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1958 Collection (#7)

"1958: A Year of Icons and Milestones" Step into the time machine and travel back to 1958, a year filled with remarkable moments that shaped history

Background image1958 Collection: Poster, Visit the USSR, Black Sea Coast

Poster, Visit the USSR, Black Sea Coast Date: 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Poster, Visit the USSR, Stalingrad, via Intourist

Poster, Visit the USSR, Stalingrad, via Intourist Date: 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Poster, USSR, Visit Central Asia via Intourist

Poster, USSR, Visit Central Asia via Intourist Date: 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Armstrong Whitworth Meteor TT. 20 WD610

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor TT. 20 WD610
Royal Navy - Armstrong Whitworth Meteor TT.20 WD610. The TT.20 was a target-tug conversion from surplus NF.11 night-fighters. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: de Havilland DH. 82A Tiger Moth G-ANZU

de Havilland DH. 82A Tiger Moth G-ANZU
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II G-ANZU (msn 3583, ex L6938), at Coventry-Baginton Airport, on 20 July 1956, for the 1956 National air races - King's Cup Air Race, with race number 20'

Background image1958 Collection: de Havilland DH. 82A Tiger Moth G-ANSP

de Havilland DH. 82A Tiger Moth G-ANSP
de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II G-ANSP (msn 85762, ex DE877), at Luton Airport. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Steam locomotive 880 005

Steam locomotive 880 005 Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Steam locomotive 640 036

Steam locomotive 640 036 Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Steam locomotive 44. 481

Steam locomotive 44. 481
Steam locomotive 44.481'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Steam locomotive

Steam locomotive Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Steam locomotive No. 25

Steam locomotive No. 25
Steam locomotive No.25'm somewhere in Africa. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Steam locomotive 86. 781

Steam locomotive 86. 781
Steam locomotive 86.781 Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Steam locomotive 625001

Steam locomotive 625001'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Steam locomotive 25001

Steam locomotive 25001'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Steam locomotive 625147

Steam locomotive 625147'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Steam locomotive 03135

Steam locomotive 03135'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 012 064-2

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 012 064-2
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 012 064-2'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 043 315-1

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 043 315-1
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 043 315-1'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 042 097-6

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 042 097-6
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 042 097-6'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 023 094-6

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 023 094-6
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 023 094-6'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 064 247-0

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 064 247-0
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 064 247-0'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 043 574-3

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 043 574-3
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 043 574-3'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 064 019-3

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 064 019-3
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 064 019-3'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 044 678-1

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 044 678-1
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 044 678-1'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 011 072-6

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 011 072-6
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 011 072-6'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 065 018-4

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 065 018-4
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 065 018-4'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 064 305-6

Deutsche Bundesbahn steam locomotive 064 305-6
Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB - German Federal Railway) steam locomotive 064 305-6'. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth II G-AOXS

de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth II G-AOXS (msn 85425, ex DE417), at White Waltham for a Royal Aeronautical Society Garden party on 22 June 1958. Date: 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer ZK-BSD

Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer ZK-BSD
Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer ZK-BSD (msn 22-5548), at Nelson, New Zealand. Date: 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 G-AYFA

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 G-AYFA
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3 (CC.1) G-AYFA (msn 538, ex XM285, ex G-31-15), slowly succumbing to spares recovery among the glider trailers at Shobdon

Background image1958 Collection: de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 21 G-AMUC

de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk 21 G-AMUC (msn C1/0824), of Air Service Training Ltd. at Hamble Airfield. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Bristol 1425 double decker bus, regn. WNO483

Bristol 1425 double decker bus, regn. WNO483, of Eastern National (ENOC) Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser F-BFBX

Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser F-BFBX (msn 12-4001). Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Vickers Valetta C. 1 VX542

Vickers Valetta C. 1 VX542
Royal Air Force - Vickers Valetta C.1 VX542 (msn 353) Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Vickers Valetta C. 1 VW197

Vickers Valetta C. 1 VW197
Royal Air Force - Vickers Valetta C.1 VW197 (msn 353) Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Bell 47G-1 G-ARIA

Bell 47G-1 G-ARIA (msn D-6), of Air Couriers Ltd. at Biggin Hill. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Westland WS-55 Whirlwind Series 1 G-AOYB

Westland WS-55 Whirlwind Series 1 G-AOYB (msn WA191), of Fison-Airwork Ltd. Date: circa 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Photograph of Grand Old Lady locomotive no 36

Photograph of Grand Old Lady locomotive no 36 at Inchicore Railway Works, during an open day. Date: 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Spain. Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caidos). 1940-1958

Spain. Valley of the Fallen (Valle de los Caidos). 1940-1958. Monumental memorial dedicated by the Franco regime to the dead of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Background image1958 Collection: Calder Hall Atomic Power Station, Cumbria

Calder Hall Atomic Power Station, Cumbria, the first power station in the world to generate electricity on an industrial scale from nuclear energy, which opened in 1956

Background image1958 Collection: Opening of Universal and International Exhibition, Brussels

Opening of Universal and International Exhibition, Brussels
King Baudouin in Army uniform in the centre of the Royal group, on his right his brother Prince Albert in naval uniform. On the left of King Baudouin are Princess de Rethy with Princess Marie

Background image1958 Collection: Aerial photograph taken from one of the spheres of the giant Atomium at the Universal

Aerial photograph taken from one of the spheres of the giant Atomium at the Universal and International Exhibition of the Atomic Age. Date: May 1958

Background image1958 Collection: Taken from All Harrows church, this panoramic view from Port of London Authority Building

Taken from All Harrows church, this panoramic view from Port of London Authority Building, on the left to Tower Bridge and the South Bank of the River Thames

Background image1958 Collection: First British Built Construction Southampton

First British Built Construction Southampton
first, british, built, construction, southampton, docks, orient, explorer, 1959, borneo, 1958, oil, drilling, platform, industry, history, historical, 10513466

Background image1958 Collection: Alan Sillitoe, English novelist

Alan Sillitoe, English novelist
Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010), English novelist, best known for his novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1958), which was made into a film (1960). Seen here (right). Date: circa 1960s

Background image1958 Collection: Thorneycroft Peter George Edward Baron 1909 1994

Thorneycroft Peter George Edward Baron 1909 1994
thorneycroft, peter, george, edward, baron, 1909, 1994, british, uk, tory, conservative, politician, politics, chancellor, exchequer, 1957, 1958, chairman, party, 1975, 1981, air, hostess, hostesses

Background image1958 Collection: Peter Thorneycroft, British Conservative politician

Peter Thorneycroft, British Conservative politician
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft (1909-1994), British Conservative politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1957 to 1958

Background image1958 Collection: John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley

John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882-1958), British civil servant, then politician and government minister. He served as Home Secretary from 1939 to 1940




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"1958: A Year of Icons and Milestones" Step into the time machine and travel back to 1958, a year filled with remarkable moments that shaped history. In the world of science, Rosalind Franklin's groundbreaking work on DNA structure laid the foundation for future discoveries. Meanwhile, Maria Callas mesmerized audiences in her elegant Dior gowns, captivating hearts with her enchanting voice. On the roads, a classic VW Camper van painted in blue and white became an emblem of freedom and adventure. Music aficionados were treated to the genius compositions of Vaughan Williams, whose melodies still resonate today. And who can forget Pope Pius XII's influential role as he guided his flock through turbulent times? Sports enthusiasts cheered on the Brazilian Football Team during their triumphant journey at the 1958 World Cup – a team that would forever be etched in football history. Closer to home in Gloucestershire's Toddington Station, July 1958 brought nostalgic memories of steam trains chugging along amidst picturesque landscapes. The glamorous Tatler front-cover featuring Princess Margaret showcased timeless elegance fit for royalty. Meanwhile, car enthusiasts marveled at the sleek lines of an Austin-Healey Frogeye Sprite - its creator remaining unknown but leaving an indelible mark on automotive design. In aviation news, Boeing Stratocruiser G-ANUB took flight from West African London Airport – symbolizing progress and connecting distant lands like never before. As we reflect upon this transformative year, let us celebrate these icons and milestones that continue to inspire generations even today.