Civilians Collection (page 2)

Aftermath of an incendiary bomb in Poland 1939
Polish civilians as they deal with a fire caused by an incendiary bomb in Poland. The Sphere contextualises the man on the left; describing him as a butcher whose daughter had been injured in an

Civilians filling sandbags for air raid shelters 1939
Civilians, 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

Frenchmen marching in London after enlisting 1939
French reservists marching with French flags over Westminster Bridge, after reporting to and being registered by the French Consulate for military service, just after the outbreak of war

Explosion of a hatch on the Athenia, September 1939
Illustration of the explosion as a torpedo from a German submarine hit the port side No. 5 hatch of the Athenia, a British transatlantic passenger liner

WWII September 1939 Holiday makers filling sandbags
Holiday makers filling sandbags at a beach on the East Coast of Britain in the week following the declaration of war in September 1939. Date: 1939

The Capture of Veracruz by American Forces
American troops stand in formation across a large square, with soldiers on horseback gathered in the centre to celebrate the successful capture of Veracruz the day previously

Refugees arriving at Champillon, France, WW1
Refugees arriving at Champillon from Reims, 26 September 1914. 1914

Troops crossing Westminster Bridge, London, WW1
Troops crossing Westminster Bridge, London, at the beginning of the First World War, 2 August 1914. 1914

Royal Navy recruitment office, Strand London, WW1
Royal Navy recruitment office in The Strand, London, First World War. 1914-1918

Interval drinks at the Olympia, Paris, WW1
Interval drinks at the Olympia, a music hall in Paris, painting by Charles Henry Tenre, First World War, showing Allied soldiers of all nationalities and different ranks. circa 1918

Study for Exodus, by Frank Brangwyn, WW1
Study for Exodus, by Frank Brangwyn, depicting Belgian civilian refugees fleeing their homes during the First World War. Brangwyn was Belgian by birth. circa 1918

Photograph used by Frank Brangwyn for Exodus painting
Squared photograph used by the artist Frank Brangwyn for his Exodus painting, depicting Belgian civilian refugees fleeing their homes. Brangwyn was Belgian by birth. circa 1918

Captured gun, Long Max, Belgium, with civilians posing
Male and female civilians posing with a big gun, Long Max (also known as Koekelare and Leugenboom, of the German Pommern Battery), Belgium, captured by the Belgians on 16 October 1918

British prisoners of war WWII
British prisoners of war marched past French civilians in Paris during World War II Date: 1940

The War in the Picture-Palaces, French cinema
A French cinema audience during World War One - a newsreel is being shown, giving civilians some idea of what war is really like

Liberation of Brussels during World War II Date: 1945

BELGIAN FRANC-TIREURS
Belgian franc-tireurs - civilians who attack the invading Germans : in fact, none exist : they are a figment of the German imagination ! Date: 1914

SOLDIER & CIVILIANS 1854 SOLDIER & CIVILIANS 1854
French soldiers with three civilian men Date: 1854

National Id Card 1940S
During World War Two, everyone had to carry their Identity Card at all times. Date: 1940s

WW2 Poster -- Typhus, How Is It Spread?
Information poster on typhus and how it is spread. Colour lithograph, British Army anti-typhus medical information poster, after 2nd Lieutenant Stacey Hopper

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Abdul Hamid, WW1
Cartoon, The Expert, showing Kaiser Wilhelm II on horseback with massacred civilians at his feet and a sword dripping with blood

Boy home on Leave
THEREs A BOY COMING HOME ON LEAVE A soldier embraces his sweetheart as he arrives home

Belgian war orphans with Father Syoens WWI
Group photograph of Belgian war orphan children brought to Detroit, U.S.A during World War One. Father Syoens, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows, Roman Catholic Church

Communist China - swimmers in Yangtze River
Swimmers (soldiers and civilians) in the water of the Yangtze River (Changjiang) in Communist China in July 1970. They are taking part in a training exercise

WW1 poster, French war loans
Poster, Women working in the fields can also help serve France by investing in a Victory Loan. circa 1918

WWI Poster, Step into your place
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Step into your place, showing civilians joining in at the back of a long marching line of soldiers. Date: 1915

More Entanglements by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
Bathing at Casse Les Bains is going to be rotten again this year. Two stereotypically grouchy looking Germans in bathing costumes do their best to enjoy a seaside holiday despite the barbed wire

Colonial volunteers inspected by Major-General Bethune, WW1
Major-General Bethune inspecting colonial volunteers on the Horse Guards Parade wearing their civilian clothes, including, at one end, a man in top hat and tails

French World War One refugees
Liberation: the freeing of the civil population. Rescued after living for four years in the enemy lines: a party of French refugees being conveyed to safety in Northern France after cessation of

Anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Serbia, showing refugees and soldiers on the move in Serbia during the First World War

Three cartoons at the start of the First World War: at the top, a comment on needing another war to collect the debts for this one

Field Marshal August von Mackensen, German army officer
Field Marshal August von Mackensen (1849-1945), German Army officer, seen here on his 88th birthday. He is in uniform, including a deaths head on his headgear

Are YOU in this? A poster designed by Robert Baden-Powell during the First World War showing British citizens joining in the war effort

Coventry after the Blitz, Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a scene of utter destruction in the centre of Coventry after the German air-raid of 14th November 1940

Liberty Bonds War Poster
A World War One poster urging people to buy Liberty Bonds to prevent the Germans attacking civilians

Aerial raid on Southend, watching the Zeppelin at work
The aerial raid on Southend: watching the Zeppelin at work in 1915 during the First World War. The Zeppelin airship dropped upwards of 100 bombs upon Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff and Leigh

Old Bill and Co. September 1940
" No, you were wrong, Bill! That wasn t another warnin you eard." Bruce Bairnsfathers cartoon makes light of the repeated air-raid warnings civilians were subjected to during the Battle of

Communist China - Wu Han City commemoration
People (soldiers and civilians) parading through the streets of Wu Han City (Wuhan) in Communist China during the Cultural Revolution era

Communist China - civilians laying a landmine
Communist China - Chinese civilians playing their part in the conflict by laying a landmine to hold back the Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). circa 1940s

Protective colouring for black outs, WWII - hi vis dog
A night time shot illustrating the use of white accessories to ensure visibility during black outs, making pedestrians visible to motorists during the early weeks of the Second World War. Date: 1939

A family of Iraqi civilians seek the help of a soldier
Digital photograph: A family of Iraqi civilians seek the help of a soldier serving with No 2 Company, 1st Battalion The Irish Guards to locate their other child caught up in the panic caused by

Soldiers and civilians, Braunschweig, Germany
Soldiers (British Army of the Rhine) and civilians in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Ruhleben camp, WW1
Where the Boche interns British civilians - a birds eye view of the camp at Ruhleben where British civilians, living in Germany at the time of the outbreak of war were interned

WW1 German poster, Brirener Bank war loans
German poster, Brirener Bank 8th issue of war loans. circa 1918

WW1 Poster, Feed the Guns with War Bonds
Poster, Feed the Guns with War Bonds and Help to End the War. circa 1918

Cartoon, The Little War, WW1
Cartoon, The Little War. Children playing a war game. One of them tells his friend: Don t yell like that, you re supposed to be dead! Date: 1917

Cartoon, The Road Menders, WW1
Cartoon, The Road Menders. They stop work to watch the arrival of some VIPs. Date: 1917

Greek Art. Munich Lekythos. Grave monument in the form of an oil flask (lekythos). About 370 BC. As a sing of their attachment the couple reach out their hands to each other. Gyptothek. Munich

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