An idyllic summer scene captures happy holidays at Għajn Tuffieħa in the 1950s. Photo: Bay Retro
Marsaxlokk in the 1970s. Photo: Bay Retro
People waiting to board at the old Valletta Ferry Station. Photo: Max Sloan/Bay Retro
The stars of Malta Story, Alec Guinness and Muriel Pavlow, enjoy a boat trip during a break between filming in 1952. Photo: Bay Retro
The Royal Yacht Britannia sits in Grand Harbour during the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s visit to Malta in 1954. Photo: Bay Retro
A Malta-based RAF Lancaster on maritime reconnaissance duty flies over Filfla in 1952. Photo: Bob Young/Bay Retro
The Delfin hydrofoil service operated between Malta and Gozo from 1964 to 1968. Photo: Bay Retro
HMS Narvik and her six Royal Navy submarines sit in Msida Creek in 1960. Photo: Bay Retro
Families enjoy a stroll in the sunshine along the promenade next to the Chalet in Sliema in the early 1960s. Photo: Bay Retro
A bird’s eye view of Sliema and Manoel Island in 1961 with Royal Navy destroyers sitting in the middle of Sliema Creek. Photo: Bay RetroRead the full version of this article in the June issue of Senior Times.