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1940s Collection (page 3)

Background image1940s Collection: Eric Owen, chief modeller at the Minton China Works in Stoke On Trent

Eric Owen, chief modeller at the Minton China Works in Stoke On Trent, creating a vase to a clients specifications. In the foreground are models for a vegetable dish and coffee pots. 1946

Background image1940s Collection: Mine disposal team deal with a mine in Rye Bay England during WW2 1945

Mine disposal team deal with a mine in Rye Bay England during WW2 1945

Background image1940s Collection: RAF Pilots scramble during th Battle of Britain Conflict World War Two Pilots

RAF Pilots scramble during th Battle of Britain Conflict World War Two Pilots running Aircraft Fighter Supermarine Spitfire Airfield England DH Circa July 1940 1940s © Mirrorpix dvdnews

Background image1940s Collection: The Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche church and surrounding buildings in Berlin Germany

The Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche church and surrounding buildings in Berlin Germany devastated by Allied bombing during WW2 - 1st July 1945

Background image1940s Collection: Animals, kitten and lamb at Chessington Zoo. September 1948 P000748

Animals, kitten and lamb at Chessington Zoo. September 1948 P000748

Background image1940s Collection: Neil Franklin, Stoke City football player, circa 1947

Neil Franklin, Stoke City football player, circa 1947

Background image1940s Collection: The occupation of Palmyra (Syria). Troops from a Bren gun-carrier searching the ruins of

The occupation of Palmyra (Syria). Troops from a Bren gun-carrier searching the ruins of the old Roman colonnade. Circa 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Display of Remedial exercises given by the Royal Air Force before a large crowd at

Display of Remedial exercises given by the Royal Air Force before a large crowd at Seymour Hall, London during the Second World War

Background image1940s Collection: Tankmen of the Canadian Army rest by their Sherman tanks after the tank battle which took

Tankmen of the Canadian Army rest by their Sherman tanks after the tank battle which took place between the Hitler Line and Gustav Line on the Italian Front battlefield

Background image1940s Collection: Reconnaissance photograph taken after he RAFs heavy attacks on Cologne on 28 / 29th

Reconnaissance photograph taken after he RAFs heavy attacks on Cologne on 28 / 29th
Reconnaissance photograph taken after he RAFs heavy attacks on Cologne on 28/29th June and 3/4th July 1943. Pictured, in this area of heavy industrial damage

Background image1940s Collection: The 30th Corps memorial at Nienburg, a prancing black boar

The 30th Corps memorial at Nienburg, a prancing black boar, sign of the corps since its formation, was unveiled by the corps commander, Lieut.Gen. Sir Brain Horrocks

Background image1940s Collection: The Commanding Officer and other crew of the submarine H. M. S. Seraph. Circa 1942

The Commanding Officer and other crew of the submarine H. M. S. Seraph. Circa 1942
The Commanding Officer and other crew of the submarine H.M.S. Seraph. Circa 1942

Background image1940s Collection: Reconnaissance photograph taken after the RAFs heavy attacks on Cologne on 28 / 29th

Reconnaissance photograph taken after the RAFs heavy attacks on Cologne on 28 / 29th
Reconnaissance photograph taken after the RAFs heavy attacks on Cologne on 28/29th June and 3/4 July 1943. Pictured, the extensive and heavily damaged area at Kalk, on the east bank of the Rhine

Background image1940s Collection: Smoke and dust billow upward during a successful attack by United States Army Air Force

Smoke and dust billow upward during a successful attack by United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses, after five minutes of concentrated bombing on Toulon harbour

Background image1940s Collection: Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth

Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth, at work setting cutting tools for machines which bore Ant-Aircraft shells at a factory in the West Midlands during the Second

Background image1940s Collection: Sergeant S. W. Loader of New Barnet climbs into his Spitfire to join a Channel sweep

Sergeant S. W. Loader of New Barnet climbs into his Spitfire to join a Channel sweep
Sergeant S.W. Loader of New Barnet climbs into his Spitfire to join a Channel sweep during the Second World War. February 1944

Background image1940s Collection: British forces assault on Tilburg. Scenes near Tilburg

British forces assault on Tilburg. Scenes near Tilburg, Holland as troops move up during Second World War. Circa 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: Loading a torpedo onto a Beaufort bomber at a Coastal Command station in Scotland

Loading a torpedo onto a Beaufort bomber at a Coastal Command station in Scotland. May 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Men of Grenadier Guards in Italy. Men of Grenadier Guards moving over a picturesque

Men of Grenadier Guards in Italy. Men of Grenadier Guards moving over a picturesque hump-back bridge generally known as Humpty Dumpty. Circa 1940s

Background image1940s Collection: View of the 8000 ton Royal Navy Mauritius class cruiser HMS Nigeria

View of the 8000 ton Royal Navy Mauritius class cruiser HMS Nigeria, during the Second World War. January 1942

Background image1940s Collection: The fifteen inch guns of British Royal Navy warship HMS Warspite

The fifteen inch guns of British Royal Navy warship HMS Warspite, shelling German invasion coast positions on the Normandy coast during the Allied landings on D-Day during the Second World War

Background image1940s Collection: Daylight attack on the power station at Pont A Vendin and the factories at La Basse in

Daylight attack on the power station at Pont A Vendin and the factories at La Basse in enemy occupied Northern France during the Second World War

Background image1940s Collection: Some of the pilots of the Coastal Command of the Royal Air Force who took part in

Some of the pilots of the Coastal Command of the Royal Air Force who took part in the location of the Altmark during the Second World War. February 1940

Background image1940s Collection: Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour, visits Liverpool Docks, Saturday 13th November 1943

Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour, visits Liverpool Docks, Saturday 13th November 1943, from left to right, Mr M Fallon (aged 76) 56 years dock service, Ernest Bevin, Alderman Simon Mahon

Background image1940s Collection: Offloading one of the giant roll housings shipped from American in the SS Wells City for

Offloading one of the giant roll housings shipped from American in the SS Wells City for the Abbey Strip mill, at Port Talbot docks

Background image1940s Collection: Empire Air Navigation School, Shawbury, Shropshire, 15th March 1949

Empire Air Navigation School, Shawbury, Shropshire, 15th March 1949. Our Picture Shows... AVRO Lancaster, the moment of being airborne, F for Freddy, which was the last plane to leave the drome

Background image1940s Collection: General views of the residents of Limehouse Chinatown, East London

General views of the residents of Limehouse Chinatown, East London. A man seen leaving a Chinese restaurant. Circa 1946

Background image1940s Collection: Four Supermarine Spitfire F Mark XIVs, of No. 610 Squadron on patrol over Southern

Four Supermarine Spitfire F Mark XIVs, of No. 610 Squadron on patrol over Southern England. September 1944

Background image1940s Collection: Crowds besieged Petticoat lane to buy their Christmas presents

Crowds besieged Petticoat lane to buy their Christmas presents and as usual developed into a milling throng. Every conceivable item was on sale including baked chestnuts, ice cream

Background image1940s Collection: St Pauls Cathedral flood lit during the VE day celebrations to celebrate victory in

St Pauls Cathedral flood lit during the VE day celebrations to celebrate victory in Europe. 8th May 1945

Background image1940s Collection: World War Two - Second World War - The ruins after a German air raid on a North East of

World War Two - Second World War - The ruins after a German air raid on a North East of England town. Pictured is the bomb damaged Keyes Gardens on the Matthew Bank Estate, Jesmond, Newcastle

Background image1940s Collection: Australian Air Force flying American Lockheed Hudsons in Malaya during the Second World

Australian Air Force flying American Lockheed Hudsons in Malaya during the Second World War. 3rd August 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Edward Farmer and his gang going underground cleaning scraps of paper

Edward Farmer and his gang going underground cleaning scraps of paper and anything likely to cause obstruction in the culvert under Ludgate Circus. April 1st 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Petticoat Lane: Every year, it seems, still more thousands remember that Petticoat Lane

Petticoat Lane: Every year, it seems, still more thousands remember that Petticoat Lane, in East London, lays itself out on the Sunday before Christmas to sell toys

Background image1940s Collection: A group of female workers at the Minton China Works in Stoke On Trent

A group of female workers at the Minton China Works in Stoke On Trent, remove newly created articles from their moulds after the liquid state clay was poured in and left to stand for half an hour

Background image1940s Collection: Firemen rescuing people from their house on Tabernacle St, Shoreditch

Firemen rescuing people from their house on Tabernacle St, Shoreditch. 11th January 1941

Background image1940s Collection: WW2 Dunkirk 1940 war on the beaches

WW2 Dunkirk 1940 war on the beaches

Background image1940s Collection: Land girls on their way home from the field in military area East Anglia The harvest has

Land girls on their way home from the field in military area East Anglia The harvest has to be got within fourteen days MSI WW2

Background image1940s Collection: HMS Victory the flagship of the fleet framed in an arch in Portsmouth dockyard

HMS Victory the flagship of the fleet framed in an arch in Portsmouth dockyard. March 1946

Background image1940s Collection: Alfieri. Army Training. No. 30 Physical Development Centre. Barracks. 1942. 1st May 1942

Alfieri. Army Training. No. 30 Physical Development Centre. Barracks. 1942. 1st May 1942
Alfieri. Army Training. No.30 Physical Development Centre. Barracks. 1942. 1st May 1942

Background image1940s Collection: The French Rugby League team Carcassone, who are playing a series of games in England

The French Rugby League team Carcassone, who are playing a series of games in England open their account by playing Swinton yesterday (Monday). Here is the French team:- G. Calbette, J. PY, H

Background image1940s Collection: Muscle man John Grimek flexing his muscles with Marquis the Chimpanzee at the London

Muscle man John Grimek flexing his muscles with Marquis the Chimpanzee at the London Palladium

Background image1940s Collection: Members of 617 squadron toast Wing Commander Guy Gibson

Members of 617 squadron toast Wing Commander Guy Gibson and Mrs Gibson after the investiture. June 22nd 1943

Background image1940s Collection: Removing a 1 ton bomb from Brixton Hill in South London after an air raid during

Removing a 1 ton bomb from Brixton Hill in South London after an air raid during the Second World war. Circa 1941

Background image1940s Collection: The Sutton Coalfield Battalion of the Warwickshire Home Guard paraded for inspection

The Sutton Coalfield Battalion of the Warwickshire Home Guard paraded for inspection. Captain Wilfrid Bigwood the Commanding Officer

Background image1940s Collection: A Sherman tank of a South African unit of the Eighth Army enters the city of Florence

A Sherman tank of a South African unit of the Eighth Army enters the city of Florence through the Porta Romano. August 1944

Background image1940s Collection: Sergeant Alfred Clive Hulme, of Dunedin, New Zealand, who has been awarded the Victoria

Sergeant Alfred Clive Hulme, of Dunedin, New Zealand, who has been awarded the Victoria Cross for his outstanding valour in the Crete campaign. Circa 1941

Background image1940s Collection: Sergeant Roy Roberts of 62 Cardiff Road, Taffs Well, who played Second Row forward for

Sergeant Roy Roberts of 62 Cardiff Road, Taffs Well, who played Second Row forward for Cardiff rugby team before the war, and Sergeant Tom Harvard of 21 Thomas Street, who played for Swinton



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