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War Time Collection (page 7)

Background imageWar Time Collection: Advert for the recruitment of men for the RAF 1941

Advert for the recruitment of men for the RAF 1941
Fly 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)

Background imageWar Time Collection: Woman in Blue by David Wright

Woman in Blue by David Wright
Beautiful 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

Background imageWar Time Collection: Actresses on National Service, 1939

Actresses on National Service, 1939
Cast 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

Background imageWar Time Collection: British Bristol F2B biplane preparing for takeoff, WW1

British Bristol F2B biplane preparing for takeoff, WW1
A British Bristol F2B biplane with members of 22 Squadron on an airfield, being prepared for takeoff during the First World War. Date: 1916-1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: View from the Salonika Front, WW1

View from the Salonika Front, WW1
View from the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: circa 1916-1917

Background imageWar Time Collection: View of Golden Horn with Breslau and Hamidie, WW1

View of Golden Horn with Breslau and Hamidie, WW1
View of the Golden Horn at Istanbul, Turkey, with the German light cruiser SMS Breslau and the Turkish light cruiser Hamidieh, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: German gunners with heavy artillery, France, WW1

German gunners with heavy artillery, France, WW1
German gunners in action with heavy artillery near Verdun, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: I could do with a new photograph of you girlie

I could do with a new photograph of you girlie
Bonzo outside his tent with a photograph of his girl covered in kisses. Date: circa 1940

Background imageWar Time Collection: First Austrian POWs at Ust-Kamenogorsk, WW1

First Austrian POWs at Ust-Kamenogorsk, WW1
The first Austrian prisoners of war (mostly Czech) arrive at Ust-Kamenogorsk (Semipalatinsk region) on the Eastern Front (now in Kazakhstan) during the First World War. Date: 24 September 1914

Background imageWar Time Collection: De Havilland 2 plane with Lewis gun, WW1

De Havilland 2 plane with Lewis gun, WW1
A British De Havilland 2 plane with a Lewis gun attached during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: Pilot standing with biplane on an airfield, WW1

Pilot standing with biplane on an airfield, WW1
A pilot standing in front of his biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: American 43rd Balloon Company, western front, WW1

American 43rd Balloon Company, western front, WW1
Men of the American 43rd Balloon Company on the road to Bertrange Farm on the western front during the First World War. Date: 1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: British stretcher cases, Salonika, WW1

British stretcher cases, Salonika, WW1
British stretcher cases awaiting transfer to a ship at Salonika (Salonica, Thessaloniki, Greece) during the First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageWar Time Collection: Austrian submarine on the surface, WW1

Austrian submarine on the surface, WW1
An Austrian submarine on the surface, with crew members, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: Scottish soldier writing home on a spiral staircase, WW1

Scottish soldier writing home on a spiral staircase, WW1
A resourceful Scottish soldier sits on a section of spiral staircase on the Western Front during the First World War to write his letter home. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: Entry into Aqaba, Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, WW1

Entry into Aqaba, Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, WW1
Scene at the entry into Aqaba, during the Battle of Aqaba, Jordan, during the Arab Revolt, First World War. Date: 6 July 1917

Background imageWar Time Collection: British Bristol fighter planes in flight, France, WW1

British Bristol fighter planes in flight, France, WW1
British Bristol fighter planes of No. 22 Squadron RAF flying in formation from Serny aerodrome, northern France, during the First World War. Date: June 1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: French mobilisation poster, WW1

French mobilisation poster, WW1
French mobilisation poster for the First World War, calling all enlisted soldiers and sailors, and requisitioning animals, vehicles and related equipment. Date: 2 August 1914

Background imageWar Time Collection: Dunsterforce infantry in action, WW1

Dunsterforce infantry in action, WW1
Members of the Dunsterforce infantry in action in the desert near the Turkish front during the First World War. 1917-1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire (African Rifles)

Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire (African Rifles)
Wartime poster, The British Colonial Empire, featuring a member of the Kings African Rifles, with the regiment badge below, and the names of all the colonial countries listed on either side. 1940s

Background imageWar Time Collection: Dutch poster advertising a National Collection

Dutch poster advertising a National Collection on behalf of the Fatherland (ie the German Reich), during the Second World War. May 1944

Background imageWar Time Collection: Major Mick Mannock, British flying ace, WW1

Major Mick Mannock, British flying ace, WW1
Major Edward Corringham " Mick" Mannock (1887-1918), British flying ace with the Royal Air Force during the First World War

Background imageWar Time Collection: George V on guided tour near Mametz, The Somme, France

George V on guided tour near Mametz, The Somme, France
King George V passing between two mine craters near Mametz in The Somme, northern France, in a party guided by Mr Harding of the Royal Engineers

Background imageWar Time Collection: Aerial photograph of Bayernschloss, Germany, WW1

Aerial photograph of Bayernschloss, Germany, WW1
Aerial photograph (German) of an area described as Bayernschloss, Germany, during the First World War. Date: 12 July 1917

Background imageWar Time Collection: Four-gun Bristol fighter plane at Agincourt, France

Four-gun Bristol fighter plane at Agincourt, France
A four-gun Bristol fighter plane of No. 22 Squadron, RAF, with one Vickers and three Lewis guns, at Agincourt, France, towards the end of the First World War

Background imageWar Time Collection: Lloyd George, General Wilson and General Foch

Lloyd George, General Wilson and General Foch
David Lloyd George (1863-1945), General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson (1864-1922) and General Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), meeting around the end of the First World War

Background imageWar Time Collection: British tanks in Battle of Cambrai, aerial photograph, WW1

British tanks in Battle of Cambrai, aerial photograph, WW1
Aerial photograph of British tanks in action during the Battle of Cambrai, First World War. Date: November-December 1917

Background imageWar Time Collection: Two women chatting in a kitchen

Two women chatting in a kitchen, one thin and one fat. One says: I just seen young George the worse for drink again. The other replies: I ain t surprised. You may depend e in aled it from is father

Background imageWar Time Collection: Limosin Brandy advert

Limosin Brandy advert
Wartime advertisement for Limosin Brandy featuring an RAF bomber dropping bottles of brandy by parachute: the best drop of all

Background imageWar Time Collection: Metropolitan Police gas mask, bag, rattle and tin helmet

Metropolitan Police gas mask, bag, rattle and tin helmet
A Metropolitan Police gas mask, bag, rattle and tin helmet, as used in wartime

Background imageWar Time Collection: King George V at the battle front

King George V at the battle front
King George V at an unspecified First World War battle front, meeting a nursing matron

Background imageWar Time Collection: Britannia and Eve September 1942

Britannia and Eve September 1942
Second World War era front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring a blonde nurse with immaculately coiffed hair and obligatory red lipstick. Theres glamour in wartime nursing you know!

Background imageWar Time Collection: Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey

Grove Hospital, Tooting Grove, Surrey
The Grove Hospital, at Tooting Grove, Surrey (now South London) was one of five new hospitals opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1890s for the treatment of infectious diseases such as

Background imageWar Time Collection: Western Front, France, 1918

Western Front, France, 1918
Telephone and pigeon men in a shell hole. Telephone lines are broken so messages have to be sent by carrier pigeons on the Western Front in France during World War I on 25th April 1918

Background imageWar Time Collection: Wheres My Hat ? by David Wright

Wheres My Hat ? by David Wright
Wheres My Hat? by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: Neglige by David Wright

Neglige by David Wright, showing a brunette lady reclining on her bed. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: June 1953 by David Wright

June 1953 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: Somebodys Cup of Tea by David Wright

Somebodys Cup of Tea by David Wright An elegant woman takes her breakfast in bed

Background imageWar Time Collection: December 1953 by David Wright

December 1953 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: February 1954 by David Wright

February 1954 by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: August 1951 by David Wright

August 1951 by David Wright, showing a woman admiring herself in a mirror. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: H. E. by David Wright

H. E. by David Wright
H.E. 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

Background imageWar Time Collection: Refresher Course by David Wright

Refresher Course by David Wright, showing a woman applying her make up. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: Lines of Communication by David Wright

Lines of Communication by David Wright, showing a woman on the telephone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: WatchYour Step by David Wright

WatchYour Step by David Wright
Watch Your Step by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: Two Shades of Pink by David Wright

Two Shades of Pink by David Wright, showing a model hold up an evening gown. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: Backward Glance by David Wright

Backward Glance by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Background imageWar Time Collection: Black and Blue by David Wright

Black and Blue by David Wright. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s



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