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Background imagePress Collection: Polish Gipsy King died after being shot

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

Background imagePress Collection: Prebendary Carlile and Archimandrites at Lambeth Palace reception. The Archbishop of Canterbury

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

Background imagePress Collection: 1200 children, from more than 100 schools, were among the great crowds which cheered

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

Background imagePress Collection: Motor torpedo boat built for foreign government undergoes tests on Thames

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

Background imagePress Collection: The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Alexander Cosmo Gordon Lang, gave a reception to

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

Background imagePress Collection: 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
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

Background imagePress Collection: The Big Apple makes it debut with Billy Bennett. The Big Apple, latest dance craze of America

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

Background imagePress Collection: British couple win European ballroom Championships in Berlin

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

Background imagePress Collection: The Dove dance, Americas latest role. The fan dance, having palled on Americas jaded audiences

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

Background imagePress Collection: A swarm of bees on the lamppost in Westbourne Crescent, Bayswater

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

Background imagePress Collection: Mr R Ainslie the Post Office Engineer cooly removed a swarm of bees by hand, estimated at 15

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

Background imagePress Collection: Visitors to a cafe at Carlsbad

Visitors to a cafe at Carlsbad

Background imagePress Collection: War - but life goes on. Despite the changing fortunes of war, Burgos, seat of the

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

Background imagePress Collection: Waiter who strikes a different note, successful composer of music in his spare time

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

Background imagePress Collection: Unemployed women learn to be canteen cooks in London

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

Background imagePress Collection: Canned Beer Will Take Less Space in Derby Day Hampers - Plan to Oust Bottles

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

Background imagePress Collection: Woman seeks bacon slicer championships at grocers exhibition

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

Background imagePress Collection: Billingsgate Fish Market is already working at top pressure to deal with the terrific

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

Background imagePress Collection: Tea blending competition at grocers exhibition. The tea blending opens to masters

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

Background imagePress Collection: 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
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

Background imagePress Collection: Traffic lights control diners. Lunch hour crowds at Millbank restaurant eat to Stop

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

Background imagePress Collection: Not a merry christmas for the Hyde Park sheep

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

Background imagePress Collection: A motorist looking at the sign at the entrance to the town of Eger, the Sudetenland Storm Centre

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

Background imagePress Collection: Viennese bakers begin work in London. 5, 000 rolls a day for exhibition

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

Background imagePress Collection: Where hospitable custom of a century survives. Free ale and bread for wayfarers

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

Background imagePress Collection: Preparations for the Bakers exhibition in Islington. Preparations for the confectioners

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

Background imagePress Collection: Where hospitable custom of eight centuries survives. Free ale and bread for wayfarers

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

Background imagePress Collection: Womens champion runs city cafe devoted chess

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

Background imagePress Collection: After making a special journey from the Isle of Arran, the Duchess of Montrose, welcomed

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

Background imagePress Collection: Bakers exhibition opens in Islington. The confectioners and bakers exhibition has

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

Background imagePress Collection: Refrigerators keep apples in condition. Equipped with giant refrigerators and all

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

Background imagePress Collection: Reassuring his customers. Typhoid scare in south London

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

Background imagePress Collection: London public house landlords summoned to Buckingham Palace to have licences renewed

London public house landlords summoned to Buckingham Palace to have licences renewed. Five London public house landlords have received summonses to attend a meeting at Buckingham Palace next week for

Background imagePress Collection: Cock that charmed a butcher, is the enemy of all dogs

Cock that charmed a butcher, is the enemy of all dogs !. Billy, cock whose charming ways appealed so much to F E Durrant, a butcher of Criclewood, London, that is now a treasured pet

Background imagePress Collection: A Baron of beef, weighing 30 stone has arrived at Smithfield Market on its way to

A Baron of beef, weighing 30 stone has arrived at Smithfield Market on its way to the Lord Mayors banquet, which takes place on 9 November

Background imagePress Collection: Queue for opening of Wimbledon. Refreshment from mobile cafe

Queue for opening of Wimbledon. Refreshment from mobile cafe. A mobile cafe provide welcome refreshments for tennis enthusiast

Background imagePress Collection: Loading two railways engines by the 150 ton floating crane for the Isle of Wight holiday rush

Loading two railways engines by the 150 ton floating crane for the Isle of Wight holiday rush. Southern Railway, trains. 1936

Background imagePress Collection: Britains first turbine driven locomotive on view at Euston

Britains first turbine driven locomotive on view at Euston. The " Turbomotive " at Euston. Note the " radiator " front and double funnel. 27 June 1935

Background imagePress Collection: Streamlined and steam. The development of 35 years of railway engineering and design

Streamlined and steam. The development of 35 years of railway engineering and design, is shown in the comparisons of the new Egyptian Zipper and the steam locomotive, built in 1902, that it replaces

Background imagePress Collection: London schoolboys leave for Russia. To meet Finnish boys in football match

London schoolboys leave for Russia. To meet Finnish boys in football match. The first party of British schoolboys to visit the USSR, twenty boys from from the Barnsbury Central School, Islington

Background imagePress Collection: Slough prepares to welcome the King and Queen. Slough (Buckinghamshire), through which the King

Slough prepares to welcome the King and Queen. Slough (Buckinghamshire), through which the King and Queen will drive on their State entry into Windsor

Background imagePress Collection: E R on swan uppers boat for first time. The Kings swan master and representatives of the Dyers

E R on swan uppers boat for first time. The Kings swan master and representatives of the Dyers and Vintners Companies left Vintry Wharf, Southwark Bridge for the annual task of swan upping

Background imagePress Collection: Royal Horse Guard married at Caxton Hall. Trooper K Knox of the Royal Horse Guards

Royal Horse Guard married at Caxton Hall. Trooper K Knox of the Royal Horse Guards was married at Caxton Hall register office to Miss Eileen Gamage. 23 November 1935

Background imagePress Collection: King Carol of Romania (left), who with Crown Prince Michael is visiting Warsaw, driving

King Carol of Romania (left), who with Crown Prince Michael is visiting Warsaw, driving through the city to the Royal Palace with President Moscicki of Polland (right). 30 June 1937

Background imagePress Collection: Girls of Royal School of Needlework making bedspread as wedding present for Princess Marina

Girls of Royal School of Needlework making bedspread as wedding present for Princess Marina. 14 November 1934

Background imagePress Collection: Archbishop Germanos goes to Buckingham Palace to rehearse for royal wedding. 26

Archbishop Germanos goes to Buckingham Palace to rehearse for royal wedding. 26 November 1934

Background imagePress Collection: Grandson of ex-Kaiser weds Grand Duchess at Potsdam. The Royal house of Hehenzollern

Grandson of ex-Kaiser weds Grand Duchess at Potsdam. The Royal house of Hehenzollern and Ramanoff were United when Prince Louis Ferdinand, 31-year-old grandson of the ex-Kaiser

Background imagePress Collection: The King and Queen visit yacht squadron at Cowes. They were met by a Royal Salute

The King and Queen visit yacht squadron at Cowes. They were met by a Royal Salute as they arrived aboard the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert



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