1944 Collection (page 16)

Farming pre-war in 1944 - layout of fields and crops (2 / 2)
Abbey Farm - 1944. The standard farm layout during WW2 in Britain (from 1944) showing the layout of fields and crops, Arable balanced with Grass

Mortain in Normandy, France
The town of Mortain in north west Normandy, France, which was held by the German Field Marshal von Kluge during World War Two

Startling Stories - The Giant Atom by Malcolm Jameson. A man holds a woman protectively as they both look fearfully out of a spaceship window, the view ahead shows the sun orbiting planet earth

Startling Stories - Strangers on the Heights by Manly Wade Wellman. A man holds a ray gun to the head of a scared skeletal being

Margaret Woodyear, WRNS
Portrait photo of Margaret Woodyear WRNS, who served during the Second World War. 1944

Startling Stories - Sci Fi Mag - Shadow Over Mars
The front cover of Startling Stories magazine, showing a man and a woman (in skimpy gold costume) being attacked by three red ape-like monsters with fearsome teeth

Souvenir Programme for the Home Guard Stand Down concert held at the Royal Albert Hall, London on December 3rd 1944, featuring a glittering array of popular entertainment stars and guests

WW2 - Pilots Sketch of his Spitfire Squadrons Officers
WW2 - A fun sketch by Pilot Christian Mazo of his Spitfire Squadrons Officers, playfully bombing a hapless German. No. 329 Squadron appears to have connections to the Free French (note livery)

Fantastic Adventures - Cats of Kadenza
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, October 1944, featuring the story Cats of Kadenza by Don Wilcox. Old man stares terrified in a mysterious glowing hand mirror. Cats scramble over some skulls. Date: 1944

Fantastic Adventures - The strange mission of Arthur Pendran
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, June 1944, featuring the story The strange mission of Arthur Pendran by John X. Pollard. A beautiful woman sits on a throne showing a terrified looking man a floating

Fantastic Adventures - Outlaw Queen of Venus
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, February 1944, featuring the story Outlaw Queen of Venus by Wallace West. Woman in red suit rides a white horse. A group of men standing in front of her. Date: 1944

Fantastic Adventures - The Return of Jongor
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, April 1944, featuring the story The Return of Jongor by Robert Moore Williams. A warrior attacks a club-wielding centaur with a spear. Date: 1944

Music cover, Esther Williams in Bathing Beauty
Music cover, Italian version of a song from the MGM film, Bathing Beauty (Bellezze Al Bagno), starring Esther Williams and Red Skelton

History. World War II. Latvia. Bullets found in the field of Battle near and More. Over 200 Latvians died between September 26 to 29, 1944

History. World War II. Latvia. Helmet found in the field of Battle near and More. Over 200 Latvians died between September 26 to 29, 1944

History. World War II. Latvia. Objects found in the field of Battle near and More. Over 200 Latvians died between September 26 to 29, 1944

Albania. Kruje. National Skanderbeg Museum. Double eagle shield. Date May 24, 1944

Ukraine. Crimean Peninsula. Kerch. Memorial. Heroism of Kerc
Ukraine. Crimean Peninsula. Kerch. Obelisk of Glory. The memorial on the mountain Mithridat, dedicated to the heroism of Kerch in World War II

H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth at Home
Kodachrome of H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth at Home Date: 1944

The Heir, Young Wife and Mother: H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth
The Heir Presumptive, a Happy Young Wife and Mother: H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth, with Whom the Whole British Commonwealth of Nations Rejoices Date: 1948

Group photo, women police officers, London, WW2
Informal group photo of women police officers on a balcony at the Met Polices WEC. They are M Pascoe (joined March 1942), Shirley Jennings (joined May 1941, later Becke)

Charles Dana Gibson
CHARLES DANA GIBSON American illustrator, famous for creating the Gibson Girl. Depicted surrounded by a collage of his drawings. Date: 1867 - 1944

Kastur Ba Gandhi
KASTUR BA GANDHI, his long- suffering wife, arrested often for nationalist activities, sometimes with hard labour : married at age 10, she later shared his celibacy. Date: 1872 - 1944

Celanese Nightgown 1944
A glamorous yet inexpensive nightgown in Celeanese artificial silk, makes good use of coupons. This model has a softly gathered bodice, gored skirt & ribbon bow trim Date: 1944

Police Strike 1944
When the Germans plan to disarm them, the Paris police are ordered to go on strike; those who don t will be treated as traitors and collaborators Date: 15 August 1944

Hunting / Fox / The Meet
The third earl of Lonsdale, sportsman, huntsman etc - The horse has no better friend - pictured with some of his hounds Date: 1857 - 1944

French Commandos Land
French commandos come ashore at Canadel, on the coast of Provence, one of the first steps towards the liberation of France from German occupation Date: 14 August 1944

Gun Emplacement
Allied infantry take out a German gun emplacement defending the beaches Date: 6 June 1944

Paratroops Landing 1944
Allied paratroops land behind the enemy lines, to take the German defences in the rear Date: 6 June 1944

Focke-Wulf 190 Fighter
Produced from 1943 onwards in a variety of models, the FW 190 is a versatile fighter and ground attacker, sometimes carrying bombs in addition to two cannon, two machine guns. Date: circa 1944

Cecile Chaminade / Photo
CECILE LOUISE STEPHANIE CHAMINADE French musician Date: 1861 - 1944

Aag Hanotaux / V Fair 1896
ALBERT-AUGUSTE-GABRIEL HANOTAUX French historian and politician Date: 1853 - 1944

Ernst Pistulla
German light heavyweight boxer Ernst Pistulla. Date: 1906 - 1944

WWII - Barricade in the Cite District - Liberation of Paris
" Man the barricades!" This cry which rang out on Monday, August 21st, 1944. This absolutely terrific photograph shows the men manning a barricade in the Cite District manned by some suave

Kyles of Bute from above Caladh Castle - Scotland. Date: 1944

Sammys Bowery Follies, New York City, USA
Sammys Bowery Follies, Bowery, New York City, USA, showing the performers grouped together on stage. Date: 1944

Churchill visits the Normandy Front during WWII
Winston Churchill pays a three day visit to the Normandy Front, accompanied by General Ismay. His tour covered Caen, Cherbourg, flying-bomb sites and the beaches. Date: 1944

WW2 poster, King Georges Fund for Sailors
WW2 poster, Help all who go down to the sea in ships, their families and their dependants by sending a donation to King Georges Fund for Sailors, Trinity House, London EC3. Date: 1944

WW2 poster, Books are needed now
WW2 poster, An appeal from the Prime Minister, books and magazines for the Forces are needed now. Date: 1944

The Advance into Holland, WW2
The Advance into Holland during the Second World War -- the Second Armys dash towards Nijmegen and Arnhem, and the crossing of the Belgian and Dutch water lines

Building up the Dutch salient, WW2
Building up the Dutch salient: Allied armour pouring into Holland via the Eindhoven-Nijmegen road for the great offensive, Second World War. Date: 1944

Nijmegen Bridge under attack by enemy aircraft, WW2
Nijmegen Bridge, the vital bridgehead in the Eindhoven corridor, under attack by enemy aircraft during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Pulling out from the Arnhem Bridgehead, WW2
British Airborne troops pulling out from the Arnhem Bridgehead, crossing the Lower Rhine during the night after an eight-day ordeal. Date: 1944

Supplies dropped at Bastogne
American troops in the besieged Belgian town of Bastogne watch as Douglas C-47 aircraft drop supplies. Date: December 1944

Luxembourg, 1944
An American 57mm gun crew advance to the Luxembourg Front, in response to the German counter-offensive that became known as the Battle of the Bulge. Date: December 1944

82nd U. S. Airborne Division, 1944
Men of the 82nd U.S. Airborne Division gather round the warmth and light of a fire at night-time in the heavy forest of the Ardennes, Belgium

American artillery, 1944
American soldiers of the 84th Division, 1st U.S.Army, set upM3 105mm howitzers in the snow near Odeigne, Belgium on the northern flank of the German salient in the Ardennes

American field artillery, 1944
An American field artillery unit dig in along a Belgian road, in position to hold ground against the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes area of Belgium which became known as the Battle of

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