Forties Collection (page 6)

Empire Windrush 1948
The Empire Windrush sails up the English Channel towards Londons Tilbury Docks, carrying 400 Jamaicans who have come to England in search of a new life

Ballet Dancer Robert Helpmann as Hamlet
Ballet Dancer Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) as Hamlet - London, New Theatre - Old Vic Production. Date: circa 1942

Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the Few
Leslie Howard (1893-1943) photographed on the film set for The First of the Few, in which he played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942

General Charles de Gaulle, French soldier and statesman
General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French soldier and statesman, seen here in uniform during the Second World War. 1940s

Native vessels, Manama Pier, Bahrain, Persian Gulf
Native vessels by the pier at Manama, capital of Bahrain, Persian Gulf. Date: late 1940s

Lobby, Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Lobby of the Union Terminal railway station, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 poster, Teamwork -- Thanks Pal! Printed by DeHavilland of Canada Ltd for distribution in England. Date: circa 1942

WW2 birthday card, Postman with black kittens
Birthday card, Postman with black kittens, and a reference to blackout regulations. circa 1940s

Cover design, Simplicity Sewing Book, helpful hints for beginners and experts. 1947

A pair of rich girls off shopping - passing an Etam Store - their chauffeur follows their progress down the street just to be sure... Date: circa late 1940s

Casino and Wells Beach Theatre, Wells Beach, Maine, USA. Date: circa 1940

WW2 birthday card with plane. Date: circa 1942

Short Sunderland flying boat, RAF Wig Bay, WW2
RAF Short Sunderland flying boat B9604/RBJ, in service with RaF (Royal Australian Air Force) 10th Squadron. Seen here on water at RAF Wig Bay, Stranraer, Scotland, 11 June 1942. Date: 1942

Army tanks in battle with planes overhead, WW2
Army tanks in battle with planes overhead. Date: 1940

Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, WW2
Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell. General view showing the fire damage caused by incendiary bombs on 21 February 1944, including the top floor of the Steam Pipe Company. Date: 1944

Poster, Velke Karlovice, Raj Lyzaru
Czech poster, Velke Karlovice, Raj Lyzaru, by Ladislav Horak -- Great Karlovice (a village in Vsetin District, Zlin Region, Czech Republic), a paradise for skiers. Date: 1946

Map, Britain -- Spearhead of Attack, WW2. Date: 1940s

Member of the Womens Land Army, WW2
A member of the Womens Land Army (land girl) during the Second World War, standing by a garden gate. Date: 1942

Tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to smash
Striking! A tennis-playing brunette beauty prepares to hit a net-side smash shot. It looks like game, set and match for her handsome male companion. Date: early 1940s

Blitz in London -- Auxiliary towing vehicle and trailer, WW2
An example of an Auxiliary towing vehicle and its trailer pump, used during the London Blitz. Such units would have been allocated to sub-stations (under the control of a regular fire station)

LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fire
Firefighters in action at Messrs Woolf, a furniture store in Hackney, East London

City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork

Fire station drill, hook ladder and 50 foot escape ladder
Regular training continued at all London fire stations during WW2, though it was unusual for a sub-station to have a drill tower

LFB and the Blitz - Queen Victoria Street
The moment that an unsupported front wall of a building, severely damaged by fire, dramatically collapsed into the street

NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicle
Donated to the London Region of the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross, the mobile kitchen unit displayed at the Regional (Brigade) Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1 is seen here with its side canopies extended

NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumps
There were 18 river fire stations along the length of the River Thames during WW2. They were used to accommodate the crews on a 24 hour standby to operate the fireboats

View of City fires from St Pauls Cathedral, WW2
Blitz in London -- view of City fires from St Pauls Cathedral following an air raid

Blitz in London -- rescue workers in bombed street, WW2
Blitz in London -- rescue teams and building workers (not firefighters) searching and making safe houses in Sydney Street, East London, after a bombing raid in the East End

Blitz in London -- Greenwich fire station, WW2
Blitz in London -- Greenwich fire station, SE London, suffered extensive bomb damage during the early days of the bombing campaign

Filming Scott of the Antarctic, with John Mills as Captain Scott RN, James Robertson Justice as Petty Officer Taff Evans, and Kenneth Moore as Lieutenant Evans

Naked woman by David Wright, preliminary sketch
A preliminary sketch by David Wright depicting a naked woman reclining, with sheer fabric artfully placed to hide her modesty. Date: c1948

Poster of a JU 188 Junkers Bomber, built for the German Luftwaffe during the Second World War. 1940s

Recruitment poster, join the Regular Army

Girls room, Aylesbury Borstal, Buckinghamshire
A typical inmates room at the Aylesbury girls borstal, Buckinghamshire, established in 1909 as a youth prison for those aged 16 to 21

Brighton County Borough Asylum, Haywards Heath, Sussex
Brighton County Borough Asylum at Haywards Heath opened in 1857 as the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum. It became the East Sussex Asylum in 1894 then from 1903-1914 was known as the Brighton County

November 1951 by David Wright, showing a woman posed on the telephone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Endell Street Open Air Swimming Pool
A view of the open air swimming pool in Endell Street, Holborn, London, on the site of Holborn Borough Councils Public Swimming bath which was pulled down in 1938 in preparation for the building of a

Girl peering over the back of a chair
A Girl peering over the back of an elegant chair, her hair tied up with a large black velvet bow. She is wearing long black gloves and her smiling gaze is directed straight out toward the viewer

Fantasie by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s. David Wrights Lovelies proved hugely popular

Kitting Up by David Wright, showing a woman pinning up her hair. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Evening Dress by David Wright, showing a model admiring herself in a mirror. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Kit Inspection by David Wright, showing a naked woman surrounded by clothes. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Gertrude Hermes - Sculptor, Designer, Engraver
Gertrude Hermes (1901-1983) - Sculptor, Designer, Engraver 1940

Catalina Flying Boat Catalina Flying Boat
Catalina Flying Boat - American consolidated flying boat. Two 1, 200 H.P. Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Engines. Range 4, 000 miles. Depicted sighting the Bismarck. Date: circa 1940s

Pasadena, California, USA - Greetings from... Date: 1946

The Barter Theatre of Virginia, Abingdon, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1949

Greetings from Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA
Greetings from Carolina Beach (Carolinas Playground), North Carolina, USA. Date: 1941

Valerie Hobson, actress, on Blend-Rite hair grips card
Valerie Hobson (1917-1998), British film actress, on a Blend-Rite hair grips card. circa 1940s

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