1939 Collection (#25)

Enemy aliens queue to register outside church, Sept 1939
A church in Hampstead helps to register crowds of enemy nationals just after the outbreak of war, September 1939. The Sphere emphasises that " all cases are examined with care and consideration

Enemy aliens queue to register in London, September 1939
German nationals living in Britain, described by the Sphere as enemy aliens, queue to register themselves in Golders Green, carrying gas masks and monitored by police

Three children, survivors of the Athenia, September 1939
Three young girls; Margot from London, Theodora from Toronto and Virginia from Detroit, photographed after being rescued from the transatlantic passenger liner, the Athenia

French reservists enjoying lunch in London, September 1939
French reservists enjoying their lunch and wine under the cover of the trees of Bedford Square as they wait to register for service

Londoners travelling to work amid wartime delays 1939
Londoners photographed as they travel after experiencing delays due to air raid warnings. The Sphere describes " three hours suburban traffic" but reports that " by 9.30 and 10 a.am

Evacuee children walking through countryside gate, Sept 1939
A woman helps children through a kissing gate in Somerset evacuated from south Blackfriars in London. A boy named Charlie in the foreground is the first through and holds a bouquet of flowers

Frenchmen marching in London after enlisting 1939
French reservists marching with French flags over Westminster Bridge, after reporting to and being registered by the French Consulate for military service, just after the outbreak of war

H. M. destroyer rescues passengers of the Athenia, Sept 1939
Sailors on a British destroyer are shown holding onto former passengers of the Athenia in a lifeboat, 1939. The Sphere comments on the swell which made the rescue operation more difficult

Lifeboats watching the Athenia as it sinks, Sept 1939
Illustration of overcrowded lifeboats as they watch the transatlantic ocean liner, the Athenia, sink. The ships are shown lighting flares

Explosion of a hatch on the Athenia, September 1939
Illustration of the explosion as a torpedo from a German submarine hit the port side No. 5 hatch of the Athenia, a British transatlantic passenger liner

Man greeted by his evacuated children and wife 1939
British man, having traveled to the country to see his evacuated family is greeted by his children and wife, during the second weekend of the war. September 1939

Auxiliary Fire Brigade riders, September 1939
A line of dispatch riders attached to the Auxiliary Fire Brigade in September 1939. Among the riders is Nobby Key - a famous speedway rider who competed for Crystal Palace and New Cross (1929 - 36)

Soldiers in their quarters at a racecourse, September 1939
Soldiers photographed at an unidentified race course in their temporary sleeping quarters in September 1939. In peacetime, these seats would be reserved for richer customers. September 1939

Precautionary camouflaging of tents, September 1939
A group of people camouflage a tent in the countryside to protect it from potential air raids, following the outbreak of the war

German plane wreckage on the outskirts of Warsaw, Sept 1939
A crowd inspects the remnants of a German plane, having been shot down just outside Warsaw as part of the Polish resistance to German invasion, in September 1939. September 1939

British ambassadors returned to England, September 1939
Sir Nevile Henderson, British ambassador to Germany, his wife and son, seen with Sir Nevile Bland, British ambassador to the Netherlands in England, having returned from Berlin

Polish military delegation in London, September 1939
Photograph of the Polish military section of the Government Delegation for Poland in London as they leave the War Office after a meeting, following Germanys invasion of Poland, September 1939

Woman crossing road in the dark in white coat, Sept 1939
Female pedestrian crossing road in front of a car, using her white coat and a newspaper to be seen in the dark, as well as carrying a gas mask

The Sphere front cover showing the German advance, Sept 1939
Front cover of the Sphere, showing German soldiers and supplies as they advance into the Polish corridor. 1939

Backs of two walking girls holding helmets, September 1939
Two girls, described as in " smart uniforms", photographed from behind as they walk down a London street, holding steel helmets

Sir Hoare and his wife carrying gas masks, September 1939
Sir Samuel Hoare and his wife Lady Maud Hoare walking home with their gas masks, days after his appointment as Lord Privy Seal following the outbreak of war. 1939

Female and male warden conferring in street, Sept 1939
Female warden in a steel helmet reading over the latest regulations with another warden, holding a helmet, in the middle of a busy Westminster street

Extra bedding loaded onto Queen Mary ship, September 1939
Men carry extra bedding aboard the Queen Mary ship for additional passengers, departing the UK following the outbreak of war in September 1939

Steel helmets ready to be packed in factory, September 1939
London factory workers stand behind rows of steel helmets, laid out to be packed for dispatch and issued to air-raid wardens as part of the preparations for war

Construction of casualty clearing station, September 1939
Construction of a casualty clearing station in the foundations of a new block of buildings at a London hospital, shortly after the outbreak of the war. 1939

Two men building an Anderson shelter, September 1939
Two men building an Anderson shelter outside a lodge-keepers house in St. James s, London, just after the outbreak of the war. Date: 1939

Patient on stretcher lifted onto evacuation coach 1939
Patient of Barts hospital lifted on a stretcher into a specially fitted Green Line hospital coach. As part of the preparations for war

French reservists marching through Paris, September 1939
French reservists marching through Vincennes, Paris in early September 1939, following the outbreak of war. The Sphere describes Vincennes as the famous fortress district of Paris due to its fortress

New mother evacuated from hospital 1939
A nurse giving a few words of encouragement to a new mother and her baby as she lies on a stretcher, waiting to be evacuated by ambulance from Westminster hospital

French women signing up for war work, September 1939
A group of Frenchwomen engaged in signing up for Passive Defence and Red Cross work shortly after the outbreak of war in September 1939. Date: September 1939

The Hon. Mrs Langton Iliffe, formerly Miss Renee Merandon du Plessis (1916-2007), responsible with for rescuing and restoring Basildon Park in Berkshire. 1939

Shanghai Races - Japanese women in the crowd
Japanese racegoers including women dressed in the traditional kimono, seen in the stands at Shanghai Races in July 1939. 1939

The Cinderella Finale from Ice Follies of 1939, a Joan Crawford vehicle, with some of Dolly Tree?s extravagant creations. There was a group of dancers wearing enormous crinoline

Renee Russell, actress. 1939

Patricia Dawn, actress. 1939

Myra Sheldon, actress. 1939

Mildred Barth, actress. 1939

Margot Linder, actress. 1939

Marcia, actress. 1939

Mamo Clark, American actress and author
Mamo Clark (1914-1986), Hawaiian-born American actress and author. 1939

Ilona Massey, Hungarian actress
Ilona Massey (1910-1974), Hungarian actress. 1939

Grace Gillern, American actress
Grace Gillern (b1919), American actress. 1939

Grace Adrian, actress. 1939

Georgie Butler, actress. 1939

Dorothy Mitchell-Hedges, actress. 1939

Anita Louise, American film and TV actress
Anita Louise (1915-1970), American film and TV actress. 1939

Drayson Marsh and his Dance Band. 1939

WWII September 1939 Holiday makers filling sandbags
Holiday makers filling sandbags at a beach on the East Coast of Britain in the week following the declaration of war in September 1939. Date: 1939

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