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Photograph entitled 'Underground school' by an unknown photographer for Daily Herald. Gelatin silver print

Underground school

Photographs

1949-11
Planet News photograph titled 'Olivier honoured by Danes'. Caption on back reads: Sir Laurence Olivier receiving the Danish Order of Knight Companion of the Danne Brog from Count Eduard Reventlow, the Danish Ambassador, when the noted British actor rweceived the honour at the Danish Embassy in London. Left to right is seen Lady Olivier (Vivien Leigh, the actress wife of Sir Laurence); Prince George of Denmark, Assistatn Military Attache at the Embassy; Sir Laurence Olivier; Count Edouard reventlow, the Danish Ambassador, and his wife.

Laurence Olivier receives Danish knighthood

Photographs

25 February 1949
International News Photos photograph titled 'Sir Laurence leaves for weekend whirl'. Caption on back reads: Sir Laurence Olivier starts his busiest week-end tonight by flying to New York. Tomorrow he has lunch with the Lunts and starts rehearsals for his appearance at the Carnegie Hall on Saturday. He is to speak the preamble to the first anniversary celebrations of the Declaration of the Human Rights by the U.N. He is also introducing a new music work. Afterwards he has dinner with Mrs. Roosevelt, General Eisenhower, Mr. Trygve Lie, President of the Assembly and flies back to London on Sunday for the rehersals of his play "Venus Observed". I.N.P. photo shows -- Sir Laurence seated in his car as he left for the Airport says goodbye to his wife Vivien Leigh, who couldn't go to the airport owing to her performance in "A Streetcar Named Desire".

Laurence Olivier says goodbye to Vivien Leigh outside Chelsea home

Photographs

18 December 1949
Case for Advocate 35mm camera by Ilford, 1949.

Case for Advocate 35mm camera

Photographic Technology

1949
Model railway wagon, `0' gauge, LNWR cattle with drover's compartment, No.72324, built by M.C. Hart, c.1960

London & North Western Railway cattle with drover's compartment,

Railway Models

1955-195
Booklet issued by the Railway Passengers Assurance Company on their centernary, 1849-1949, entitled 'The Oldest Accident Office in the World, being the story of the Railway Passengers Assurance Company, 1849-1949'. Compiled by F. Hayter Cox. 67 pages, with illustrations in red card cover printed with the Railway Passengers Assurance Company's crest.

The Oldest Accident Office in the World

Documents

1949
Pamphlet entitled 'Souvenir of the Inaugural Cruise of the Motor Vessel 'Cambria'. Wednesday 25 May 1949. Issued by British Railways. Includes a brief history of the railway sea service between Holyhead and Ireland. Also an itinery of the journey made on the 25th May 1949; Euston - Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire - Holyhead - Euston.

Souvenir of the Inaugural Cruise of the Motor Vessel 'Cambria'.

Documents

1949
Leaflet illustrating and describing insulated containers, glass cradles and road-rail tanks. Published in May 1949.

Door to Door Transport

Documents

1949
Poster, British Railways, An Engine is Wheeled, Derby Locomotive Works, by Terence Cuneo, 1949. Coloured lithograph depicting a 2-6-4 tank engine being lowered onto its wheels by an overhead crane. The British Railways totem logo is at bottom left and right. Printed by Waterlow and Sons Limited, London and Dunstable. Format quad royal, 40 x 50 ins, 1016 x 1270 mm.

An Engine is Wheeled

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1949
Painting, oil on canvas, 'The Opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway 1825', by Terence Cuneo, 1949. Depicts the steam locomotive 'Locomotion', driven by George Stephenson, hauling a train of chaldron wagons crowded with passengers, as a horse-drawn carriage and spectators race alongside.

The Opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, 1825

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949
Christmas Card issued by the British Transport Commissionl, Christmas 1949. Illustration reproduced from a colour lithograph drawn on stone by Alexander Scott of the Viaduct over the River Medlock and the Ashton Canal on the Ardwick Branch Railway. Inside the words "With every good wish for Christmas and the New Year" and signed by Miles Beevor.

viaduct over the river medlock and the ashton canal

Documents

1949
Christmas card from A E S Bunney, Chief Docks Manager, South Wales Docks, Cardiff, The Docks and Inland Waterways Executive, Dec 1949. With two flags containing the company logo.

The Docks and Inland Waterways Executive Christmas 1949

Documents

1949
Booklet, paper, ""What, no ice?" - A Few Suggestions for Americans Visiting The British Isles Today," produced by The Caples Company for British Railways' American offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Contains advice for American visitors to Britain including a section on London and a section entitled "A Nation of Rail Fans." Illustrated with cartoons by Tony Barlow.

"What, no ice?" - A Few Suggestions for Americans Visiting The British Isles Today

Documents

1949
British Railways, Southern Railways poster. SS Maid of Orleans, A new ship for another short sea route to France, now in service by David Cobb,1949. Above the text is a painting of the ship leaving the harbour. Port side view. Format: double royal, 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

SS Maid of Orleans

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1949
Painting, oil on canvas backed board by Harold Whitaker, 1949. Blacksmith's Shop, Dairycoates Shed, Hull. Framed, unglazed.

Blacksmith's Shop, Dairycoates Shed, Hull

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949
Painting, oil on canvas, Peel Castle by Charles Pears, 1949. Coloured lithograph depicting fishing boats and a flock of seagulls in Peel harbour, with Peel Castle beyond. Below the illustration is a blank space for text. Original poster artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster, Isle of Man for happy holidays, Peel Castle. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Unframed.

peel castle

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949
Christmas card from George Dow & Staff, Public Relations and Publicity Department, Euston House, NW1, British Railways.

Christmas card from George Dow & Staff

Documents

1949
Book, "Rule Book (Railways) 1949" issued by Great Northern Railway, (Ireland) [Greenore Station, Dundalk Newry & Greenore Railway], 1949.

rule book (railways) 1949

Documents

1949
Memorandum to F. G. Hole, General Manager (The Hotels Executive), and Gordon Yates (The Hotels Executive), room 114, St Pancras Chambers re the provision of Christmas Cards. Dated 31st October 1949.

christmas cards

Documents

1949
Memorandum from F. G. Hole, General Manager (The Hotels Executive), and Gordon Yates (The Hotels Executive), room 114, St Pancras Chambers re corrections to the Christmas Cards. Dated 10th October 1949.

welcombe hotel, stratford-upon-avon, christmas cards

Documents

1949
INSTRUCTIONS of the running of Engineer's rail motors between Redmarshall South and Wellfield, issued by Divisional Operating Superintendent, British Railways (North Eastern Region) and Civil Engineers

INSTRUCTIONS

Documents

1949
20 centimes stamp, [Grimsel reservoir] first issued in Switzerland, 1949

Grimsel reservoir

Art

1949
Railway Executive (London Midland Region) instruction book for the "Wolverton Train Lighting System Type "M. D."", 3rd edition, February 1949. 16 typed pages and 1 fold-out diagram.

Wolverton Train Lighting System Type "M. D."

Documents

1949
Menu for Royal Station Hotel, York, Railway Executive North Eastern Region, First Annual Staff Dinner and Party, 7th January 1949.

Menu for Royal Station Hotel, York, Railway Executive North

Documents

1949
Certificate (framed) issued by the British Railways Centre of the St John Ambulance Association to John Moor for rendering exceptionally efficient first aid at South Cave on 26 August 1949.

Certificate (framed) issued by the British Railways Centre o

Documents

1949
Painting, watercolour, original artwork for railway poster, British Railways (Western Region), Aberystwyth by Claude Buckle, 1949, depicts view of resort.

Poster artwork, Aberystwyth

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949
Certificate of Mr H W Davies who passed with distinction an examination in Station Working & Accountancy (Part I) and was awarded 1st prize, issued by British Railways (Southern Region), Training School, Clapham Junction, 1949.

british railways training school clapham junction examinations 1949

Documents

1949
Poster, British Railways (London Midland Region), Away for a Day - To London from Leicester, Stockport, Liverpool, Bedford, Loughborough and Manchester, 1949. With a painting of the dome of St Pauls Cathedral. 1949.

Away for a Day

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1949
Poster, British Railways (London Midland Region), Lough Derg, Ireland for Holidays, by Paul Henry, 1949. Coloured lithograph depicting the edge of the lake with mountains in the distance beneath a blue sky with white clouds. The text is positioned beneath the illustration, with the British Railways 'totem' logo in red at the bottom. Format: double royal.

Ireland for Holidays - Lough Derg

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1949
Painting, oil on board, Trains of our Times by Vic Welch, about 1949. Depicts three trains, diesel, electric and steam, running alongside each other in a cutting on the main line near Bushey in Hertfordshire. At left is a Class 5 4-6-0 steam locomotive in black livery, alongside diesel locomotive number 10000 in black and silver, and a suburban electric train in malachite green, with "Watford" on the destination board. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster. Framed, unglazed.

Trains of Our Times

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949
Oil painting by Harold Whitaker, 1949. 'George' the Blacksmith, Dairycoates Engine Shed, Hull. Framed and unglazed.

'George' the Blacksmith, Dairycoates Engine Shed, Hull, 1949

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949
Painting, Durham by Kenneth Steel, 1949. Depicts a view of the city, with Framwellgate Bridge, Durham Cathedral and the castle. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for British Railways (North Eastern Region) poster.

durham

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949
Painting, oil on canvas, Penzance, by Gyrth Russell, 1949. Depicts the view looking towards Penzance and the Church of St Mary, with St Michael's Mount beyond. In the foreground are fishing boats, with yachts closer inshore. Space below for text. Signed Gyrth Russell lower left. Original artwork for the British Railways (Western Region) poster Penzance in the Cornish Riviera. Unframed.

Penzance

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949
British Railways (Western Region) holiday guide "Shakespeare Country," 1949. Cover art by Lander. 8.9764 x 3.9764 in.

Shakespeare Country

Documents

1949
British Railways (Western Region) holiday guide "Devon," 1949. Cover art by Lander.

Devon

Documents

1949
Painting, oil on canvas, London, Hyde Park, by Edwin Harris, about 1949. Depicts Alexander Munro's marble boy and dolphin fountain, with a tree to the right and Park Lane in the background. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Original poster artwork for Railway Executive / British Railways (Eastern Region) poster, London, Hyde Park, part of the See England by Rail series. Unframed.

London Hyde Park

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949
BR(NER) leaflet, The Railway Museum, York, 1949

The Railway Museum leaflet

Documents

1949
Printed circular of instructions, Salvage Still WAnted, dated 11 Jun. 1949. General Circular No. 75.

Salvage Still Wanted

Documents

1949
Memorandum to F. G. Hole, General Manager (The Hotels Executive), and Gordon Yates (The Hotels Executive), room 114, St Pancras Chambers re The Printing of Christmas cards of Welcombe Hotel. Dated 30th September 1949

christmas cards

Documents

1949
Goods invoice for bundles of superheater parts, to go to the Stores Superintendent, Great Northern Railway of Ireland, Dundalk, from Superheater Co Ltd, Trafford Park, via Chester & Holyhead, by London Midland Railway and London North Western, issued by the Manchester Ship Canal Company.

Goods Invoice

Documents

1949
Memorandum from F. G. Hole, General Manager (The Hotels Executive), and Gordon Yates (The Hotels Executive), room 114, St Pancras Chambers re The Printing of Christmas cards of Welcombe Hotel. Dated 3rd October 1949

welcombe hotel, stratford-upon-avon

Documents

1949
Letters and memoranda between the The Hotels Executive and the Restaurant Trade Journal and Hotel Gazette requesting sample copies of hotel menus. Dated between 13 October 1949 and 3 November 1949.

hotel menus

Documents

1949
Christmas card from H J Johnson, The Chief Officer (Marine) and Staff, British Railways, signed and dated December 1949. Blue card printed in black ink.

Christmas card from H J Johnson, The Chief Officer (Marine)

Documents

1949
Assorted correspondence between W H Johnson, Secretary, Hotels Executive and Messrs Waterlow and Sons Ltd regarding the purchase and design of the corporate Christmas Card for 1949. Includes specimen cards

british transport hotels christmas card 1950

Documents

1949
Memorandum from F. G. Hole, General Manager (The Hotels Executive), and Gordon Yates (The Hotels Executive), room 114, St Pancras Chambers re the provision of Christmas Cards. Dated 1st October 1949.

christmas cards

Documents

1949
Painting, oil on canvas, The Cotswolds by John Chater, 1949. Depicts a rural harvest scene with fiields, woods and hills. In the foreground is a hayfield, with haystacks and farmworkers loading hay on a horse drawn wagon. In the middle distance is a village with a church, flanked by trees, with fields and hills beyond. Signed at bottom left. Unframed. Original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster.

The Cotswolds

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1949
Menu, for the Annual Dinner of the Gosforth Golf Club at the Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle, 1949.

Menu for the Annual Dinner of the Gosforth Golf Club at the Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle, 1949

Documents

1949
Poster, British Railways London Midland Region, Isle of Man for happy holidays, Peel Castle by Charles Pears, 1949. Coloured lithograph depicting fishing boats and a flock of seagulls in the harbour, with Peel Castle beyond. The artwork is signed by Pears with the title below at bottom left. Beneath is the legend, with details of a guide book and the British Railways totem at right.

Isle of Man, Peel Castle

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1949
File, paper and card, Papers to be Read at the Locomotive Shed Masters' Conference Eastern Region to be held at St. Ronan's Training Centre Hadley Wood on 15th 16th and 17th June 1949, set of papers belonging to John Peck, 1949. The file contains a programme and the texts of the papers presented.

Papers to be Read at the Locomotive Shed Masters' Conference Eastern Region

Documents

1949-06
File, paper and card, Papers to be Read at the Locomotive Shed Masters' Conference Eastern Region to be held at St. Ronan's Training Centre Hadley Wood on 20th 21st and 22 April 1949, set of papers belonging to John Peck who attended the conference, 1949. The file contains a programme and the texts of the papers presented.

Papers to be Read at the Locomotive Shed Masters' Conference Eastern Region

Documents

1949-04