Fifties Gallery

Fallas de San Jose, Valencia, 1950 - poster

Fallas de San Jose, Valencia, 1950 - poster. Falles, traditional celebration held in commemoration of Saint Joseph. Caption: Fiestas de Arte de Interes Nacional ('Festival of art of national interest')

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1950s, 20th Century, 50s, Catholic, Christian, Christianity, Female, Festival, Festivals, Fifties, Poster, Posters, Religion, Religious, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Saint, Sainthood, Saints, Saints Day, Spain, Twentieth, Woman

Firefighters in action, Eagle Street, London WC1

Firefighters in action at a fire in Eagle Street, London WC1, 0738 hrs, 9 June 1955. In the initial stages an attempt was made to take a line of hose into the first floor via a loading bay door, to supplement the jet at work via the ground floor entrance

© London Fire Brigade / Mary Evans Picture Library

1950s, 1955, 50s, Action, Apparatus, Breathing, Brigade, Building, Buildings, Central, Eagle, Early, Equipment, Escape, Fifties, Fire, Firefighter, Firefighters, Firefighting, Fireman, Firemen, Hose, Hosepipe, June, Ladder, Lfb, London, Men, Morning, Service, Smoke, Smoky, Street, Wc1

Advertisement for His Masters Voice, HMV

Advertisement for His Masters Voice, HMV. Classic logo of dog listening to his masters voice. Captions reads The hall mark of quality, television, radio, records. Source 1951. Taken from painting by Francis Barraud of his brother's dog, Nipper, listening to recording of his dead master on cylinder phonograph. Bought by The Gramophone Company and used as publicity from 1900. Image later modified and simplified to reflect The Gramophone Company's machines

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