D709 3/21/1/2 - Photographs : the SDP - 1981-1984

Photocopied photographs of the SDP, all are captioned.

Summary:

Photocopied photographs of the SDP, all are captioned.

  • 26 Mar 1981 -London: Announcing the birth of the new Social Democratic Party at a news conference here are Roy Jenkins, David Owen, William Rogers [sic] and Shirley Williams. They claimed to have broken the two-party mould of class politics and are on their way to saving a nation. the new party colours are red white and blue. UPI
  • Wheel of Fortune behind SDP? 6 Oct 1981 . Bradford, Tuesday, PA: Mrs Shirley Williams and Dr David Owen in front of a roulette wheel in Bradford today on the second leg of their travelling conference. Mrs Williams announced that she would stand in the forthcoming by-election in Crosby, if invited. Press Association Photos.
  • [Annotated in ms] On the benches". 4 Nov 1981 -London: David Steele [sic] and David Owen talks, as with other SDP and Liberal Alliance members they wait in the House of Commons for the Queen's Speech, and the State Opening of Parliament. UPI Pool Picture
  • Buxton, Derbyshire: 11 Sep 1984 : SDP Conference. Dr David Owen, leader of the Social Democratic Party, chats with Markham Colliery pickets outside today's session of the SDP Conference in Buxton, Derbyshire. Press Association Photo. . MS annotation: A miners picket at Buxton, 1984
Date:1981-1984
Reference Number:D709 3/21/1/2