1940s Collection

Vera Lynn 1947
Singer Vera Lynn, The Forces Sweetheart in 1947

The launch of HMS Eagle aircraft carrier
Launch of HMS Eagle, Royal Naval aircraft carrier by Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) in Belfast, 1946

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomber Group 1945
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomber Group, the original " Hells Angel" on the airfield " cab rank" 1945

Fishing boats at Fleetwood, Lancashire 1947

Lytham Pier 1949
Lytham St Annes in Lancashire showing Lytham Pier

Sheffield United team group 1947 Dick Young Stan Machent J Smith Harry Latham Albert Cox Alex Forbes Dennis Thompson Harold Brook, Walter Rickett, Jimmy Hagan, Colin Collindridge

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Season 1949 / 1950
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Season 1949/1950 Back Laurie Kelly, Terry Springthorpe, Eddie Russell, Dennis Parsons, Sammy Smyth, Billy Crook Front Johnny Hancocks, Jessie Pye, Bill Shorthouse

Battersea Power Station generating hall turbines in 1948

Lyons Corner House on Coventry Street in London 1947

Ploughing in Lasswade, 1949
Ploughing in progress near Lasswade against the background of the snow covered Pentland Hills 1949

Hull City 1949 Back row from left: Taylor, Berry, Bly, Jensen, McCans, White. Front Row: Harrison, Raich Carter, Price, Buchan and Mellor

Turkeys for Christmas, 1946
Christmas fare displayed outside a butchers shop in Scunthorpe High Street, 1946

The 1948 Grand National winner Sheilas Cottage ridden by Arthur Thompson

Laurel and Hardy at Morecambe
The victory scene at the The Sunday Dispatch Bathing Beauty Contest at Morecambe and Heysham where the judges were Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy 1947

Annotated view of London docks in 1947
Annotated view of London docks during the 1947 strikes

Trolley Bus in Castle Street, Glasgow 1949

1945 Volkswagen motor cars
Volkswagen motor cars in Germany 1945

St Pauls Cathedral in 1941
St. Pauls Cathedral remains intact after enemy air raid during World War II 1941 Taken from the steeple of St Mary Le Bow

St Pauls Cathedral after an air raid
St. Pauls Cathedral surrounded by destruction during World War II Traffic and pedestrians can be seen going through Queen Victoria Street of which a portion is in ruins 1941

RAF ground crew loading air sea rescue equipment into the belly of a Spitfire 1943

Full Size Pedal Car
Mr and Mrs Bottani riding along Kilburn High Road, London, in their pedal car

Ploughing scene in Cheshire
A ploughing scene in Cheshire, 1948

Grimsby docks 1945
A busy quayside scene at Grimsby, where large quantities of fish have been landed. 1945

Sleeping sailors
Sailors sleeping on a bench at Waterloo train station waiting for their train

The Queen Elizabeth ocean liner at sea
An aerial view of the RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liner, going to the Clyde for trials 1946

Crossing the Forth Rail Bridge
A train crossing the Forth Rail Bridge in Scotland 1949

Halifax players visit Wembley ahead of their Rugby League cup final 1949
Halifax players visit Wembley ahead of their Rugby League cup final Full back Chalkleys kick is watched by Price, Kenny, Pansegrouw, Hatfield, Reid and Mawson

Marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip 1947
Marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip L-R George VI, Lady Mary Cambridge, Princess Margaret, Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) Prince Philip

HMS Nelson, battleship on her way to breakers yard, 1949
HMS Nelson, battleship on her way to Thomas Ward and sons breakers yard, Inverkeithing 1949

VJ Day celebrations
People dancing in the Trafalgar Square fountain on VJ Day

Fred Trueman in 1949

Glasgow Fish Market, 1949
Glasgow Fish Market, the Briggait 1949

The Avro York 1943

Princess Dock in Hull 1949

Swansea Town 1949
Swansea Town FC Front Row Billy Lucas, Jackie O Driscoll, Reg Weston, Sammy McCrory Frank Burns Back row Thomas Rory Keane, Jim Feeney, Danny Canning, Frank Scrine, Roy Paul, Stan Richards

Rowers at Tower Bridge 1949

Royal Coach on Fleet Street
Crowds line Fleet street as the Royal Coach continues its journey to a thanksgiving service at St Pauls Cathedral 1945

The Windmill Theatre Soho, 1947
he Windmill Theatre, Great Windmill Street (Archer Street) Soho, 1947

Holborn Circus in 1947

A Jaguar S. S. in the Scottish Sporting Car Club Hill Climb
Mrs J. P. Hetherington, the only woman competitor, driving a Jaguar S.S. in the Scottish Sporting Car Club Hill Climb 1949

Turkey farm 1948
Fattening turkeys for Christmas at Dean Park farm, Midlothian, Scotland 1948

A linotype operator
A newspaper linotyper at work in the 1940s

Snow plough 1940
Horse pulling snow plough through Hyde Park, London in winter, 1940

The composing room
Printers in the composing room of the Daily Mail in the 1940s

Last Home Forces special train 1945
Driver Blunt says goodbye to General Sir H.E. Franklin, at Kings Cross Station departure of the last Home Forces special train July 1945

Britain: Air Raids. London: The Temple Church May 1941
WWII: Britain: Air Raids. London: The Temple Church. The Temple Church blazes during the raid in May 1941

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 18

London in the Blitz Temple Church air raid 17 The ruins of the Round Church in the Temple, showing the effigy of William the Younger lying in the rubble

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