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Post War Collection (#2)

Background imagePost War Collection: A barter exchange in Luneburg, Germany after the Second World War

A barter exchange in Luneburg, Germany after the Second World War. After the war there was a scarcity of vital necessities such as food

Background imagePost War Collection: Prefab Bungalows Prefab Housing. A village of new prefab housing in

Prefab Bungalows Prefab Housing. A village of new prefab housing in Capenhurst, Manchester. A car drives through the village on what looks like a new road

Background imagePost War Collection: British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs George Curzon

British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, pictured at the unveiling of a memorial to Belgian refugees on Victoria Embankment in Central London

Background imagePost War Collection: A gem of rustic antiquity, beautiful Dunster, Somerset, was half forgotten when

A gem of rustic antiquity, beautiful Dunster, Somerset, was half forgotten when the motorist laid up his car during the war years

Background imagePost War Collection: Laycock village, Wiltshire, a lady geese keeper is seen driving the birds through

Laycock village, Wiltshire, a lady geese keeper is seen driving the birds through the village. 14th September 1944

Background imagePost War Collection: Making meters at Prescot. British Insulated Callenders Cables factory

Making meters at Prescot. British Insulated Callenders Cables factory, women making electric light meters. 18th January 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: A section of Napiers despatch department showing part of a line of 24 cylinder Sabre

A section of Napiers despatch department showing part of a line of 24 cylinder Sabre engines receiving their final adjustments. Liverpool, 16th January 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Women at work in a factory sewing leather products. Speke, Liverpool, 8th January 1946

Women at work in a factory sewing leather products. Speke, Liverpool, 8th January 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Women working at Brough s, helping to meet the enormous demand for steel drums

Women working at Brough s, helping to meet the enormous demand for steel drums and containers of all kinds. 10th January 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Michael Shannon, the last of the Liverpool squatters

Michael Shannon, the last of the Liverpool squatters, greeting neighbours in the doorway of an air raid shelter. The shelter had been Shannons home for the last four days. Liverpool, Merseyside

Background imagePost War Collection: Old time music hall show by the RAF at Henlow Aerodrome, Bedfordshire

Old time music hall show by the RAF at Henlow Aerodrome, Bedfordshire. 21st October 1945

Background imagePost War Collection: A man plays the barrel organ outside Hogarth Houses in Whitechapel, East London

A man plays the barrel organ outside Hogarth Houses in Whitechapel, East London. Circa 1947

Background imagePost War Collection: A butchers stall at a market in Whitechapel, East London. Circa 1947

A butchers stall at a market in Whitechapel, East London. Circa 1947

Background imagePost War Collection: The residents of Hogarth Houses in Whitechapel, East London

The residents of Hogarth Houses in Whitechapel, East London, watching a barrel organ player. Circa 1947

Background imagePost War Collection: Dockland Houses, Isle of Dogs. Families set up home in pre-fabricated houses, Circa 1946

Dockland Houses, Isle of Dogs. Families set up home in pre-fabricated houses, Circa 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Children playing, outside Dockland Houses, Isle of Dogs

Children playing, outside Dockland Houses, Isle of Dogs. Families set up home in Nissen huts, pre-fabricated houses, Circa 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Three young children playing in a deserted airfield. May 1947

Three young children playing in a deserted airfield. May 1947

Background imagePost War Collection: St Marys Church in Broxted, Essex. 14th July 1946

St Marys Church in Broxted, Essex. 14th July 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: Corn field in Broxted, Essex. 14th July 1946

Corn field in Broxted, Essex. 14th July 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire. Circa 1946

St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire. Circa 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: People walk through an arch near St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire. Circa 1946

People walk through an arch near St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire. Circa 1946

Background imagePost War Collection: There is much activity at the ports where many coastal barges are peacefully working

There is much activity at the ports where many coastal barges are peacefully working again. Pictured, Ipswich, Suffolk barges from the Thames, Medway, Stour and Orwell

Background imagePost War Collection: London Views Landmarks 1945-1950 St. Pauls Cathedral viewed from the roadside

London Views Landmarks 1945-1950 St. Pauls Cathedral viewed from the roadside. Circa 1947

Background imagePost War Collection: Two members of the Russian Red Army in the ruins of Adolf Hitler

Two members of the Russian Red Army in the ruins of Adolf Hitlers room in the Berlin Chancellery, one sprawling in Hitlers chair ith his feet on the upturned table

Background imagePost War Collection: Today the first of the hoppickers official trains for this season left London Bridge

Today the first of the hoppickers official trains for this season left London Bridge for the Kentish hop-fields, Some of the pickers arrive at London Bridge with their bits and pieces, London

Background imagePost War Collection: A Day in the Life of Shepherds Market, circa 1948. A bombsite behind Shepherds

A Day in the Life of Shepherds Market, circa 1948. A bombsite behind Shepherds Market

Background imagePost War Collection: German women doing their washing in cold water in a street beside a knocked out German

German women doing their washing in cold water in a street beside a knocked out German scout car following the allied invasion of Berlin at the end of the Second World War. 3rd July 1945

Background imagePost War Collection: Ex Servicemen at Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Stoke Mandeville, Circa 1948

Ex Servicemen at Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Stoke Mandeville, Circa 1948

Background imagePost War Collection: Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in Berlin for the Big Three

Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in Berlin for the Big Three meeting at the Potsdam Conference, is shown around Hitlers Chancellery garden by Russian guides

Background imagePost War Collection: Secret View of new houses in Alexandra Palace. Two types of prefabricated houses have

Secret View of new houses in Alexandra Palace. Two types of prefabricated houses have been errected inside Alexandra Palace for Local Authorities to view. 13th October 1945

Background imagePost War Collection: The end of the journey. In Antwerp, a horse is now three times more valuable dead than

The end of the journey. In Antwerp, a horse is now three times more valuable dead than alive - and a handful of Belgium butchers are making £ 1, 000

Background imagePost War Collection: General John J Pershing seen here leaving Victoria station with Mr Winston Churchill

General John J Pershing seen here leaving Victoria station with Mr Winston Churchill. Pershing was in London for the celebrations of the official ending of hostilities of the first world war

Background imagePost War Collection: York aircraft of the RAF which are flying supplies into Berlin

York aircraft of the RAF which are flying supplies into Berlin, on the tarmac in front of one of the hangers at Gatow airfield in the British zone. Sacks of main can be seen in the foreground

Background imagePost War Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales makes a three day visit to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of her

Diana, Princess of Wales makes a three day visit to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of her campaign to raise awareness about the devastating effects landmines have on peoples lives

Background imagePost War Collection: London RT Bus being safety tested by The Ministry of Transport

London RT Bus being safety tested by The Ministry of Transport. The top deck is loaded with ballast equivalent to 30 passengers, and there is no ballast on the lower deck. 21st November 1952

Background imagePost War Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales makes a three day visit to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of her

Diana, Princess of Wales makes a three day visit to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of her campaign to raise awareness about the devastating effects landmines have on peoples lives

Background imagePost War Collection: Children of Bonwell Road Gang of Holloway London save their coppers for a Party but

Children of Bonwell Road Gang of Holloway London save their coppers for a Party but decided to buy a Victory wreath instead which they placed on the Cenotaph, Whitehall on Saturday

Background imagePost War Collection: Pictures of Control desk for the Four Allied Powers show American

Pictures of Control desk for the Four Allied Powers show American, English and French Controllers in their places. The Russian Controller refuses to sit with the others

Background imagePost War Collection: Coal supplies for the British, American and French sectors of Berlin are being flown in

Coal supplies for the British, American and French sectors of Berlin are being flown in by the RAF from Fassberg near Celle in the British Zone of Germany during the Berlin Airlift

Background imagePost War Collection: There are a number of girls taking the 12 months course in farming

There are a number of girls taking the 12 months course in farming and horticulture at the Surrey County Council Farm Institute at Merrist Wood, near Guildford. June 1949 P007503

Background imagePost War Collection: Human Minesweepers who cleared the harbours of Europe from Charburg to Bremen began

Human Minesweepers who cleared the harbours of Europe from Charburg to Bremen began operations in Manchester Ship canal to locate a bomb which fell there five years ago

Background imagePost War Collection: At Gatow Airport in Berlin where they are used to seeing bigger

At Gatow Airport in Berlin where they are used to seeing bigger and better efforts every day, they took their hats off when the biggest air lift load of all time arrived in the worlds largest

Background imagePost War Collection: Civil Defence To stimulate recruitment for the civil defence in Manchester, a V. 2

Civil Defence To stimulate recruitment for the civil defence in Manchester, a V. 2
Civil Defence To stimulate recruitment for the civil defence in Manchester, a V.2. rocket is on show in Piccadilly. Early morning workers take a look at the V.2. December 1951 P012347

Background imagePost War Collection: A Soviet Army girl on traffic duty in the Unter den Linden in Berlin chats with a British

A Soviet Army girl on traffic duty in the Unter den Linden in Berlin chats with a British soldier during the Allied occupation of the city. July 1945 P012294

Background imagePost War Collection: Party on bomb site at Anthony street, in Londons East end. April 1952 C1935

Party on bomb site at Anthony street, in Londons East end. April 1952 C1935

Background imagePost War Collection: Diana, Princess of Wales makes a three day visit to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of her

Diana, Princess of Wales makes a three day visit to Bosnia - Herzegovina as part of her campaign to raise awareness about the devastating effects landmines have on peoples lives

Background imagePost War Collection: West Berlin 1953. An elderly couple of West Berlin in morning for a relative who died in

West Berlin 1953. An elderly couple of West Berlin in morning for a relative who died in Wednesday demonstration enquiry from a West Policeman in Berlin if they may go thro the Eastern sector which

Background imagePost War Collection: West Berlin 1953. Berliner of the Eastern sector being advised by the West Police not to

West Berlin 1953. Berliner of the Eastern sector being advised by the West Police not to return in spite of Russian order allowing the return from the West to the East tonight for a short while



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