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Wartime poster, More Ships -- come on! War Savings are Warships. Encouraging people to save money and help the war effort. Featuring a British bulldog wearing an HMS Victory naval cap. 1940s
Major General Dunsterville and staff, BakuMajor General Lionel Charles Dunsterville (1865-1946) and staff, with an Armenian Brigadier, at Baku. He was in command of a British mission known as the Dunsterforce which was sent out from Baghdad
Wartime poster, Britain Expects that you too, this day, will do your duty. Suggesting that civilians as well as soldiers have a role to play in the war effort. 1940s
General Anton Denikin of the Imperial Russian ArmyGeneral Anton Ivanovich Denikin (1872-1947), who served in the Imperial Russian Army during the First World War and in the Russian Civil War. Date: circa 1918
Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak, Russian naval commanderAdmiral Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Kolchak (1874-1920), Russian naval commander during the First World War, polar explorer, and leader of the anti-communist White forces during the Russian Civil War
General Rudolf von Metz entering Jaroslau, Poland, WW1General Rudolf Wendelin Adolf Edler von Metz (1861-1943), Austro-Hungarian army officer. Seen here (centre) with others entering Jaroslau (Jaroslav)
Fokker triplane of Baron Manfred von Richthofen, WW1A Fokker triplane of Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), also known as the Red Baron, legendary German fighter pilot during the First World War
David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister, WW1David Lloyd George (1863-1945), British Prime Minister, with others during the First World War. The bearded man on the far left is Albert Thomas, French Minister for Munitions. Date: circa 1916
Aerial photograph of ruined suburbs, Arras, France, WW1Aerial photograph (Canadian) of the ruined suburbs of Arras in northern France, taken from a kite balloon during the First World War. Date: November 1917
General Peppino Garibaldi during WW1General Giuseppe (nickname Peppino) Garibaldi (1879-1950), in a trench with others, including an English or American journalist, during the First World War
British soldiers with artillery, Cameroon, Africa, WW1British soldiers with artillery, including a Howitzer gun, in the bush in Duala, Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War. Date: 25 December 1915
British soldiers in trench, Oppy-Gavrelle line, France, WW1Two men of the York and Lancashire Regiment in a trench on the 62nd Division front, Oppy-Gavrelle line, northern France, during the First World War
British horse artillery in action or training, WW1British horse artillery in action or training during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1A British 12 inch Mark III railway Howitzer being inspected by the Maharaja of Patiala (Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, 1891-1938) on the Western Front near Borre in France during the First World War
Dog Gas MaskGas masks for dogs. A new gas mask for the protection of dogs which is a bag of impregnated flannel with a mica window secured by an elastic band. Used during World War II
King and Queen tour West London raid damageKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth talking to Mrs Eals who was saved by taking cover in an Anderson shelter when her house was bombed during an air raid in September 1940
Grove Military Hospital, Tooting Grove, SurreyChildren stand at the gates of the Grove Hospital at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) during its First World War service as a military hospital
Grove Fever Hospital, Tooting Grove, SurreyBirds eye view of the Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London), one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious
St Benedicts Hospital, Tooting, South LondonSt Benedicts Hospital which lay between Church Lane and Rectory Lane in Tooting, South London. The hospital was established in 1897
Tooting Military Hospital, Tooting Graveney, SurreyThe Tooting Military Hospital operated during World War One in a building on Church Lane, Tooting Graveney, Surrey, formerly St Josephs Roman Catholic college
The racehorse Godiva in 1940Godiva, a daughter of Hyperion and Carpet Slipper, with D.Marks in the saddle and W.R. Jarvis, her trainer on the left
Garden Path winning the Two Thousand Guineas at NewmarketGarden Path, a brown filly belonging to Lord Derby and ridden by Harry Wragg, pictured winning the Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket against Major David Wills Blue Peter colt
Women workers, World War IWomen workers packing fuse heads in the Coventry Ordnance Works during World War I
Newark WatermillTwo young men, cyclists, take time out to stop and admire the splendid weatherboarded Newark Watermill, Pyrford, Surrey, England
Brown Sugar by David Wright, showing a woman lounging on a bed. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
A Subject for Wishful Thinking by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Call to Arms by David Wright, showing a model removing her army uniform. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Caught in the Slips by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Life-Line by David Wright, showing a back view of a naked lady. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Yes or No? by David Wright showing a glamorous blonde woman with a headscarf looking questioningly at the artist. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during
The Red Herring by David Wright showing a red-haired woman in a red blouse. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Spitfire by David Wright showing a semi-naked woman, half-dressed in an elaborate evening gown and carrying a feather fan
Queen Elizabeth in 1940She anchors beside her elder sister, Queen Mary, in the docks at New York, for safety during World War Two : both will be used for wartime purposes
Cookery Magazine 1917A wartime issue of this popular cookery magazine - Splendid Flour Substitute recipes, Making the meat go round, the sugar shortage, How to save bread
American machine gunners, Grandpre, France, WW1American machine gunners at Grandpre, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 18 October 1918
HMS Hogue, British armoured cruiserHMS Vindex, a seaplane carrier of the Royal Navy during the First World War, previously a fast passenger ferry for the Isle of Man Steam Packet
British troops in action against Turks near Kirkuk, WW1British troops of the 7th North Staffordshire Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade, 13th Division, in action against the Turks at an outpost near Kirkuk, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War
Bristol fighter plane in Mesopotamia, WW1A British Bristol fighter plane of No. 6 Squadron in Mesopotamia during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
British battlecruisers HMS Indomitable and Inflexible, WW1British Invincible-class battlecruisers, HMS Indomitable and HMS Inflexible, travelling at speed on a rough sea during the First World War. 1914-1918
HMS Lion and HMS Princess Royal, WW1Two British battlecruisers at sea during the First World War. On the left is HMS Lion, and on the right is HMS Princess Royal. Date: circa 1916
British 6 inch Howitzer, near Achicourt, France, WW1A British 6 inch (26 cwt) Howitzer, designed by Vickers in 1915 for use during the First World War. It continued in use during the Second World War
Kaiser Wilhelm II at Kiel shipyard, Germany, WW1Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor, visiting Kiel shipyard, Germany, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 2 October 1918
CYCLIST, 1940A young man cycling at the Menai Bridge, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales
Cool and Collected by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Advert for Frontier by Joyce California shoes 1941Gallant and gay. if yours is a border-line case of not knowing whether to buy on style or economy, we d suggest you look at Cool-ees by Joyce
Advert for the recruitment of men for the RAF 1941Fly with the RAF. Volunteer now! Heres the chance you ve been waiting for - to fly with the R.A.F be a pilot (age 18 - 30), Air Observer (18 - 32) or wireless operator/air gunner (18 - 32)
Woman in Blue by David WrightBeautiful portrait of an unidentified woman by David Wright, better known for his pin ups. She sits with her arms folded and looks over her shoulder while wearing a turban style scarf on her head
Actresses on National Service, 1939Cast members of Tony Draws a Horse at the Comedy Theatre in London pictured in their other war roles. Miss Kay Astor (centre) is a nurse