This first list gives a list of images i.e. photographs, maps, sketches, drawings etc (these sometimes have descriptive articles but not always). They include:
Let Freedom Ring: ....Small Section of Army of Negroes and Whites, Estimated at over 2000,000, Which Demonstrate Round the Lincoln Memorial in Washington ..... - full page frontispiece photograph.
Phillip Randolph Director of the Civil Rights March in Washington Speaks From the Lincoln Memorial.
Dr. Martin Luther King Delivers His Stirring Address to the Crowd of 200,000 - info. what was to become one of the most iconic speeches of modern times ..."I have a dream" in which he called for an end to racism in the USA.
Some of the Banners in the Parade in The Parade at Washington - half page.
Looking Down from the Top of the Lincoln Memorial on the Crowds Stretching Towards the Washington Monument - full page.
Morocco: Excited Mounted Tribesmen Fire Off Ancient Weapons in Celebration of the News That a Crown Prince Had Been Born to King Hassan II.
Hazelton, Pennsylvania and The Rescue of Miners Trapped for Two Weeks: David Fellin Being Pulled to The Surface the article mentions Henry Throne who was also trapped was rescued before him, and Louis Bova they were unable to rescue alive.
Boys from Charterhouse and Wellington College Wait in an RAF Beverley Before a Parachute Jump.
The First Ladies of Communism: Mrs Khrushchev and Madame Jovanka Broz, Wife of President Tito, On a Sight Seeing Cruise Along the Coast of the Adriatic three ladies sitting at a table and the two men, President Tito and Premier Khrushchev, standing in the background.
Prince Philip Listens to Sir Eric Ashby the Master of Clare College, Cambridge Delivering an Address at the British Association in Aberdeen.
Weymouth: The Yacht "Sovereign" the British Challenger for The Americas Cup, Owned by Anthony Boyden, Arriving After Her Dismasting.
Dr Salazar the Premier of Portugal Speaking to a Mass Rally in Lisbon - With Dr Mario and Dr Supico Pinto.
Admiral Sir Varyl Begg CinC Far East Visiting the Royal Army Service Corps Supplies and Petrol Depot in Singapore.
Brigadier Abraham Jaffe CO Israels North Zone at the Syrian Frontier.
Sibu Sarawak: Rioters Against Joing Malaysia Attack a Police Car.
Hue in South Vietnam: People Watching Troops Reive on Patrol - half page.
Saigon: Young People Demonstrate Outside a Pagoda - half page.
Shrewsbury: Laying Heating Cables, Supplied By British Insulated Callenders Cables Ltd, on Wyle Cop a Steep Thoroughfare Where Ice Forms in Winter.
The Edinburgh Festival:
Martha Graham and her Company, Two scenes from St Joan showing - Ethel Winter - Yuriko - helen McGehee - Linda Hodes - Bertram Ross - Juliet Fisher and others - The gilt space-frame setting was by Isamu Noguchi.
Balasarasvati Performing Bharata Natyam Dancing with others - info Tanjore Balasaraswati a celebrated Indian dancer.
Scene from Verdis Luisa Miller by the San Carlo Company from Naples - Paolo Washington - Margherita Roberti - Piero Cappuccilli (mentioned).
Scene from Adriana Lecouvreur by the San Carlo Company with Magda Olivero - Juan Oncina - and others.
Montreal Canada - General View with St Helens Island in the St Lawrence the Site of the Future Montreal Exhibition.
Preparation for the 1967 Montreal Exhibition - Mr Pearson - Mr Lesage the Premier of Quebec - Mr Drapeau the Mayor.
Arriving at Gatwick Airport - Sir Milton Margai the PM of Sierra Leone three men coming down the steps of the plane - mentioned in the caption article are Mr Albert Margai - Mr J. Nelson Williams.
Wellington New Zealand - The 1963 Otaki Scholar Graeme R. D. Cato from Robert Gordons College Aberdeen Talking with Mr Keith Holyoake the PM.
Sydney New South Wales Australia - The New Menzies Hotel in the Centre of the City.
Nairobi Military Establishment in Kenya - Mr Kenyatta PM of Kenya - Major General Sir Richard Goodwin GOC E. Africa - Dr Julius Kiano - Dr Mungai Njeroge.
The Wine City of Bordeaux and Surrounding Areas, Gironde, SW France:
The Bridge over the Garonne - Families fishing in the foreground.
A Cafe on the Cours Victor Hugo - A Man Reading the Paper After a Mornings Shopping.
Early Morning in Bordeaux - A Priest Crossing Miel the Road and People Going to Work.
The Grand-Marche - A Market Stall.
Roman Church at Lauretan.
Interior of the Royan Cathedral.
Statue of Francis I in the Centre of Cognac.
Spraying Vines at Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey.
Tractor Carries out Spraying on Vines at Chateau La Clone Owned by M. La Roche in the Grande Champagne District.
Weston Super Mare - General View of the Beach, Pier etc looking towards the Grand Pier, Knightstone and Birnbeck Island, with the Tropicana open air lido or swimming pool in the foreground.
Offshore Powerboat Race - " A`Speranziella " Driven By A. Petroni and Designed by R. Levi two people racing in the power boat. Info Attilo Petroni, Renato Sonny Levi.
The Trophy Presented by the Bahamas Tourist Board for the Daily Express Powerboat Race Winner - Replica Conch Shell.
Golf at Crowborough Beacon in Sussex:
Lady Members Driving Off from the 16th.
Lieutenant Colonel B. S. Harland the Club Secretary and Mr E. L. Hayes with His Son Jeremy on the Course.
Mr D. W. Murton-Neale a Founder Member of the Club - Sitting Outside the Club House.
Members in The Bar of the Clubhouse.
Mr Charles Macey with his Dog, on the Bridge across the Gully by the 5th Fairway.
Tourkolimano a Fishing Port Near Athens a view of the natural harbour and surrounding area, from above.
Scene from "Schweyk in the Second World War" by Bertolt Brecht at the Mermaid Theatre London - Bernard Miles - Bill Fraser.
Alfred J. Sherwin the Chairman and Joint Managing Director of H. And R.Johnson Ltd Manufacturer of Ceramic Tiles, Stoke on Trent full page photograph by Tom Hustler - info. Thomas William Mostyn Hustler was a society photographer popular in the 1960s.
Architects Model - Showing the Design for a New Hotel in London on the Site of the Old Royal Palace hotel nr Kensington Gardens - small photograph.
British Industry: Rowntree and Co. Ltd in York - Photographs by Adolf Morath:
Cocoa Beans Being poured into a Large Drum for Mixing.
The Chocolate Ingredients Subjected to Grinding on Five Roll Refiners.
A Woman in the Analytical Laboratory Sampling Fruit Juice for Purity by Using a Spectrophotometer.
Chocolate for Smarties Being Rubbed Down in a Revolving Pan - A Man Weighing Out the Produce.
Purified Liquor, Syrup etc for Fruit Pastilles Being Drawn through Pipes.
Lime Juice Destined for Lime Pastilles Stored in Vats for Several Weeks Until Clarified.
Gum Arabic During the Dissolving and Purifying Processes.
The Fruit Ingredients After Being Moulded into Individual Pastilles Which are Dried in Ovens.
A Machine Sorting the Pastilles to a Prescribed Flavour Assortment.
The Imperial Torquay - illustration for an advert showing a couple on a boat.
National Provincial Bank - small advert.
The Austin 1100 Car. Loght.
Senior Service Satisfy full page colour advert - back cover.
Hampton Court, Middlesex half page colour photograph by Percy Hennell - full page advert for Shell with a tableshowing the flowers in the gasrdens, individually named.
Remy Martin Cognac - half page brandy advert.
The Standard Life Assurance Company - advert showing a photograph of a young family.
Williams and Humberd Dry Sack Sherry - a full page advert with judge tasting the sherry; artwork unknown.
This second part of the description features items of news articles etc but have no images associated with the subject matter unless listed above. They include :
Historic Day in Washington USA - with ref. to the civil rights demonstrations in Washington, United States.
The South East Asian Complex by John Connell - with mention of Earl Mountbatten of Burma - Mr Nehru - Duncan Sandys - Tunku Abdul Rahman - U Thant - Mrs Ngo Dinh Nhu - Vietnam - President Diem - Sarawak - Dr Phan Huy Co - Ngo Dinh Luyen - etc.
A London Newsletter 13-15 John Adam Street London WC2 - With articles on: William Morris - Fogartys Fairy (Professor Fogarty) - Five Pound Notes - Patent Mousetrap (Agatha Christie) - Worcestershire Grammar School Girls - Outsize Stamps.
The 17th Edinburgh Festival.
The Voice of the commonwealth.
Bordeaux - a port for Wines by Geoffrey Hart.
WestonSuper Mare - Facts and Legends - by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald - with mention of Worlebury Camp - Kewstoke - Thomas a Becket - Woodspring priory - Prior Roger Tormynton - Caen Stone.
Yachting by Gabor Denes.
Golf - Crowborough Beacon.
Site of the Peloponnese by Sylvie Nickels - Greece.
International Travel Notes by W.D.C.C.
Books Page - Popeye and Fwifwi - Book reviews by Vernon Fane and Charles Dimont of: Ibamba by Wynant Davis hubbard - - The Cretan by Elisabeth Ayrton - - My Feet Upon a Rock by W. H. Canaway - - America America by Elia Kazan - - The Sultans Daughter by Dennis Wheatley - - Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff - - Sovereign Lords by Madelaine Duke - - To See the Glory by Taylor Caldwell - - - no Boots for Mr Moehau by E. H. Audley - - World Without Want by Paul G. Hoffman - - Years of Combat by Sholto Douglas - - Spreaking Frankly About The Germans by Gudrun Tempel.
Clash of Blades - by the Sphere Industrial Correspondent - with ref. to Razor Blade companies Gillette and Wilkinson.
The Rowntree Company. c.keenlyside.
Industry and The Stock Market - Bulls Beat Bears by The Sphere City Correspondent - - - Midlands Matters by the Sphere Midlands Cores.
Good Living By Ganymede.
Motoring Page by Courtneay Edwards - The British Motor Corporation - Rootes Group Models - - Rear Engined Renault Caravelle - - Longlife Motor Oil.
In Quest for Good Hoels - Advice by Ashley Courtenay - with mention of The Anchor at Bankside London - - Hunters Hotel, Newrath Bridge Co. Wicklow - - Rumpels Country Club at Rye Foreign, on the London Hawkhurst road - - TheVictoria Hotel, Sidouth - etc.0709
A publication similar to The Illustrated London News, The Sphere was a weekly illustrated newspape founded in 1900 by Clement King Shorter. Originally published by The Sphere and Tatler Ltd., Great New St. London EC., and later by Illustrated Newspapers Ltd. Ingram House, John Adam St. London WC2.
Twenty pages (40sides). It measures 350 x 258 mm (13.75 x 10 inches). It retains the outer advertising cover. There are binding witness marks to the spine. A previous owner has (for some strange reason) re-written the page numbers in blue ink.Some of the pages may be loose, and handling marks due to the age - anything more than minor will be mentioned in the main body of the description. The photographs vary in size. The images are in black and white unless otherwise stated.
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