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Decorating My Dolls House by Muriel Dawson. 1941
Flood victims, Grosvenor Road area, Pimlico, LondonFlood victim residents of the Grosvenor Road area, Pimlico, London, sorting out their ruined belongings
Austrian trenches destroyed by Allied action, WW1Austrian trenches destroyed by Allied action (British heavy guns and Italian artillery) during the First World War. 1914-1918
Two kittens on an artists palette on a greetings postcardTwo kittens on an artists palette on a German greetings postcard -- Art in the life of the cat. Date: circa 1890s
Susi - playing with paints Date: 1950s
Cartoon - Cooking Made Easy (No.3), an ironic depiction. 19th century
Fire at Rum Quay, West India Docks, East London, 21 April 1933, with firefighters in action with hoses. Date: 1933
Street scene at Les Halles, Paris, France. Date: 1960s
WW2 - Western Front - German Barracks interior - Soldiers listening to their radio. Date: 1941
TELEPHONE ENGINEERSThree G.P.O. engineers, happy in their work, think nothing of sorting out a mind-boggling mess of telephone wires and cables. Date: early 1930s
DALMATIAN / PUPPY EATINGA puppy eating and making a terrible mess. Date: 1933
WW2 - Getting ready for the Troops - Somewhere in France. Date: circa 1939
Japanese Mother sleeps as baby causes havocA Japanese Mother sleeps as her baby causes havoc, by knocking a flowerpot filled with water all over the floor - print by Utamaro Kitagawa (1753-1805). Date: circa 1790s
Princess Margaret meeting Metropolitan Police officers during a visit to the Commissioners Mess. Among those present are Assistant Commissioner John Gerrard
Cartoon, German soldiers eating and drinking, WW1Cartoon, Kultur and Grub. A stereotypical view of German soldiers eating sausages and drinking beer, showing the contrast between the German idea of culture and the soldiers greed. Date: 1915
HMS Sphinx, composite paddle vessel launched in 1882, seen here after damage from a cyclone. Date: circa 1890s
Blitz in London -- Vauxhall Bridge Road, WW2Blitz in London -- Vauxhall Bridge Road, 17 September 1940. with debris following an air raid, and men at work clearing up. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- bombed out pub, WW2Blitz in London -- a bombed out pub, The White Hart in Windmill Street, near Tottenham Court Road, on 30 March 1941. View of the front of the building, with a sheet across the ground floor. Date: 1941
Blitz in London -- Kennington Park Road, WW2Blitz in London -- junction of Kennington Park Road and Harleyford Road, damaged by a high explosive bomb on 22 March 1944. Date: 1944
Blitz in London -- Duke Street, Strand, WW2Blitz in London -- fire crews at work with hosepipes in Duke Street, off the Strand, 17 April 1941. Date: 1941
Scene inside London Underground tunnel after a crashScene inside a London Underground tunnel following an incident on 28 February 1975. A train had failed to stop at Moorgate station and had crashed into the wall at the end of the tunnel
Blitz in London -- Balham High Road, WW2Blitz in London -- a bus in a bomb crater over an underground station in Balham High Road, SW London, 14 October 1940. Date: 1940
Musical instrument maker Johann Reiter of Mittenwald, Germany, surrounded by his wonderful creations, from lutes and cellos to violas and violins
Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh in Malta, 1951Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) attending a dance given at the Hotel Phoenicia in Malta by Wardroom Mess of Naval Headquarters, Lascaris
Washington DC, USA - Arlington Memorial Bridge, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument - the worse piece of photographic re-touching I think I have ever seen - worthy of inclusion for this fact
Welsh GuardsOne of 34 photographs associated with the Welsh Guards, 1950-1969.Showing canteen; sign-writer; carpenters; drivers; machine gunners; firing mortars; sport; welder; mess waiters
A regimental dinner, 1920sPhotograph: A regimental dinner, 1920s (c).British and Indian officers attend a regimental dinner with their wives. The regiment
George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo with fountain pen and inkGeorge Ernest Studdy, Bonzo with fountain pen and a bottle of ink, trying to write a letter but getting into a mess right from the start. Originally published as Valentine postcard no
Headwear for naval, military and tropical 1937A range of headwear for Royal Artillery Mess, Field service caps, Royal air force, cocked hats for all services, Regulation Naval cap, Regulation Wolseley helmet
Page in an ATS recruitment leaflet, WW2Page in an ATS recruitment leaflet, showing women taking part in recreations -- in the NaFI, sport, and dances. Date: 1940s
Children eating ice cream on a Balham street, SW LondonA group of six children eating ice cream on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Blitz in London -- bombing near the Monument in the City. Date: circa 1940
Blitz in London -- typical bomb site, WW2Blitz in London -- typical bomb site full of rubble following an air raid. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, WW2Blitz in London -- Ricardo Street School, East London, being used as a fire sub-station, received a direct hit from a high explosive bomb on 1 November 1940
Blitz in London -- Invicta Road, Westcombe Park, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters join Heavy Rescue teams and ARP squads who are searching for casualties and bodies after a heavy explosive bomb devastated buildings in Invicta Road, Westcombe Park
Blitz in London -- Cannon Street fire station, WW2Blitz in London -- Cannon Street fire station in the City damaged by bombing, 16 April 1941. The words dangerous wall have been chalked up. Date: 1941
Bomb damage in Jewin Street, City of London, WW2Bomb damage in Jewin Street, City of London, Blitz, Second World War, 29 December 1940, looking from Red Cross Street. Date: 1940
Following in fathers footsteps by George StuddyFollowing in fathers footsteps -- the Bonzolines take after their father by getting into a complete mess with ink and paint, which Bonzo finds hilarious
Bonzo and Chee-Kee keep smiling by George StuddyBonzo and Chee-Kee keep smiling -- the Pekingese watches Bonzo having his bath, after which he chases her, knocks into the coal scuttle and makes himself dirty all over again
George V pictured in erman uniform with Kaiser Wilhelm IIKing George V pictured in German uniform alongside his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm II (in the uniform of the British Dragoon Guards!)in 1912
WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile - UKMision Completed WW2 - American Red Cross Clubmobile (USAF) - Somewhere in Great Britain. American airforce personnel relaxing after a sortie with coffee and doughnuts
GLC-LFB Aftermath of fatal fire in care home, NE LondonAftermath of a fatal fire at an elderly peoples care home in Billet Road, Walthamstow, NE London. Showing the seat of the fire, with heat damage and smoke staining to the upper areas of the walls
Fire damage at Robert Legg Ltd, Eagle Wharf Road, N1Fire damage and debris in the premises of Robert Legg Ltd, 49 Eagle Wharf Road, London N1
Aftermath of a fire at 8 Nelson Road, Hornsey, WW2The aftermath of a fire at 8 Nelson Road, Hornsey, East London
Debris following Llanelli railway strike riots, WalesNewspapers strewn over the railway lines, with a train in the background wrecked by rioters during the railway strike, during which nine people were killed
Aerial photograph of Houthulst, Western Front, WW1Aerial photograph (German) of Houthulst (or Houthoulst) Forest on the Western Front in Flanders, devastated after a battle during the First World War. 1914-1918
The Studdy Dog - His Masters Vice by George StuddyThe Studdy Dog, later known as Bonzo, the canine creation of George Studdy featured in an article on animal caricature in The Strand magazine
Home Chat magazine coverA front cover illustration from a womans magazine by artist David Wright. Wright regularly contributed to The Sketch during the 1940 s
