1939 Collection (page 59)

Mettray : a Dormitory
METTRAY (near Tours) Open agricultural and industrial colony for juvenile offenders, 1839-1939 : BOYS IN THEIR DORMITORY, WHERE THEY SLEEP IN HAMMOCKS

Voting for New Pope
Cardinals, sitting in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel, in the Vatican, Rome, vote for a new pope : they elect Pius XII

Papal Election
Cardinals gather in the Vatican, Rome, to take part in the Conclave which will elect the next Pope

Fortress of Utopia
THE FORTRESS OF UTOPIA: On a lifeless mystery satellite, five lone mortals summon the secret forces of science to free the earth from the doom of the black nebula!

Rocket Train Project
This is German inventor Max Valiers magnetic rail car project of 1932, but given a face-lift by the American publisher. It sounds great in principle, but

Remington Typewriter
The Remington dominates the world !

Daily Issue of Grog
Royal Naval ratings form an orderly queue to receive their daily allowance of GROG - a mixture of rum and water

Crash on Mars
CRUCIBLE OF POWER (Jack Williamson) A spacecraft from Earth crashes on the inhospitable terrain of Mars

Nadezhda Krupskaya
NADEZHDA KONSTANTINOVNA Russian revolutionary, married Lenin 1898, exile in Siberia, took part in the Revolution and held several posts in the communist government

Bow Street 1939
A fine view of Bow Street, London, on a summers day, only two months before the outbreak of World War Two. The Royal Opera House can be seen to the left

Trouser Suit 1939
Madeleine de Rauch design: masculine cut trouser suit in striped linen with broad padded shoulders, deep revers & wide leg trousers with turn- ups (cuffs) & loafer shoes

DANILO I
DANILO PETROVIC-NJEGOS King Danilo I, who abdicated in 1921 in favour of his nephew (KIng Michael I), only one week after succeeding his father, Nicholas I

Silver Fox Coat 1939
A Fourrures Halifax model: a short, silver fox fur coat lined in black silk cut to curve round the hips. Worn with a bag shaped cap wired to create a striking shape

Flower Stall 1939
A lady sells flowers to a gentleman in a London road 2

Watering Bulbs Indoors
A young mother waters bulbs while her daughter watches

Undersea Salvager
H W McCauleys project for a supersubmarine capable of exploring for underwater oil and mineral deposits, inspecting wrecks and observing fauna and flora

Ww2 Leaflets
In the early stages of the war, propaganda leaflets are dropped over Germany from an RAF Wellington bomber. (We also have a collection of actual propaganda ephemera.)

Barge on River Gade
An old man steers his barge under a bridge on the River Gade, near Watford, England, part of the Grand Union Canal

E F Arbos (Photo)
E FERNANDEZ ARBOS Spanish musical composer

YEATS
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS Irish poet, playwright and politician

Holborn Underground
The front of Staples Inn and the entrance to Holborn Underground Station, central London

Suburban Home
Different views and layout of a pretty suburban home

Girl and Terrier 1939
The caption says Ray 1939

Miss Mannette / Terrier
Ch: Miss Mannette

Pope Pius XII (Munollo)
POPE PIUS XII (Eugenio Pacelli) newly installed in 1939

Tornado, Australia
terrifies the populace of Roper River, Australia

Space Suit Foreseen
Space suit as foreseen in 1939

Various Desserts C1939
An array of desserts, and a few savouries for good measure

Science Island
SCIENCE ISLAND (Eando Binder) A cold-blooded Scientific Napoleon with the Brain of a Genius and a Body of Metal threatens to Dominate Mankind

Using Springboards
A new sport in California - birdmen launch themselves from high springboards

Franco / Biat / Vertice 1939
Spanish dictator and soldier, FRANCISCO FRANCO (1892-1975)

Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Mercury must withstand colossal heat, and for this reason are likely to exist in the form of insects

Imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars
An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars. Martians enjoy less gravity, but must withstand a thinner atmosphere with extreme temperatures. Civilisation could be highly developed

Wolves attacking reindeer herds in Norway
In Norway, the intense cold drives wolves to attack reindeer herds

MUCHA (1860-1939)
Alfons Mucha Czechoslovakian artist

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