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State Bank of the USSR, 1939Registering the deposits of Soviet workers in the State Bank of the U.S.S.R in 1939. On the right, depositors can be seen at a counter waiting their turn while men
British machine gun carriers passing through French villageBritish Bren Machine-Gun Carriers passing through a French village on the way to a rendezvous in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939
Actresses on National Service, 1939Cast 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
How submarines fire torpedoes, 1939Drawing to explain how a British submarines twelve torpedoes are fired. Here six torpoedoes are shown in their tubes, and a further six are in storage and have, when required
Russian Cavalry in Red Square, 1939Following the Cossack tradition of the days of Czarist Russia, the USSR army in 1939 still maintained a strong cavalry arm. This regiment, lined up in Red Square, Moscow is smartly turned out
Gediminas Tower. Vilnius. LithuaniaLithuania. Vilnius. Gediminas tower, restored in 20th century. Only remaining part of the Upper Castle
Show girl to ARP warden, 1939Miss Judy McCrea, a show girl at the Windmill Theatre, London fulfilling her other role as an air raid warden in Paddington in October 1939. Date: 1939
Horse with the longest mane and tail in the world, 1895This extraordinary animal was bred at Marion, Oregon, United States. He is eight years old, and his mane measures 14ft and his tail 11ft
Military BadgeOther ranks glengarry badge, brass, 1874-1881.Within a garter bearing the title, Regiment, the pierced numeral, 94.One of three items associated with 94th Regiment. Date: 1874
The Vilnius Cathedral. LithuaniaLithuania. Vilnius. The Cathedral. 18th century. Renovated in 21th century. Old town. Detail
French soldiers eating, 1939A group of French soldiers enjoying lunch outdoors while standing up in the early weeks of World War II. Date: 1939
War Correspondents fly to France, 1939British and American war correspondents prepare to fly to France in the early weeks of World War II. All wear officers uniform but without the usual distinguishing marks of rank
Sea Ranger Girls, 1939Sea Ranger girls, part of the River Emergency Service during World War Two, seen putting their flag waving signals into action. Date: 1939
Grand Admiral Raeder, 1939Erich Johann Albert Raeder (24 April 1876 6 November 1960) German naval leader in Germany before and during World War II. Raeder attained the highest possible naval rankthat of Groߡdmiral
Chief Censor, C. V. Usborne, 1939Vice-Admiral C. V. Usborne who was in charge of the government department censoring press activities in Britain during World War II
Ministry of Information editorial conference, 1939Members of the Ministry of Information at Senate House, University of London in 1939. Left to right are seen, Tom Clarke, Deputy Director of the News Division, Alan Sinclair
ATS - cooking for the Army, 1939Female ATS workers inspecting a boiled roly poly pudding while learning how to cook for the troops in training. Date: 1939
French sailors on leave in London, 1939French sailors on leave in London escorting a member of the A.F.S. Date: 1939
Women at Army Cookery School, 1939A merry moment during peeling onions with the new Army cooks at an Army cookery school in the south of England in the early weeks of World War II. Date: 1939
Open-air concert given by soldiers, 1939An open-air concert held on an old-time elevated stage in the grounds of a Sussex mansion for over 1500 soldiers prior to their leaving for overseas in October 1939. Date: 1939
Land Army Girls carry milk pails, 1939Two women at the Cheshire School of Agriculture pictured carrying milk pails to the dairy. Here, Womens Land Army volunteers learnt all classes of farm work from feeding pigs to milking the cows
New Polish Cabinet in Paris, 1939A new Polish Cabinet formed to lead and direct the Polish effort, despite the country being overrun by the German and Russian armies. The new Government was, second from left, M
Guide to available moonlight during 1939A diagram prepared for readers of The Sphere in order that they may know, at a glance, how much moonlight they will get on any particular evening of the period
Public queuing to see Faust, 1939A photograph revealing the publics appetite for theatre during World War II despite the black-outs, restricted train services and other discomforts
Spitfires under construction, 1939Spitfire fighter aircraft being manufactured in an undisclosed location in England. Each powered with a supercharged Rolls Royce engine, they were the fastest fighting aeroplanes in service in 1939
French Army in the Saarbrucken area, 1939French soldiers receiving post, with letters being opened on the spot in excitement. Theh French Army depicted here by Sphere special artist, Fortunino Matania in the northern section
ATS - new Army cooks in training, 1939An instructor showing female ATS workers how to regulate the kitchen ovens in order to turn out appetising cakes and buns for the new troops in the early weeks of World War II. Date: 1939
British soldiers in stables billet, France, 1939Billeting down in a thoroughly traditional manner in a French farmhouse stable, likened by The Sphere to what it might have been like to be with Marlborough in Flanders
ATS - using a brick field oven in training, 1939Female ATS workers in training, learning to cook using field equipment in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939
The Supply Council, Second World War, 1939The first meeting of the Supply Council, set up on 21 September 1939. When the ministry was set up under the Ministry of Supply Act 1939 it became responsible for the administration of the Royal
Duke of Kent tours naval shipyards, 1939Prince George, Duke of Kent (1900 - 1940), on a tour of naval shipyards in the north during the Second World War. Pictured here chatting to one of the officials encountered during his tour
Trainee milkmaids, Womens Land Army, 1939Trainee milkmaids working at Plumpton Agricultural College as recruits to the Womenss Land Army, some of whom previously worked in London stores. Date: 1939
Censorship during World War II, 1939Squadron-Leader Elsdon on the left, censoring photographs at Senate House, London University during the early weeks of World War II. Date: 1939
British Army Sunday morning service in France, 1939British soldiers at a Sunday morning church service outside a little French chapel in the early weeks of World War II. Date: 1939
Bombs reveal underground railway in Warsaw, 1939Following the bombardment and subsequent invasion of Warsaw, photograph revealing the citys underground railway system only a few feet below the surface. Date: 1939
British Army transport trucks, 1939Transport trucks of the British Army in France, laden with equipment and food, starting out for the days journey. Date: 1939
Destruction in Warsaw after invasion, 1939A group of German soldiers watch the devastation of the Praga quarter of Warsaw from behind their batteries following the invasion of the Polish capital in September 1939. Date: 1939
Women transport drivers, World War Two, 1939A female driver handling a big Army Service Corps lorry during World War II. Date: 1939
Mounted infantryman, 1939A mounted infantryman, with his carbine rifle at his side, pauses astride his horse to light a cigarette. Date: 1939
German mine landed on Dutch coast, 1939A huge German mine pictured on the beach along the Dutch coast where numerous mines drifted during the first few weeks of World War II
Wartime toddlers at Taplow Court, 1939In a room hung with family portraits and valuable paintings, small children are given a morning meal in the early weeks of World War II at Taplow Court in Buckinghamshire. Date: 1939
Sermon on MountJesus delivers the Sermon on the Mount
Grand Duke NikolaiGRAND DUKE NIKOLAI NIKOLAYEVICH Russian Grand Duke and soldier - he was the son of Alexander IIs brother Date: 1856 - 1929
Von Ludendorff / BerscheidGENERAL EFW VON LUDENDORFF German general Date: 1865 - 1937
