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Aviation History
1949
1949 - 0021.PDF
January bth> 1949 HKS ery Memorio/ and the Quadriga r Square ood /t$ environs. The Tower of London and Tower Bridge stand serene down London River. Youth has its fling at the water's edge. Palace to Trafalgar Square, through Admiralty Arch, will be recognised as The Mall, with, on its right, St. James's Park, a delightful cameo amid some of the city's most imposing buildings. Spanning the loop of the Thames at upper right the new Waterloo Bridge, slim apd white, is shown to unusual advantage. Of the two smaller views, few Londoners would hesitate in identifying the lower photograph—a close-up of Admiralty Arch and Trafalgar Square—but recognition of its upper companion—Hyde Park Corner and its surrounds—might take longer, the area occupied by the trees and open spaces appearing deceptively larger to a pilot than to a pedestrian. A The familiar and revered landmarks in the fourth photograph need no introduction. Bright summer sunlight throws the unmistakable form of Tower Bridge in silhouette on the smooth surface of the Thames, while a tug, with its barges in tow, passes beneath the bridge. Between the historic battlements of the Tower of London and the river may be discerned a more recent institution—the small "seaside " beach.
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