1954 Collection

Home Ownership Co-operative Insurance Company booklet
Front cover of a booklet advising potential home owners on a house purchase plan, with a picture of a perfect looking 1920s house. 1954

Bomb damaged buildings in the City of London
Bomb damaged buildings in the Barbican area of the City of London. Date: 1954

Boys at bomb site in Bermondsey, London
Two boys climbing a wall in the ruins of a house on a bomb site in Bermondsey, south east London. Date: 1954

Kayser Bondor advertisement designed by David Wright
Advert for Kayser Bondor nylon stockings featuring the fabulous legs of a lady, revealed under a fluttering skirt

K2 Conquered
An Italian expedition finally succeeded in ascending to the Himalayan summit of K2, the worlds second highest mountain, on July 31, 1954

This is it! Your 1954 Holiday, Prestatyn Holiday Camp
Cover illustration for This is it! Your 1954 Holiday, Prestatyn Holiday Camp. A smiling woman looks down at the holiday camp buildings Date: 1954

This way to winter sunshine through Cooks
Illustration on a Thomas Cook poster or handbill -- This way to winter sunshine through Cooks -- with a brightly coloured image of a Mediterranean village, with sea, villas, boats, and a palm tree

Music cover, Bill Haleys Rock and Roll Hits

Advertisement for Peggy Sage nail varnish, featuring a glamorous model wearing a shade called Pink Sorcery, the fingertip colour of the year. 1954

Florist in Petticoat Lane, London
A florist in Petticoat Lane street market, East London, encourages people to buy. Date: 1954

Scene in Portobello Road, London
A scene at a market stall in Portobello Road, West London, where two men inspect the spokes of a bicycle wheel. One of the men holds the detached bicycle tyre in his hand. Date: 1954

Bomb site in Bermondsey, London
Children play in the ruins of a house on a bomb site in Bermondsey, south east London. Date: 1954

Advertisement in Bermondsey
A large advertisement for the timber firm, Smith & Olley of Bridge Wharf, painted across the brickwork of a bridge in Bermondsey, south east London. Date: 1954

February 1954 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Sea Voyaging, 1954-5
Brochure front cover advertising Thomas Cooks travel service. Date: 1954 - 1955

March 1954 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

January 1954 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Pedestrians-London-1954
London pedestrains walk past bombed out buildings and areas of new development Date: 1954

Cavalier King Charles
These four cavalier king charles spaniel puppies sit quietly in the basket. Owned by Ferguson-Kelly. Date: 1954

Fall / Pekingese / 1954
CHAMPION CAVERSHAM KU KU OF YAM. Owned by Lunham and De Pledge. Date: 1954

FALL / SHIH TZU / 1954
WANG POO OF TAISHAN Owner: Brownrigg Date: 1954

FALL / PUG / 1954
A group of three Banchory pugs sitting in a row. Owner: Lorna, Countess Howe. Date: 1954

Fall / Dachshund / 1954
A basket of puppies. Date: 1954

Fall / Wire Fox Terrier / 54
CHAMPION TORRARD SUSAN Owned by Haisan. Head study. Date: 1954

Petticoat Lane Florist
A flower seller on Londons Petticoat Lane offers his wares to some potential customers Date: 1954

Whippets by Thomas Fall, 1954
The heads of two whippets owned by Whitwell. Seagift Joystock Sharna and Seagift Sophia. 1954

St Ives / Steps 1954
St Ives, Cornwall: children playing with their toy boats Date: 1954

Whitechapel Street 1954
Two Jewish men crossing the road (note the cobbled street) near a bus stop at Whitechapel, east London. The No 25 bus approaches. Date: 1954

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