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War Effort Collection (page 5)

Background imageWar Effort Collection: World War Two. Mrs M Bryan dressed in protective clothing cleaning dirt

World War Two. Mrs M Bryan dressed in protective clothing cleaning dirt and grease of a chassis just about to undergo an overhaul at the Chiswick Bus depot

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Royal Air Force Women Wrens attached to the Fleet Air Arm

Royal Air Force Women Wrens attached to the Fleet Air Arm, placing Wireless in Aircraft. These Girls are first Wrens to Fly. Picture taken at RN Air Station in England

Background imageWar Effort Collection: World War Two, Grace Shults at a welding smiths work assembling farm wagons at Great

World War Two, Grace Shults at a welding smiths work assembling farm wagons at Great Yeldham, Essex. 28th February 1944

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Mrs Olive carson taking rifle training instruction from Instructor while two of her

Mrs Olive carson taking rifle training instruction from Instructor while two of her children look on British army woman lying on the ground aiming at a target March 1942

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Plymouths squad of professional women navvies hard at work with the men pulling down

Plymouths squad of professional women navvies hard at work with the men pulling down bombed premises to make way for rebuilding in the city. One of the women is Mrs Vera Bennett (left). July 1947

Background imageWar Effort Collection: British women working in a rope factory during the second world war March 1941

British women working in a rope factory during the second world war March 1941 1940s

Background imageWar Effort Collection: World War Two. Women employed by the LNER (London North Eastern Railway

World War Two. Women employed by the LNER (London North Eastern Railway) to recover coal dropped by passing trains on the railway lines January 1943

Background imageWar Effort Collection: World War Two. Mrs Ellen McShane at work on the Jarrow on Tyne ferry May 1942

World War Two. Mrs Ellen McShane at work on the Jarrow on Tyne ferry May 1942

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Royal Air Force fighter pilots hold out their mugs whilst a Waaf girl pours them some tea

Royal Air Force fighter pilots hold out their mugs whilst a Waaf girl pours them some tea

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Guinness Flats in Stamford Hill, London, have got their own war factory

Guinness Flats in Stamford Hill, London, have got their own war factory. In the little club room hut behind the estate houswifes are busy all day long making torch batteries

Background imageWar Effort Collection: World War Two. Mrs A Flanagan and Mrs E O Connor who are working as building

World War Two. Mrs A Flanagan and Mrs E O Connor who are working as building labourers on reconstruction work at Ludgate Circus in London January 1943

Background imageWar Effort Collection: World War Two. Women workers at HM Dockyards in Devonport

World War Two. Women workers at HM Dockyards in Devonport, Plymouth using the drilling machine to drill holes in ships steel plates October 1945

Background imageWar Effort Collection: High up on the tottering wall, Lydia Walker steps across the gap aided by Betty Baker

High up on the tottering wall, Lydia Walker steps across the gap aided by Betty Baker. Both are working with the two teams of women clearing up the ruins of Plymouth

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Wrens being fitted with demob clothes at the end of World War Two 1945

Wrens being fitted with demob clothes at the end of World War Two 1945

Background imageWar Effort Collection: World War Two. Mrs Hughes changing a horses shoe while working as a blacksmith during

World War Two. Mrs Hughes changing a horses shoe while working as a blacksmith during the war march 1941

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Plymouths team of women navvies completing their Blitz-time ambition - worked side

Plymouths team of women navvies completing their Blitz-time ambition - worked side by side with men before, but this time, with one of their team of six acting as supervisor

Background imageWar Effort Collection: WW2 Female painters at work on a railway bridge in Sheffield

WW2 Female painters at work on a railway bridge in Sheffield. Women are now fully qualified painters and gangers with the LNER

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Airwomen buying fruit at an Indian fruit market are given advice by members of the W A A

Airwomen buying fruit at an Indian fruit market are given advice by members of the W A A F police

Background imageWar Effort Collection: River emergency service during WW2 in London September 1939

River emergency service during WW2 in London September 1939

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Wrens In December 1941 it was decided that women in the UK between the ages of 20

Wrens In December 1941 it was decided that women in the UK between the ages of 20 to 30 should be called up for military service

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Wrens with gun during WW2

Wrens with gun during WW2

Background imageWar Effort Collection: A merchant seaman in WW2 sitting on the deck of a ship. Circa 1941

A merchant seaman in WW2 sitting on the deck of a ship. Circa 1941

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Duchess of Kent in a Wrens Uniform The Duchess of Kent helps a new recruit sign up

Duchess of Kent in a Wrens Uniform The Duchess of Kent helps a new recruit sign up. One of the important issues raised by the WW2 was the role of women

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Merchant Seamen during WW2 giving the 'Thumbs Up'Circa 1941

Merchant Seamen during WW2 giving the "Thumbs Up"Circa 1941
Merchant Seamen during WW2 giving the " Thumbs Up" Circa 1941

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women workers peeling thousands of onions that will eventually be pickled in jars

Women workers peeling thousands of onions that will eventually be pickled in jars destined for household dinner tables, at a factory in the North East of England during the Second World War November

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Land Army girls give a hand in collecting the first tomato crop at North Hubbard

Land Army girls give a hand in collecting the first tomato crop at North Hubbards nursery in Essex during the Second World War June 1942

Background imageWar Effort Collection: A woman on Austerity holiday give a hand in collecting the first tomato crop at North

A woman on Austerity holiday give a hand in collecting the first tomato crop at North Hubbards nursery in the Lea Valley, Essex during the Second World War June 1942

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Landgirl Miss Betty McCarthy picking some large tomatoes from a greenhouse in Lea Valley

Landgirl Miss Betty McCarthy picking some large tomatoes from a greenhouse in Lea Valley, Hertfordshire during the Second World War They will be sent to canteens at munitions factories as

Background imageWar Effort Collection: A woman laying down spare clothes at a collection point to be used for others who need

A woman laying down spare clothes at a collection point to be used for others who need them during the Second World War April 1941

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Girls of the Womens Land Army (Pests Department) are emplyed in S

Girls of the Womens Land Army (Pests Department) are emplyed in S. Wales as rat catchers. Girls counting the days " bag". March 1944 P000644

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Majorie Hale of Corham, Wiltshire aged 3, the youngest child worker in Britain pictured

Majorie Hale of Corham, Wiltshire aged 3, the youngest child worker in Britain pictured milking a cow on the family farm. October 1940

Background imageWar Effort Collection: From all England 1, 000 Girl Guides have volunteered for a Commando'

From all England 1, 000 Girl Guides have volunteered for a Commando" course so that they may follow with a healing hand in the wake of the Allied armies of liberation in Europe

Background imageWar Effort Collection: A nurse goes round the Hop Fields to see if there are any complaint such as sores

A nurse goes round the Hop Fields to see if there are any complaint such as sores and cuts They are looked after on the spot or told to go and see the doctor. September 1941

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Rope making: Off to another hawser. The signals is given

Rope making: Off to another hawser. The signals is given and the rope begins to turn as it makes its way along the rope walk railway. January 1944 P004300

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Land girls research job. April 1942 P003952

Land girls research job. April 1942 P003952

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Robot Plane damage at East Lane, Walworth. Firemen and helpers holding up the floor of

Robot Plane damage at East Lane, Walworth. Firemen and helpers holding up the floor of building whilst rescue workers below get out casualty. June 1944 P009369

Background imageWar Effort Collection: At prayer in the fields. Miss Eileen Foot, girl shepherdess of Almondsbury, near Bristol

At prayer in the fields. Miss Eileen Foot, girl shepherdess of Almondsbury, near Bristol, pauses during her work, to offer a prayer. She has a two fold war job

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women learning to weld. September 1942 P009188

Women learning to weld. September 1942 P009188

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women Decorators. They fetch and carry their own ladders etc. March 1940 P003940

Women Decorators. They fetch and carry their own ladders etc. March 1940 P003940

Background imageWar Effort Collection: A huge coil of rope weighing 30tons and 720 feet in length

A huge coil of rope weighing 30tons and 720 feet in length. It is 18 inches in circumference. It is used for Admiralty salvage work

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Rope making at a London factory. A huge coil of rope weighing three

Rope making at a London factory. A huge coil of rope weighing three and a half tons and 720 feet in length and is 18 inches in circumference

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Crowds cheering Ministers at Downing Street. 29th August 1939

Crowds cheering Ministers at Downing Street. 29th August 1939

Background imageWar Effort Collection: A woman working at Wisbech Smedleys cannery takes a bite out of one of the ten tons of

A woman working at Wisbech Smedleys cannery takes a bite out of one of the ten tons of carrots gathered and ready to be canned during the Second World War October 1943

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Women firefighters in action. 23rd January 1941

Women firefighters in action. 23rd January 1941

Background imageWar Effort Collection: American A. S. C Facility visit. American soldiers getting ready to remove 4000lb

American A. S. C Facility visit. American soldiers getting ready to remove 4000lb
American A.S.C Facility visit. American soldiers getting ready to remove 4000lb bombs chat to land girls in the English countryside. 19th February 1944

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Control room of a Superintendant Station. Push buttons are used as fire appliances are

Control room of a Superintendant Station. Push buttons are used as fire appliances are sent off to jobs. 17th October 1940

Background imageWar Effort Collection: Britains men and women of steel. Steel works of Britain producing engines, guns

Britains men and women of steel. Steel works of Britain producing engines, guns, armour and many other products for the war effort

Background imageWar Effort Collection: ATS girls at a Welsh Anti aircraft gun site are watching their fuel target

ATS girls at a Welsh Anti aircraft gun site are watching their fuel target. From small coal which they mix with cement, they make coal bricks



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