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Postwar Collection (page 6)

Background imagePostwar Collection: Men at work on bomb-damaged house

Men at work on bomb-damaged house
Men at work on a bomb-damaged house, just after the end of the Second World War. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Girl on a hillside

Girl on a hillside -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Boy with a model aeroplane

Boy with a model aeroplane -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Dancer on a hilltop

Dancer on a hilltop -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Cornish stone farmhouse and lane

Cornish stone farmhouse and lane -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Mother and child on St Ives beach at sunset

Mother and child on St Ives beach at sunset - one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Girl in the Cornish surf

Girl in the Cornish surf -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Mother and son doing handstand

Mother and son doing handstand -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Woman and child on a rock

Woman and child on a rock -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Woman on St Ives beach with yacht sail

Woman on St Ives beach with yacht sail -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Woman on beach with driftwood

Woman on beach with driftwood -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Medical Officers house, Nakuru, East Africa

Medical Officers house, Nakuru, East Africa. 1919

Background imagePostwar Collection: Ships on the Suez Canal, Egypt, North Africa

Ships on the Suez Canal, Egypt, North Africa, in December 1919. 1919

Background imagePostwar Collection: Settler with cheetah cub, Nakuru, East Africa

Settler with cheetah cub, Nakuru, East Africa. 1919

Background imagePostwar Collection: Settler with tame waterbuck, East Africa

Settler with tame waterbuck, East Africa. 1919

Background imagePostwar Collection: Two Nandi men, East Africa

Two Nandi men, East Africa. 1919

Background imagePostwar Collection: Nakuru Club, East Africa

Nakuru Club, East Africa. 1919

Background imagePostwar Collection: Bukoba residents, East Africa

Bukoba residents, East Africa
Bukoba residents, two adults and two children, East Africa (now in Tanzania). 1919

Background imagePostwar Collection: Bukoba near Lake Victoria, East Africa

Bukoba near Lake Victoria, East Africa (now in Tanzania). 1919

Background imagePostwar Collection: British soldier and horse, Braunschweig, Germany

British soldier and horse, Braunschweig, Germany
British soldier working for the British Army of the Rhine, near Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, in postwar Germany. Seen here with his horse. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: British soldier and car, Braunschweig, Germany

British soldier and car, Braunschweig, Germany
British soldier working for the British Army of the Rhine, near Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, in postwar Germany. Seen here with a Mercedes car. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Anti-aircraft train on a track in postwar Germany

Anti-aircraft train on a track in postwar Germany
Anti-aircraft train on a railway track in postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Portrait of a British soldier, Braunschweig, Germany

Portrait of a British soldier, Braunschweig, Germany
Portrait of a British soldier working for the British Army of the Rhine, near Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, in postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: British soldier standing on top of disused tank

British soldier standing on top of disused tank
British soldier (possibly Home Guard) standing on top of disused tank after the end of the Second World War. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Damaged buildings, Braunschweig, Germany

Damaged buildings, Braunschweig, Germany
Damaged buildings in Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, Germany. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Two soldiers outside Officers Mess, Germany

Two soldiers outside Officers Mess, Germany
Two British soldiers outside the Officers Mess of the British Army of the Rhine, near Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, in postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Two people in a car on the Autobahn, Germany

Two people in a car on the Autobahn, Germany
Two people in a car on the Autobahn (motorway) near Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, Germany, working for the British Army of the Rhine. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: German secretary, British Army of the Rhine, Germany

German secretary, British Army of the Rhine, Germany
German secretary at her typewriter, in an office run by the British Army of the Rhine, in postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Sign for 5th Division, British Army of the Rhine, Germany

Sign for 5th Division, British Army of the Rhine, Germany
Sign with different coloured arrows at Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, Germany, 5th Division, British Army of the Rhine, soon after the end of the Second World War. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Road signs on the Autobahn near Braunschweig, Germany

Road signs on the Autobahn near Braunschweig, Germany
Road signs near Braunschweig (Brunswick) leading from the Autobahn (motorway), Lower Saxony, Germany. The letter Y is the sign of the 5th Division, British Army of the Rhine. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Damaged bridge on a river crossing

Damaged bridge on a river crossing, probably in Germany after the Second World War. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Soldiers on the Russian frontier at Helmstedt, Germany

Soldiers on the Russian frontier at Helmstedt, Germany
Three soldiers (two British, one Russian) on the Russian frontier at Helmstedt, Germany, standing in front of a British Zone sign

Background imagePostwar Collection: Soldiers and civilians, Braunschweig, Germany

Soldiers and civilians, Braunschweig, Germany
Soldiers (British Army of the Rhine) and civilians in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Bailey bridge near Rhine crossing, Germany

Bailey bridge near Rhine crossing, Germany, in the immediate postwar period. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Card, British Army of the Rhine

Card, British Army of the Rhine, signed by Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, Commander in Chief, thanking those leaving the Rhine Army on their return to civil life. Date: 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: HMS Queen Empress in the White Sea, WW1

HMS Queen Empress in the White Sea, WW1
HMS Queen Empress, used as ambulance transport in the White Sea towards the end of WW1. Date: circa 1918-1919

Background imagePostwar Collection: Cornfield at harvest time

Cornfield at harvest time -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Girl on the beach

Girl on the beach -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Woman looking out to sea

Woman looking out to sea -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Mother and son on St Ives beach

Mother and son on St Ives beach -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: ANCXF Signal Office, Minden, Germany

ANCXF Signal Office, Minden, Germany
Man working in the ANCXF (Allied Naval Commander Expeditionary Force) Signal Office, Minden, Germany, August 1945, at the end of the Second World War. 1945

Background imagePostwar Collection: Postwar poster, French and Italian Bank

Postwar poster, French and Italian Bank
Postwar poster in Spanish, French and Italian Bank, investment in French government loan with five per cent interest. 1920

Background imagePostwar Collection: Postwar poster, The Victory Loan Flyers

Postwar poster, The Victory Loan Flyers, Watch for the Airplane Special. 1919

Background imagePostwar Collection: Postwar poster, Red Cross

Postwar poster, Red Cross
Postwar poster, Fourth Red Cross Roll Call, 11-25 November 1920. 1920

Background imagePostwar Collection: Officers desk, BAOR, Braunschweig, Germany

Officers desk, BAOR, Braunschweig, Germany
Officers desk in an office with charts and maps on the wall, British Army of the Rhine, near Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, in postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Aerial view, Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany

Aerial view, Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany
Aerial view, Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, Germany, seen from the Reichspost Headquarters. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: New police recruits bathing outdoors, Germany

New police recruits bathing outdoors, Germany
New police recruits bathing outdoors, in postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946

Background imagePostwar Collection: Two women in the Russian zone, Berlin, Germany

Two women in the Russian zone, Berlin, Germany
Two women in the Russian zone, Berlin, postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946



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