Press Collection (page 4)

Schoolchildren running through the floods at the junction of Forest Road and Chingford Road Walthamstow. Torrential rains

Snow havoc in Southern England. Telegraph poles blown over. The worst havoc of the great snowstorm which raged over Southern England was caused in the Lyndhurst district of the New Forest

GPO squads repair telegraph lines after Hampshire blizzard. Emergency squads have been drafted into the Lyndhurst area of the New Forest (Hampshire)

Brussels is now sweltering in a heatwave, bathers may perform Foxtrots and other dances in the water to the music of a band in bathing costumes. 18 August 1937

The London Divisional Signals (City of London Signals), Territorials, rehearse the display of trick motorcycle riding at Mons Barracks, Aldershot, in preparation for the Royal Tournament

Competitor arrives by taxi for sunshine dancing finals. The finals of the Sunshine Dancing Competition in aid of the Sunshine Homes for Blind Babies took place at the Scale Theatre

Knee deep in flood water a housewife hangs out her washing at Maidenhead. 1 January 1936

Cricket Bat Making at John Wisdens Pressing a blade to harden it, several tons of pressure are brought to bear on it 26 March 1920

Bathing costumes in brief. Backless bathing costumes will be the fashion for frauleins judging from the latest styles to be designed by Berlin fashion houses

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

Lady Decies in her Coronation Robe. Lady Decies, wife of Lord Decies, coach Roy on at Worths in Paris of the robe she will wear at the Coronation ceremony

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

Two with a single heart! Graceful necks as swans do a little billing and cooing in a quiet corner of the pond. heartshape 22 April 1937

Monkey with passionate hatred of women. But she likes men. With a fierce southern temper, accurate aim and a passionate hatred for members of her own sex, Judy, a little Brazilian monkey

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

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

Pilot prepares for trans Atlantic air service, signalling with an emergency semaphore. Pilots of imperial Airways who are to make experimental flights this year in preparation for the proposed trans

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

50 tiny children under five years of age at the Romani nursery school provided first-hand specimens for the students of the Gypsy Hill Training College for Teachers of Young Children, Gypsy Hill

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

1200 children, from more than 100 schools, were among the great crowds which cheered Queen Mary when she opened the new £ 90, 000 extension to Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton

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

Queen Mary received an enthusiastic welcome when she visited Brixton to open the new £90
Queen Mary received an enthusiastic welcome when she visited Brixton to open the new £ 90, 000 extension to Lambeth Town Hall. Photo shows: The great crowds which greeted Queen Mary

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

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