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Background imageWorld Collection: Advert for Horlicks malted milk 1916

Advert for Horlicks malted milk 1916
Woman in World War One workshop, drinking the nourishing food-drink Horlicks Malted Milk. Date: 1916

Background imageWorld Collection: De Havilland Aircraft Company Poster

De Havilland Aircraft Company Poster
Poster, De Havilland Aircraft Company, From Mildenhall to Melbourne in 70 Hours 59 Minutes winning the Worlds Greatest Race

Background imageWorld Collection: WW1 / C 1919 / POPPY FIELD

WW1 / C 1919 / POPPY FIELD
In Flanders Fields... The poignant scene of a field full of poppies after the First World War. (Illustration after original, image 10053676, by Willy Werner.) C.1919

Background imageWorld Collection: British Royal Navy recruitment poster, WW1

British Royal Navy recruitment poster, WW1
A British Royal Navy recruitment poster for seamen, aged 19 to 30, to enlist for the duration of the First World War. No previous experience necessary. Date: circa 1915

Background imageWorld Collection: Newport Bridge 1906

Newport Bridge 1906
Newport Transporter Bridge, Monmouthshire, Wales, is one of the worlds few surviving aerial ferries. It was completed in 1906 by French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin. Date: 1906

Background imageWorld Collection: HMS Valiant, British battleship, WW1

HMS Valiant, British battleship, WW1
HMS Valiant, a Queen Elizabeth class British battleship, launched 1914, served during the First World War including the Battle of Jutland, also served in the Second World War, decommissioned 1945

Background imageWorld Collection: John Jack Travers Cornwell, Battle of Jutland

John Jack Travers Cornwell, Battle of Jutland
John Jack Travers Cornwell (1900-1916), posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery on HMS Chester during the Battle of Jutland

Background imageWorld Collection: Harrogate Ladies College

Harrogate Ladies College
A girls school in a castle: Harrogate Colleges pleasant retreat at Lord Swintons residence near Ripon, Yorkshire at the beginning of World War II

Background imageWorld Collection: Sir Robin Knox-Johnston circumnavigates the globe

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston circumnavigates the globe
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and his 32-foot ketch Suhaili, after completing a 312-day non-stop single-handed voyage around the world

Background imageWorld Collection: Back Them Up

Back Them Up! World War Two poster issued by HMSO (Her Majestys Stationery Office) featuring RAF Spitfires chasing and downing German fighter aircraft

Background imageWorld Collection: The Dempsey-Carpentier Fight, 1921

The Dempsey-Carpentier Fight, 1921
Photograph showing the 100, 000 strong crowd at the fight between Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey for the Heavyweight Championship of the World held at Jersey City, USA, on 2nd July 1921

Background imageWorld Collection: Ww1 Cartoon / Better Hole

Ww1 Cartoon / Better Hole
" Well, if you knows of a better ole, go to it!"

Background imageWorld Collection: SLOCUMs SPRAY

SLOCUMs SPRAY
The boat which Joshua Slocum rebuilt and sailed single- handed round the world, 1895-1896

Background imageWorld Collection: Supermarine Spitfire XIV knife-edged

Supermarine Spitfire XIV knife-edged

Background imageWorld Collection: North American P-51D Mustang -the adoption of the Rolls

North American P-51D Mustang -the adoption of the Rolls-Royce Merlin transformed the P-51 into the best US fighter of World War 2

Background imageWorld Collection: Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall

Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall
His Pals - Fragments Copyright. Old Bill kneeling in front of the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

Background imageWorld Collection: WW2 - British RAF Flying Boat Sunderland

WW2 - British RAF Flying Boat Sunderland Date: circa 1940

Background imageWorld Collection: WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical care

WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical care
Silhouettes of wounded soldiers and medical care during the First World War. From the top: stretcher bearers, a field ambulance, the casualty clearing station, a train taking men off to the base

Background imageWorld Collection: HMS Barham, British battleship, Scapa Flow

HMS Barham, British battleship, Scapa Flow
HMS Barham, a Queen Elizabeth class battleship, launched 1914, served during the First and Second World Wars, sunk by a German U-boat 1941. Seen here with the Fleet in Scapa Flow, Scotland

Background imageWorld Collection: Womens Institute activities during the First World War

Womens Institute activities during the First World War, making jam and wicker baskets to help with the war effort. 1915

Background imageWorld Collection: Lancaster I (4-Merlin) Bomber

Lancaster I (4-Merlin) Bomber, seen from three different angles. 1942

Background imageWorld Collection: Wartime poster of Churchills famous words

Wartime poster of Churchills famous words: Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few, referring to the pilots of the Royal Air Force, fighting the Battle of Britain

Background imageWorld Collection: Wings For Victory

Wings For Victory More Savings - More Wings. Poster encouraging Britains to save money, aiding the war effort, specificially in the construction of new Lancaster Bomber aircraft for the RAF

Background imageWorld Collection: D-Day - Landing in France - Omaha Beach

D-Day - Landing in France - Omaha Beach
American assault troops prepare to disembark their landing craft as it approaches the beach head, Omaha Beach. The smoke visible in the background attests to the massive naval artillery assault

Background imageWorld Collection: Formation Fighting Wwi

Formation Fighting Wwi
Formation fighting between German and British aeroplanes - a battle in the skies during World War One. Note the colourful paintwork of the German planes

Background imageWorld Collection: HMS Indomitable at sea, Second World War, 1945

HMS Indomitable at sea, Second World War, 1945
Aerial photograph of the Royal Navy aircraft-carrier HMS Indomitable under way, 1945. A Seafire fighter airplane is visible, parked on her foredeck

Background imageWorld Collection: The Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen; Second World War, 1945

The Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen; Second World War, 1945
Photograph of the Ludendorff Bridge, viewed from the Remagen end of the bridge, 1945. This bridge was captured by troops of the 9th Armoured Division of the US First Army

Background imageWorld Collection: Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral
A fine elevated view of the magnificent Cologne Cathedral, taken in the years leading up to World War Two

Background imageWorld Collection: Britains Sea Power Is Yours

Britains Sea Power Is Yours
World War Two propaganda poster for the Royal Navy - Britains Sea Power Is Yours - showing destroyers in line ahead

Background imageWorld Collection: British WWII poster

British WWII poster
Help Britain Finish the Job! - wartime poster drumming up support for British forces, illustrated by five soldiers manning an anti-aircraft gun for defence of the coast

Background imageWorld Collection: Michael O leary Poster

Michael O leary Poster
Recruitment poster from WWI encouraging men to join an Irish regiment and emulate the bravery of their fellow countryman, Sergeant Michael O Leary VC

Background imageWorld Collection: Forward! Enlist Now

Forward! Enlist Now
FORWARD ! Forward to victory - enlist now. A soldier charges on a black horse

Background imageWorld Collection: Winston Churchill / World

Winston Churchill / World
WINSTON CHURCHILL British statesman and author

Background imageWorld Collection: Primitive men with spears hunting a glyptodon

Primitive men with spears hunting a glyptodon, large, armored mammal of the family Glyptodontidae.. Colour printed illustration by Heinrich Harder from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric

Background imageWorld Collection: Iguanodons were herbivorous dinosaurs

Iguanodons were herbivorous dinosaurs from the mid-Jurassic to late Cretaceous.. Colour printed illustration by Heinrich Harder from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1916, Hamburg

Background imageWorld Collection: Krak des Chevaliers, famous Crusader Castle near Homs, Syria

Krak des Chevaliers, famous Crusader Castle near Homs, Syria - View from the South West. Although surviving in wonderful condition up to the early 21st century

Background imageWorld Collection: Sharing Rations - The Troopers Christmas-Box

Sharing Rations - The Troopers Christmas-Box
A British trooper shares his Christmas rations with his horse on the Western Front during WWI. 1916

Background imageWorld Collection: HMS Tipperary, British destroyer leader, WW1

HMS Tipperary, British destroyer leader, WW1
HMS Tipperary, British Faulknor-class torpedo boat destroyer leader, launched 1915, served briefly during the First World War, sunk during the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. Date: 1915-1916

Background imageWorld Collection: HMS Hood, British battlecruiser

HMS Hood, British battlecruiser
HMS Hood, a British Admiral-class battlecruiser, launched 1918, served before and during the Second World War, sunk 24 May 1941. Seen here from above. Date: 20th century

Background imageWorld Collection: World War One Combatants - Map of Europe

World War One Combatants - Map of Europe
The World War. World War One Combatants superimposed on a Map of Europe

Background imageWorld Collection: D-Day - Supplies pour ashore

D-Day - Supplies pour ashore
A stunning panorama photograph of a French invasion beach with the channel waters thick with US military shipping, as reinforcements

Background imageWorld Collection: Poster advertising Shaw Savill & Albion Line

Poster advertising Shaw Savill & Albion Line round the world tours to New Zealand direct, via the Panama Canal. Through bookings to Australia and Tasmania by Royal Mail steamers

Background imageWorld Collection: Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VC

Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VC
Captain Noel G. Chavasse was Medical Officer to the 1/ 10th Battalion of the Kings Liverpool Regiment during the First World War

Background imageWorld Collection: World Cup 1966 Front Cover

World Cup 1966 Front Cover
Front cover of The Illustrated London News. Victory for the England football team. Bobby Moore passing the World Cup trophy to team manager

Background imageWorld Collection: Fairey Swordfish Torpedo-Bomber; Second World War, 1941

Fairey Swordfish Torpedo-Bomber; Second World War, 1941
Painting showing a Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bomber-reconnaissance airplane flying over a British destroyer (bottom centre) and the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (back right), 1941

Background imageWorld Collection: Britains Sea Power Is Yours

Britains Sea Power Is Yours
World War Two propaganda poster for the Royal Navy - Britains Sea Power Is Yours - depicting a British submarine crew at action stations during an attack

Background imageWorld Collection: Lion Leads in Jutland

Lion Leads in Jutland
HMS Lion leads the battle- cruisers into the fray at the Battle of Jutland

Background imageWorld Collection: British Empire Map 1880

British Empire Map 1880
Map showing the extent of the British Empire circa 1880



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