Ymca Collection (page 4)

Interior of a YMCA hut in London
The interior of a YMCA hut in London, full to the brim with sleeping soldiers. Some of the lucky ones have beds, others have secured a chair while many sleep on the floor

Woman driver transports soldiers to accommodation in London
A female driver patrolling the streets of London, on the look-out for soldiers or sailors on leave in the capital who may not have anywhere to stay for the evening

Eagle Hut YMCA in London, WW1
A general view of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, London. The YMCA supplied British servicemen away from home in the UK and overseas with a place to eat, drink, relax, and write letters home

Flagging his home town at the Eagle Hut, WW1
An American sailor sticks a flag into a huge map adorning the wall of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, London, in order so he may meet other American soldiers and sailors from the same area

The Eagle hut in Aldwych, WW1
Exterior and interior views of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, London. The YMCA supplied British servicemen away from home in the UK and overseas with a place to eat, drink, relax, and write letters home

Map of YMCA shelters around London during WW1
A map showing the various YMCA huts available for soldiers and sailors in the capital on leave during the First World War, though The Graphic magazine, who published this picture

Very poignant letter to his daughter - WWI
Very poignant letter to the daughter of the unknown letter writer - Miss Muriel Nibbs, 5 Woolley Terrace, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. Envelope is dated 23rd December 1916

Popular Songs of the AEF (American Expeditionary Force)
Popular Songs of the A.E.F. (American Expeditionary Force). Compiled by Bureau of Libraries and Periodical, A.E.F. Y.M.C.A. Published by the Y.M.C.A. Paris, 1918

L M Briggs, YMCA Scout Troop
L M Briggs, Scoutmaster, YMCA Scout Troop, South Africa

B Mitchell, YMCA Scout Troop
B Mitchell, Assistant Scoutmaster, YMCA Scout Troop, South Africa

King George V visits the Eagle Hut, WW1
King George V and Queen Mary inspect a guard of honour of American soldiers at the Eagle Hut in Aldwych in July 1918 in honour of Independence Day

At the Eagle Hut by Helen McKie
Sketches of members of the American Army and Navy enjoying the comforts of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, London. The YMCA supplied British servicemen away from home in the UK

YMCA hut with Crimea veteran, WWI
An old veteran of the Crimean War is helped by a sailor and Highland soldier of World War I towards a YMCA hut, the place we wanted during the Crimea

Main Gymnasium, YMCA, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: 20th century

YMCA Hut, Tooting Military Hospital, Surrey
The YMCA (Young Mens Christian Association) Hut in the grounds of the First World War military hospital on Church Lane, Tooting. Date: Circa 1921

Manchester YMCA, 1895
The Young Mens Christian Association(YMCA)in Manchester, England, in 1895. Date: 1895

Paris YMCA gym
The gymnasium of the Paris Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1901

Sir George Williams
SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS(1821 - 1905), benefactor who founded the Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1901

Exeter Hall, London, 1901
Exeter Hall on the Strand, London, in 1901. Exeter Hall was the London headquarters of the Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1901

Nagpur YMCA, India
The Young Mens Christian Association building in Nagpur, India, 1901. Date: 1901

Stockholm YMCA, Sweden, 1901
The facade of the Young Mens Christian Association building in Stockholm, Sweden, 1901. Date: 1901

New York YMCA, 1882
The Young Mens Christian Association building in New York, 1882. The building was erected in 1869 at a cost of half a million dollars

William Sloane House YMCA - 356 West 34th Street, New York Date: circa early 1940s

Malta - St Patricks Convalescent Camp - WWI
Malta - St Patricks Convalescent Camp. The caption (written by a soldier recoving at the camp) detais various tents as the Y.M.C.A, the Cookhouse and the Surgical Ward

Advert for money for the Y. M. C. A 1942
This advert from The National Service Fund, is asking people to send a cheque to the Y.M.C.A, to help provide mobile canteens, so that when the fighting-forces return from their hazardous trips

WPA Federal Music Project will present 8 roof garden concerts at Jamaica YMCA Free to the public. Poster for Federal Music Project presentation of a series of concerts at the Jamaica YMCA

Verdun, road to YMCA canteen. Poster showing a canteen entrance with soldiers below an arch; the street is strewn with rubble. Date 1917

The YMCA service for relatives of dangerously wounded. Poster showing a woman visiting a wounded soldier in a hospital, as a doctor and Red Cross nurse look on. Date 1915

The YMCA A dug-out in France

The YMCA motor kitchen in France. Poster showing a truck fitted out as a YMCA canteen, serving soldiers, with smoke rising from battlefields in the distance. Date 1915

A YMCA cellar in Flanders. Poster showing a YMCA facility for soldiers, including distribution of books and supplies, and men in uniform relaxing, reading, writing, and smoking. Date 1915

Y. M. C. A. Building - Scranton, Pennsylvania
Y.M.C.A. Building - Scranton, Pennsylvania Date: 1910

Waterloo, Iowa - USA - Syndicate Block and YMCA Building. Date: 1906

Queen Mary drinking tea
Queen Mary, consort of King George V, pictured during World War II enjoying a cup of tea from a mobile YMCA canteen in Cheltenham. Date: c.1943

Canada - Toronto - YMCA Building
Canada - Toronto - Central YMCA Building Date: circa 1910s

YMCA Fund to commemorate Womens War Work
Postcard detailing the YMCA Fund to commemorate Womens War Work in Munitions factories during World War One and to raise money for rest rooms and factory canteens Date: circa 1917

Bibesco Hut, YMCA - Sloane Square
Bibesco Hut, Sloane Square, London. Used to house the Y.M.C.A

Melbourne YMCA 1909
American boys visiting Melbourne YMCA in Australia in 1909

Temporary War Buildings in London. Washington Inn. American YMCA Officers Club, St. James Square

London Central YMCA Gymnasium
The London Central YMCA Gymnasium with a wide variety of athletic training and gymnastic apparatus

11th Baron Kinnaird
11TH BARON KINNAIRD Scottish social reformer; President of the Y.M.C.A.; sports enthusiast

Flag Day Flags
Flags sold on behalf of the YMCA and the Red Cross (possibly with St Johns, hence the unusual shape)

YMCA FLAG
Flag sold in the streets in aid of the lodgings provided by the Young Mens Christian Association

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