Remembering 1963: the year John F Kennedy was assassinated

Through the first car’s windscreen the president’s hand can be seen reaching towards his head as first lady Jacqueline Kennedy holds his forearm as the motorcade proceeds along Elm Street past the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas.

Another picture shows Lee Harvey Oswald being led down a corridor of the Dallas police station for another round of questioning in connection with the crime.
Oswald, who denied any involvement, was formally charged with murder but was shot and killed by Jack Ruby two days after his arrest.
The FBI and the Warren Commission both concluded that Oswald had acted alone, but conspiracy theories persist.

In Cumbria, fashion and beauty were on the agenda with the staging of the Prettiest Girl in Carlisle and the Holiday Queen competition.
This was run by the Evening News and the prize was a free holiday at Butlins and £70 - quite a sum in those days.

Pictures show the entrants lined up with their numbers and at a dance to mark the occasion.

In another picture, a woman dressed in a bowler hat and cape takes to the catwalk for a fashion show in Brampton.
It certainly looks to have been well-attended.

A less glamorous event was Carlisle Flower Show, which was held in the Market Hall, where visitors are shown admiring the exhibits.

A similarly low-key venue was Harrison and Hetherington Mart, where a woman is pictured knitting as she waits for the sale to start.

It looks like traditional turkey was served at the Victoria School Christmas dinner in December and around that time there was heavy snow, with a picture showing the streets of Carlisle being cleared.