The Illustrated London News 1949

This was the ship that I sailed on (crew) 1964/65

The last word in modern sea-going comfort speed and security : The 28,164 Ton Orient Liner Orcades which does the voyage from London to Melbourne,
Australia, in twenty seven days (as against thirty six pre world war two, showing entering Sydney harbour

Wikipaedia entry says Built at the Barrow-in-Furness yard of Vickers-Armstrong, Orcades (yard no. 950) had an identical hull and machinery to P&O's Himalaya (yard no. 951), but...

Maiden voyage‎: ‎14 Dec 1948

Yard number‎: ‎950

Port of registry‎: ‎London

Out of service‎: ‎13 Oct 1972

Someone said in difficult times "Well we are all in the same boat"
but someone answered back " You mean we are all in the same storm
but we are not in the same boat"

Some Events of this year in the Illustrated London News

March 2nd - A US Airforce plane made the first non-stop flight around the globe

March - Hollywood Oscars are won by British films Laurence Olivier's
Hamlet and The Red Shoes while this Carol Reed made
The Third Man, script by Graham Greene

March 15th - Rationing of clothes ended in Britain after eight years

April 4th - The North Atlantic Treaty , creating NATO was signed by 12 nations

May - The Russians lift their 322 day blockade of Berlin
(British and US planes had made delivered over 90,000
planeloads of supplies to the city, that was one aircraft landing every 5 mins)

September 8th - Richard Strauss, German composer, died aged 85

September - The British £ pound was devalued by 30 per cent

October 1st - The People's Republic of China
was declared by Mao Tse Tung.
The defeated Nationalist government settled in Formosa (now Taiwan)

November - Work of the sculptor Henry Moore was touring Europe

Vinyl LPs are introduced to threaten the old 78rpm record

Sir Alfred Munnings spoke out at the
Royal Academy denouncing modern Art and Picasso

Wimbledon crowds disapproved of Gussie Moran's lace trimmed panties

Simone de Beauvoir's the Second Sex was published

Eire becomes an Independent Republic

The USSR tests its first Atomic bomb

Events and full page colour adverts that appeared in 1949 Illustrated London News

January 1st

Dunlop Famous Inns and their signs- Fox and Hounds, Barley, Herts

January 15th

Johnnie Walker Time moves on Clyde Built Ships -

Kodak Tropical Fish,

2 pages The story of the Microscope

January 22nd

2 pages x Emigrants 1849,

January 29th

Guinness Alice in Posterland Pelican and Zoo,

February 12th

Schweppervescence -

Lotus Shoes painting by Vernon Stokes "Spaniels Out of Reach,

Cardinal Mindszenty, Prince Primate of Hungary, during his trial for treason;

Article on sea rescue; fleet aircraft carrier Vengeance at Portland, with an air sea rescue helicopter hovering over her flight deck;

Aerial photos of New York City, with emphasis upon Manhattan;

Stalin;

February 26th

The King's Own Shropshire Light Infantry take over from The Life Guards at Windsor Castle
Celebrating the birth of Israel
The French Riviera
Submarines of the future
The millionth ton delivered to Berlin
Fighting the communists in Greece
The political scene in Europe.
Gibraltar
The discovery of an "extinct" bird - The Takahe
The Oxford Cambridge boat race
Constable's "Hampstead Heath"

March 12th

City of London drawing 1945

Johnnie Walker Time moves on Puffing Billy trains -

Guinness and Toucan

March 26th

Ford Dagenham -

Black and White Whisky -

Cussons Imperial leather

April 9th

New Austin A90 with 3 headlights -

Lotus shoes -Henry Cotton,

April 23rd

Dunlop Famous Inns and their signs King of Prussia, Fowey, Cornwall,

May 7th

Harrods 100 years of Service London map -

Kodak Ice Hockey

May 14th

1/4 page ad ICI Henry Cavendish (other famous scientists in previous weeks)

A fascinating snapshot of post-war Britain, very concious of its place in the scheme of things in Europe....the front cover shows Ernest Bevin on a visit to Berlin, & within are such articles as

' the " Christening " of Nottingham University, '

& the visit of Princess Margaret to Italy, 'attending the International Horse Show on May 6th - wearing a frock of red, white & blue'!

For the equestrians among you, competing was Colonel Llewellyn on Foxhunter, ( he of the torn ear....the horse, not the colonel ! )

There is a feature on ' The British Industries' Fair ' of 1949, described as ' Britain's shop window for the World,' with attractions in London & Birmingham, & a superbly illustrated piece

on ' The Renaissance of the French Army.'

Books of the day include ' The Intimate Charm of Kensington ' ( 9s. 6d ) &, ( my favourite ) ' The Burnished Blade ' by Lawrence Schoonover.

May 21st

Guinness - Boomerang and Kangaroo

May 28th

 Shanghai Airport converted to defence strong point;

The bicentenary exhibition in honour of Dr. Jenner, discoverer of vaccination;

June 4th

Mead making in Cornwall,

June 11th

1/4 page ICI -William Nicholson,

June 25th

The first computer with memory, in the world, Manchester UK

July 2nd

Kia ora 'The Flyon'

Guinness and Lion

July 9th

1/4 page ICI - John Dalton,

July 16th

Johnnie Walker - Time goes by - Cricket -

Dunlop Pub signs The Leather Bottle Cobham, Kent,

July 23rd

Lost inventions 2 pages

The London dock strike;

Princess Elizabeth and family;

K.L.M. Constellation near Bombay which killed 33 in India's worst air disaster to-date;

July 30th

Kia ora 'The Char' ,

August 13th

Edinburgh Festival Drawings

Bass - This England "Corfe Castle", Dorset (colour photo) -

Imperial leather - Veiltail Goldfish,

August 27th

Capstan Ancient Coast Light 1 -

Guinness - Alice and Steel Worker

September 24th

Devaluation of the £ from $4 to $2.80 (in 1931 it was $5),

Fascinating article about Strawberry flavour Grapes,

Dunlop Pub signs - The Beehive, Castlegate, Grantham,

October 1st

The Motor Show -

Discovery of Dead sea Scrolls

October 8th

Lotus Shoes 'Out of Reach' -

Austin Hampshire -

Wolsely six- Eighty,

October 22nd

End of HMS Implacable, which was laid down in 1797,
and which fought at Trafalgar in 1805. Despite much opposition,
the Admiralty refused to save the ship because of the expense involved
, and her dismantling was described by the Illustrated London News as a 'grevious national loss'.

Dramatic picture of the scene, in Cambridgeshire, after an American B-50 bomber
crashed in flames whilst carrying a full bomb load.
The subsequent explosion of the bombs damaged houses
and broke windows in the nearby village of Isleham.

Double page diagrammatic representation of BOAC's latest luxury airliner, the Speedbird Stratocruiser

Kodak Rugby -

Imperial leather Soap - Veiltail Goldfish,

November 5th

Full page advert Schweppervescnce - neon lighting drawing,

November 12th

America's worst civil air disaster' which happened when two aircraft -
a Douglas Skymaster and a Lockheed Lightning fighter -
collided on approach to Washington DC Airport.
All fifty-five crew and passengers on board the Skymaster perished,
with the pilot of the Lightning being the only survivor.

Concentration camp at Dachau, which - in 1949 -
was converted into a home for refugees displaced during the war.

Lastest pre-cast concrete housing project intended to
combat the housing shortage after the war. Many of these houses,
originally meant as a short-term solution, still exist today.

November 19th

Guinness - Ostrich minus a Guinness,

fire at the No. 2 Gladstone Dock, Liverpool;

Pandit Nehru

Queen Victoria Street crowds, injuring 21 bystanders; Robert Barker
with his portable atomic pile; Photos of London rally of 50-year-old autos;

November 26th

special edition HMS Amethyst comes home from China, , ,

December 3rd

Full page advert Lotus Shoes "Out of reach,

December 17th

Full page advert Dunlop The White Bull, Ribchester, Lancashire,

December 31st

“The inauguration of the Voortrekker Memorial at Pretoria on December 16 (1949):
A section of the vast crowd of 250,000 people,
a tenth of the white population of South Africa, who took part.”

A full page (approx A3 - 26cm x 36.5cm) colour advert for Dewar’s “White Label” Scotch Whisky –
an illustration by Michaelson of a crate of this Whisky being loaded onto the Queen Mary cruise liner.
A picture worth framing and should be of interest to ocean liner /
shipping enthusiasts and poster art collectors.
It is typical of the period commercial art and poster designs of the early 1930’s.
Fans of the following artists may find this picture of interest –
Tom Purvis, John Hassle, William Aupen, Paul Nash,
McKnight Kauffer, H.G. Gawthorn, Vick Carless, Frank H. Mason.

On the reverse of this is a colour advert for
Imperial Leather toilet soap with neon tetra fish.

Where a Fireman lost his life: The 30 hour Covent Garden Blaze –
Wednesday 21st Dec 1949 with five black and white pictures relating to this event.

The consecration of the new Roman Catholic Bishop of Southwark:
(Picture) Looking along the great Nave of Westminister Cathedral
towards the high alter, during the course of the ceremony.

Occassions commemorative, and Royal at Malta, Singapore and Pretoria
On Dec 14th, the King’s Birthday, Princess Elizabeth paid a formal visit to the Mediterranean Fleet.
Picture of her on the flight deck of H.M.S. Glory with Vice-Admiral the Hon. C.E. Douglas-Pennant.

Two page feature showing the cost of some imported commodities
and the proportion obtained from the dollar area,
and the volume of British imports and exports in 1948.
“Although Marshall Aid still helps to fill the dollar gap,
the devalued pound purchases 30% less.
Marshall aid ends in 1952 and Britain must either produce
much more at less cost, or do without dollar
bought necessities, some of which are listed here.”

In the hands of the Gestapo for six years : “The valley of the shadow” by H. Oloff De Wet.

The Annunciator: A silent Call-Boy for the New House of Commons –
illustrations by artist G.H. Davis of a system which keeps members informed
when absent from the chamber; and summons them to divisions.

The Mother of Parliaments reborn: Progress in the new Chamber.
Photos of the construction of the New House of Commons taken Dec 18th 1949.
The above two articles should be of interest to political scientists.

In an English Garden: Polyanthus by Clarence Elliott.
A full page article with five pictures.

Why Irish Eyes are smiling: Food galore in Dublin’s fair city.
In 1949 Dublin appears to be the land of plenty
while people in Britain remember the misery of the ration

books.

A two page feature on shopping in Tokyo.

The Russian theatre of the Second World War by Cyril Falls.
Seventy years old: The world’s most powerful dictator and least known ruler – Joseph Stalin.

Two page article on: China clay –
“Bones” of porcelain; and industry’s maid-of-all-work.
Winning the “flesh” of porcelain – in a china stone quarry.
The china clay mining industry is confined to Devon and Cornwall…………..

The “Big Top” comes to Olympia: Bertram Mills’ Christmas show.
Pictures of this circus featuring polar bears from Sweden; high wire act
– the Great Arturos; Foot –jugglers – The Seven Ashtons; Miss Hella’s sealions.

A Wyoming “Circus for dudes”:
The horse round-up by aircraft (2 page feature with pictures).

For the third year in succession - Norway’s gesture of goodwill to London:
The giant Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, which is hung with coloured lights
and is being illuminated each evening until twelth night (January 5th).

Visible social history from Manchester’s gallery of English costume:
Fashions worn by well-dressed women and children from 1770 – 1927.
(should be of interest to those interested in women’s fashion during this period – 18 pictures of women’s fashion)

The world of theatre – full page feature on theatre in December 1949.

Celebrating the 600th Anniversary of its foundation: Trinity Hall, Cambridge. (One page feature article with five pictures)

The latest light on the Athenian Agora: American excavations. New found sculptures which may have influenced the Parthenon. (Two page feature article with five pictures)

A page for collectors: Early Eighteenth – Century silver by Frank Davis (One page feature article with three pictures)

Picture of H.M. Queen Mary with H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra at the first performance of “Little Miss Muffet” pantomime – Dec 20th 1949.

Quarter page advertisement for BP Petrol and the resources of the Anglo-Iranian oIl Company Ltd.

Quarter page advertisement for British Electricity.

Half page advertisement for The 1950 Standard Vanguard – “The Family car – popular everywhere”.

Quarter page advertisement for Macfarlane Lang – “British Biscuits at their Best”

Quarter page advertisement for Lloyds Bank.

Quarter page advertisement for Players Cigarettes.

Quarter page advertisement for Haig whisky.

Quarter page advertisement for Rolls Royce – Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith under the wing of a Merlin powered Canadair IV – ‘The Empress of Sydney’ – operating on Canadian Pacific Airlines.

Quarter page advertisement for Berkeley Coachwork Limited – The Ambassador luxury caravan.

Quarter page advertisement for The Vanden Plas Princess coachbuilt saloon on the Austin A135 chassis.

Quarter page advertisement for The British Oxygen Co Ltd.

Quarter page advertisement for Highland Queen Scotch Whisky

A full page advert of a picture painted by John Mackay for the Dunlop Rubber Company Ltd –
Famous Inns and their signs - showing the Hotel - The “Bailie Nicol Jarvie”, Aberfoyle, Perthshire.

Xmas edition - Bass -This England - Ewe, Cornwall,

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