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Cans of Spam 1940SCanned Spam luncheon meat, priced at 1 4D (one shilling and four pence in old money), on a shelf in a grocery store
Boy Admires SpitfireSpitfire Summer: A little boy wearing shorts and braces admires a Spitfire on the runway at Biggin Hill, Kent, England
Woman Smoking 1940SA young housewife exhales a stream of smoke as she takes a break from her household tasks. By the end of World War Two, nearly half of the women in Britain had a smoking habit
Exhausted FootmanAn exhausted footman, reflected in a dressing table mirror, rests his weary head in his hands and ruminates on the lot of an Edwardian servant
Doing Laundry 1940SA housewife uses a kind of dolly leg with a rubber plunger on the end of it to wash her clothes in a metal tub. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactmentVictoria Cross Re-enactment of the bravery of Colonel Edward Douglas Brown (Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson VC) (18611940) of the 14th Hussars - who
Two overcoats and a feather duster, hanging from three hooks behind a bedroom door. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
American Civil War re-enactmentA re-enactment of a battle during the American Civil War, taking place in a cabbage field in the UK in 1962. 1860s (re-enactment)
A housewife with a mouthful of clothes pegs strikes a pose as she hangs out the washing! Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Battle of Hastings re-enactment. With cross-gartered jeans and dyed sackcloth doublets, the students of Kent and Sussex Universities re-enact the battle 900 years later. Date: 14 October 1066
GRANDPARENTS 1940SA grandmother gives her young grandson a comforting hug, during the uncertainty of the war years. Grandfather carries on reading his book, regardless. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Suitcase 1940sA typical 1940s brown leather suitcase, belonging to the Hymers family and destined for The 1940s House in West Wickham, Kent. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Shaving the MasterThe Edwardian butler (Mr. Edgar), in his role as valet, gives the Master of the house (Sir John Olliff-Cooper) his morning shave, using a cut- throat razor. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)
BEDROOM 1930S / 1940SA typical 1930s or 1940s bedroom, with twin beds covered in shiny quilted bedspreads, picture rail and blue tiled Art Deco style fireplace. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Festival of Empire exhibition, Pageant of London, 1911Citizens of London as the living history of London City: the pageant at the Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace. 1. visitors to the court of Queen Elizabeth: chiefs and women from afar; 2
Bloomers on Clothes LineThree pairs of bloomers pegged out on a clothes line!
Dining Room 1940SA typical 1940s dining room, decorated in a dark green colour. Note the picture rail, Art Deco style fireplace, radiogram, sideboard, table with tablecloth, vase, etc. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Roman naumachia, naval battle in the colosseum.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity
Edwardian Living RoomAn attractive blonde Edwardian upper class lady, standing proudly next to the marble fireplace of her beautifully furnished living room
Two Handsome FootmenTwo handsome Edwardian footmen in their livery
Men in historical military costume, Lucerne, SwitzerlandMen wearing historical military costume, marching through a street.in Lucerne, Switzerland. circa 1957
Couple in period costumeA couple dressed in period costume, asleep on a bench in a cobbled courtyard. circa 1967
Child in period costumeYoung child in period costume eating an apple, his toy gun on the ground in front of him. circa 1967
People in historical military costume, part of a re-enactment. circa 1967
Young man in three-cornered hat, possibly part of a naval re-enactment in Portsmouth. circa 1967
Re-enactment using ship gun, PortsmouthHistoric re-enactment using a ship gun, Portsmouth, England. circa 1967
WW2 military re-enactment, Hampshire, EnglandWW2 military re-enactment in Hampshire, England. circa 1968
Union of South Africa historical pageant, a re-enactment of a meeting between President Hoffman (1807-1879) and the Basotho (Lesotho) King Moshesh (Moshoeshoe I, c1786-1870) in 1854
American Civil War re-enactmentA re-enactment of a battle during the American Civil War, taking place in a cabbage field in the UK in 1962. Date: 1860s (re-enactment)
Edwardian BottlesA selection of bottles with corks, screwtops and stoppers, one of them containing red liquid with preserved fruit or pickes in it. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)
Going to School 1940SA young mother in a red overcoat walks her two sons (in their uniforms) to school. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Maid with TrayAn Edwardian housemaid hurries along the vast hallway of an Edwardian Country House carrying a tray of edibles for her masters. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)
Boy on a BicycleAn upper class Edwardian boy riding his bicycle. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)
Dusting a StaircaseAn Edwardian housemaid dusts the elaborate balustrade of a huge staircase. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)
Going DownstairsAn Edwardian Ladys Maid rushes downstairs at her mistresss beck and call. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)
Using a MangleTwo women putting wet clothes through a mangle to wring them out before hanging them out to dry in the garden. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Man Reading 1940SGrandfather sits in his armchair reading a copy of the Beckenham Journal, keeping up with the wartime news. Lots of public information leaflets, etc. are to hand. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Peeling Potatoes 1940SA housewife with painted red fingernails peels potatoes into an enamel bowl in the kitchen sink. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Scrubbing Board 1940SA housewife, wearing black rubber gloves, uses a scrubbing board, soap and a metal tub to wash clothes. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Boy Keeping a DiaryA ten-year-old English boy keeps a wartime diary during World War Two. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Cartoon, At Erfurt (1808), showing Napoleon I and Tsar Alexander at the time of their peace treaty, together with ladies of the theatre in what looks like a theatrical re-enactment. Date: 1808
Winston Churchill on Revenge, Earls Court, 1912Winston Churchill at the Shakespeares England exhibition at Earls Court, west London in 1912. He is seen here on board a replica of the Elizabethan ship Revenge. Date: 1912
Barking Fair - The Stocks, Barking, EssexBarking Fair - The Stocks, Barking, near East Ham, Essex, England. Re-enactment Date: 1920s
Group of Saxon Women, Barking, EssexGroup of Saxon Women, Barking, near East Ham, Essex, England. Re-enactment Date: 1920s
Lady Leicester Received by the Magistrate of Barking, Barking, near East Ham, Essex, England. Re-enactment Date: 1920s
An Incident in Great Barking Fair (1746), Barking, EssexAn Incident in Great Barking Fair (1746), Barking, near East Ham, Essex, England. Re-enactment Date: 1920s
Scenes & Incidents in Barking Pageant, Barking, EssexScenes & Incidents in Barking Pageant, Barking, near East Ham, Essex, England. Re-enactment Date: 1920s