Postwar Collection

Opening of Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
The Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium, unveiled and dedicated by Field-Marshal Lord Plumer, 24 July 1927 Date: 1927

HMS Indefatigable, British aircraft carrier
HMS Indefatigable (R10), British Implacable-class aircraft carrier. Date: circa 1950s

WW2 poster, activities of 52 (Lowland) Division
Screen-print poster, published circa 1950, showing the activities of the 52nd Lowland Division during the Second World War, with a map of Northern Europe, and unit badges along the top and bottom

Poster, The Vegetabull, a vegetable dish made with dried eggs or household milk is as good as a joint (post-WW2 rationing was still going on at this time). 1947

Colour wheel, by Robert Arthur Wilson. The artist gave a BBC radio broadcast in May 1920 on Colour: its meaning and use, logic, mystery, symbolism and power. 1919

LCC-LFB Dual purpose pump escape at Lambeth HQ
A Dennis F7 pump escape at Lambeth HQ, a classic postwar fire engine newly in service in London. It was powered by a 150 bhp 5.7 litre Rolls-Royce engine and served initially at Lambeth Fire Station

HMS Vengeance, British aircraft carrier
HMS Vengeance (R71), British light aircraft carrier, Colossus-class. Seen here in Malta harbour. Date: circa 1950s

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

Graf, German zeppelin over London 1931
A good will visit, German zeppelin Graf flying over London, a transatlantic passenger carrier operating between 1928 to 1937, with people paying to take a flight over England. Date: August 1931

Arrival of the Unknown Warrior, Dover Marine Railway Station
Arrival of the Unknown Warrior at Dover Marine Railway Station at the Western Docks on 10 November, 1920. 1920

Winston Churchill speaking at Fulton, Missouri, where he was introduced by President Truman at Westminster College. Churchill spoke for three-quarters of an hour

Dog with Daily Telegraph newspaper on a greetings card
Dog with a Daily Telegraph newspaper dated 5 September 1949 in its mouth, part of a greetings card. Date: 1949

View of Regent Street, London, with heavy traffic outside Liberty & Co. Date: circa late 1940s

German tank destroyer Jagdtiger 1946
German tank on its way to England for technical examination, post-World War Two: a monster tank destroyer, the Jagdtiger (Jugd Tiger tank), mounted with a 125mm gun, and weighing 69 tons complete

Cartoon, The Washington Hatchet
American design for a Japanese screen. It is announced that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance is to be terminated in favour of an understanding between the Four Great Powers that have interests in

Cartoon, Honourable Ratio
Honourable Ratio: or, Naval Conversationsin London. Ratio 5:5:3, between Great Britain, United States of America and Japan. Date: 1934

Poster advertising Nicholas Nickleby film, Ealing Studios, produced by Michael Balcon, directed by Cavalcanti, screenplay by John Dighton, starring Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Holloway

Champion (Scissors) Ltd, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Champion (Scissors) Ltd, Champion Works, Petre Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire -- Rebuilding British Kitchens. Offer of Kumfi-Kut kitchen scissors when limited supplies permit, in a postwar letter

An Allegory of Social Strife, by Archibald Ziegler
An Allegory of Social Strife, a painting by Archibald Ziegler. A reflection on postwar mass unemployment and social unrest, recalling the 1926 General Strike. late 1920s

Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Town Hall, Konigstrasse with Marienkirche in background. Date: circa 1945

Berlin, Germany - after WW2 - Chancellery - Mosaic Hall Date: circa 1945

Ww2 Second World War Postwar Two Victory Celebrations
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WW2 New Zealand Navy, Army and Airforce, Give them something MORE than THANKS postal cover envelope Date: 1946

Hoover advert, A millionaire could not buy a better cleaner
Hoover vacuum cleaner advert, A millionaire could not buy a better cleaner Date: 1947

Poster, Allied Forces Sports Council, Berlin, Germany
Poster, Allied Forces Sports Council, Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany, 7-8 September 1946, Armed Forces Track and Field Championships Date: 1946

Poster, Meiringen, Berne, Switzerland Date: 1947

Poster, Lapland, Sweden Date: 1946

Poster, Stockholm, Sweden Date: 1946

Poster, Velke Karlovice, Raj Lyzaru, Czechoslovakia Date: 1946

Harry Rountree, artist in his studio, St Ives, Cornwall Date: 1948

Portland Lighthouse and Portland Bill, Dorset Date: 1947

Cartoon, Scenes during shortage of fats, Boy Scouts do good service gathering buttercups in Richmond Park Date: 1919

Cartoon, The Children's Lead, Little Tommy at the Stores, don't buy me toys, buy me War Bonds Date: 1919

Cartoon, A Noble Example, Lord and Lady Overbury having a vegetarian lunch in front of their house in Belgrave Square to set an example of frugality to the carnivorous poor Date: 1919

Cartoon, Quoth the Raven, David Lloyd George
Cartoon, Quoth the Raven, with Prime Minister David Lloyd George surrounded by people pointing the finger at him. Date: 1919

Cartoon, Brigadier-General Sir St John Chelsea, RA, VC, having done his bit, retires to HQ Date: 1919

Cartoon, Jimmy Hopper, Drink to me only with thine eyes Date: 1919

Music cover, Mary Lou, from High Time!
Music cover, Mary Lou, words and music by Dick Hurran, sung by Gil Johnson, from Val Parnell's New Musical and Dance Show, High Time

Menus from RMS Queen Mary
Cunard White Star, menus from RMS Queen Mary, April 1948, with one signed by swimming and film star Johnny Weissmuller. Date: 1948

Army Certificate of Honourable Discharge, WW1
Army Certificate of Honourable Discharge, Gunner in Royal Field Artillery disabled in the First World War Date: 1919

Programme, Victory Parade, 8 June 1946, London

WW1 war memorial, Norwich, with wreaths and flowers Date: circa 1930

War Memorial, Newcastle and Gateshead Chamber of Commerce Date: 1923

Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Oxon
Living Quarters, Britain's Atomic Eergy Research Establishment, Harwell, Oxfordshire, July 1949 Date: 1949

Advert, Bigger Size Mars Bar - chocolate bar, still restricted by postwar rationing, hence the reference to points Date: 1950

Music cover, Circus, Joy Nichols
Music cover, Circus, lyrics by Bob Russel, music by Louis Alter, broadcast and recorded by Joy Nichols Date: 1949

Frontispiece, The Boys Book of Soccer for 1946 Date: 1946

Shop window damaged by football
Did you do that? Don't use a shop window as a goal! Date: 1946

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