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The church was bombed on 24 / 25 November 1940 in the Bristol Blitz
Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth
1970 World Cup Final at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico. Brazil
1970 World Cup Final at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico. Pele celebrates
Judy Garland at the Savoy Hotel, London. 30th April 1962
The Head Teacher of Hartfield Crescent (Hall Green) Senior School speaking to parents
Actress Olivia Newton-John in Sydney, Australia. 3rd November 1973
A luxury £14, 000 boardroom is the dazzling scene-stealer of Steel House
A nice cup of tea. Ambulance drivers have a cup of tea at a canteen for A. R. P
Shelters for Schools. Parents watch the construction of one of the air raid shelters
Birmingham women A. R. P. ambulance drivers and attendants in their new uniforms at
Soldiers of an anti aircraft battery at an un-disclosed location close to Birmingham
A little group of Birmingham children who as a result of the evacuation
Birmingham A. R. P. ambulance drivers and attendants in their new uniforms at the Central
Come to the cookhouse door. Serving out dinner at an anti aircraft battery at an
Birmingham A. R. P. Rescue drivers and attendants in their new uniforms at the Central Car
Petrol Rationing: Members of the public queuing to register for petrol coupons after
Birmingham Town Hall is now heavily sandbagged on all sides
Petrol Rationing: Civil servants processing registration forms for petrol coupons after
These children in Sutton Coalfield, Birmingham have no school within reasonable distance
Evacuated Birmingham schoolchildren seen here cooling off with an ice cream whilst
Evacuated Birmingham schoolchildren seen here taking in the sights of Stratford of Avon
Gas masks are distributed and fitted at the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A. R
Gas masks are distributed from the Broad Street offices of Birminghams A. R. P
Voluntary workers seen here assembling gas mask boxes at the Broad Street offices of
Rescuing a casualty. A series of realistic exercises were carried out at the A. R. P
Fire Float Practice. Members of the Birmingham Auxiliary Fire Service Naval Detachment
Pictured, the British Parachute Instructors Badge. On leaving the Parachute Training
Mr T. M. Watson, Chief Constable of Wallsall (wearing mac)
Additional filters for civilian respirators to increase their efficiency against smoke
A sentry on night watch duty on an island fort somewhere in the Northern Command
A 2000 lb armour-piercing bomb as used by the RAF. Although not particularly massive in
Break dancing, Rugby. A section of the large crowds concentrating on the dancing with
The initial stage of production of a British ten-ton bomb
Photos taken by the RAF Film Unit show, top left, a close-up as bombs are dropped from a
Six-inch howitzers being moved into defensive positions as part of a training exercise
Winston Churchill in a Churchill tank, using a wireless telephone
One of the worlds biggest guns, a super-heavy railway mounting gun
British parachute troops on the ground with their chutes during Second World War
A lookout standing on a 9. 2 coastal defence gun on the east coast of Scotland
A Supermarine Sea Otter amphibian biplane in flight, The new Births Amphibian
Airborne units marching away after attending a church service. 1st Air Landing Bde
Several people were slightly injured when a bomb struck the corner of Kings Heath public
Twin engined Bristol Beaufort torpedo bomber, now being produced in Australia
Dr Arthur Wint, High Commissioner of Jamaica, urges Rugby
Female Guerilla fighter armed with weapon smiles for the camera during Second World War
"As Good as New"Shops in Coventry. Canteen trainees Yvonne (left
The War Cabinet. Standing: Arthur Greenwood, Ernest Bevin, Lord Beaverbrook
A 9. 2 gun being installed on the coast, somewhere in the Southern Command. August 1941
Armistice Day celebrated in Brussels. British soldiers march past the tomb of the unknown
A heavy anti-aircraft battery in action on the South East Coast during an air attack
The Erla Aircraft factory in Antwerp burning after a U. S. A. A. F
Mrs Cecilia Tarrant of 7 Camberwell Grove, London, greets her returning son Charlie with
Free French Infantry carry off arms and ammunition from a knocked out German truck
Women at John I Thorneycroft & Co, Hampton Launch Works
Burmese civilians and US soldiers help construct a manifold valve as part of a pipeline
Scene in an RAF rehabilitation centre in England during the Second World War showing
In India, Ceylon, North and East Africa
British army gunner Fish and his wife study an exhibit at the Daily Mirror Exhibition of
The Canadian Troops Arrive in Britain, waving as their transport docks at a North Western
Sergeant Betty Dunn, a WaF masseuse, helps Sergeant Wheeler of Tottenham to try out his
Steel lab progress, Teesside. 1974
A British paratrooper doing a training jump from a static balloon
A party of boys from Army Cadets battalions from all parts of Southern England last week
Picture taken at a Government Training School in Birmingham where women of all ages have
Hong Kong was the first place Canadians fought a land battle in the Second World War
District Officer Coleman explaining the air raid precautions to the members of the Aston
Wounded fighting men from Roehampton Hospital enjoying a trip to the local fair at Putney
Firewoman Betty Goodacre, 36 Area Artist with the National Fire Service (NFS
An impromptu concert in the wardroom of a British ship in a Royal Navy convoy inn
Birmingham factory worker Beatrice Payne, at work making and testing parachute hooks
Two women salvaging the stock after their shop had been burnt out buy incendiary bombs
Birmingham factory worker Mts Kate Budd at work during the Second World War
Birmingham factory worker Mrs Savage of 1 Hamhurst Avenue, Handsworth Wood
Members of the new London Fire Force swing orchestra, all firemen who have been out in
Emily Davies (nearest camera) who was blinded following an air raid in the blitz
A direct hit from an RAF bomber explodes in a cloud of dust
Mrs Jeanings supervising part timer Mrs Williams at her machine in a Birmingham munitions
A German explosive conical float washed ashore during Second World War
Sunday work in progress at a munitions factory in Birmingham during the Second World War
A 4 lb German anti-personnel bomb which the public have been warned not to touch if found
Birmingham factory worker Mabel Evitts, aged 28, of 63 Princes Road, Warley
A light ack-ack battery (all from Warwickshire) in action on the Caen front
Wounded fighting men enjoying a trip to the seaside as part of their recuperation
