Forties Collection (page 98)

Advert for Wolsey womens clothing 1942
Coupon wizard by Wolsey. Date: 1942

Advert for Radiation gas appliances 1947
For Gas appliances say New World silent beam gas fires burns silently with a restful glow whether the gas is high or low. 1947

Advert for Lotus shoes 1947
Fashion fantasion. Strap gold evening shoe. Date: 1947

Advert for Anklet by Joyce California shoes 1945
Red ankle buckle shoes with wedge by Anklet by Joyce California, fitted by Saxone. 1945

Trafalgar hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. This hairstyle was influenced by Horatio Nelson. Date: 1940s

Bulls eye hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

The new Coxcomb of the 1940s

1940s hairstyle - Bow
Daisy Duck influence on this hairstyle of the 1940s. Date: 1940s

Classical style of the 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. 1940s

Change of contour hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses. A hairstyle with essential simplicity. Date: 1940s

Circular roll hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

Forward movement hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

D Elegance hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

Semi-Edwardian hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

Grecian contour hairstyle 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

V-shaped roll 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

36 Area Sports Meeting at Woodford Wells, Essex - Long Jump competition

Firefighters playing chess during a break

Part Time Competition at the Lambeth HQ Building, WW2
Firefighters of the newly formed National Fire Service (London Region) put on a physical fitness demonstration at a review of the fire service in Lambeths drill yard at the Headquarters of the London

London firewomen netball competition, Westminster SW1
Scene at a netball competition between London Fire Brigade firewomen teams played at Greycoat School, Greycoat Place, Westminster

LFS versus Free French Football match, WW2
Football match between the LFS (London Fire Service) and a Free French Team during the Second World War

London Fire Service (LFS) football match at Highbury, the home of Arsenal FC

NFS (London) Heavy Unit (Pump) in a street, WW2
A heavy unit, which was the workhorse of the National Fire Service throughout WW2. Built to a Home Office design and specification

Queen Elizabeth in a car after reviewing firewomen, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade -- leaving by car after the review

Queen Elizabeth reviews firewomen at Lambeth, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Queen Elizabeth on a balcony reviewing firewomen, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Queen Elizabeth reviews firewomen at Lambeth HQ, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Queen Elizabeth inspects firewomen on parade, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

Queen Elizabeth meeting firewomen at Lambeth HQ, WW2
Review by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth of firewomen at the Lambeth Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade

King George VI inspecting dispatch riders of the LFB, WW2
King George VI visits the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

King George VI inspecting firefighters on parade, WW2
King George VI visits the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

King George VI inspecting firefighting equipment, WW2
King George VI visits the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

King George VI visiting LFB Headquarters, Lambeth, WW2
King George VI visiting the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Lambeth on 16 October 1940 during the Second World War

NFS recruits training on control panel, WW2
National Fire Service recruits training on a control panel

Firefighter wearing NFS uniform, WW2
Fireman wearing National Fire Service uniform

Firefighter in protective fire gear, WW2
National Fire Service fireman in protective fire gear

Blitz in London -- bombed sub-station, South London, WW2
Blitz in London -- a South London sub fire station was obliterated by enemy bombing. Showing firefighters in defiant mood, declaring themselves NOT BEATEN

Blitz in City of London -- bomb crater, WW2
Blitz in the City of London -- devastation caused after a heavy explosive bomb caused a vast crater and opened up underground workings after an air raid during the night

NFS towing unit and trailer pump, WW2
The National Fire Service was formed in 1941 and Greater London was designated a fire region with Lambeth as the Regional HQ

Auxiliary London firemen at drill on a fireboat, WW2
Auxiliary London firemen (AFS) under instruction in the use of a rocket-line as part of their fireboat drills and training

Armed London firemen at Lambeth fireboat pontoon, WW2
Firemen, carrying rifles, disembarking from the Massey Shaw fireboat and marching from the pontoon gangway at Lambeth. Armed firemen crewed the Massey Shaw when she took part in the evacuation of

Blitz in London -- religious service with AFS, WW2
A priest conducts a prayer service at a London Fire Brigade sub-station attended by the men and women of the AFS serving there and for their colleagues working further afield

Blitz in London -- Regulars and Auxiliaries side by side
Regular London firefighters with their LFB pump escape side by side with their Auxiliary (AFS) counterparts and their towing vehicle at a London fire station

LFB firefighters and winter snows
The early winters of WW2 were snowy with numerous falls of 1-2 feet and occasional falls (such as 1940-41) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded

LFB firefighters and winter snows, WW2
The early winters of WW2 were snowy with numerous falls of 1-2 feet and occasional falls (such as 1940-41) in which snow depths of up to 16 feet (drifts) were recorded

Blitz in London -- firefighters with damaged vehicle, WW2
Regular London and AFS personnel standing by their towing taxi (which would have towed a trailer pump). The vehicle has suffered debris damage following a bombing raid

Bomb damage following an air raid, WW2
Bomb damage following an air raid

London fire officer dies at Covent Garden fire
Station Officer Charles Fisher died fighting the blaze at the Covent Garden Market fire. The plan shows the extent of the fire but cannot show the extreme heat

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