Monthly Archives: June 2010

Eastman Kodak Company… Images from 1950

The Eastman Kodak Company has turned over its huge archive of Panoramic Colorama Images estabished from 1950, to The George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in Rochester, New York. The collection consists of some 565 negatives and prints … Continue reading

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Interesting People from The Past…

Barbara Wootton (Mrs. G. P. Wright) She was a Professor of Social Studios at London University from 1948, and a member of The Central Advisory for Education in England from 1947. From 1920 until 1922, she was a Lecturer in Economics … Continue reading

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More of ‘Whisky Galore’…

It was in the summer of 1948 when the Ealing crew arrived on the beautiful Island of Barra in the Western Isles of Scotland. Michael Balcon, head of Ealing Studios had not been happy about the production, saying as he looked at the … Continue reading

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‘Whisky Galore’

Well, would you ever believe it!…  The ‘SS. Politician’ sank off the Scottish Island of Eriskay in 1941, and eight years on the Ealing movie romanced the story of how the islanders seconded some of its 24.000 cases of Scotland’s finest scotch whisky. … Continue reading

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London’s Ghost Trams…

Trams were abandoned in London on July 5th 1952, after which the street tracks were taken up, however, those in the subway depots, to this day, mostly remain untouched. After the trams disappeared from our London streets, cartoons began to appear … Continue reading

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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir…

In 1945 Josephine Leslie under the name of R.A. Dick published her wonderful novel entitled “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir“… Determined to make a life for herself and her daughter, Lucy Muir, a young widow moves into Gull Cottage on a wild … Continue reading

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