emerge from the bacon sliceing competition at the Grocers exhibition, Royal Agricultural Hall

Billingsgate Fish Market is already working at top pressure to deal with the terrific demand for Good Friday fish. The approach of the Easter festival means greatly increased work for Billinsgate

Tea blending competition at grocers exhibition. The tea blending opens to masters, managers and assistance for The Grocer Challenge Cup is in progress at the Grocers Exhibition

Thomas Hardys nephew refuses literary career to be a chef. Novelist widow leaves him £2000
Thomas Hardys nephew refuses literary career to be a chef. Novelist widow leaves him £ 2000. Refusing to follow in the footsteps of his famous uncle, Thomas Henry Soundy

Traffic lights control diners. Lunch hour crowds at Millbank restaurant eat to Stop and Go signals. 29 January 1935

Not a merry christmas for the Hyde Park sheep. Sheep which have been contentedly grazing in Hyde Park are leaving their urban pasture to provide christmas fare for an Essex butcher

A motorist looking at the sign at the entrance to the town of Eger, the Sudetenland Storm Centre, Czechoslovakia. The Czech name of the town - Chob - has been painted out

Viennese bakers begin work in London. 5, 000 rolls a day for exhibition. Four Viennese bakers are producing 5, 000 rolls and loaves everyday at the National Austrian exhibition

Where hospitable custom of a century survives. Free ale and bread for wayfarers. Survival of the old monasteries where wayfarers were given food and shelter for the night

Preparations for the Bakers exhibition in Islington. Preparations for the confectioners and bakers exhibition are in progress at the Royal Agricultural hall, Islington

Where hospitable custom of eight centuries survives. Free ale and bread for wayfarers. Survival of the old monasteries where wayfarers were given food and shelter for the night

Womens champion runs city cafe devoted chess. Sitting tense in a silence broken only by the rattler coffee cups, chess friends have found a haven in a City of London cafe

After making a special journey from the Isle of Arran, the Duchess of Montrose, welcomed by pipers of the London Scottish performed the opening ceremony of the giant new apple store installed at

Bakers exhibition opens in Islington. The confectioners and bakers exhibition has opened at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington

Refrigerators keep apples in condition. Equipped with giant refrigerators and all the latest equipment, a great new storehouse for apples has been built in the extensive orchards a Cockayne Hatley

Reassuring his customers. Typhoid scare in south London. The typhoid scare is now so grave in south London that a greengrocer in Newington Butts

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