BRYANT, ARTHUR; SQUIRE, SIR JOHN; FALLS, CYRIL; ET AL - The Illustrated London News, Saturday, November (Nov. ) 27, 1948: Canada's New Prime Minister, Louis St. Laurent / U.S. Navy Tests "Salamander" Remote-Controlled (Drone) Tank

London: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd, 1948. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Illustrated by Davis, G. H.. Pages 593-620. Features: Cover photo of Mr. J. W. Belcher, a leading figure at the tribunal of inquiry into allegations of irregularities involving ministers; Karsh photo portrait of Mr. Louis St. Laurent, Canada's new Prime Minister; Book review of "The Life and Death of Benjamin Robert Hayden", by Eric George; Several photos of Princess Margaret in Sheffield at the opening of an industrial exhibition; Two pages of photos of people connected with click close tribunal, including Mr. Gerald Upjohn, Mr. Justice Lynskey, Mr. Russell Vick, Mr. Charles Key, Mr. Francis Cecil Price, Mr. George Gibson, Mr. James R Cross, Mr. Henry Saft, Arthur Thorpe, Alfred Bieber, Joseph Kennedy, Sidney Stanley, Harry Sherman, Sir Hartley Shawcross, William Glanville Hall, Mrs. John Belcher, David Rufus Williams, and Mr. Jacob Harris; Photo of new airfield at Tegel in Berlin; Photo of collapsed road, tunnel on the Riviera; Photo of two Royal couples whose marriages have been dissolved - King Farouk of Egypt and Queen Farida, and the Shah of Iran and Empress Fazia; Uranium discovered on the shores of Lake Superior Ontario; Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth immobilized at Southampton after crew walks off in sympathy with American dock strikers; Two pages of fascinating photos of Kalgan, a front-line city in war-torn China; The Civil War reaches Shanghai - page of dramatic photos from the city as the communists advance; Sensational four-panel centrefold cutaway drawing of the new 28,000 ton Orient liner Orcades, which is expected to leave on her maiden voyage to Australia on December 14; Five photos of the glories of Wimborne Minster; Photos of personalities of the week include Victor Csornoky, Air-Comm. H.G. Brackley, Lord Winster, Sir Sidney Caine, Capt. G.E. Cove, Mr. W.V. Gibson, Len Beyers, H.E. Khwaja Nazimuddin, M. Sophoulis, A. E.W. Mason, Air Commodore E.H. Fielden, Wing Commander E.W. Tacon; Opening the new tube line extension at Greenford Station; Photo of homemade midget submarine seized in the Italian part of Lake Lugano; Page of drawings of a secret US naval weapon, the "Salamander" in action [an early drone tank]; Two large photos of the "Salamander" in action. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The Illustrated London News, Saturday, November (Nov.) 27, 1948: Canada's New Prime Minister, Louis St. Laurent Solomon Wulkan X-craft Unmanned Remote-Control Drone Tank Mr. J. W. Belcher, a leading figure at the tribunal of inquiry into allegations of. Good .

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