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Our Little Contemptibles, WW1Our Little Contemptibles, by William Barnes Wollen, RI ROI RBC (1857-1936)
Stretcher party crossing the Menin Road at Gheluvelt, by Gunner F J Mears, BEF, Royal Garrison Artillery (d. 1929). Date: 1914-1918
WW2 poster, Back him up to the hilt. Your united efforts will put the Win in Winston. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s
Advert for Bensons luminous wrist watch 1915Bensons active service wristlet watch, fully luminous figures and hands and self closing cover. Date: 1915
British six-pounder gun by G. H. DavisThe British six-pounder gun: explanatory drawings. It was an efficient field and anti-tank gun of high velocity, used for example against Rommels German army in the desert, Second World War
American Liberator bomber by G. H. DavisPresident Roosevelts promise is fulfilled as the American Liberator bomber arrives in Britain during the Second World War
Panoramic map of Mediterranean by G. H. DavisA new centre of world alarm during the Second World War: a panoramic map of the Mediterranean, showing the principal bases
Launching of V2 rocket bombs by G. H. DavisThe launching of V2 rocket bombs during the Second World War: an official photograph and its explanation. On the left: a scene at Peenemunde, birthplace of the V2
Strategic importance of Crete and Cyprus by G. H. DavisThe Eastern Mediterranean: maps showing the strategic importance of Crete and Cyprus during the Second World War. Date: 1941
First German plane to fall on British soil, 1939Front cover of The Sphere with a photograph of the first German plane, a bomber, which crash-landed over the East Lothian hills in October 1939. Two of the crew were killed and one wounded
Front cover, La Baionnette, WW1Front cover design for La Baionnette, an issue for Christmas, showing a French soldier on the Western Front finding the baby Jesus in a crate marked Fragile. Date: 1916
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters, WW2Blitz in London -- a personal photograph, taken by a colleague, of life in the AFS at a sub-station, showing firewomen on the Heavy Unit of Sub-station 67Z
NFS (London Region) ordinary fire in Islington, WW2A fire in a shop and dwelling in Liverpool Street, Islington, North London. Despite the lull in enemy bombing, ordinary fires were still commonplace and some were of a serious nature
Firefighters attempt to right a fallen cart, WW2Firefighters attempt to right a fallen cart in Clerkenwell Close
LCC-LFB emergency dam unit and trailer pump, WW2Emergency water supplies were vital to supplementing the available mains supply for fighting the vast swathe of fires that swept parts of London during the Blitz
Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Finsbury, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters clearing debris at what was their sub-fire station in Hugh Myddleton Primary School, Finsbury, EC1. The building took a direct hit from a high explosive bomb
Foam applied at oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2Fire crews applying foam to a fire at the Thames Haven oil tank fire, near Thurrock, Essex
Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks, WW2Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks during the Second World War
WW1 poster, Pour la Liberte du Monde (For the Freedom of the World), subscribe to the national war loan. Date: circa 1916
Repair your own fur coat, 1944. Cleaning and repairing your fur coat and your raincoat at home in wartime. Date: 1944
Lumber Jills, Land Girls in Devon, WW1Lumber Jills, Land Girls in breeches, leggings and hobnailed boots, doing forestry work in Devon during the First World War. 1914-1918
HMS Aberdare, British hunt class minesweeper, WW2HMS Aberdare (J49), British hunt class minesweeper. Date: circa 1943-1944
Sir Samuel Evans at Prize Court, London, WW1Sir Samuel Evans, in September 1914, presiding over the first Prize Court held at the London Law Courts since 1856. 1914
Women lumberjacks sawing trees, WW1Women lumberjacks sawing trees during the First World War. 1914-1918
Expert grinder at Wilkinson Sword Works, WW1Expert grinder at Wilkinson Sword Works, working on a new bayonet during the First World War. 1914-1918
Poster, Four Years in the Fight, WW1YWCA Poster, design by Lucien Jonas, Four Years in the Fight, The Women of France, We Owe Them Houses of Cheer, United War Work Campaign, First World War. circa 1918
British postcard, Coming down! WW1British postcard, Coming down! Depicting a German airship with the face of Kaiser Wilhelm, plunging to earth in flames. 1914-1918
HMS Venus, Scapa Flow, WW2. 1943
D-Day, HMS Ramillies, WW2D-Day, HMS Ramillies, June 1944. 1944
Lt Browning, Major Kinloch and Dr Francis Brett YoungLieutenant Browning, Major Kinloch (Calcutta Volunteer Battery) and Dr Francis Brett Young in East Africa during WW1. circa 1916
Tsavo river near Tembo campView of the Tsavo River from nearby Tembo Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1915
Cartoon, Two emancipated womenModified wartime silhouette: skirts begin to evoke the barrel-line shape being narrower & court shoes are vying with high boots. Hats: tam-o shanter or high crown. Date: 1918
Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, WW1Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, taking a borzoi and a lapdog for a walk. He says that people will think she is his fiancee
Nurse in British Red Cross uniformThe British Red Cross regulation uniform for trained nurses. Date: 1914
Elizabeth Arden Soaps advertisement, 1940Advertisement for Elizabeth Arden Soaps. A little luxury a woman earned after a hard day during the Second World War. The advertisement reads
Lance-Corporal Jarvis in Great War Deeds, WW1Lance-Corporal Charles A Jarvis of the Royal Engineers, winning the Victoria Cross by fixing a firing charge for the demolition of a bridge, under heavy fire
Zeppelin-Lindau Rs II German long range flying boat, seen here in its initial form with biplane tail. It first flew in June 1916, after which modifications were made
WW2 Valentines Day card, You are my targetWW2 Valentines Day card (inside), You are my target for today. Date: circa 1942
WW2 greetings card, Bus ConductorWW2 greetings card, A Girl Bus Conductor, by Ethel Gabain, official war picture from the National Gallery. Date: circa 1942
WW2 Christmas card, Escort! A Chelsea Pensioner looks in admiration at an RAF airman with an elegant woman on each arm. Date: 1941
WW2 Christmas card, A False Alarm -- a dog in AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) uniform. Date: 1941
Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, No possible doubt whateverCaptain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, No possible doubt whatever, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916
HMS Delhi, British cruiser, Alexandria, WW2HMS Delhi (D47), British Danae class cruiser, seen here at anchor in Alexandria, as Admiral Cunninghams flagship. Date: 1940
American submarine chasers, WW1Six American submarine chasers during the First World War. They served in minesweeping operations in the North Sea. Date: 1917-1918
WW2 Poster -- Quick! Your binocularsQuick! Your binoculars. Supply poster, lithograph. Put your binoculars on Active Service Now! Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- burnt-out incendiary device, WW2Blitz in London -- incendiary device which burnt itself out on an asphalt roof. Date: 1940s
The Intelligence Department, by BairnsfatherThe Intelligence Department " Is this ere the Warwicks?" " Nao, Indenburgs blinkin Light Infantry" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander
Kakaraska held, scouts bringing back report under fire, WW1The Surrey Yeomanry on the Struma Valley Front, Salonika 1917-1918. Kakaraska held, scouts bringing back report under fire, Spring 1918. By Frank Algernon Stewart (1877-1945). 1918