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1940s Collection (page 2)

Background image1940s Collection: Ships: 'Empress of Canada'. August 1948 P005444

Ships: "Empress of Canada". August 1948 P005444
Ships: " Empress of Canada". August 1948 P005444

Background image1940s Collection: Lieut General Bernard Montgomery newly appointed commander of the 8th Army seen here

Lieut General Bernard Montgomery newly appointed commander of the 8th Army seen here discussing tactics with officers from the 22nd Armoured Brigade

Background image1940s Collection: Widnes Rugby League team. Left to right, back row: Parkes. J. W. Hayes, J. Higgins, F. Lyon, P

Widnes Rugby League team. Left to right, back row: Parkes. J. W. Hayes, J. Higgins, F. Lyon, P
Widnes Rugby League team. Left to right, back row: Parkes.J.W.Hayes, J.Higgins, F.Lyon, P.Trainer. Naughton.D. Forshaw.A. Reynolds.C Seated: Malone.A. Leigh. F. Peake.O.Hutton.C

Background image1940s Collection: Children Nurseries: Mothers helping to boost production at Broadstone Mill, Reddish

Children Nurseries: Mothers helping to boost production at Broadstone Mill, Reddish, Lancs, go aboard the " Mothers Special" which takes them and their babies home after the days work

Background image1940s Collection: Lifeboatmen who rescue airmen. Sheringham, Norfolk, lifeboatmen stand by during

Lifeboatmen who rescue airmen. Sheringham, Norfolk, lifeboatmen stand by during operational flights over the North Sea to rescue airmen who may drop into the " drink" on their way out or

Background image1940s Collection: Members of an American Eagle Squadron at an overseas Club Place challenge during

Members of an American Eagle Squadron at an overseas Club Place challenge during the Second World War. The Eagle Squadrons were three fighter squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF)

Background image1940s Collection: The big guns that guard Singapore. (Picture) In one of the gunnery control rooms

The big guns that guard Singapore. (Picture) In one of the gunnery control rooms high above the battery, gunners follow the burst of each shell. Circa November 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Bomb damage in Bristol after an attack by a lone Nazi German Luftwaffe raider on 28th

Bomb damage in Bristol after an attack by a lone Nazi German Luftwaffe raider on 28th August 1942, eighteen months since the last attack of the Bristol Blitz in the Second World War

Background image1940s Collection: St Martins Church in the Bull Ring, Birmingham the morning after a heavy air raid

St Martins Church in the Bull Ring, Birmingham the morning after a heavy air raid on the city. 10th April 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Members of the volunteer Overseas Contingent of the National Fire Service have issued

Members of the volunteer Overseas Contingent of the National Fire Service have issued with special kit in readiness for service

Background image1940s Collection: The Mulberry B harbour 'Port Winston'at Arromanches. 16th September 1944

The Mulberry B harbour "Port Winston"at Arromanches. 16th September 1944
The Mulberry B harbour " Port Winston" at Arromanches. 16th September 1944

Background image1940s Collection: Military vehicles in Abbey Road, Torquay in July 1949. Adverising signs - Ovaltine

Military vehicles in Abbey Road, Torquay in July 1949. Adverising signs - Ovaltine Guinness and Oxydol

Background image1940s Collection: Port Talbot Steelworks, Margam works. Erection of No 2 Blast Furnace

Port Talbot Steelworks, Margam works. Erection of No 2 Blast Furnace. This furnace, due to come into production later this year

Background image1940s Collection: Dispatch Rider Violet Goozee. March 1944 P009053

Dispatch Rider Violet Goozee. March 1944 P009053

Background image1940s Collection: One-Man-Band - With all his complicated apparatus and his collecting box stuck on the end

One-Man-Band - With all his complicated apparatus and his collecting box stuck on the end of his clarinet, the one-man-band makes a return to Cardiff - 13th March 1948

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 A family seeks refuge inside an Anderson Air Raid shelter during the blitz

WW2 A family seeks refuge inside an Anderson Air Raid shelter during the blitz. These shelter came in kit form, they were made of corrugated iron

Background image1940s Collection: HMS Vanguard which took the Royal Family on their tour of South Africa is escorted back

HMS Vanguard which took the Royal Family on their tour of South Africa is escorted back into Porstmouth Harbour by Motor Torpedeo Boats

Background image1940s Collection: Miners at Langley Park Colliery on their way to work stop for a glance at their record

Miners at Langley Park Colliery on their way to work stop for a glance at their record after achieving their target during the recent 12 weeks period. 20th September 1943

Background image1940s Collection: HMS Wallace a Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader escort seen here in 1942 shortly after

HMS Wallace a Shakespeare Class Flotilla Leader escort seen here in 1942 shortly after Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh joined the ship as a sub lieutenant. Circa January 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Air correspondents of London newspapers visit Royal Air Force Commands in North Africa

Air correspondents of London newspapers visit Royal Air Force Commands in North Africa. Picture (issued 1943) shows - A group of air correspondents with R.A.F

Background image1940s Collection: The Mayor of Reading, Councillor W. E. C. McIlroy, inspecting members of the Auxiliary

The Mayor of Reading, Councillor W. E. C. McIlroy, inspecting members of the Auxiliary
The Mayor of Reading, Councillor W.E.C. McIlroy, inspecting members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) at a display in the city centre during the Second World War. 11th June 1942

Background image1940s Collection: American soldiers from Company E, 358th Infantry, 90th Division

American soldiers from Company E, 358th Infantry, 90th Division, move through the concrete Dragons Teeth of Siegfried line near Habscheid, Germany, as they move up to the front. 12th February 1945

Background image1940s Collection: The scene at No. 38 Dudley Road, Folkestone when a shell fired from the German batteries

The scene at No. 38 Dudley Road, Folkestone when a shell fired from the German batteries
The scene at No.38 Dudley Road, Folkestone when a shell fired from the German batteries on the French coast struck the house

Background image1940s Collection: Bombers of the German Luftwaffe in flight over London during the Battle of Britain

Bombers of the German Luftwaffe in flight over London during the Battle of Britain. Picture shows: Two Dornier 217s flying above fires started by bombs in the neighbourhood of Beckton gas works in

Background image1940s Collection: Mr R. J. White, leader of an Isle of Wight ARP rescue party

Mr R. J. White, leader of an Isle of Wight ARP rescue party
Mr R.J. White, leader of an Isle of Wight ARP rescue party, has invented three pieces of apparatus to improve the manipulation of stretchers to prevent further injury to the patient

Background image1940s Collection: HMS Fury leads the 8th destroyer flotilla during a fleet exercise close to Scapa Flow

HMS Fury leads the 8th destroyer flotilla during a fleet exercise close to Scapa Flow. Circa 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Picture taken at a British base when the British Royal Navy submarine HMS Ultimatum

Picture taken at a British base when the British Royal Navy submarine HMS Ultimatum returned after a year of successful patrolling in the Mediterranean Sea where she sank a total of 6

Background image1940s Collection: British Royal Navy warship HMS Warspite, flagship of Admiral Sir James Somerville

British Royal Navy warship HMS Warspite, flagship of Admiral Sir James Somerville, commanding the Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean during the Second World War. September 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Demolition squads at work after a Nazi Luftwaffe raid on Liverpool and Merseyside

Demolition squads at work after a Nazi Luftwaffe raid on Liverpool and Merseyside. Original caption suggests the picture was taken in Opie Street or Great Homer Street, Liverpool

Background image1940s Collection: The Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom

The Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. More than 8, 000 of the type were produced in eleven marks

Background image1940s Collection: The latest type of motor torpedo boat in use by the Royal Navy

The latest type of motor torpedo boat in use by the Royal Navy, discharging her weapons during exercises in the English Channel during the Second World War. July 1940

Background image1940s Collection: Lambeth and Kennington area of London - April 1941. Picture shows The Old

Lambeth and Kennington area of London - April 1941. Picture shows The Old Tennants Hostel on the left. Possibly Newburn Street but this is not confirmed

Background image1940s Collection: Clearance of an unexploded bomb in Hull during the Second World War

Clearance of an unexploded bomb in Hull during the Second World War. One of many dropped by the Luftwaffe on the city of Hull over three nights in May 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Members of a Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Squad pose for the camera after

Members of a Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Squad pose for the camera after successfully defusing a 500KG bomb in Craven Street, Hull

Background image1940s Collection: Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Squad defusing a 500KG bomb in Craven Street, Hull

Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Squad defusing a 500KG bomb in Craven Street, Hull. One of many dropped by the Luftwaffe on the city of Hull over three nights in May 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Liberation of Europe: German Destroyer Aground off Ile De Batz

Liberation of Europe: German Destroyer Aground off Ile De Batz. (Picture shows) A beached enemy destroyer was successfully attacked recently by rocket

Background image1940s Collection: Second World War, Canterbury Cathedral damaged during the raid. June 1942

Second World War, Canterbury Cathedral damaged during the raid. June 1942

Background image1940s Collection: New recruits to the Royal Navy write their first letter home to tell their people of

New recruits to the Royal Navy write their first letter home to tell their people of their safe arrival at HMS Raleigh, the navys training barracks at Torpoint in Cornwall. 21st December 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Men of 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division being briefed for

Men of 22nd Independent Parachute Company, 6th Airborne Division being briefed for the invasion. 4th June 1944

Background image1940s Collection: Successful removal of an unexploded bomb in Hull, North England after the Second World

Successful removal of an unexploded bomb in Hull, North England after the Second World War. Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal pose with the weapon. Circa 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Discovery of an unexploded parachute mine in Hull after the Second World War

Discovery of an unexploded parachute mine in Hull after the Second World War. Navy and Army bomb disposal squads moving the parachute mine from the dredger to a waiting truck. May 1949

Background image1940s Collection: The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman James Hellyer - {pictured right}

The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman James Hellyer - {pictured right}) drawing his Points ration book at the City Hall, Cardiff

Background image1940s Collection: British Army East Yorkshire regiment in training somewhere in England during the Second

British Army East Yorkshire regiment in training somewhere in England during the Second World War. Circa 1940

Background image1940s Collection: The Theatre Royal in Chatham, Kent. 22nd February 1945

The Theatre Royal in Chatham, Kent. 22nd February 1945

Background image1940s Collection: The allies have planned their own railroad system to take with them for the forthcoming

The allies have planned their own railroad system to take with them for the forthcoming second front. The construction of this rail system in England has been on of the greatest secrets of this war

Background image1940s Collection: Bradford Northern Rugby League team pose for a group photograph

Bradford Northern Rugby League team pose for a group photograph. Back row left to right: Radford, Moore, Kitching, Batten, Tyler, Mageen and Day

Background image1940s Collection: The Flower class corvette HMS Camellia (K31) getting up steam before escorting a convoy

The Flower class corvette HMS Camellia (K31) getting up steam before escorting a convoy across the North Atlantic. December 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Steeplejacks working on the north west tower chimney of Battersea Power Station

Steeplejacks working on the north west tower chimney of Battersea Power Station, August 1949



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