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Wartime Collection (page 9)

Background imageWartime Collection: Client: Charles Metcalf - Model in Sumrie dark red suit

Client: Charles Metcalf - Model in Sumrie dark red suit with US Officer in Trafalgar Sqare (The National Gallery in background) shoot date - April 20, 1944 Date: 1944

Background imageWartime Collection: WW2 - Wartime shoot for Harper's Bazaar

WW2 - Wartime shoot for Harper's Bazaar
WW2 - Wartime shoot for the July/August issue of Harper's Bazaar - Elegant Black dress and gloves with American GI soldier - shot date - April 26, 1944 Date: 1944

Background imageWartime Collection: Client - W M Hollins - Girl in Striped blouse biting apple

Client - W M Hollins - Girl in Striped blouse biting apple
Client - W M Hollins - possibly for Housewife or Dairymaid magazines - shoot on August16, 1943. Date: 1943

Background imageWartime Collection: WW2 - R. A. F. Rank Distinctions

WW2 - R. A. F. Rank Distinctions
An illustrated educational disagram which displays the rank distinctions of the British Royal Air Force during WW2. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageWartime Collection: Advertisement for the Burberry Tielocken trench coat, as endorsed

Advertisement for the Burberry Tielocken trench coat, as endorsed and worn by Lord Kitchener during visits to the Front. Date: 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Map of Dunkirk area during the evacuation, WW2

Map of Dunkirk area during the evacuation, WW2
Map of the Dunkirk area in northern France during the evacuation, showing two flooded areas of low-lying meadow land which assisted in the Allied retreat. Date: 1940

Background imageWartime Collection: The Strongest

The Strongest.. Fortunino Matania, Ri (1881-1963). One of the most accomplished realistic illustrators and artists of his time

Background imageWartime Collection: WW2 poster, Lend a Hand on the Land

WW2 poster, Lend a Hand on the Land, the Londoners Land Club. Date: circa 1940

Background imageWartime Collection: Khiuaz Dospanova, Khazak pilot and national heroine

Khiuaz Dospanova, Khazak pilot and national heroine
Khiuaz Dospanova (1922-2008), Khazak pilot who served during the Second World War, in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, nicknamed the Night Witches

Background imageWartime Collection: Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Kazakh-Soviet officer and author

Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Kazakh-Soviet officer and author
Baurzhan Momyshuly (Momish-Uly) (1910-1982) - a Kazakh-Soviet military officer and author. As an author he wrote several books - military prose, stories and novels for adults and children

Background imageWartime Collection: WW1 era - Saucy French postcard

WW1 era - Saucy French postcard
" Why do you keep your helmet on?" " Its because I hope to go scouting." !!! Date: circa 1915

Background imageWartime Collection: Cartoon with British and American tanks, WW2

Cartoon with British and American tanks, WW2
Cartoon, political map of Libya with British and American tanks during the Second World War. circa 1942

Background imageWartime Collection: German rescue buoy in Channel by G. H. Davis

German rescue buoy in Channel by G. H. Davis
Rettungsboje -- nicknamed lobster pots by the RAF -- German rescue buoys anchored in the English Channel during the Second World War

Background imageWartime Collection: Russian army uniforms, WW1

Russian army uniforms, WW1
Russian army uniforms during the First World War. From left to right: general, guards infantry officer, guards infantryman, sergeant, guards infantryman. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageWartime Collection: Flags of the Allies - WW2

Flags of the Allies - WW2
Flags and militray insignia of the fighting forces of the United States and their Allies during WW2. Date: 1943

Background imageWartime Collection: HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer

HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros

Background imageWartime Collection: RAF Short Stirling Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2

RAF Short Stirling Heavy Bomber Aircraft, WW2 Date: 1942

Background imageWartime Collection: Phillips-Powis Miles Master III Advanced Trainer Aircraft

Phillips-Powis Miles Master III Advanced Trainer Aircraft
RAF Phillips and Powis Miles Master III Advanced Trainer Aircraft, WW2 Date: 1942

Background imageWartime Collection: Paul Defiant two-seater Fighter Aircraft, WW2

Paul Defiant two-seater Fighter Aircraft, WW2
RAF Paul Defiant two-seater Fighter Aircraft, WW2 Date: 1942

Background imageWartime Collection: WW2 poster, Lend a Hand, War Savings

WW2 poster, Lend a Hand, War Savings Date: early 1940s

Background imageWartime Collection: WW1 poster, Vive la France! All for one and one for all

WW1 poster, Vive la France! All for one and one for all! Allied tribute to France, 14 July at 8pm, Mass Meeting on the French National Holiday to show we all stand together till we win Peace by

Background imageWartime Collection: WW2 recruitment poster, Thousands of women needed now in the ATS, WaF

WW2 recruitment poster, Thousands of women needed now in the ATS, WaF, vital to the offensive. Full information at the nearest recruiting centre or your employment exchange. Date: circa 1940

Background imageWartime Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Mums - I am thinking of you

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Dear Mums - I am thinking of you
The message on the card is My Dear Mum and Dad, I don t think I need write much here, the front explains quite a lot don t you think. Not very nice here at the moment bit showery

Background imageWartime Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Girl Friend

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - The Girl Friend
The Caption is The Girl Friend. The printed message on the back says Your country needs your L.S.D. [Pounds, Shillings and Pence] to help it win the Victory. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: 1943

Background imageWartime Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - There is still a lot to do

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - There is still a lot to do
The war is over. The message on the back by Churchill exhorts There is still a lot to do. The card, captioned Love for Love, carries the senders message Dear Granny

Background imageWartime Collection: Comic postcard, Soldiers in the British Army, WW2 - is it tea, or is it soup

Comic postcard, Soldiers in the British Army, WW2 - is it tea, or is it soup? Date: circa 1940s

Background imageWartime Collection: A Family emerging from the Anderson Shelter

A Family emerging from the Anderson Shelter. Date: circa 1941

Background imageWartime Collection: More Sausages for Me by Louis Wain

More Sausages for Me by Louis Wain
Cartoon, More Sausages for Me by Louis Wain. 1914

Background imageWartime Collection: The Song the Kettle is Singing

The Song the Kettle is Singing (in a dear little place called home) - written and composed by Worton David and Lawrence Wright - sung with enormous success by Miss Florrie Forde and Miss Dora Lyric

Background imageWartime Collection: Aerial view of Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2

Aerial view of Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2
Aerial view of Dunkirk and harbour during the evacuation, with surrounding countryside. Date: 1940

Background imageWartime Collection: Bray Dunes, near Dunkirk, during the evacuation, WW2

Bray Dunes, near Dunkirk, during the evacuation, WW2
Members of the British Expeditionary Force at Bray Dunes, to the east of Dunkirk, northern France, during the evacuation, with men making their way into the water ready to embark onto vessels

Background imageWartime Collection: Map of France and Belgium, evacuation from Dunkirk, WW2

Map of France and Belgium, evacuation from Dunkirk, WW2
Map of the northern French and Belgian coast, showing the evacuation from Dunkirk and other points, and the evacuation triangle through which the Allied army retreated

Background imageWartime Collection: Sunset off Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2

Sunset off Dunkirk during the evacuation, WW2
Sunset off Dunkirk, on the northern French coast, during the evacuation, with Junkers dive-bombers attacking shipping, and a paddle steamer hit and beached

Background imageWartime Collection: Poster, Turn Over a New Leaf

Poster, Turn Over a New Leaf, eat vegetables daily to enjoy good health. circa 1945

Background imageWartime Collection: HMS Ness, British river class frigate, WW2

HMS Ness, British river class frigate, WW2
HMS Ness (K219), British river class frigate. Date: circa 1943

Background imageWartime Collection: Memorial 147 US Engineer Combat Battalion

Memorial 147 US Engineer Combat Battalion
This is in the grounds of the Chateau d Englesqueville on the D514 behind Omaha Beach. In 1944 the grounds were filled with tents

Background imageWartime Collection: Two posters, Spot at Sight, Enemy Uniforms, WW2

Two posters, Spot at Sight, Enemy Uniforms, WW2. German parachutist, soldier, airman and sailor. 1940s

Background imageWartime Collection: Menu, Simpsons Grand Divan Tavern, Strand, London

Menu, Simpsons Grand Divan Tavern, Strand, London
Wartime menu (Bill of Fare), Simpsons Grand Divan Tavern, Strand, London -- including a Ministry of Food Control Order relating to the need for rationing. (1 of 2) 1917

Background imageWartime Collection: Poster, German Armoured Vehicles, WW2

Poster, German Armoured Vehicles, WW2, Deutsche Panzerfahrzeuge, a range of different types of tanks and armoured vehicles. (1 of 2) 1940s

Background imageWartime Collection: Group photo, Boer War soldiers, with boy bugler

Group photo, Boer War soldiers, with boy bugler
Group photo of Boer War soldiers, including Bugler John Francis Dunne (the boy seated on the ground, right), who saw action at the Battle of Colenso (December 1899) with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Background imageWartime Collection: Bomb damage, Coventry Cathedral, WW2

Bomb damage, Coventry Cathedral, WW2
Bomb damage, Coventry Cathedral, November 1940, Second World War. 1940

Background imageWartime Collection: German soldiers billeted behind lines of Verdun, WW1

German soldiers billeted behind lines of Verdun, WW1
German soldiers billeted behind the lines of Verdun, northern France, February 1916, in the middle of the First World War. 1916

Background imageWartime Collection: Bedouin tribesmen in Egyptian desert, WW1

Bedouin tribesmen in Egyptian desert, WW1
Bedouin tribesmen riding camels in the Egyptian desert, 21 November 1914, in the early stages of the First World War. It was men like these who fought with Lawrence of Arabia. 1914

Background imageWartime Collection: German troops marching through Belgium, WW1

German troops marching through Belgium, WW1
WW1 German troops marching through Belgium in the early stages of the First World War. 1914

Background imageWartime Collection: Title page design, For Victory Paint Book, WW2

Title page design, For Victory Paint Book, WW2
Title page design, For Victory Paint Book, with Allied flags and a V sign, used as a propaganda symbol for Victory during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Background imageWartime Collection: Bovril drinking film scene, In Which We Serve, WW2

Bovril drinking film scene, In Which We Serve, WW2
Bovril drinking film scene, In Which We Serve (directed by Noel Coward and David Lean, 1942), showing soldiers rescued from Dunkirk on the bridge of a destroyer with mugs of hot Bovril rather heavily

Background imageWartime Collection: Bovril and Pemmican products, WW2

Bovril and Pemmican products, WW2
Bovril and Pemmican products, together with oatmeal, meat and tea, supplied in ration packs during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

Background imageWartime Collection: Bovril factory at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, WW2

Bovril factory at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, WW2
Aerial view of the new Bovril factory at Ampthill, Bedfordshire, built outside London to avoid bombing raids during the Second World War. The factory was operational by the end of 1940



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