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Zeppelin shed at Nordholz, aerial photograph during WW1Aerial photograph of a Zeppelin shed on a turntable, after its reconstruction and extension to a length of 200 metres, at the Nordholz Zeppelin Base in northern Germany during the First World War
Battle of the Scarpe, near Fampoux, France, WW1A tank attached to the 51st Division embedded in the Scarpe Marshes near Fampoux, northern France, observed by a solitary soldier
Gunners in sheepskin coats, Bazentin, France, WW1Gunners wearing sheepskin coats at Bazentin-le-Petit, northern France, during the First World War. They are sitting on a stack of artillery shells. Date: November 1916
Motorcycle Machine Gun Unit firing at aircraft, WW1Two men belonging to a Motorcycle Machine Gun Unit with a Scott motorcycle during the First World War, using a Vickers machine gun to fire at aircraft. Date: 1914-1918
Recruitment poster, join the Regular Army
No. 2 (Battle) War Hospital, Reading, BerkshireStaff and patients in Ward A13 at the No. 2 War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire - the First World War deployment of Battle School, Cranbury Road, Reading
1st Southern General Hospital, Stourbridge, WorcestershireThe infirmary of the Stourbridge Union workhouse at Kingswinford, Worcestershire, during its First World War occupation as a military hospital when it became part of the 1st Southern General
Auxiliary Military Hospital, Keighley, West YorkshireThe Keighley Union workhouse infirmary during its First World War role as an Auxiliary Military Hospital. The building was erected in 1871 on Fell Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire
WW2 production posterWorld War Two poster issued by the British Admiralty, demonstrating full steam ahead on production, presumably of wartime equipment and munitions. A naval commander with ensign flying gives the order
November 1951 by David Wright, showing a woman posed on the telephone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Girl peering over the back of a chairA Girl peering over the back of an elegant chair, her hair tied up with a large black velvet bow. She is wearing long black gloves and her smiling gaze is directed straight out toward the viewer
Fantasie by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s. David Wrights Lovelies proved hugely popular
Kitting Up by David Wright, showing a woman pinning up her hair. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Evening Dress by David Wright, showing a model admiring herself in a mirror. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Kit Inspection by David Wright, showing a naked woman surrounded by clothes. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Buy National Savings CertificatesPoster urging the reader to Buy National Savings Certificates: Lend to defend his right to be free featuring an angelic boy constructing something with meccano
Princess Elizabeth first broadcast, 1940Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) making her first radio broadcast on 11 October 1940 to British children evacuated abroad to the United States and Canada. Date: 1940
Poster: Don t Help The Enemy! Careless talk may give away vital secrets. 1940s
British airship Beta at Firminy, France, WW1The British airship Beta (HMA No. 17) on the landing ground at Firminy near Dunkirk, northern France, during the First World War
American 5th Marines on a troop train, France, WW1American 5th Marines travelling on a troop train soon after arriving in France during the First World War. Several of them are waving to the camera. Date: June 1917
Sopwith Pup taking off from HMS Repulse, WW1A Sopwith Pup biplane taking off from the B turret of HMS Repulse during the First World War. Date: October 1918
HMS Inflexible, British battlecruiser, WW1HMS Inflexible, British Invincible-class battlecruiser, launched 1907, served in various locations during the First World War, decommissioned 1920. Date: 1914-1918
Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire (Ceylon)Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire, featuring a member of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery, with the Ceylon badge below, and the names of all the colonial countries listed on either side. 1940s
Soldiers building pontoon bridge, Flanders, WW1Soldiers of the Royal Engineers building a pontoon bridge near Boesinghe, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Kaiser Wilhelm II in Turkish uniform and fez, WW1Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, seen here in Constantinople wearing Turkish style uniform, including a fez, during the First World War. Date: circa 1917
Admiral Hugo von Pohl, German naval officer, WW1Admiral Hugo von Pohl (1855-1916), German naval officer during the First World War, commander of the fleet from 1915 to 1916
Oldmill Military Hospital, Aberdeen, ScotlandThe entrance to Oldmill Poorhouse on Skene Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, during its First World War redeployment as a Military Hospital
Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940The weeks food facts No. 6. If you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly
Advert for Dolcis shoes, shopping with five coupons 1941With five wartime coupons you could buy one pair of shoes from Dolcis. Casual shoes with contrasting coloures with a crepe sole and side lace. Casual shoes with 3 eyelette tie at front in suede
WW1 recruitment poster with silhouetteWorld War One recruitment poster with silhouette -- Loyal Talk Won t Beat Kaiser, Krupp, Kultur, Trained Men Will! Enlist Now! Showing a determined soldier with a bayoneted rifle. 1914-1918
Poster: Salvage Saves Shipping. Encouraging people to recycle materials rather than throw them away, to help with the War Effort. circa 1940s
Poster: Simple jobs boys can do themselves, and so help win the war. 1940s
American troops marching through Liverpool, WW1American troops marching through the streets of Liverpool, UK, on the way to their rest camp during the First World War. Date: 11 August 1918
Officers of 207 Squadron with Handley Page bomber, WW1Officers of 207 Squadron of the Independent Air Force in a group photo in front of a Handley Page bomber plane during the First World War. Date: 1918
HMS Empress aircraft carrier, WW1HMS Empress, British Royal Navy aircraft carrier during the First World War. Launched 1907 as a cross-channel steamer, converted as aircraft carrier 1914, based at Harwich, then Queenstown
British battleship HMS King Edward VII sinking, WW1The British battleship HMS King Edward VII with her stern down during the First World War. She struck a mine off Cape Wrath, off the northern Scottish coast
Coastal defence battery near Middelkerke, Belgium, WW1A gun of the Cecilie coastal defence battery near Middelkerke in West Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
British troops in a trench, Salonika Front, WW1British troops in a trench in the hills on the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1917
Queen Mother visiting London evacuees at Horsted Keynes, 1939The Queen Mother(1900-2002) with evacuated children from Battersea. A little four year old girl called Shirely here is playing " mothers"
Poster advertising the Special Constabulary, seeking fit men and women for part-time voluntary service. Civil Defence is Common Sense. Ask for details at your local police station. 1940s
Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, Beersheba, WW1The Imperial Camel Corps Brigade outside Beersheba (Bir As-Saba) during the First World War. Date: November 1917
British rigid airship No. 9 in flight, WW1British rigid airship No. 9 (also known as 9r) during the First World War, the first British rigid airship to be completed by Vickers
British troops on the way to Baghdad, Mesopotamia, WW1British troops by the Tigris, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), on the way to Baghdad during the First World War. Date: 1916
Narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia, WW1A narrow street in Kut Al Amara, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), during the First World War. Date: circa 1915-1918
HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, WW1HMS Arethusa, British light cruiser, launched 1913, served in various locations during the early part of the First World War, damaged by a mine off Felixstowe and wrecked 1916
HMS Shakespeare, British destroyer at sea, WW1HMS Shakespeare, British Thornycroft-type destroyer leader, launched 1917, badly damaged by a mine towards the end of the First World War, decommissioned 1936. Date: 1917-1918
HMS Broke, British destroyer, WW1HMS Broke, British Faulknor-class destroyer leader, launched 1914, served during the First World War, sold to Chilean Navy 1920, scrapped 1933. Date: 1914-1918
Wartime cuisine - fish and chipsWartime rashioning during the Second World War. A plate of steak and veg is a dream, but at least there is still fish and chips to keep the spirits up and the bellies full! Date: circa early 1940s