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King and Queen inspecting bomb damage at Buckingham PalaceKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth pictured among the rubble at Buckingham Palace following German air raids during the Blitz, September 1940
Air Raid Drills at the Windmill TheatreAt the Windmill Theatre, London, the showgirls are given a crash course in fire-fighting and first aid. 1940
Poster, ARP Looks To You, Womens Voluntary Services, WW2. 1940s
Connecting up a hosepipe during the BlitzFireman, A.R.P men and volunteers move to quickly attach a hose to the nearest pavement hydrant close to a fire caused by the German bombing campaign over the Capital throughout 1940
Air Raid Warden Date: early 1900s
Arriving after a gas attack, ARP training exercise during WW2
Removing clothing and burning it after a gas attack, ARP training exercise during WW2
Stretcher carrying technique, ARP training exercise during WW2
Giving treatment after a gas attack, ARP training exercise during WW2
Helping someone on fire, ARP training exercise during WW2
Applying artificial respiration, ARP training exercise during WW2
Using a stirrup pump, ARP training exercise during WW2
A Fire Party, ARP training exercise during WW2
Incendiary devices, ARP training exercise during WW2
Building an Anderson shelter, ARP training exercise during WW2
Removing an unexploded incendiary bomb, ARP training exercise during WW2
Helping to put on gas masks, ARP training exercise during WW2
WW2 Christmas Greetings CardA WW2 Christmas greetings card containing some quite minimalistic illustrations showing various scenes of Britain's home defence, including figures experiencing the holidays during a blackout
Volunteers: Mrs Pittman, ARP, and Miss Noel, lorry driverPhotographs of war time volunteers: We take our hat's off to: Mrs J B Pittman, in ARP woollens, on bicycle, and Miss Susan Noel, in uniform, walking. Captioned, ??Mrs. J. B
Womens ARP Suit, designed by HarrodsModel wearing Womens Air Raid Precaution suit, designed by Harrods. Captioned, This natty and becoming A.R.P. suit designed by Harrods is zipped up the front
You Can't Be Too Careful!Cartoon showing an over-enthusiastic ARP warden at a pantomime. He appears to be indulging in some unexpected audience participation. Date: 1940
Advert for Larola - For Face and Hands - bottle being held up by an ARP (Air Raid Precautions) Girl Date: 1940
ARP Cleansing and decontamination facilityAir Raid Precautions (ARP) - Gas Cleansing and decontamination facility. Date: 1937
The Bristlewoods See it Through, WWII cartoonMrs Bristlewood: " The idea of your going fishing in wartime! And wheres your gas-mask?" Mr Bristlewood: " If you want to know, my gas-masks here - and my knitting too"
The ARP Wardens Suit, September 1939Female ARP warden modelling " the latest" wartime suit with a helmet. From October 1939, ARP uniforms featuring bluette overalls were issued however until then an ARP warden would wear
Men painting warning signs for unexploded bombs, Sept 1939ARP volunteers painting wooden boards with; " keep clear unexploded bomb" to be used as a warning to civilians when a bomb fails to explode. Date: 1939
Huge blinds used to camouflage a factory, Sept 1939Huge dark blinds used to camouflage an entire factory on an A-road just outside of London. Blackout regulations were imposed two days before the outbreak of war to make the factory less visible to
Woman carrying gas mask correctly, September 1939London woman photographed from behind as an example of how best to carry a gas mask. The Sphere comments on the impracticality of holding a gas mask in your hand which it describes as "
Civilians filling sandbags for air raid shelters 1939Civilians, including females in bikini tops and a man in a suit, working together to fill sandbags for use in the construction of public air raid shelters. September 1939
A father leads his two children to be evacuated 1939A father in the middle of his two children with backpacks and gas masks photographed from behind as he takes them to be evacuated
Construction of sandbag air raid shelter, September 1939Construction of a large public air raid shelter from sandbags in North London, shortly after the outbreak of war. September 1939
Londoners travelling to work amid wartime delays 1939Londoners photographed as they travel after experiencing delays due to air raid warnings. The Sphere describes " three hours suburban traffic" but reports that " by 9.30 and 10 a.am
Female and male warden conferring in street, Sept 1939Female warden in a steel helmet reading over the latest regulations with another warden, holding a helmet, in the middle of a busy Westminster street
Steel helmets ready to be packed in factory, September 1939London factory workers stand behind rows of steel helmets, laid out to be packed for dispatch and issued to air-raid wardens as part of the preparations for war
Two men building an Anderson shelter, September 1939Two men building an Anderson shelter outside a lodge-keepers house in St. James s, London, just after the outbreak of the war. Date: 1939
WW2 - Patriotic Propaganda - Play on the initials A. R. PWW2 - Patriotic Propaganda - A play on the initials A. R. P. as " All - Right - Presently" with a jolly poem painting a rather rosy picture of londoners jauntily doing the Lambeth Walk into
WW2 birthday card, blackout sceneWW2 birthday card with blackout scene. Date: circa 1942
Old Bill and Co by Bruce BairnsfatherAn ARP warden stands on a rooftop during a very lively air raid and looks down a chimney pot with his binoculars telling those hiding inside, I said, I reckon its time you went to the shelter. 1940
WW2 - ARP man with horse and flashlight wishing the recipient of this card a Happy Birthday. Note the helmet on the horse and the black and white legwear on both horse and watchman
WW2 greetings card, rabbit ARP wardenWW2 greetings card, a rabbit ARP warden with a torch. Date: circa 1942
Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters join Heavy Rescue teams and ARP squads who are searching for casualties and bodies after a heavy explosive bomb devastated buildings in Invicta Road, Westcombe Park
Betty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker with George MedalBetty Quinn - Coventry ARP Worker, has her George Medal admired by her sister, Joyce. Betty was the youngest recipient of the GM when they were presented for the first time at a recent Buckingham
Show girl to ARP warden, 1939Miss Judy McCrea, a show girl at the Windmill Theatre, London fulfilling her other role as an air raid warden in Paddington in October 1939. Date: 1939
WW2 Christmas card, Carrying On! Date: 1939
WW2 Christmas card, Tin Hats and the different people who wear them. Date: 1939
WW2 Christmas card, air raid wardens on bicyclesWW2 Christmas card, two air raid wardens on bicycles. Date: circa 1942
WW2 birthday card, dog cartoonWW2 birthday card (inside), cartoon by Richardson, a dog inside its kennel with sandbags piled up all around. Date: circa 1942
WW2 Christmas card, female air warden (ARP). Date: 1945