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As the crisis over the Sudetenland deepens and the threat of war between Great Britain and Germany seems more likely, the government issues gas masks to the population
In your street in every street in built-up areas over the whole country there will be strangely clad figures and machines like this one... if war comes
Trench digging in the London parks. A. P.s the busy scene in Kingston gardens todayTrench digging in the London parks. A.P.S the busy scene in Kingston gardens today where trenches were being dug. 27th September 1938
Workmen digging trenches to act as air raid shelters, in Lincolns Inn, London. By autumn 1938 Britain had begun preparations for war, shelters were dug
The stamping workshop in a Birmingham motorcycle factory. Circa 1938
Cast - Man - Dummy
St Peters Church, Oxford Street, Newcastle, disappearing under the hammers. 17th August 1938
Cutting reeds in Norfolk. 12th February 1938
Interior of one of the new electric trains to run on the Wirral Railway. 14th March 1938
Charles Laughton - English actor pictured making a speech at The Foyles Lunch in London. Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 - 15 December 1962) was an English stage and film actor, director
An ancient tricycle built by B. S. A. in 1882, which appeared in the parade of ancientAn ancient tricycle built by B.S.A. in 1882, which appeared in the parade of ancient and modern bicycles at the Grand Rally of Cycling Clubs at Harrogate, North Yorkshire. 19th January 1938
Houses of Parliament and the River Thames at night. August 1938
Sweet delivery to The Central Stores in the centre of Barlestone, Leicestershire, as two eager young boys look on. 2nd December 1938
Prince Edward of Kent - The Duke of Kent The Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra arrive at Liverpool Street Station from Sandringham 31 May 1938
Workmen fixing one of the new ATM Traffic Controls at the junction of Islington and Norton Street in Liverpool. When completed
Portrait of Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, an English campaigner for the suffragette movement and, later, an activist in the cause of anti-fascism. May 1938
Lake Lugano, Switzerland July 1938
Gandria Village, Lake Lugano, Switzerland July 1938
The paddle steamer Sempione arrives at Gandria Village, Lake Lugano, Switzerland July 1938
Old cottages in the village of Styal, near Wilmslow, Cheshire, have recently been acquired by the National Trust, pictured 23rd July 1938
The unemployed of Cardiff pick over the rubbish tip close to the city. 19th October 1938
World Professional Snooker Champioships held at Thurstons Hall in Leicester Square, London. Fred Davis at the table taking a shot watched by his opponent Alec Brown during their match
William Shakespeares Birthplace. Picture shows the house in Henley Street, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, where poet, playwright and actor William Shakespeare (1564 to 1616) was born
Picture shows the view looking south along Watery Lane, Quinton, across Woodgate Lane, Birmingham. Midlands, England Picture taken circa 4th April 1938
The Dungeness sidewinder trawler seen here leaving the St Andrews Dock, Hull for the northern fishing grounds. 19th September 1938
A woman seen here using the Automatic Fish and Chip dispenser at Redferns fish and chip restaurant at Withernsea. Circa 1938
Militia recruits in the RAF pictured leaving the reception camp at West Drayton in Middlesex to begin their training at Ebdon, Essex. Circa 1938
Night Watchman keeps himself warm by a brazier whilst guarding road works in Eastleigh. 20th July 1938
As the threat of war overshadowed Britain in 1938 and following the Munich Crisis Britain began to take measures to prepare itself for the possibility of war
A "North Mail"Picture Record of the beginning yesterday of a uniqueA " North Mail" Picture Record of the beginning yesterday of a unique engineering feat in the renewing and relaying of the tracks at the east end of the Central Station, Newcastle
The police continue their vigil at the Allerton police wireless broadcasting station in Allerton Liverpool, throughout the night
LNER Sheds at Kings Cross - Cleaning giant locomotives " Into the Open Jaws", but not only the jaws, the smoke box
This should interest you - You re paying for it! Part of the Nations effort for " preparedness" is the huge bombing instruction station at Acklington
The Swansea Museum in Swansea, Wales, UK is the oldest museum in Wales. The building was built for the Royal Institution of South Wales in 1841 in the neo-classical style. 16th June 1938
Northumberland Road, Newcastle. 5th July 1938
No official caption. ARP Personnel training in bomb disposal and decontamination. They are wearing the full anti-gas suit with civilian service respirator. 1938
Nun at a life drawing class. 10th June 1938
New Liverpool. 5th April 1938
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill pictured with Lord Hailsham and Lord Maughan after attending a farewell party to Sir Maurice Hanley. 28th July 1938
Winston Churchill pictured leaving Number 10 Downing Street during the crisis over Nazi Germanys decision to annexe the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. 26th September 1938
General view of unemployed workers from Cardiff picking over a rubbish tip in 1938
Whitley Bay Post Officer workers wear gas masks during air raid precaution training. 27/08/1938
Six RAF early Hawker Hurricane MK1 fighter aircraft with two blade fixed pitch propellors in flight over England. Circa August 1938
England Football Team line up at Old Trafford, Manchester ahead of their Home International match against the Republic of Ireland, won by the home team by seven goals to nil
The statue of Boudicca (Boadicea) Queen of the Iceni, driving a chariot by Thomas Thornycroft and positioned at the end of the Victoria Embankment in 1902
Actress Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle on the set of Pygmalion Clothing Laddered stockings 1938 1930s Entertainment Film Studio Flower Seller Florist
A flight of Consolidated Catalina flying boats of the US Navy flying in formation as used in WW2. 1938
