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WW2 Home Front Window CleanerThis illustration portrays a woman who working as a window cleaner during WW2, she is carrying a ladder over her shoulder and a bucket in her hand. Date: circa 1941
WW2 British Munitions WorkerAn illustration which portrays a female factory worker during WW2, possibly in the munitions industry. Date: circa 1941
WW2 British Munitions FactoryThis illustration shows some workers stacking and moving WW2 munitions shells at a British factory. Date: circa 1941
The Home Front, WW2 LookoutA front cover illustration for a WW2 children's book, The Home Front, a Tuck book by Hilde Marchant. The image shows a lookout standing on a roof top trying to spot enemy raiding planes
60-pounder artillery gunRoyal Artillery ?? A 60-pounder artillery gun in a camouflaged (barely) position in the Western Desert. Date: circa 1941
Polikarpov I-16 Rata fighter, captured by German forces. Date: 1941
T-28 multi-turreted medium tankA Soviet T-28 multi-turreted medium tank, knocked out, with dead crew members atill where they died. Date: 1941
Polikarpov I-16 Rata fighters, in a scrap dump captured by German forces. Date: 1941
KV-1 Shielded heavy tankA Soviet KV-1 Shielded heavy tank, knocked out by German anti-tank fire, with damaged indicated by an invading German soldier
Poster, National Lottery, France, WW2Poster, National Lottery, France - 10 November draw - support for hospitals during the Second World War Date: 1941
Douglas Boston I / Havoc I BD111, of No.23 Squadron being prepared for a night intruder sortie over occupied Europe on 7 March 1941 at RAF Ford. Date: 1941
Short Brothers Empire flying boat CanopusImperial Airways Aircraft, Short Brothers Empire flying boat Canopus Date: 1941
Cover design, Schoolboys Story Book - boys disembarking from an Imperial Airways Aircraft Date: 1941
Save for DefenceThis well-known Second World War Savings poster was designed by the leading British railway poster artist Frank Newbould. The design was highly regarded at the time and featured in Modern Publicity
Royal Navy typewritten message, WW2Original Royal Navy typewritten message, dated 23 May 1941 regarding the movements of the German battleship Bismarck and a Cruiser as they left the port of Bergen to take part in the massive naval
Cover design, Stirring Science Stories, science fiction and fantasy pulp magazine Date: 1941
Poster, Allied Air Offensive against Germany, WW2Poster, Allied Air Offensive against Germany up to 1 January 1941 Date: 1941
Music cover, My Adobe Hacienda, words and music by Louise Massey and Lee Penny Date: 1941
Film scene from Beatrice Cenci, starring Carola Hohn Date: 1941
Music cover, Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered, lyric by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, featured and broadcast by Billy Cotton and his Band Date: 1941
Music cover, When I Sing, Deanna DurbinMusic cover, When I Sing, from the film It Started with Eve, starring Deanna Durbin and Charles Laughton, words by Sam Lerner, music by Tchaikovsky Date: 1941
SNCASO SO-P1 Ferblantine 01, during assembly at the SNCASO factory in Vichy France. First flown in 1941, this glider was hidden when Vichy France was occupied by the Germans
Fantastic Adventures - The living DeadCover of Fantastic Adventures, November 1941, featuring the story The living Dead by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A tiger with pincers fights a weird looking red lion while a woman climb up a tree to
Fantastic Adventures - Death plays a gameCover of Fantastic Adventures, December 1941, featuring the story Death plays a game by David V. Reed. A alien is holding a futuristic gun which is directed at a blue suited terrified looking man
Moving Famous London Statues to Safety 1941The Burghers of Calais by Augustave Robin, in Victoria Gardens, Westminster being moved to a place of safety. As a precaution against possible bombing precious art
Front cover of The Sketch featuring King George VI (1895 - 1952), with his wife and consort, Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002), and one of their pet dog Corgis. Date: 1941
Mrs Robert Hudson wife of Minister of Agriculture and member of the Women's Voluntary Service, in East End, London. Giving out hundreds of articles of clothing
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting the East End of London, which suffered fierce bombing. They walked over debris examined the damage
The Christmas Tree by Muriel Dawson -- a small child in red walks through the snow with a Christmas tree. Date: 1941
Advertisement for all purpose Civil Defence workers coat for the winter months. Date: 1941
The Whole Art of Anti-Dive-Bomber CamouflageBritish military tanks and soldiers in disguise as civilians, so when seen from above the bombers don't attack. Date: 1941
The Roof Raising Defence to Defeat Dive-BombersLatest device drawn by William Heath Robinson to defeat the dive bombers is a roof-raising by system of cogs, balloons and other lifting machinery. Date: 1941
William Heath Robinson drawing showing soldiers unaware of the camouflaged famous Stonehenge moving around in Wiltshire. Date: 1941
Camouflage v Camouflage During Invasion PracticeWilliam Heath Robinson has come up with a solution to save on man-power in the East Coast of England. Revolving helmets being paraded around on a primitive pulley system with the locals clapping
Camouflaging the Colonel's BreakfastUnder elaborate cover the regimental cooks get to work, invisible from the air by a table of cabbages. Date: 1941
Way to Increase your Greengage Jam RationOwing to the short supply of sugar, it was necessary to cut down the amount used in the jam production. Illustrated by William Heath Robinson showing inside a jam factory where every part of
Page of adverts for women 1941Page of two adverts. Left ad from Ats, - Auxiliary Territorial Service, promoting active service for vital roles during the Second World War for women
Invasion Bells and the Fifth ColumnA suggestion that a Gang of Spies could attempt to disguise themselves as innocent country folk and succeed in stopping the ringing of the church bells used in warning of attempted invasion
Camouflaged civilians, home guards and dogs in a London park hiding from the enemy above. Date: 1941
Suggestion by William Heath Robinson for defence of London, a spinning platform land with camouflaged anti-aircraft guns. Date: 1941
Defence during the summer months from the beach, home guards hiding with their gun ready. Date: 1941
Trying to carry on as usual! Tennis players camouflaged from above in case of invasion. Date: 1941
German soldiers spotting buildings far in the distance, not realising that it's a setup consisting of a miniature country town coursing the perspective to be all wrong. Date: 1941
Adverts for Women's Military and Civil Clothing WWIITwo adverts for women's clothing first from Moss Bros for the Auxiliary Territorial Service Officer's uniform made from Barathea or Whipcord, supplied read to wear
As a precaution against possible bombing precious art, relics, sculptures and memorials where moved out of London to a secret place. This was given to the Nation by the National Art Collections Fund
Successful campaign in the Libyan desert. Italian soldiers about to trigger an underground device. Date: 1941
Couples ingenious device so they don't wake up the baby. A makeshift pump that extinguishes incendiary bombs that have landed in your home without leaving the comfort of your bed. Date: 1941
How to Make Roof-Spotting a PleasureWilliam Heath Robinson invention for keeping watch from attack. A warden perched up high above the streets with an umbrella for protection, tea-cup-holder and an easy chair. Date: 1941