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Women Collection (#27)

Background imageWomen Collection: The Mechanised Transport Corps, a British womens organisation that initially

The Mechanised Transport Corps, a British womens organisation that initially provided its own transport and uniforms and operated during the Second World War

Background imageWomen Collection: Leading Fire woman Isobel Brown who is in charge of the Fire Control Room in Nuneaton

Leading Fire woman Isobel Brown who is in charge of the Fire Control Room in Nuneaton 26th June 1942

Background imageWomen Collection: Maria Teresa de Filippis at the BRDC International Trophy race at Silverstone

Maria Teresa de Filippis at the BRDC International Trophy race at Silverstone. She is lighting her cigarette with he help of a racing colleague

Background imageWomen Collection: US womens rugby players, who are on the Midwest women

US womens rugby players, who are on the Midwest womens 1979 Rugby tour of Britain. Old Brockleians RFC, Eltham Palace Road, London. August 1979

Background imageWomen Collection: Ladies golf at Sunningdale. Laura Baugh. 1st August 1975

Ladies golf at Sunningdale. Laura Baugh. 1st August 1975

Background imageWomen Collection: His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth meet members of the emergency

His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth meet members of the emergency and voluntary service in the city of Coventry. 26th February 1942

Background imageWomen Collection: Rugby match between actresses and models sponsored by The Put Mustard On It committee

Rugby match between actresses and models sponsored by The Put Mustard On It committee held at the London Irish Club, Sunbury on Thames. The actresses won 10-8. 29th September 1974

Background imageWomen Collection: Ladies golf at Sunningdale. Karolyn Kertzman. 1st August 1975

Ladies golf at Sunningdale. Karolyn Kertzman. 1st August 1975
Ladies golf at Sunningdale. Karolyn Kertzman.1st August 1975

Background imageWomen Collection: British soldiers gather fuel for an elderly Dutch woman outside the ruins of her home in

British soldiers gather fuel for an elderly Dutch woman outside the ruins of her home in Sint Joost. The men are Lance Bombardier K. Davies and Bombardier S

Background imageWomen Collection: Three Soho girls are setting off to hitchhike to Spain on Saturday morning

Three Soho girls are setting off to hitchhike to Spain on Saturday morning. They are going to get a lift to Lydd Airport where they will fly to Le Touquet

Background imageWomen Collection: Picture shows John Hobbs (Royal Airforce officer) instructing Ghita Moss

Picture shows John Hobbs (Royal Airforce officer) instructing Ghita Moss (ballerina in black - centre) and members of the drama school that has been set up under the Educational

Background imageWomen Collection: Sergeant Ted Okey helps a French woman bathe her child whilst Tommy Dalby talks to

Sergeant Ted Okey helps a French woman bathe her child whilst Tommy Dalby talks to the father and grandmother. 31st July 1944

Background imageWomen Collection: A charity drive in the Wolverley Arms pub, Bethnal Green in aid of the Red Cross

A charity drive in the Wolverley Arms pub, Bethnal Green in aid of the Red Cross. 1st May 1943

Background imageWomen Collection: A woman on her way to work negotiates the rubble strewn Smallbrook Street

A woman on her way to work negotiates the rubble strewn Smallbrook Street, Birmingham the morning after an air raid on the city 25th October 1940

Background imageWomen Collection: Specially trained Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) girls, British and Palestinian

Specially trained Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) girls, British and Palestinian, operate the Armys biggest telephone switchboard, recently installed at Middle East General Headquarters

Background imageWomen Collection: British Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in action with a regiment of heavy

British Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in action with a regiment of heavy Anti-Aircraft guns in Belgium during the Second World War

Background imageWomen Collection: Iris Richardson being carried by her colleagues in the Land Army at the YWCA hostel

Iris Richardson being carried by her colleagues in the Land Army at the YWCA hostel, Walton-on-Thames. April 1941

Background imageWomen Collection: Over a thousand members of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF

Over a thousand members of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) are now in India working alongside the RAF in South East Asia Command

Background imageWomen Collection: This Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) company of drivers was formed In the Middle East

This Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) company of drivers was formed In the Middle East 14 months ago, and in the past six months they have made over a hundred trips

Background imageWomen Collection: Throughout the hours of darkness, WaF Flight mechanics are on duty servicing aircraft

Throughout the hours of darkness, WaF Flight mechanics are on duty servicing aircraft used for night training of pilots at a Flying Training Command Station in Scotland

Background imageWomen Collection: Mrs R. L. Henrique, wife of the Senior Magistrate at East London Juvenile Court

Mrs R. L. Henrique, wife of the Senior Magistrate at East London Juvenile Court
Mrs R.L. Henrique, wife of the Senior Magistrate at East London Juvenile Court, plays her part in a flying bomb incident. She is clerk to an incident officer

Background imageWomen Collection: Girl fireguard of twelve million trees. From the top of a 55ft fire watch tower in

Girl fireguard of twelve million trees. From the top of a 55ft fire watch tower in Rendlesham Forest near Woodbridge in East Anglia

Background imageWomen Collection: Using timber which is of no use for war production, a game of Land Army girls at Bywell

Using timber which is of no use for war production, a game of Land Army girls at Bywell near Newcastle Upon Tyne are supplying wood to keep the home fires burning

Background imageWomen Collection: Members of a field kitchen staff of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS

Members of a field kitchen staff of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) taking cover in a trench as the alarm sounds for an air raid at Cromer, Norfolk during the Battle of Britain. August 1940

Background imageWomen Collection: A woman hears the news of the general election in Albert Square, Manchester

A woman hears the news of the general election in Albert Square, Manchester. 26th July 1945

Background imageWomen Collection: Several Women Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) officers flew out direct from England to take

Several Women Auxiliary Air Force (WaF) officers flew out direct from England to take up duties in the Northwest African theatre after the fall of Tunisia

Background imageWomen Collection: A factory worker cutting steel in a tank factory. 26th October 1942

A factory worker cutting steel in a tank factory. 26th October 1942

Background imageWomen Collection: Mother is so busy on the farm that six-month-old baby Betty goes ploughing too

Mother is so busy on the farm that six-month-old baby Betty goes ploughing too. Fellow workers on a Glamorgan farm helped Mrs.Wyatt to sling Bettys cradle securely

Background imageWomen Collection: Odeon usherettes at Leicester Square in central London are ready for anything in fire

Odeon usherettes at Leicester Square in central London are ready for anything in fire fighting after having formed their own fire fighting squad

Background imageWomen Collection: Group of US Army nurses first to land with the vanguard of American troops on Normandy

Group of US Army nurses first to land with the vanguard of American troops on Normandy beachheads, take time for dinner on the site of the Field Hospital

Background imageWomen Collection: The first party of Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) attached to the 21st Army Group

The first party of Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) attached to the 21st Army Group arrive in Normandy, Northern France following the successful Allied landings on the beaches on 6th June

Background imageWomen Collection: Women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) entertain soldiers who were injured in

Women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) entertain soldiers who were injured in the Allied Normandy landings of Northern France

Background imageWomen Collection: WaF Officers of the Photographic Interpretation Branch in Italy visited the much damaged

WaF Officers of the Photographic Interpretation Branch in Italy visited the much damaged Foggia area to see the work done by bombers before the invasion of Italy

Background imageWomen Collection: Munition girls at work at a Welsh shell factory working for the Ministry of Supply during

Munition girls at work at a Welsh shell factory working for the Ministry of Supply during the Second World War. Circa 1941

Background imageWomen Collection: Female Air Raid Precaution wardens on duty during an invasion exercise in South Wales

Female Air Raid Precaution wardens on duty during an invasion exercise in South Wales during the Second world War. 1940

Background imageWomen Collection: A scene inside the Leece Street labour Exchange in Liverpool when the 1920 class of women

A scene inside the Leece Street labour Exchange in Liverpool when the 1920 class of women attended for registration. From early 1941

Background imageWomen Collection: Some of the office staff of a local Tin Box factory, making collecting boxes for the red

Some of the office staff of a local Tin Box factory, making collecting boxes for the red Cross nurses. The production is done after working hours due to the labour shortage. 6th November 1941

Background imageWomen Collection: A Royal Air Force officer addressing workers at a factory near Reading

A Royal Air Force officer addressing workers at a factory near Reading, Berkshire during the Second world War. 10th April 1942

Background imageWomen Collection: Womens Home Guard on parade at St Benedicts Square in Lincoln during

Womens Home Guard on parade at St Benedicts Square in Lincoln during the Second World War. 15th May 1944

Background imageWomen Collection: A Royal Air Force officer etched women workers at a factory near Reading

A Royal Air Force officer etched women workers at a factory near Reading, Berkshire during the Second world War. 10th April 1942

Background imageWomen Collection: A scene inside the labour Exchange in Cardiff when the 1920 class of women attended for

A scene inside the labour Exchange in Cardiff when the 1920 class of women attended for registration. From early 1941, it became compulsory for women aged between 18 and 60 to register for war work

Background imageWomen Collection: A female worker inspecting the cooling system of a Lancaster bomber plane of the Royal

A female worker inspecting the cooling system of a Lancaster bomber plane of the Royal Air Force at an aircraft production site near reading, Berkshire during the second world War. 8th July 1943

Background imageWomen Collection: Princess Mary, the Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood

Princess Mary, the Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, pictured at an ATS Training depot near Reading during the Second World War

Background imageWomen Collection: Gas masks are distributed from the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A. R. P

Gas masks are distributed from the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A. R. P
Gas masks are distributed from the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A.R.P. service. As demand for gas mask rise as tension between Germany and Poland rises 28th August 1939

Background imageWomen Collection: Voluntary workers seen here assembling gas mask boxes at the Broad Street offices of

Voluntary workers seen here assembling gas mask boxes at the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A.R.P. service. As demand for gas mask rise as tension between Germany

Background imageWomen Collection: Epsom and Ewell Salute the Soldier week. Fire Guard Trailer Pump Competition

Epsom and Ewell Salute the Soldier week. Fire Guard Trailer Pump Competition. Corporation Baths, car park, Epsom. District 8 team won the Rosie Challenge Cup for ladies

Background imageWomen Collection: Sport training for war workers. June 1941

Sport training for war workers. June 1941

Background imageWomen Collection: These young female workers in a North West factory are given physical training during

These young female workers in a North West factory are given physical training during their morning and afternoon break. November 1943



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