1943 Collection (page 15)

Wartime map of Italy by G. H. Davis
The slow advance in Italy: General Alexanders candid explanation. All roads lead to Rome -- but all the roads are mined, says General Alexander

Mrs Charles Sweeny & Lt. Hoguet, US Navy
Mrs Charles Sweeny (1912-1993), formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later, on her second marriage, the Duchess of Argyll, pictured at a Ball in aid of Queen Charlottes Hospital

Shall I Draw You? by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy draws a cat on a blackboard. Date: 1943

Coloured silhouette of a boy in school uniform
Full length coloured silhouette of a boy called Louis, in school uniform with gown and yellow stockings (Christs Hospital School). Date: 1943

Silhouette of a girl with a toy animal
Full length silhouette of a girl called Joan, holding a toy animal. Date: 1943

Knitting pattern 1943
Warm wool lies... Vest and pants for the long winter evenings. A 1940s knitting pattern providing instructions on how to make a womans vest and pants

Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -- the early West in modern splendor! Date: 1943

Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1943
Quailty... a necessity when supplies are limited. The output of Chilprufe pure wool is now confined solely to a range of essential garments for infants and young children

Advert for Estancia by Joyce California shoes 1943
Green slip on shoes, with braiding edge. 1943

Chonqing bombed
The Chinese city of Chongqing (Chungking) after a Japanese bombing raid Date: September 1943

Surface action with guns by G. H. Davis
Inside a British submarine during the Second World War: a surface action with guns. How an underwater boat comes up to attack light surface vessels with gunfire. Date: 1943

Aerial warfare in summer skies by G. H. Davis
Beware of the Hun in the sun: aerial warfare in summer skies, flight formations and tactics dependent on the suns position. Left: hide and seek in the clouds, with the sun used for cover

Ground crews and heavy bombers by G. H. Davis
Background to a raid on Berlin: the ground crews who keep British heavy bombers in the air during the Second World War. Showing the vital maintenance work carried out at a British bomber base

British night fighters by G. H. Davis
Methods of Britains night fighters during the Second World War: the element of surprise. Clear, dark nights are ideal for hunting enemy raiders

Vought-Sikorsky helicopter by G. H. Davis
Hovering death for U-boats: the Vought-Sikorsky helicopter, in use during the Second World War. Details of a unique aircraft joining in the Battle of the Atlantic. Date: 1943

Three famous Allied tanks by G. H. Davis
Three famous Allied tanks respected by the Axis during the Second World War: the Churchill, the Sherman and the General Grant. Date: 1943

Menace of the U-boat by G. H. Davis
The deadly menace of the U-boat: the power and possibilities of Germanys underwater wolves. Some details of the operational methods of enemy submarines working in the Atlantic shipping lanes during

Map of northern Tunisia by G. H. Davis
The battleground which was expected to seal the fate of North Africa and gain full control of the Mediterranean during the Second World War

Speed controversy and ship losses by G. H. Davis
Faster or slower cargo ships? Some of the outstanding features in the speed controversy over ship losses during the Second World War

Development of French Africa by G. H. Davis
The vast economic development of French Africa: roads and communications from Algeria to Congo. A contour map of French African possessions under Allied control at this stage of the Second World War

Building merchant ships by G. H. Davis
How pre-fabricated sections are used in the building of merchant ships in British shipyards during the Second World War. Rapid construction of cargo vessels to make good the losses sustained by

Happy Hours by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl sits reading. Date: 1943

Tug of War by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy and his dog on the beach. Date: 1943

The Cowslip Field by Muriel Dawson -- a little child bends down to pick flowers. Date: 1943

Advert for Norvic shoes for women 1943
Out and about with Norvic shoes. On her feet all day, yet she still remains cheerful. Her shoes are smart and practical, too

Advert for Gor-ray Koneray pocket skirts 1943
Pocket elegance. It is modish to stand around with a hand in your hip pocket now that the Zwow enables you to do so with elegance and ease

Advert for recruitment of nurses and midwives 1943
Nurses and widwives needed. The wartime job that can be your career... The girl who becomes a nurse or midwife is doing a war job of vital importance

Gloucester Gauntlet interceptor fighter planes, WW1
Three Gloucester (or Gloster) Gauntlet interceptor fighter planes with RAF markings. It was a single-seater biplane, first flight 1933, retired 1943. Date: 1930s

Tactics in a torpedo action by G. H. Davis
What happens inside a British submarine when she sights enermy vessels and attacks with torpedoes. 1943

Training school for submarine crew 1943
The U.S Navy submarine school at New London, which these photographs were taken is a rigorous training ground for the men who have already passed preliminary teasts fitting them for their dangerous

Advert for British Railways 1943
The ever rising tide. War production is rising like the tide and the need for rail transport rises with it. But this increase in traffic is only one of the Railways many wartime loads

British Mosquito bomber by G. H. Davis
The high speed British Mosquito bomber, constructed almost entirely of wood, was nicknamed The Wooden Wonder. Used for long-range day and night combat, attacking railways

Simmonds: Aeronautical, Industrial & Marine Constrution 1943
No passenagers. Science is discouraging the barnacle. There is no room for passengers on the smooth surface of the stream-lined age. Industry, too discouraging an AEROCESSORY from an accessory

Advert for The General Electric Company 1943
A battalion of kettles won t stop a tank. That is a job for gun, shells, mines and bombs. So that industry can concentrate its energies on the weapons and supplies of War

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1943
Twice as good with egg. What a blessing it is that you now use almost as many eggs as you want. Thanks to the success of dried egg in this country

Land girls - H L Oakley silhouettes, WW2
Land girls - H L Oakley silhouettes. Date: 1943

Silent radio telephony on the battlefront 1943
Using a throat microphone and wireless silent speech transmitter, the soldier on patrol can report instructions back to base from under the noses of the enemy. Date: 1943

Sir William G. Granet, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR WILLIAM GUY GRANET (1867-1943) Italian born, British railway administrator, becoming general manager of the Midland Railway (later the London, Midland and Scottish Railway)

Andre Antoine Photo
ANDRE ANTOINE French actor, in 1935 Date: 1858-1943

Joseph Rank
JOSEPH RANK Yorkshire miller and devout Methodist. Date: 1854 - 1943

Reginald Mackenna
REGINALD MACKENNA statesman Date: 1863 - 1943

WW2 - Aircraft of the Free French Lorraine Squadron, Libya
WW2 - Blenheim Mk. IV Aircraft of the Free French Lorraine Squadron, Libya (RAF No. 342 Squadron). Date: circa 1943

Church Street - Steyning, Sussex, England Date: 1943

Pretty French girl putting a shell to her ear to hear the sounds of the sea. Date: 1943

WW2 - Royal Air Force pilot and positive poem
WW2 - photograph of a Royal Air Force pilot accompanied by a positive patriotic poem by G. D. Wilkinson. Keep Smiling ! Date: circa 1943

WW2 - The Scales of Victory - Oil and Steel Output compared between the Free Labour of the British Commonwealth and the USA and the Slave Labour of Germany and her subject nations

Keep Fit - Running for the Train
Keep Fit - Take a walk every morning! Three portly city gent having to scramble to make their morning train into the city. Date: 1943

Coupon Wedding - Cloth in short supply leads to a rather daring wedding gown! Date: 1943

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