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Map of Australia, showing her natural and industrial resources. 20th century

WW2 poster, Switch off that Light! Less Light -- More Planes. Date: 1940s

WW2 poster, Don t be fuel-ish
WW2 poster, The worker who left the lights on -- Don t be fuel-ish. Wasted electricity means less fuel to make the weapons we need for victory

Middlesex Fire Brigade in the London Fire Brigade area
Mutual assistance took place where a nearby fire brigade would attend a fire in the London Fire Brigade area, or vice-versa

Gas Blow-out - Bolivia
Gas blow-out - Bolivia - the Yacimentos oilfield region Date: circa 1910s

The Domesday Book, Nottinghamshire
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Nottinghamshire, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085

The Domesday Book, Surrey
The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of Surrey, including Guildford, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: c. 1085

Conserving her natural resources. Illustration shows a young man and a young woman ice skating, the man tries to kiss or embrace her, but she deftly uses her muff to block his advance

Roan Antelope Copper Mine, Luanshya, Zambia, Africa. The deposits were discovered in 1902, but their full extent was not understood until 1926. Date: circa 1930s

London Family cutting Firewood
During the coal strike in 1912 families started to cut their own fire wood is response to the lack of resources. A family in London is seen collecting its own resources from their back garden

Kuwait: the single oilfield whose yield now exceeds Persias highest production. Page from the Illustrated London News, 22nd December 1951. Date: 1951

The Fabulously Rich Oilfield of Kuwait: aspects new and old of the tiny state. Page from the Illustrated London News, 22nd December 1951. Date: 1951

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Five Inches
The public was asked to restrict the depth of water in their baths to 5 inches (13cm) in order to limit the use of power resources

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Washing up
The caption on the postcard is Washing up - probably a play on sorting things out now that the war is over. The reverse carries a message from Winston Churchill We must now devote all our strength

The worlds largest single oilfield: Kuwait and its fabulously rich ruler, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah. The discovery of oil has brought immense wealth to Kuwait

Soldiers in their quarters at a racecourse, September 1939
Soldiers photographed at an unidentified race course in their temporary sleeping quarters in September 1939. In peacetime, these seats would be reserved for richer customers. September 1939

Material shortage during First World War
Material shortage during the First World War - a man with rope, string and rolls of paper. Date: 1914-1918

Woman saving paper during WW1
Woman saving paper during the First World War. 1914-1918

The Domesday Book, a record of the resources and taxable values of the boroughs and manors of England, extract from the Great Domesday Book Date: circa 1085

Cartoon, Bad Form in Dress, by Rodo Pissarro, WW1
Cartoon, Bad Form in Dress, by Rodo Pissarro, First World War. Women were warned against buying extravagant clothing during the war. circa 1915

French poster, Eat Less Meat, WW1
French WW1 poster, Eat Less Meat to manage our livestock, designed by Marthe Picard, 16 years old. circa 1916

Northrop NF-5A K3168
Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air Force) - Northrop NF-5A K3168 of 314 Squadron

United States Air Force - Kaman HH-43F Huskie 59-1544 (msn 25), of Detachment 14, 42nd Aerospace Rescue Squadron, at Nellis Air Force Base

Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Central America - Drying Henequen. After extraction from the plant, henequen is processed as a textile in various forms to obtain a range of products for domestic

WW1 poster, Save the Nations Bread
WW1 Ministry of Food poster, Waste not want not, Save the Nations Bread, national ration four pounds each per week. Date: circa 1915-1918

WW2 poster, Save fuel for battle! Save coal, gas, electricity, paraffin, Ministry of Fuel and Power. Showing soldiers and ships in a battle scene. Date: circa 1944

Advert for Chilprufe wool underwear for children 1941
The children must have Chilprufe. Our difficulty is to make the small ration of wool we are allowed go round. We have, therefore decided as a wartime policy to suspend production of womens

WW2 poster, Save fuel to make munitions for battle
WW2 poster, The wife who squandered the electricity -- Save fuel to make munitions for battle, designed by H M Bateman for the Ministry of Fuel and Power. Date: 1943

WW2 poster, Use less Water! Less Water -- More Shells. Date: 1940s

Irish drinker receives warning at Taproom door from Priest
" Ye re not goin into that Public House, are ye, Tim?" " Shure, oi am, Yer Riverance." " Then, do ye know the Divel in goin in wid ye." " Faith, thin

Silver and copper works, Chile, South America

The Mint, Santiago, Chile, South America
The Mint of Santiago -- street scene in Chile, South America. 1824

Mules with timber and iron bars, Chile, South America
Timber and iron bars conveyed by mules in Chile, South America. 1824

Women sitting on a rock, Chile, South America
Porte Zuevo -- three women sitting on a rock near a beach, with animals and buildings in the background, in Chile, South America. 1824

People at a fair in Chile, South America
Scenes at a Fair -- people at a fair in 19th century Chile, South America. 1824

Arabs and others with oil barrels in an unidentified location. Date: circa 1920s

The Netherlands experienced no shortage during WW1
Poor Little Neighbour. According to the French illustrator of this postcard (Emile Dupuis), whilst France and Belgium were starving and suffering shortages in 1916

Phosphate factory, Metlaoui, Tunisia, North Africa
Phosphate factory at Metlaoui, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910

WW2 poster, request for salvage
WW2 poster by Fougasse, Please put out all your paper, metal, bones, rags and rubber for salvage, as they can help make tanks, munitions, tyres and planes. Date: circa 1940

WW2 poster, Official scrap iron dumps, bring victory nearer. The Ministry of Supply requesting old iron such as ploughshares, railings, fenders and fire irons for converting into munitions

WW2 poster, Bristles are scarce, Brushes are precious
WW2 Ministry of Supply poster, Bristles are scarce, Brushes are precious. Encouraging people to take care of resources. Date: early 1940s

WW2 poster, And please don t throw FOOD away either
Second world war poster by Fougasse, encouraging people not to waste clothing or food. A sailor on board ship throws his trousers to the winds

Civilian Clothing utility label, WW2
Civilian Clothing utility label inside a cotton garment. The labelling was introduced during the Second World War to help conserve resources

Drilling rig at Rosemanowes Quarry, Penryn, Cornwall
Drilling rig at Rosemanowes granite quarry, near Penryn, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Face workers in a tin mine, Cornwall, with the seam of tin visible on the right. Date: circa 1980s

Collecting and branding horses, WW1
Wanted for the Army -- collecting and branding horses for troops at the stables of W H Smith, the famous newsagents, on the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Sarcastic take on the Rigours of war on Home Front - WW1
WW1 - Sarcastic take on the Rigours of war on Home Front by Phyllis Spence. (from left) Standard Dress the Lady of the house horrified by the standardised form of ladies dress encouraged during WW1

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