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Keystone Press Agency photograph titiled 'Laurence Olivier as King Lear in Paris'. Caption on back reads: An audience in which were celebrated French actors and writers cheered Laurence Olivier after the first performance of King Lear at the Theatre de la Champs Elysees last nigh. Hi left hand, injured before he left London - was not bandaged.

Laurence Olivier as King Lear in Paris

Photographs

28 November 1946
Sunbeam S7 motor cycle engine and gearbox unit, 1948, sectioned

Sunbeam S7 motor cycle engine and gearbox unit, 19

Road Transport

1946
Ship's builders plate, brass, oval, 'Built and engined by John Brown and Company Ltd Clydebank Engineering & Shipbuilding Works, Clydebank and of Atlas Steelworks, Sheffield', from the bridge front of the TSMV Suffolk Ferry.

Suffolk ferry builders plate

Railway Shipping

1947
Signalling control diagram, 1946, with 1955 revisions, Wrexham.

Signalling control diagram, Wrexham

Signalling & Telecommunications

1946
Medal, King George V Memorial Hospital for Mothers and Babies, 1947, A. Meszaros, artist

Medal, King George V Memorial Hospital for Mothers

Wellcome Medals

1947
Ranalah gas water heater, c.1946

Ranalah gas water heater, c.1946

Domestic Appliances

1946
Chrome steel Servicing set No 40A containing 16 sockets, 6 Whitworth, 10 AF, turnscrew socket bit, ratchet coupler , short T adaptor, valve grinder, universal joint, ratchet socket handle, tommy bar, one stort and one long extension pieces, one cranked handle , 3 misc pieces of hex bar (not original) all in a steel painted case with plastic data sheet and annotated illustration of set on inside of lid, an aluminium makers plate on outside of lid

Chrome steel Servicing set No 40A containing 16 s

Road Transport

c. 1946
Muirhead-Jarvis picture transmitter, type D-355-A, c. 1946 (with steel supporting table and spare picture drum)

Muirhead-Jarvis picture transmitter, type D-355-A,

Telecommunications

1946
Grant of Arms, Southern Railway, 1946, framed, 483mm x 700mm.

Grant of Arms, Southern Railway

Railway Heraldry

1946
AAA amplifier by Seismograph Service, 1947. Consists of 2 units, each 26x20x12 cm

AAA amplifier by Seismograph Service, 1947. Consis

Geophysics

1947
Black and white photograph entitled 'Anna's Hummingbird, Los Angeles, California, 1947' by Harold Edgerton. Gelatin Silver print.

Anna's Hummingbird, Los Angeles, California, 1947

Photographs

1947
Two Axis Force Transmitter MK1 Test Instrument measure the force exerted on the controls by a pilot

Two Axis Force Transmitter MK1 Test Instrument mea

Farnborough

1946
Muirhead-Jarvis photo-telegraph equipment, comprising transmitter and receiver consoles and four racks of electronics, c. 1947

Muirhead-Jarvis photo-telegraph equipment, compris

Telecommunications

1947
Precision hair hygrometer by F. Darton and Co. Ltd., Watford, England, 1946

Precision hair hygrometer by F. Darton and Co. Ltd

Meteorology

1946
X-ray of teeth marked ‘Marion Ween 7.1.47’

X-ray of teeth

Radiomedicine

1947
English earthenware hospital basin by Doulton of London, 1947

Earthenware hospital basin

Nursing & Hospital Furnishings

1947
Circular bronze medal, commemorates Mauric Remes and his 80th birthday(?), designed by Pelikar, possibly made in Czechoslovakia (?), 1947

Circular bronze medal, commemorates Mauric Remes a

Wellcome Medals

1947
1 franc coin, France, 1947. Aluminium; 23mm diameter, 1.25mm deep. obverse: LIBERTE. EGALITE. FRATERNITE. 1 FRANC. 1947. two cornucopeia. reverse: REPVBLIQVE FRANCAISE, head of France to l, signed r, MORLON

1 franc coin, France, 1947. Aluminium; 23mm diamet

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1947
Photograph shows actress Patricia Roc in a scene from the Gainsborough film 'The Brothers' (David Macdonald, 1946).

Photograph of Patricia Roc filming 'The Brothers'

Photographs

1946
Shoe brush, London & North Eastern Railway, c1946.

Shoe brush, London & North Eastern Railway, c1946.

Passenger Comforts

1946
Railway uniform cap, London & North Eastern Railway, Porter, size 7, made by R. Z. Bloomfield Limited, London, ex Stores Department King's Cross, c.1947.

LNER porter cap

Railway Uniform & Costume

c.1947
Guidebook, Great Western Railway and London Midland & Scottish Railway and London & North Eastern Railway and Scottish Railway, "British Railways and the Future", 1946, pages 20, review of railway systems and plans and possibilities for future developments.

British Railways and the Future

Library Collections

1946
Muirhead-Jarvis picture transmitter type D-355-B no. 147468, by Muirhead and Co. Ltd., June 1947, on stand

Muirhead-Jarvis picture transmitter type D-355-B n

Telecommunications

1947
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Soil Erosion, Vicinity Edmunds, Mississippi, March 1946" taken by Walker Evans, in March 1946. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "From Shore to Shining Shore", shown 25 November - 24 December 1978.

Soil Erosion, Vicinity Edmunds, Mississippi

Photographs

1946-03
Box camera with simple meniscus lens. Three stops marked sunny, overcast and dull. With shutter speeds instantaneous and time. Direct vision viewfinder is fitted to the top of the camera. c.1947

Box camera

Photographic Technology

c.1947
Telefunken valve, type EDD11, marked 013, (RMW/Y188 - McVitie Weston number), by Telefunken.-1946

McVitie Weston valve collection, Telefunken valve, type EDD11

Electronic Components

-1946
Ostar-Ganz valve, type Pt3, marked 135, pinch marked 24 n 13, (RMW/Y141 - McVitie Weston number), by Gustav Ganz & Co..-1946

McVitie Weston valve collection, Ostar-Ganz valve, type Pt3

Electronic Components

-1946
Tungsram valve, type PP4018, marked made in Hungary, (RMW/Y194 - McVitie Weston number), by Tungsram Electric Lamp Works (Gt. Britain) Ltd., 1946.

McVitie Weston valve collection, Tungsram valve, type PP4018

Electronic Components

1946
Oertling microchemical balance type 63P/PB, 1947, capacity 10gm. Serial no. 35047, white metal beam and brass column, glazed mahogany case with black glass base, in secondary Oertling glazed mahogany case.

Oertling microchemical balance type 63P/PB, 1947,

Experimental Chemistry

1947
Tablespoon, silver plated, B.R(M), made by Elkington and Company Limited, 1947. Overall: 28 mm x 211 mm x 46 mm, 0.08kg.

Silver plated tablespoon, B.R(M)

Passenger Comforts

1947
Pickle fork, silver plated, Great Western Railway - Hotels, made by Elkington & Company Limited, Birmingham, 1947; plain, GWR coat of arms on handle with "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY HOTELS" banner below. Overall: 13 mm x 192 mm x 16 mm, 0.03kg.

Silver plated pickle fork, Great Western Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1947
Dish, silver plated, Great Western Railway, - Hotels, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1947; circular, GWR coat of arms on side, banner below "GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY HOTELS". Overall: 38 mm x 206 mm, 0.47 kg.

Silver plated dish, Great Western Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1947
Vegetable dish, silver plated, Great Western Railway - Hotels, made by Elkington & Co, Birmingham, 1947; oval, 2 compartments, GWR coat of arms on divider with 'Hotels' banner below. Overall: 35 mm x 221 mm x 153 mm, 0.42kg.

Silver plated vegetable dish, Great Western Railway - Hotels

Passenger Comforts

1947
Silver gelatin photograph mounted on board (and one loose copy print), by Cecil Beaton. Portrait of Swedish-American film star, Greta Garbo.

Greta Garbo

Photographs

1946
Silver gelatin print, by Andre de Dienes. Kay Norton. Photographer's stamp and Focal Press editorial markup on verso.

Kay Norton

Photographs

ca. 1947
Photograph entitled 'Australians will learn something…', taken by an unknown photographer for The Press Association, 3 July 1947. Gelatin silver print.

Australians will learn something

Photographs

1947-07-03
Photograph entitled 'New canteen for railway workers' taken by Bert Abell, 24 February 1946. Gelatin silver print.

New canteen for railway workers

Photographs

1946-02-24
Associated Press photograph titled 'Laurence Olivier receives Master of Arts degree'. Image shows actor Laurence Olivier receiving a Master of Arts degree from Tufts College while his wife, Vivien Leigh, watches from the crowd.

Laurence Olivier at Tufts College

Photographs

21 June 1946
Film pu blicity portrait showing actors Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in a scene from "Mutiny on the Bounty" (Frank Lloyd, 1935).

Clark Gable in 'Mutiny on the Bounty'

Photographs

04 January 1946
Vintage silver gelatin photograph Kurt Kutton, titled "Two at the Fair". The image shows two young women (actually 'Southend types' recommended by a film agency) on the caterpillar ride at a Southend-on-Sea fair. Published in Hutton's book "Speaking Likeness" (London: Focal Press, 1947), p. 72.

Two at the Fair

Photographs

ca. 1947
Vintage silver gelatin print by Kurt Hutton, titled "Honeymoon couple"'. Image shows a man and woman on honeymoon at Butlins holiday camp in Filey, North Yorkshire. Editorial notes on verso. Image published in Hutton's book "Speaking Likeness" (London and New York: Focal Press, 1947), p. 77, as "Time standing still".

Honeymoon couple

Photographs

1946
Gelatin silver print entitled 'Atomic Fireball As Seen From the Air', taken by an unknown photographer for Joint Army-Navy Task Force One, 1 July 1946. 'Here is the camera record of the evolution of the atomic fireball, begining micro-seconds after the detonation of the atomic bomb over Bikini Lagoon July 1, 1946, with the man-made light of a thousand suns and ending with the formation of the atomic cloud. The series of eight pictures were taken by electrically operated aerial camera miles away from the blast. Second in a series of eight.'

Atomic Fireball As Seen From The Air

Photographs

1946-07-01
Gelatin silver print entitled 'Damage in Nagasaki Japan', taken by an unknown photographer for Keystone, 1 July 1946. 'The levelled area you see here was once the Industrial heart of the great city of Nagasaki Japan. A single atom bomb the third ever exploded made it a wilderness...'

Damage in Nagasaki Japan

Photographs

1946-07-01
Gelatin silver print entitled 'Atomic Fireball As Seen From the Air', taken by an unknown photographer for Joint Army-Navy Task Force One, 1 July 1946. 'Here is the camera record of the evolution of the atomic fireball, begining micro-seconds after the detonation of the atoomic bomb over Bikini Lagoon July 1, 1946, with the man-made light of a thousand suns and ending with the formation of the atomic cloud. The series of eight pictures were taken by electrically operated aerial camera miles away from the blast. Fifth in a series of eight.'

Atomic Fireball As Seen From The Air

Photographs

1946-07-01
Gelatin silver print entitled 'Atomic Fireball As Seen From the Air', taken by an unknown photographer for Joint Army-Navy Task Force One, 1 July 1946. 'The atom bomb burst, in its test of the fleet. Looking for all the workd like a giant cauliflower head suspeneded to an over-stretching neck, Bikini's billowing cloud of smaoke and flame was caught in its various stages of formation by a Navy patrol bomber flying just beyond reach of the deadly explosion. These pictures were taken within several minutes of the detonation and represent the first series of aerial views to be flown to the United States for publication.'

It Flies Through The Air With The Greatest of Heat

Photographs

1946-07-01
Gelatin silver print entitled 'Men Who Atom-Bombed Hiroshima in America's First Post-War Army Day Parade', taken by an unknown photographer for Keystone, 12 April 1946. 'The highlight of huge Army Day parade, held for the first time since the war in New York was the moment when through the city drove an open car with crew members of 'Enola Gay' B-29. whihc dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima.'

Men Who Atom-Bombed Hiroshima in America's First Post-War Army Day Parade

Photographs

1946-04-12
Gelatin silver print entitled 'Bikini Fireworks', taken by an unknown photographer for Joint Army-Navy Task Force One, 1 July 1946. 'This remarkable photo shows the huge smoke column that closely followed the explosion of the first atom bomb at Bikini on 1 July, 1946...'

Bikini Fireworks

Photographs

1946-07-01
Gelatin silver print entitled 'Atomic Fireball As Seen From the Air', taken by an unknown photographer for Joint Army-Navy Task Force One, 1 July 1946. 'Here is the camera record of the evolution of the atomic fireball, begining micro-seconds after the detonation of the atoomic bomb over Bikini Lagoon July 1, 1946, with the man-made light of a thousand suns and ending with the formation of the atomic cloud. The series of eight pictures were taken by electrically operated aerial camera miles away from the blast. Seventh in a series of eight.'

Atomic Fireball As Seen From The Air

Photographs

1946-07-01
Bronze medal, to commemorate George Westinghouse Centenary, made by Medallic Art Co., New York, United States, 1946.

Bronze medal, to commemorate George Westinghouse C

Wellcome Medals

1946
Kodak 35 camera. 35mm camera 24 x 36mm, coated Kodak Anastigmat special lens F:50mm f/3.5-16 No.EO63856. Coupled rangefinder. Kodak flash supermatic shutter 10/25/50/100/200/B/T flash socket of bayonet type. Serial no B3158. Helical focusing coupled to split image rangefinder. Separated direct vision optical finder. Manufactured by EKCo. 1946-1947. Overall: 88 mm x 132 mm x 80 mm.

Kodak 35 camera

Photographic Technology

1946-1947