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Background imageGlobal Collection: Marsden Rock

Marsden Rock
Marden Rock, near South Shields, County Durham, England. Date: BC

Background imageGlobal Collection: Pan American Airways route map

Pan American Airways route map
Pan American Airways System global route map of the Flying Clipper Ships (passengers, mail, express). circa 1938

Background imageGlobal Collection: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill V for victory salut

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill V for victory salut
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill making his V for victory salute

Background imageGlobal Collection: The Tatler travel number front cover, 1953

The Tatler travel number front cover, 1953
Charming illustrated front cover of The Tatlers Travel number showing a number of well-known global landmarks with various intrepid travellers using a multitude of transport methods. Date: 1953

Background imageGlobal Collection: WW II - Admiral Karl Doenitz Donitz, German navy

WW II - Admiral Karl Doenitz Donitz, German navy
Vintage photograph World War II - Admiral Karl Doenitz Donitz, German navy

Background imageGlobal Collection: WW II - partly assembled Focke-Wulf 190 Bremen factory

WW II - partly assembled Focke-Wulf 190 Bremen factory
Vintage photograph World War II - partly assembled Focke-Wulf 190 aircraft in the companys Bremen factory, following RAF bombing

Background imageGlobal Collection: WW II - Princess Elizabeth working as a mechanic

WW II - Princess Elizabeth working as a mechanic
World War II - Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth 2nd training as a secoond subaltern in the ATS - working as a mechanic, taking out the plugs of a car

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship

World War II B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship
World War II vintage photograph - B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship in China Sea

Background imageGlobal Collection: Route map, Imperial Airways

Route map, Imperial Airways. 1938

Background imageGlobal Collection: Railway bridge at Sinzig Germany, Allied bombing

Railway bridge at Sinzig Germany, Allied bombing
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: damage to the railway bridge at Sinzig Germany following Allied bombing attacks

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II ruins in the centre of Berlin

World War II ruins in the centre of Berlin
World War II vintage photograph - ruins in the centre of Berlin, dust cloud from collapsing wall

Background imageGlobal Collection: B-24 Liberator bombers Neuberg Austria. 1945

B-24 Liberator bombers Neuberg Austria. 1945
Vintage World War II photograph - official US militaryphoto: b-24 Liberator bombers en route to drop fragmentation bombs on the airfield of Neuberg Austria. 1945

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II transport planes & gliders ready England

World War II transport planes & gliders ready England
Vintage World War II photograph - transport planes and gliders ready for takeoff in England, for landings in the Netherlands

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II navy ship Pacific war against Japan

World War II navy ship Pacific war against Japan
Vintage World War II photograph - navy ship releases a salvo in the Pacific war against Japan

Background imageGlobal Collection: Vintage photograph WW II - British Churchill tank

Vintage photograph WW II - British Churchill tank
Vintage photograph World War II - British Churchill tank, Italian campaign, crossing of the Senio River

Background imageGlobal Collection: Cunard Line poster

Cunard Line poster
Fabulously detailed poster for Cunard Line shipping company showing a passenger liner in cross-section with cabins and rooms visible on various decks

Background imageGlobal Collection: Garden Bonfire

Garden Bonfire
Billowing smoke pollution caused by a garden bonfire. Date: 1960s

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II battle for Senio River in Italy, a flamethrower

World War II battle for Senio River in Italy, a flamethrower
Vintage World War II photograph - 8th Army battle for the Senio River in Italy, a flamethrower in action

Background imageGlobal Collection: WW II - Japanese navy officer surrenders on Okinawa

WW II - Japanese navy officer surrenders on Okinawa
Vintage photograph World War II - Japanese navy officer surrenders to American soldiers on Okinawa

Background imageGlobal Collection: WW II - range of bombs, ordnance dropped by RAF

WW II - range of bombs, ordnance dropped by RAF
Vintage World War II photograph - range of bombs ordnance dropped by bombers of the RAF

Background imageGlobal Collection: Mushroom cloud Nagasaki Japan in 1945, atomic bomb

Mushroom cloud Nagasaki Japan in 1945, atomic bomb
Mushroom cloud following the expolsion of Nagaski atomic bomb, Japan, World War II

Background imageGlobal Collection: American soldiers shake hands w. Russians River Elbe, 1945 W

American soldiers shake hands w. Russians River Elbe, 1945 W
American soldiers of the First Army shake hands with Russian counterparts as the two sides meet at Torgau on the River Elbe, 1945 World War II

Background imageGlobal Collection: WW2 Beethoven statue, Bonn, Germany

WW2 Beethoven statue, Bonn, Germany
Vintage WW2 World War Two photograph - statue of Beethoven in the centre of Bonn, Germany, stands amid the rubble following an Allied bombing raid

Background imageGlobal Collection: WWI: Bristol Company Red Cross Association, Paris

WWI: Bristol Company Red Cross Association, Paris
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: Bristol Company Red Cross Association, Paris

Background imageGlobal Collection: WWI: British soldiers, armoured car, terrier dog, near Antwerp

WWI: British soldiers, armoured car, terrier dog, near Antwerp
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: British soldiers, armoured car, terrier dog, near Antwerp

Background imageGlobal Collection: WWI: captured horse drawn German field kitchen

WWI: captured horse drawn German field kitchen
Vintage World War One photograph - WWI: captured horse drawn German field kitchen

Background imageGlobal Collection: Siegen, Germany, bomb damage to the railway yards

Siegen, Germany, bomb damage to the railway yards
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: Siegen, Germany, bomb damage to the railway marshalling yards inflicted by Allied bombers

Background imageGlobal Collection: Douglas a-26 Invader bombers close to Bonn, Germany

Douglas a-26 Invader bombers close to Bonn, Germany
Vintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: Douglas a-26 Invader bombers dropping their munitions on an ammunition dump close to Bonn, Germany

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II Allied trrops march rue de Regence in Brussels

World War II Allied trrops march rue de Regence in Brussels
World War II vintage photograph - Allied trrops march along the rue de Regence in Brussels to mark one year since liberation

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II captured German U boat Tower Bridge London

World War II captured German U boat Tower Bridge London
World War II vintage photograph - captured German U boat U776 passes under Tower Bridge London

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II German aircraft displayed in Hyde Park

World War II German aircraft displayed in Hyde Park
Vintage World War II photograph - German jet aircraft displayed in Hyde Park following the end of the war

Background imageGlobal Collection: WW II King George VI Buckingham Palace, VE Day celebration

WW II King George VI Buckingham Palace, VE Day celebration
Vintage World War II photograph - the King, George VI of Great Britain accompanies by the Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, VE Day celebration

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II British Army take Lingen, Germany

World War II British Army take Lingen, Germany
World War II vintage photograph - troops of the Wnd British Army take Lingen, Germany

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II view of Magdeburg after extensive bombing

World War II view of Magdeburg after extensive bombing
World War II vintage photograph - view of Magdeburg and its cathedral after extensive bombing of the city

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II satchel charge on Luzon, Philippines

World War II satchel charge on Luzon, Philippines
World War II vintage photograph - satchel charge against Japanese soldiers on Luzon, Philippines

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II B-17 Flying fortress makes food drop

World War II B-17 Flying fortress makes food drop
World War II vintage photograph - B-17 Flying fortress makes food drop to Netherlands towards the end of the war

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II - railway viaduct at Bielefeld Germany

World War II - railway viaduct at Bielefeld Germany
Vintage photograph World War II - railway viaduct at Bielefeld Germany after destruction by British Bomber Command

Background imageGlobal Collection: Clark Gable in military uniform - US Army Air Corps

Clark Gable in military uniform - US Army Air Corps, vintage World War II photograph

Background imageGlobal Collection: World War II - a young captured German soldier in distress

World War II - a young captured German soldier in distress - reputed to be only 15 years old

Background imageGlobal Collection: Conference Yalta, Crimea, 1945 Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin

Conference Yalta, Crimea, 1945 Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
Big Three Conference Yalta, Crimea, 1945 World War II - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, USA President Roosevelt and Russian leader Joseph Stalin

Background imageGlobal Collection: Interior - Government Pavilion - British Empire Exhibition

Interior - Government Pavilion - British Empire Exhibition
Interior of the Government Pavilion - British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, England. Date: 1924

Background imageGlobal Collection: Heads of different indigenous peoples from around the world

Heads of different indigenous peoples from around the world. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageGlobal Collection: Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries

Post Office Radio Telephone Services and Fisheries
A wonderful, original, poster map showing Post Office Radio Telephone Services commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1935

Background imageGlobal Collection: Poster, Newsmap, SW Fighting Bases

Poster, Newsmap, SW Fighting Bases
Poster, Newsmap, Monday 13 July 1942, showing Southwest Fighting Bases Date: 1942

Background imageGlobal Collection: Bombardier BD-700 Global Express N70EW

Bombardier BD-700 Global Express N70EW
Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express N70EW(msn 9026) Date: circa 2000

Background imageGlobal Collection: Bombardier E-11A Global Express 11-9001

Bombardier E-11A Global Express 11-9001
United States Air Force - Bombardier E-11A Global Express 11-9001 (MSN 9001) BD-700-1A10 Global Express used as a platform for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node. Date: circa 2015

Background imageGlobal Collection: Bombardier E-11A Global Express 11-9355

Bombardier E-11A Global Express 11-9355
United States Air Force - Bombardier E-11A Global Express 11-9355 (MSN 9355. BD-700-1A10 Global Express), used as platform for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node. Date: circa 2015

Background imageGlobal Collection: Teledyne Ryan YRQ-4A Block 10 Global Hawk (Tier II Plus) 95-2001 (msn UAV-1) Date: circa 2000

Teledyne Ryan YRQ-4A Block 10 Global Hawk (Tier II Plus) 95-2001 (msn UAV-1) Date: circa 2000



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