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Princess Margaretha at the Ball
Princess Margaretha, 19-year-old daughter of King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, was a guest at the annual ball held at the Karlberg Military Academy at Stockholm. This was the first time she was allowed to attend the ball. 29/1/1954
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Princess Margaretha of Sweden Dances
"A Princess Dances" Photo shows: 21-year-old Princess Margaretha of Sweden, enjoys a dance with a student from Stockholm University at the Nobel Festival Ball held at the City Hall, Stockholm, Sweden. The Ball is held annually following the presen...
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Royal Visit to the Opera in London
King Gustav and Queen Louise of Sweden accompanied the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at a Gala performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Le Coq d'Or" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Photo shows: The splendid scene as the Royal party tak...
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Photo shows: A specially posed photograph showing Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard with their Royal guests King Gustaf and Queen Louise of Sweden. (27/4/55)
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King Gustav and Queen Louise of Sweden are on a four-day State visit to London as the guests of H.M. The Queen. Here L. to R., the Duke of Edinburgh; Queen Louise; King Gustav; and H.M. Elizabeth after their arrival at Buckingham Palace.
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Russia Puts Man Into Space — And Brings Him Back Alive And Safe
The whole world has been thrilled with the news from Moscow that Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin has been rocketed into space and after going into orbit has been brought back to earth and landed safely. The whole flight lasted for about 108 minutes...
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Russia's Second Astronaut put into Space Major Gherman Titov
"Russia's second astronaut put into space" Photo shows: Major Gherman Titov, Russia's second astronaut to be put intp space. Major Titov, aged 26, married but with no children, orbited the earth 17 times during his journey made at a height of 160 ...
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America's next manned orbital flight is expected to be launched from Cape Canaveral about the middle of May. The pilot has been named as Liet. Com. Scott Carpenter. Photo shows: Liet. Com. Scott Carpenter
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Scott Carpenter with His Family
U.S. ASTRONAUT RESCUED — AFTER SPACE AND SEA ORDEAL. Lieut. Com. Scott Carpenter, the American astronaut, was rescued in good health after making three orbits of the earth and then spending three hours in the sea due to overshooting the recovery z...
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Swedish Princess at School in Switzerland
"Swedish Princess at School in Switzerland" Photo shows: Charming Princess Birgitta (left), 17-year-old daughter of King Gustaf Adolf, off for a game of tennis with a friend. Princess Birgitta has just arrived as a pupil at the Institute Clos des ...
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