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Mr Foxs Hunt Breakfast on Christmas DayMr Foxs Hunt Breakfast by Harry Bingham Nielson (1861-1941), showing a group of foxes dressed in hunting garb, sitting down to a breakfast of game birds
Geological map of the British Islands. 1941
The Sinking of the BismarckThe sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck
Warship Hms HoodHMS Hood, completed in 1920, was the worlds largest warship for more than two decades. She was finally sunk by the Bismarck in 1941 at the Battle of Denmark Strait
H. M. S. WarspiteAn overhead view of H.M.S.Warspite during the Battle of Cape Matapan
HMS Suffolk, heavy cruiser, the ship that shadowed the Bismarck by maintaining radar contact from the evening of 23rd May 1941 for 31 long hours until the early morning of 25th May
HMS Hood, British battlecruiserHMS Hood, a British Admiral-class battlecruiser, launched 1918, served before and during the Second World War, sunk 24 May 1941. Seen here from above. Date: 20th century
Off with the Old, On with the New by David Wright, showing a model taking off her uniform. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
The Stuka AdvertisedJunkers JU-87 Stuka dive- bombers featured in an advertisement exploiting their sinister shape and fearsome reputation Date: February 1941
British aircraft camouflage, 1941British aircraft camouflage, showing how the colours appear to merge into their surroundings, 1941. Date: 1941
Fairey Swordfish Torpedo-Bomber; Second World War, 1941Painting showing a Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bomber-reconnaissance airplane flying over a British destroyer (bottom centre) and the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (back right), 1941
HMS Duke of York firing a broadside; Second World WarPhotograph showing the Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York firing her 14-inch guns, whilst heavy seas break over her bows, sometime during the Second World War
Deborah Mitford by Madame YevondeThe Hon. Deborah ( Debo ) Mitford (born 1920-), daughter of Lord Redesdale and youngest of the six Mitford sisters, pictured shortly before her marriage to Lord Andrew Cavendish
RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing the capture of the German submarine U570 by a Lockheed Hudson plane of the British Coastal Command during the Second World War. 1941
Winston Churchill inspecting the damage to the House of Commons after an attack during the Blitz
H. M. S. FormidableH.M.S.Formidable, an Illustrious class aircraft carrier of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1939 and commissioned in November 1940
Virginia Woolf 1930VIRGINIA WOOLF English novelist
British Boxer Freddie Mills - signed postcard from 1941Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950
WW2 poster, Fly with the RAFWW2 poster, Men in reserved occupations can now fly with the RAF as pilot or observer. Apply nearest combined recruiting centre. Date: 1941
The Strand, Calne, WiltshireThe Strand, Calne, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1941
Tagore, Rabindranath (1861-1941)
WW2 poster, The British Commonwealth of Nations Together. 1941
Bismarck, German battleship, WW2The German battleship, Bismarck. The ship was sunk on 27 May 1941 in battle with British naval forces. Date: 1941
HMS RODNEYBritish battleship whose finest hour will come in May 1941 when her accurate gunfire is the crucial factor in the sinking of the German warship Bismarck Date: 1927 - 1941
RAF Bristol Blenheim Fighter-Bombers; Second World War, 19Illustration showing three Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim mark IV fighter-bomber-reconnaissance airplanes over enemy territory in 1941
Winston Churchill in Bristol, 1941Winston Churchill visits bomb-damaged Bristol on 12th April 1941, during World War Two. Date: 12th April 1941
H. M. S. WarspiteA view of the bridge of H.M.S
Singapore, bastion in the East, by G. H. DavisBritains great bastion in the East: Singapore, stubborn obstacle to Japans ambitious projects in Southern Asia during the Second World War
WW2 - Chef cooking in a bombed-out street - Blitz, LondonWW2 - His restaurant and kitchen destroyed by German bombing, a Chef continues to cook al fresco in a bombed-out street - Blitz, London. Date: circa 1941
Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, Wanted for Sneezing.. Date: circa 1940
AFS despatch rider and messenger, WW2An AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) despatch rider and messenger on a motorbike at an LFS sub-station during the Second World War
Kaiser Wilhelm II and his wife HermineKaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941)pictured with his second wife, Princess Hermine Reuss (1887-1947)
DREADNOUGHT HOAXVIRGINIA WOOLF as a young woman, with Duncan Grant, Adrian Stephen, Anthony Buxton, Guy Ridley and Horace Cole as " The Emperor of Abyssinia and His Suite"
Baden-Powell / Chief ScoutLORD ROBERT STEPHENSON SMYTH BADEN-POWELL English army and Chief scout
Texas Longhorns with steer mascot, USATexas Longhorns (American football team) with their mascot Big Boy, a Longhorn steer), Austin, Texas, USA. Date: 1941
WW2 Aircraft - A Spitfire and Heinkel 111KWW2 - Engagement in the air between a German Heinkel 111K long-range bomber and an RAF Spitfire, which has secured a hit. Date: circa 1941
V for Victory. US World War Two propaganda postcardV for Victory. World War Two propaganda postcard: United We Stand - featuring a backdrop of stripes from the American flag. The card also features the morse codes symbols for the letter v. Date: 1941
A Library Study of Salvador DaliSalvador Dali (1904-1989) is seated at a desk for a library study of the surrealist artist as an author. At the time he was working on his book The Secret Life of Salvador Dali
RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing a raid by Hudson planes of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aalesund, Norway, during the Second World War, in which eleven ships were hit. 1941
Yamashita Tomoyuki(1885-1946) General of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. 1941
Mr and Mrs Salvador DaliThe surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) and his wife, Gala. At the time he was working on his book The Secret Life of Salvador Dali
Captain Charles UphamPortrait of double VC winner, Captain Charles Upham (). Born in New Zealand, Upham was a sheep farmer who distinguished himself during World War Two on two occasions
Swordfish Torpedo-bombers on board HMS Victorious, SecondPhotograph showing Fleet Air Arm Swordfish torpedo-bombers gathered on the stern of the Royal Navy aircraft-carrier HMS Victorious, during the Second World War, 1941
Good Morning ! by David WrightGood Morning! by David Wright, featuring a woman looking at herself in a dressing table mirror while her silk dressing gown slips revealingly off her shoulder
Mina CrandonAmerican physical medium, whose authenticity was much questioned but never conclusively disproved
Gloster E 2839 -Britains first jet aircraft that took to the air for the first time in May 1941
Lush Bint by David Wright, showing a women wrapped in a fur coat. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
One D--n Thing After Another ! by David WrightOne D-n Thing After Another! by David Wright, showing an almost naked woman sitting on a bed wearing little except a head scarf and stockings and trying on a series of hats
The Siren by David Wright, showing a woman clad in little more than underwear and stocking, with a head scarf round her head, posing on a carpet of furs
Blitz in London -- bomb disposal at Charing CrossBlitz in London -- soldiers using a trolley to remove a land mine on Hungerford Railway Bridge, Charing Cross, on 17 April 1941
Soviet Women Read PravdaSoviet women factory workers read Pravda on the day the Anglo-Soviet Agreement is announced
Oh Honey ! by David WrightOh Honey! by David Wright, showing a woman skimpily covering her naked body but allowing a glimpse of stockinged leg
German Tanks AdvanceA German tank column, accompanied by infantry, advances into Russia
Emanuel LaskerEMANUEL LASKER German mathematician, philosopher & chess master, defeated Steinitz in 1894 and retained title till defeated by Capablanca in 1921
Sir James George FrazerSIR JAMES GEORGE FRAZER Scottish Anthropologist Author of The Golden Bough
Autogyro Landing PadIn tomorrows cities, the autogyro landing pad will be a standard feature, enabling travelers to fly directly to the city centre, landing on a rooftop
London firewomen playing netball, Westminster SW1A netball competition between London Fire Brigade firewomen teams played at Greycoat School, Greycoat Place, Westminster
James JoyceJames Augustine Joyce Irish Writer
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I m doin me knitThe Caption reads I m doing my knit - a play on the wartime need to do your bit. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1941
Evacuee children in gas masks near Windsor, 1941London babies find peace in the country: a nurse walks evacuated children in gas masks across a playground, to accustom them to the wearing of gas masks. LCC Residential School near Windsor
Barrage Balloon with an Underslung Capule Used for Parac?Barrage Balloon with an Underslung Capule Used for Parachute Training During WW2 Date: 1941
Barcelona International Exhibition. 1929. Poster from an illustration by R. Bas. View of Paseo de Maria Cristina with the Montju fountains and the National Palace
DELAUNAY, Robert. Carousel with PigsDELAUNAY, Robert (1885-1941). Carousel with Pigs. 1922. Orphism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris
Battle of Cape MatapanThe three British Royal Naval warships which played the leading role in the Battle of Cape Matapan, off the coast of the Greek Peloponnesian peninsula
Two London firefighters awarded George Medal, WW2Two London firefighters awarded the George Medal, 20 September 1941. From left to right: J C Cunningham and H W Mould of Bishopsgate, being congratulated by a colleague after hearing the news
Map of the war in North Africa by G. H. DavisThe war in North Africa: a strategic contour map of the desert arena during the Second World War. Conflict began there in September 1940. Date: 1942
German gliders in Battle of Crete by G. H. DavisLanding air troops: German gliders of the Battle of Crete during the Second World War
Sir Robert Baden-Powell playing the Kudu Horn, Birkenhead, 1Photograph showing Sir Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941) (centre), the English soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts, playing the Kudu horn at a Scouts World Jamboree, Birkenhead, July 1929
Photograph of Granville Tavern, Ponders End, Greater London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub
BristolMembers of the Bristol contingent
Winter Morning by Muriel Dawson -- two children out walking in the snow with three dogs. Date: 1941
Short S23 Empire flying boat, AX659, after conversion to military use, taxying on Belfast Lough in April 1941. This aircraft was formerly G-AETY, Clio
Blitz in London -- AFS personnel receiving treatment, WW2With the Blitz still at its height
LFB and the Blitz - Queen Victoria StreetThe moment that an unsupported front wall of a building, severely damaged by fire, dramatically collapsed into the street
NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicleDonated to the London Region of the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross, the mobile kitchen unit displayed at the Regional (Brigade) Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1 is seen here with its side canopies extended
View of City fires from St Pauls Cathedral, WW2Blitz in London -- view of City fires from St Pauls Cathedral following an air raid
NFS - Home Office hose tests at Wimbledon, WW2London Region NFS/AFS firefighters assisting in Home Office trials to improve water delivery systems to emergency dams and onto fires after the fire service was nationalised in August 1941
Government supplied NFS pump escape and trailer pumpA grey pump escape and trailer pump prior to having its NFS station identification number painted on the side. Seen here at the London Fire Brigade headquarters in Lambeth
Rabindranath TagoreSIR RABINDRANATH TAGORE Indian writer Date: 1861 - 1941
Lord Pentland marriageLord Pentland (Henry John Sinclair) (1925-1984), the second and last Baron Pentland, marries Miss Lucy Babington Smith, niece of the Earl of Elgin, at Eton College Chapel
Otto Kretschmer, German submarine commander and U-boat " ace" called " The Wolf of the Atlantic" coming ashore British destroyer following capture of U-99
Sir Robert Baden-Powell, 1911Illustrated portrait of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the English soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts, pictured in his Chief Scout uniform, 1911
The Imperial Japanese Navy, Second World War, 1941Illustration showing the British estimate of the strength of the Imperial Japanese Navy, during the Second World War, 1941
