Princess Elizabeth arrives at the International Wool Secretariat Exhibition at Dorland House, London on June 7, 1948. Princess Elizabeth was four...
The infant Prince Charles in the arms of his nurse, Sister Helen Rowe, after his christening at Buckingham Palace, London, 18th December 1948.
The men selected to represent the United States in boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics, the XIVth Olympiad in London, after the try-outs in Boston,...
The Olympic Torch is presented at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Mandatory Credit: Allsport/Allsport
English-born actor Ronald Colman wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film 'A Double Life', Los Angeles, 20th March 1948.
The Strand Theatre in Manhattan, New York City, advertising the film 'Key Largo' and an appearance by Count Basie and his orchestra, and singer...
Actors Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth appear on the poster for the Columbia Pictures film 'The Loves Of Carmen', with colour by Technicolor, 1948. The...
American actor, writer, director and producer Orson Welles attends a Fashion Ball in Rome, Italy, 21st January 1948. Welles is in Italy for the...
Aerial view of the Empire Stadium, showing 100,000 spectators watching the events on the third day of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England,...
St. Louis, Mo: This photo of President Harry S. Truman laughing as he holds an early edition of the Chicago Tribune for Nov. 4th was taken by United...
People, Immigration, pic: 22nd June 1948, Some of the first Immigrants from the Caribbean island of Jamaica arrive at Tilbury, London, on board the "...
Karoly Takacs of Hungary wins the rapid fire pistol shooting event with a score of 580 points. Mandatory Credit: Allsport/ALLSPORT
Male athletes of the Korean team relaxing with a board game in their accommodation at an RAF camp in Uxbridge, London, England, July 1948. Dubbed the...
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel by David Ben-Gurion. The Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization. Chairman of the...
London, England: Our Olympic athletes in opening review. Nattily clad in blue and white, the American Olympic Squad swings jauntily past the...
Uruguayan boxer Basilio Alvez is carried on his supporters' shoulders to the judges' table after they awarded victory to his American opponent, Eddie...
The British women's swimming team taking part in the 1948 Summer Olympics, the XIVth Olympiad in London, England, 1948. From left to right, they are...
London, England: Vickie Draves of Los Angeles holds the place of honor on the winner's rostrum at empire pool after her victory in the Olympic...
Delegate Sir Alexander Cadogan of Great Britain Offers Arms Embargo, United Nations, Lake Success, New York, USA, May 27, 1948 .
Male athletes of the Korean team talking with their hostel manager, in the background are three wardrobes and two flags , in their accommodation at...
Paris, Elysee Palace, French President Vincent Auriol With Princess Elizabeth And The Duke Of Edinburgh In 1948
Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands wins heat 1 of the semi-finals of the Women's 200 Metre event at the Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, during...
Sacks of coal are loaded onto an aircraft at the Fassberg Air Base, Fassberg, for transport to Berlin during the Berlin Airlift, 1948. The airlift...
Mount of Olives, Bethphage and Bethany Bethany village, showing Church of Lazarus. John 111. 1948, West Bank, Bethany, Middle East.
The Black Market at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, with the ruined dome of the Haus Vaterland in the background and the Potsdamer Station on the extreme...
British fencer John Emrys Lloyd carrying the Union Jack as he leads the Great Britain Olympic team in the opening ceremony of the 1948 Summer...
As the Soviets constrict the supply routes into Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the inhabitants react by growing their own vegetables and tobacco...
Shoeshine outside a diner selling Mayflower doughnuts and Maxwell House coffee on Broadway, New York City, 1948.
The Israeli flag flies from atop a wood-built structure, with people sitting on the structure as well as unloading lengths of wood and a roofing...
French athlete Jeanine Toulouse, American athlete Theresa Manuel , British athlete Joan Upton, Chilean athlete Marion Huber, Dutch athlete Fanny...
Undergraduate student M. Bryant reading in the grounds of Girton College, Cambridge, October 1948. The women's college was given full college status...
Princess Margaret and her sister, Princess Elizabeth leaving Grosvenor Square, London, after the unveiling of the memorial to American President...
The remarkable pattern of cellars at the old Customs House, Liverpool, now fast disappearing in demolition work, 7th April 1948.
King George VI and his daughter, Princess Elizabeth , at Epsom Downs Racecourse for the Derby, Surrey, 5th June 1948.
Students from the University of Mississippi, Birmingham Southern College and other southern schools join in the parade here, as Governor J. Strom...
Osborne shovelling salt from an evaporation pan into a storage bunker at the Maldon Crystal Salt Company works, Maldon, Essex, 24th November 1948....
Protestor with a placard reading 'Give Passport to Leaders' during a picket at South Africa House in Trafalgar Square, London, England, 16th...
Fur workers and members of the Fur Unions hold a parade and rally demanding arms for Haganah and assistance for the Jewish residents of Palestine, in...
Troops of the United States Marine Corps disembarking from Piasecki HRP-1 'Rescuer' tandem-rotor helicopters during an experiment in vertical assault...
Mother and her child join protestors carrying placards reading 'Mayor O'Dwyer What Have You Done to Save the Nurseries' and 'Prices Are Going Up But...
Mattresses being taken to one of two Royal Air Force stations - Uxbridge and West Drayton - which will accommodate over 2,000 Olympic visitors for...
American boxer Frank Daniels sparring with Sea Cadet Jim MacDonald, watched by American lightweight boxer Wallace Smith and two uniformed Sea Cadets...
American athlete Harrison Dillard , Trinidad-born British athlete McDonald Bailey , British athlete Alastair McCorquodale , Panamanian athlete Lloyd...
Undergraduate students viewing a display of ancient Egyptian artefacts in a room at Girton College, Cambridge, October 1948. The women's college was...
The election board on the ABC election program, during the 1948 presidential election, USA, 2nd November 1948. Incumbent President Harry S Truman...
The election board on the ABC election program, during the 1948 presidential election, USA, 2nd November 1948. Incumbent President Harry S Truman...
Undergraduate students in the common room at Girton College, Cambridge, October 1948. They are M. Bryant, A.V. Brehme, S. Brenner, M.O. Lewin and H....
Undergraduate students descending the staircase from their rooms at Girton College, Cambridge, on their way to tutorials, October 1948. The women's...
Princess Elizabeth during a visit to Wales, pictured at the main show ring, greeted by Col H C C Batten . May 1948.
Palestinian protesters demonstrate as they confront Israeli forces along the border between the Gaza strip and Israel, east of Gaza city on June 29,...
Postage stamp commemorating 14th Olympic Games in London with the portrait of George VI . United Kingdom, 20th century. United Kingdom
American actress Lauren Bacall and her husband actor Humphrey Bogart on the set of Key Largo, directed by John Huston.
The crew of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain load up a cargo of milk in Frankfurt Rhine-Main, part of the Berlin airlift during the Berlin Blockade, August...
Refugee girl holding her toy looks on at Khan Yunis refugee camp, in Khan Yunis, Gaza on April 16, 2016. Khan Yunis Camp was established after the...
