Duke Of Kent Meets Sierra Leone Tribal Chiefs
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- 1961-5-22
The Duke of Kent, who is representing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Independence celebrations in Sierra Leone, shakes hands with chiefs of the tribes of Sierra Leone at a garden party held at Government House in Freetown, the capital.
Sier...
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Lieutenant-General Sir Nigel Poett
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"Lieutenant-General Sir Nigel Poett, K.C.B., D.S.O."
In June 1961, Lieutenant-General Sir Nigel Poett returns to the Far East to succeed General Sir Richard Hall as Commander-in-Chief, Far East Land Forces. General Poett had previously served with...
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Londoners Greet American Astronaut
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1969-2-14
Colonel Frank Borman, commander of America's Apollo 8 flight around the moon, is greeted enthusiastically by Londoners as he arrives in Downing Street, to call on Mr. Harold Wilson, Britain's Prime Minister.
Col. Borman was later invited to Buckin...
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Cyclist Simpson at the Herne Hill
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1967-4-28
"Cyclist Simpson Shows "Tour" Form During Easter Meeting"
British professional cyclist Tommy Simpson is pictured at the Herne Hill cycling track in London, England, where he won the 5,000 metres pursuit race against the Dutchman J. De Haan in 6 mi...
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British Team Wins European Soccer Cup
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- 1963-5-20
"British Team Wins European Soccer Cup"
Danny Blanchflower, captain of London, England's Tottenham Hotspur football team, holds the European Cup high as he is carried round Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Holland, following the British Club's victor...
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Duke of Kent Meets Sierra Leone Government
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-5-19
The Duke of Kent, representing Queen Elizabeth II at Sierra Leon's independence celebrations, posing with members of the Government of Sierra Leone at a garden party at Government House, Freetown, the day before Independence Day, April 27th.
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Young Commonwealth Artists' Exhibition in London
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1961-5-9
"Young Commonwealth Artists' Exhibition in London"
The painting "Waiting Men" by art student Dora Orphanou of Cyprus (extreme left) stimulates comments from two of her friends, Bill Owusu from Ghana and Charlotte Baissac, 22, from Mauritious, as t...
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Queen Addresses Sierra Leone Parliament
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- 1961-12-23
"Queen Addresses Sierra Leone Parliament"
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are pictured inside the parliament building in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Her Majesty for the first time presided over the Parliament of an independent West Af...
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Sir Milton Margai Greets Duke Of Kent
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- 1961-5-9
The Duke of Kent who is representing Queen Elizabeth II at Sierra Leone's Inedependence (...) greeted by Sir Milton Margai, Sierra Leone (....) on his arrival at Waterloo airfield, (....) The colony and protectorate became (....) and is now the ne...
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Britain's Newest Cable Ship to Lay United States-Bermuda Cable
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- 1961-5-22
Britain's newest cable ship, "Retriever", pictured here at Surrey Commercial Docks, London, England, is being prepared for her first working voyage, when she will lay the shore ends of a new telephone cable between the United States and Bermuda.
T...
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