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NFS firefighter at a training camp, WW2With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained
NFS personnel coach from District 34-HQ, Ealing, WW2National Fire Service personnel coach from District 34-HQ, Ealing, West London
RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing Hurricanes of the RAF cooperating with the Russian Air Force during the Second World War. 1940s
Topless woman by David WrightA lovely pencil sketch of a topless woman, peering over her shoulder at the artist. Date: c.1944
Poster: Dig For Victory NowPoster encouraging people to Dig For Victory Now, and enjoy your own vegetables all the year round. 1940s
View of the Promenade, Filey, North YorkshireView of the Promenade at Filey, North Yorkshire, from the cliffs. Date: 1940s
Humber car advertisementAdvertisement for Humber cars which, claims the manufacturer, is a car you will be proud to own. This particular Humber is driven by a chauffeur who drops off his passengers at a dock
Red-headed girl seated in a sheer red dress. Painting by David Wright reproduced in Men Only Magazine
Red, White and Blue by David Wright, showing a woman choosing from a selection of shoes. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Show a Leg by David Wright, showing a woman putting on her stocking Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
What... No Laundry by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
It sounds good to me by David Wright showing a woman in a revealing outfit and stocking talking on the telephone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during
George FormbyEntertainer George Formby (1904-1961) and his wife Beryl Formby, nee Ingham (1901-1960), also a variety artist. Date: 1940
Small boats used in the Dunkirk evacuation, WW2A convoy of small boats which had been used in the Dunkirk evacuation, seen here on 9 June passing Lambeth Bridge, on the River Thames in London. Date: 1940
Wellington Bomber Wellington BomberWellington Bomber - One of Britains most famous long-range Bombers. Bristol Pegasus 1, 000 H.P. Engines. 265mph. Range - 3, 200 miles. Date: circa 1940s
P&O Liner Chusan. circa 1949
Your Britain - Fight for it NOW - World War 2 public information Poster designed by Abram Games for the War Office - first published in 1942. Date: 1942
Lady on a 1939 / 40 Harley Davidson motorcycleYoung lady poses with her 1939/40 Harley Davidson 1000cc Knucklehead motorcycle in front of house in the 1940s Young lady poses with her 1939/40 Harley Davidson 1000cc Knucklehead motorcycle in front
WW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra, Winston Churchill speechWW2 poster, Per Ardua Ad Astra. Never in the field of human conflict have so many owed so much to so few. Winston Churchill speech, 20 August 1940. Date: 1940
Arsenal Football Club team and officials 1948-1949Arsenal Football Club team and officials, season of 1948-1949 (names below the photo). Date: 1948-1949
Pampulha Church, Belo Horizonte, BrazilChurch of St Francis of Assisi at Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer in the organic modern style
Texas Longhorns with steer mascot, USATexas Longhorns (American football team) with their mascot Big Boy, a Longhorn steer), Austin, Texas, USA. Date: 1941
HMS Aurora, British light cruiserHMS Aurora (12), British Arethusa class light cruiser. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Poster -- Formation SignsFormation signs, dated 8 May 1945. Chromolithograph poster, showing various formation signs of infantry and armoured divisions, brigades, groups, including Airborne TPS, GHQ Liaison Regiment
WW2 poster, Back Them Up! Showing a British tank attack in the Western Desert. Date: 1940s
Roulette, The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USARoulette table at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 1940s
NFS London Region control room and officers, WW2With the Fire Service nationalised in 1941 the London Fire Brigade was combined with its surrounding Fire Brigades to form the London Region of the NFS
Sub-station with taxis and crews, WW2A typical London Fire Brigade sub-station watch and their equipment. Taxis were used as makeshift fire engines which towed trailer pumps
NFS firefighters at assault course training camp, WW2With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained
RAF Poster, Back Them Up! WW2RAF Poster, Back Them Up!, showing a raid by Hudson planes of the Coastal Command on German shipping at Aalesund, Norway, during the Second World War, in which eleven ships were hit. 1941
Evacuation - World War Two - Children Safer in the CountryEvacuation - World War Two - Children are Safer in the Country.... leave them there. Governement advice recommending children stay away from the big cities and targets of the bombers. circa 1942
Pin-up preliminary sketch by David WrightA rough sketch for a pin-up by David Wright. Date: c.1947
Wartime poster, Comrades in Arms! Britain and the USSR. Showing the British and Soviet Russian flags flying side by side. A message below says: British Women! You can win this war
Petticoat Lane, 1940sA busy scene at historic Petticoat Lane market in the East End of London in the late 1940s. 1940s
1940s hairstyleAn elegant woman with an elaborate 1940s hairstyle decorated with pearls. circa 1940s
Castle Coaches Bus at a bus stop running between Lewisham and Marylebone in London c. 1940
Promenade at Filey, North YorkshireView along the Promenade at Filey, North Yorkshire, with a few people on the beach. Date: 1940s
David Wright woman reclining in black lingerieElegant woman with blonde hair, reclining on her bed in black lingerie and red shoes. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour
Careless Talk Costs Lives - WWII posterPoster warning of the dangers of gossiping and inadvertently giving away national secrets to the enemy during World War Two
Young woman washing clothes at a sinkA young woman at a kitchen sink washing clothes using a washboard. There is a stack of four dinner plates waiting to be washed up, a kettle, and a tin of One-O-One which cleans without scratching
Vivien LeighVIVIEN LEIGH British actress photographed shortly after starring in " Gone With the Wind"
Putting on lipstick - David WrightA smart blonde girls sitting in her boudoir applies some vivid red lipstick. Her red and black evening gown, awaits... Painting by David Wright
March 1954 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
House to house fighting in Stalingrad, USSRHouse to house fighting during the bitter battle amongst the ruins of the battered city of Stalingrad (Volgograd), USSR
Ray of Sunshine by David Wright, showing a woman stood by a window in a negligee. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
My Favourite Model (Mrs David Wright) by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Revving Up by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Lush Bint by David Wright, showing a women wrapped in a fur coat. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s