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1940s Collection (page 8)

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 poster, Wings for Victory, Lets Go, National Savings. Date: circa 1944

WW2 poster, Wings for Victory, Lets Go, National Savings. Date: circa 1944

Background image1940s Collection: Junkers Ju-87A Stuka

Junkers Ju-87A Stuka
Trio of Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-87 Stukas of Sturzkampfgeschwader St.G 165 flying in formation During WW2 Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Old Maid card - Old Maid

Old Maid card - Old Maid. circa 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Bomb damaged building, West India Docks, WW2

Bomb damaged building, West India Docks, WW2
A warehouse building with its top floor and roof damaged by an incendiary bomb, North Quay, West India Docks, East London, during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Cacrabank Hotel, Worthing, Barbados, West Indies

Cacrabank Hotel, Worthing, Barbados, West Indies. Date: circa 1940

Background image1940s Collection: HMS Queen Emma before D-Day, WW2

HMS Queen Emma before D-Day, WW2. circa 1944

Background image1940s Collection: RMS Chitral, cruise ship of the P&O Line as troop ship, WW2

RMS Chitral, cruise ship of the P&O Line as troop ship, WW2
RMS Chitral, cruise ship of the P&O Line as troop ship during WW2. Date: 1943

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 poster, A tous les francais, General de Gaulle

WW2 poster, A tous les francais, General de Gaulle
WW2 poster, A tous les francais (To all French people), from General de Gaulle, based in Liverpool during the Second World War. France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. R. E. N. Salute

WW2 - The Girls Of Today, W. R. E. N. Salute
A WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows a British Royal Navy admiral taking a salute from a servicewomen of the Women's Royal Naval Service

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 - R. A. F. Air Gunner Training

WW2 - R. A. F. Air Gunner Training
This photograph displays a novel method of training British Royal Air Force air gunners during WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 - Vickers Wellington Bomber

WW2 - Vickers Wellington Bomber
An illustration of a British WW2 Vickers Wellington bomber flying high, amongst the clouds. Date: circa 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 Christmas Card, Holly Soldiers

WW2 Christmas Card, Holly Soldiers
A WW2 Christmas card made in a baking parchment material. The illustration shows a marching line of holly leaves with red berries as the heads of soldiers, wearing tin hats and satchels

Background image1940s Collection: Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes. Date: 1943

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes. Date: 1943

Background image1940s Collection: William Rust, British communist and newspaper editor

William Rust, British communist and newspaper editor
William Charles Rust (1903-1949), British communist activist, member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and editor of the Daily Worker newspaper, seen here at his desk

Background image1940s Collection: Handley Page Halifax Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2

Handley Page Halifax Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2
RAF Handley Page Halifax Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2 Date: 1942

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 poster, Britains Sea Power, Destroyers in line ahead, maintain it with your savings

WW2 poster, Britains Sea Power, Destroyers in line ahead, maintain it with your savings. Date: circa 1940

Background image1940s Collection: Photograph of Stonehouse Hotel, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Photograph of Stonehouse Hotel, Hatfield, Hertfordshire. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Right face on view of the pub

Background image1940s Collection: Poster, ARP Looks To You, Womens Voluntary Services, WW2

Poster, ARP Looks To You, Womens Voluntary Services, WW2. 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: GIRLS PLAY BOWLS / 1940S

GIRLS PLAY BOWLS / 1940S
Faith Dorn, Alice Talton, Juanita Stark, Lucia Carroll and Jean Ames wait for the final bowl before adding up the score. Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps at work in France

WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps at work in France
WW2 - Men of the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps at work in France. Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Republic XF-12 Rainbow RC-2

Republic XF-12 Rainbow RC-2
Republic Rc-2 Rainbow Airliner Cutaway Drawing Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Junkers Ju-87B-2 Stuka

Junkers Ju-87B-2 Stuka
Loose Formation Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-87B-2 Stukas of 5/St.G 2 Flying over Tmimi, Libya During WW2 Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Fairey Swordfish I / 1 Floatplane

Fairey Swordfish I / 1 Floatplane
Royal Navy Fairey Swordfish of 810 Nas Squadron of Hms Courageous - Here Taxiing Past Battlecruiser Hms Hood (Later Sunk by the Bismarck) and Destroyer Hms Rocket (Behind) Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Vickers Viscount

Vickers Viscount
Bea British European Airways Vickers Viscount Airliner Parked with an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B Taxiing and the Hunting Hangar Behind Date: 1950s

Background image1940s Collection: Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero - Model 21

Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero - Model 21
Imperial Japanese Navy Mitsubishi A6M Zeros flying in formation over the Sea with Ships Behind Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Gloster Meteor F-8

Gloster Meteor F-8
RAF 56 Squadron Gloster Meteor F-8S Flying in a Stacked 9-Ship Formation out of RAF Bentwaters Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Supermarine Walrus

Supermarine Walrus
A Search & Rescue Supermarine Walrus Picking Up a Downed and Stranded Pilot in a Rubber Life-Raft Dinghy in the Sea Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Waalbrug - The Walloon Bridge, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Waalbrug - The Walloon Bridge, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Date: circa 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Midhat Pasha Souq at Damascus Straight Street, Syria

Midhat Pasha Souq at Damascus Straight Street, Syria
Midhat Pasha Souq inside an arcade at Damascus Straight Street (Street Called Straight; today Midhat Pasha Street) in the historic district of the city, Syria. Date: circa 1940

Background image1940s Collection: Barbara Hepworth, English artist and sculptor

Barbara Hepworth, English artist and sculptor
Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975), English artist and sculptor. circa 1948

Background image1940s Collection: Nyali Beach Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa

Nyali Beach Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Kilindini Road, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa

Kilindini Road, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa, with Wardles Chemists, Photographers and Opticians. circa 1940

Background image1940s Collection: People on a 1939 Norton motorcycle & sidecar

People on a 1939 Norton motorcycle & sidecar
Two men and a woman in sidecar on a 1939 Norton model 16H motorcycle combination in the early 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Blighty magazine cover, Christmas 1945

Blighty magazine cover, Christmas 1945 - Happy New Year! 1945

Background image1940s Collection: HMS Nelson, battleship, Nelson class

HMS Nelson, battleship, Nelson class. 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: HMS Ajax, light cruiser, Leander class

HMS Ajax, light cruiser, Leander class. circa 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 poster, German Junkers JU 188 fighter plane

WW2 poster, German Junkers JU 188 fighter plane
Poster, German Junkers JU 188 fighter plane with sectional views and annotations. 1944

Background image1940s Collection: Two women police officers in gas masks, London, WW2

Two women police officers in gas masks, London, WW2
Two women police officers in gas masks in London during the Second World War. One of them is Florence Bragg (joined November 1936). Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: HMS Tartar - Tribal Class Destroyer of the Royal Navy

HMS Tartar - Tribal Class Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Tartar (F43) - Tribal Class Destroyer of the Royal Navy, completed 1939. Date: circa 1944

Background image1940s Collection: Winston Churchill and daughter, Mary Soames 1943

Winston Churchill and daughter, Mary Soames 1943
Winston Churchill and his daughter, Mary Soames in 1943. Churchill was on his way to receive the Freedom of the City of London. Mary is in ATS uniform. Date: 1943

Background image1940s Collection: Station Road, Deganwy, Gwynedd

Station Road, Deganwy, Gwynedd
Station Road, Deganwy, Conwy, near Llandudno, Gwynedd, Wales. Showing Bryans Chemists Date: 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 greetings card, dog in helmet

WW2 greetings card, dog in helmet
WW2 greetings card, dog in a tin helmet. Date: circa 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Short Sunderland flying boat on water

Short Sunderland flying boat on water
Short Sunderland flying boat moored on water with a town in the background. Date: circa 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 Poster -- Women of Britain Come Forward Now

WW2 Poster -- Women of Britain Come Forward Now
Women of Britain -- These scientific instruments demand nimble fingers and quick brains. Come Forward Now. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 Poster -- You are wanted too! Join the ATS

WW2 Poster -- You are wanted too! Join the ATS
You Are Wanted Too! Join The ATS. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph by unknown artist, published by HMSO

Background image1940s Collection: Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, WW2

Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, WW2
Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, 22 March 1944. Showing firefighters in action on barrels of paraffin wax. Date: 1944

Background image1940s Collection: Bomb damage in Sidney Street, East London, WW2

Bomb damage in Sidney Street, East London, WW2. Both sides of the entire street were shattered by two bombs. Date: 1940

Background image1940s Collection: OUDS: The Tempest at Worcester College, 1949

OUDS: The Tempest at Worcester College, 1949
A midsummer diversion in an Oxford garden: the Oxford University Drama Societys production of Shakespeares The Tempest in the grounds of Worcester College, 1949



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