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Background imageAreas Collection: 43 snapshots, taken in France, by a German artilleryman

43 snapshots, taken in France, by a German artilleryman
Album consisting of 43 snapshots, taken in France, by a German artilleryman, 1914-1916. Contains photographs of transports, portraits and soldiers relaxing in the back areas. Photograph Album

Background imageAreas Collection: Servants Night-time Visiting Ban at Congleton, Cheshire

Servants Night-time Visiting Ban at Congleton, Cheshire
Following claims, in 1842, that the practice of allowing young men to pay night-time visits to female servants in agricultural areas of the Wrexham Union resulted in many single mothers at

Background imageAreas Collection: Givenchy, adopted by Liverpool post-First World War

Givenchy, adopted by Liverpool post-First World War
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool at Givenchy, an adopted French village : a ceremony at the 55th West Lancashire Division Memorial

Background imageAreas Collection: Gift of Old Etonians to French village of Eton Woeuvre

Gift of Old Etonians to French village of Eton Woeuvre
The gift of Old Etonians to Etons adopted French village devastated in the First World War : the opening of the school and mairie at Eton Woeuvre near Verdun

Background imageAreas Collection: Liverpools gift - new memorial hall at Givenchy

Liverpools gift - new memorial hall at Givenchy
Liverpools gift to its adopted French town : the new memorial hall at Givenchy after the opening ceremony performed by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool

Background imageAreas Collection: The Fighting Line in Flanders, 1915

The Fighting Line in Flanders, 1915
Areas of possession between the German and Allied armies on the Western front by the autumn of 1915. Despite the advances made by the Germans at Ypres

Background imageAreas Collection: Keeping track of German raiders by G. H. Davis

Keeping track of German raiders by G. H. Davis
Keeping track of German raiders during the Second World War: the method pictorially explained, from the moment their approach is noted until the sounding of the alert in the threatened areas

Background imageAreas Collection: RAF photographic reconnaissance work by G. H. Davis

RAF photographic reconnaissance work by G. H. Davis
Spying out the enemys secrets from the air: photographic reconnaissance work in the RAF. How the RAF has obtained its great collection of photographs of vital areas in Germany

Background imageAreas Collection: Wartime map of Berlin by G. H. Davis

Wartime map of Berlin by G. H. Davis
A map of Berlin during the Second World War, explaining why the German capital city is the focus of RAF bombing, showing the main war industries, transport centres and power stations. Date: 1943

Background imageAreas Collection: View of the courtyard of the Cavendish Hotel

View of the courtyard of the Cavendish Hotel, 81-83 Jermyn Street, London Date: C. 1910

Background imageAreas Collection: Paris Les Halles

Paris Les Halles
Bird s-eye view of the markets of Paris - with areas for boucherie (meat), ble (corn), dras (cloth) and so on. Date: 14/15th centuries

Background imageAreas Collection: LCC-MFB West Norwood fire station SE27

LCC-MFB West Norwood fire station SE27
Built by the Metropolitan Board of Works (the forerunner of the London County Council), West Norwood fire station opened in 1881, located in Norwood High Street, near Knights Hill

Background imageAreas Collection: GLC-LFB Northern Command Control Unit

GLC-LFB Northern Command Control Unit
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageAreas Collection: GLC-LFB Southern Command Control Unit

GLC-LFB Southern Command Control Unit
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageAreas Collection: GLC-LFB HQ Major Control Unit, Lambeth HQ

GLC-LFB HQ Major Control Unit, Lambeth HQ
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageAreas Collection: NFS (London Region) Fire Force 35 Control Unit, WW2

NFS (London Region) Fire Force 35 Control Unit, WW2
There were five Fire Force areas in the London Region of the NFS, Nos. 34 to 38. Each Fire Force area had its own local headquarters and Control Unit with dedicated staff



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