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1940s Collection (#11)

Background image1940s Collection: The South Africa House, in Trafalgar Square. 7 November 1945

The South Africa House, in Trafalgar Square. 7 November 1945

Background image1940s Collection: General view of City of London looking up towards St Pauls Cathedral

General view of City of London looking up towards St Pauls Cathedral

Background image1940s Collection: The entrance to the Burlington Arcade, London. 1948

The entrance to the Burlington Arcade, London. 1948

Background image1940s Collection: Home front 1940. Destroyed home in Sidcup, after a German air raid

Home front 1940. Destroyed home in Sidcup, after a German air raid

Background image1940s Collection: Looking down on a busy Covent Garden flower, fruit and vegetable market full of stacked fruit

Looking down on a busy Covent Garden flower, fruit and vegetable market full of stacked fruit and vegetable boxes with lorries unloading right by the entrance to St Pauls Church, Covent Garden

Background image1940s Collection: Home front 1940. Air raid damage, Crayford

Home front 1940. Air raid damage, Crayford

Background image1940s Collection: Parliament Square, London, decorated figure victory celebrations will stop when the

Parliament Square, London, decorated figure victory celebrations will stop when the shadow of Big Ben a 50 feet tower bearing the flags of the 51 Allied nations

Background image1940s Collection: Damage caused to Sidcups main road during the German aerial onslaught

Damage caused to Sidcups main road during the German aerial onslaught

Background image1940s Collection: The exterior of Ashton Court. 11 May 1947

The exterior of Ashton Court. 11 May 1947

Background image1940s Collection: Helped by his 10 yesr old daughter Patricia, Mr Crome barricades the door of his

Helped by his 10 yesr old daughter Patricia, Mr Crome barricades the door of his bare three roomed home on the top floor of the London County Council rest centre at Paddington, West London

Background image1940s Collection: Floods, caused by the recent bad weather, endangered the water supplies thousands of the East

Floods, caused by the recent bad weather, endangered the water supplies thousands of the East and North London people when they found that their taps were either dry or delivering muddy water, today

Background image1940s Collection: A symptom of spring and the housing problem is provided by a mallard duck with distinctly

A symptom of spring and the housing problem is provided by a mallard duck with distinctly urban traits who has chosen a window box on the parapet high above Trafalgar Square

Background image1940s Collection: The River Thames, swollen by recent boring and heavy rain, has flooded a wide area

The River Thames, swollen by recent boring and heavy rain, has flooded a wide area of Riverside Counties. Many towns in Surrey, Berkshire, and Middlesex are seriously flooded. 17 March 1947

Background image1940s Collection: The famous Russian dancer and choreographer, Leonide Massine, has his first speaking

The famous Russian dancer and choreographer, Leonide Massine, has his first speaking part in " a bullet in the valet", which opens in Edinburgh on October 1 and after visits to Blackpool

Background image1940s Collection: Mentioned as a portable Londoners for her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth after

Mentioned as a portable Londoners for her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth after her marriage to return Philip Mountbatten, is Clarence House, St Jamess Palace

Background image1940s Collection: Battle of Britain fly past rehearsal. More than 120 aircraft of the Royal Air Force

Battle of Britain fly past rehearsal. More than 120 aircraft of the Royal Air Force and the Czech Air Force roared over London today in a rehearsal for the Battle of Britain fly past which is to take

Background image1940s Collection: Female clerks, staff from Woman magazine, leaving the office, London, England

Female clerks, staff from Woman magazine, leaving the office, London, England. 13 August 1949

Background image1940s Collection: Us Secretary of Treasury. Here for world bank talks. Mr John W Snyder, US Secretary

Us Secretary of Treasury. Here for world bank talks. Mr John W Snyder, US Secretary of the Treasury, arrived in the Queen Elizabeth at Southampton today to attend the annual meeting of

Background image1940s Collection: Sir Edward Wilshaw KCMC chairman. Photo shows: portrait of Sir Edward in his office

Sir Edward Wilshaw KCMC chairman. Photo shows: portrait of Sir Edward in his office. 11 June 1946

Background image1940s Collection: The first contingent of British settlers to leave for Australia under the migration

The first contingent of British settlers to leave for Australia under the migration agreements signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and Australia left London for Tilbury

Background image1940s Collection: The fountains in Trafalgar Square, London, England. 1940s, 1950s

The fountains in Trafalgar Square, London, England. 1940s, 1950s

Background image1940s Collection: Home front 1940. Children in amongst the debris and rubble of Northfleet houses

Home front 1940. Children in amongst the debris and rubble of Northfleet houses have been hit by German aerial bombs

Background image1940s Collection: Home front 1940. Destroyed house lies dormant after German bombers had finished

Home front 1940. Destroyed house lies dormant after German bombers had finished their bombing in Crayford

Background image1940s Collection: The Burlington Arcade, London. Overseas visitors find traditional British quality

The Burlington Arcade, London. Overseas visitors find traditional British quality in the narrow covered passage which is one of the worlds most exclusive shopping centres

Background image1940s Collection: American troops in ceremonial march through London. For the first time since 1917

American troops in ceremonial march through London. For the first time since 1917, US troops paraded through London as they marched from Grosvenor Square to the City of London to lunch at

Background image1940s Collection: Home front 1940. A house in the Bexley area, showing considerable damage, surrounded

Home front 1940. A house in the Bexley area, showing considerable damage, surrounded by debris after a near miss from German bombs

Background image1940s Collection: The squatters who have commandeered Duchess of Bedford house, a block of luxury flats in Kensington

The squatters who have commandeered Duchess of Bedford house, a block of luxury flats in Kensington, are still firmly established in spite of the efforts of Ministry of works officials who

Background image1940s Collection: More furniture was moved into the Duchess of Bedford house, (the block of luxury

More furniture was moved into the Duchess of Bedford house, (the block of luxury flats in West Kensington recently taken over by squatters)

Background image1940s Collection: House destroyed by an air raid from German bombers

House destroyed by an air raid from German bombers

Background image1940s Collection: Firemen fighting a blazing five-storey building of Story and Co. Furnishers. The

Firemen fighting a blazing five-storey building of Story and Co. Furnishers. The fire is believed to have started in the basement, and soon the blaze spread to the entire building

Background image1940s Collection: Ministry of works officials who made a forced entry at Duchess of Bedford house

Ministry of works officials who made a forced entry at Duchess of Bedford house, the block of luxury flats in West Kensington taken over by squatters today, Wednesday

Background image1940s Collection: The construction of new buildings in Wapping, the London dock area which had been

The construction of new buildings in Wapping, the London dock area which had been heavily bombed during the London blitz in World War II. 1948

Background image1940s Collection: Beverly Minister. Surrounded by centuries-old yews, the ageing stone pile of Beverley

Beverly Minister. Surrounded by centuries-old yews, the ageing stone pile of Beverley Minister points its graceful Twin Towers to the sky

Background image1940s Collection: London housewives queued in their patient thousands from early morning today, Friday

London housewives queued in their patient thousands from early morning today, Friday, to buy sufficient bread to type their homes over the victory and Whitsun holidays

Background image1940s Collection: Women market traders at Londons Covent Garden flower, fruit and vegetable market

Women market traders at Londons Covent Garden flower, fruit and vegetable market, stopping for lunch amongst the fruit and vegetable boxes. Late 1940s, early 1950s

Background image1940s Collection: Heavy rain washed out part of the government party held at Hampton Court Palace last night

Heavy rain washed out part of the government party held at Hampton Court Palace last night. The King and Queen Anne Queen Mary were among the thousand guests at the reception for Dominion

Background image1940s Collection: A plaque of the world-famous orthopaedic specialist Sir Herbert Barker is to hang above a bed

A plaque of the world-famous orthopaedic specialist Sir Herbert Barker is to hang above a bed and in his name at St Thomass Hospital, Westminster, when extensive war damaged the building is repaired

Background image1940s Collection: A market porter transports a sack of vegetables on his head, while women market traders sit

A market porter transports a sack of vegetables on his head, while women market traders sit and have their lunch behind him at Covent Gardens flower, fruit and vegetable market, Covent Garden

Background image1940s Collection: People enjoying the sunshine and the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London, England

People enjoying the sunshine and the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London, England. 1940s, 1950s

Background image1940s Collection: Sir Cyril Harcomb, Chairman of the New British Transport Commission at his desk

Sir Cyril Harcomb, Chairman of the New British Transport Commission at his desk in the Ministry of Transport building, London

Background image1940s Collection: Family evicted from rest centre. Police this evening were called to No 5 Argyle Road

Family evicted from rest centre. Police this evening were called to No 5 Argyle Road Kensington London- a London County Council Rest Centre- to evict Mr and Mrs Isserlis and their twin sons

Background image1940s Collection: Home front 1940. clearing up after a raid at Sidcup

Home front 1940. clearing up after a raid at Sidcup

Background image1940s Collection: Home front 1940. An end of terrace house destroyed after a raid on Eltham by German

Home front 1940. An end of terrace house destroyed after a raid on Eltham by German bombers

Background image1940s Collection: St Pauls Cathedral, Westminster viewed from Ludgate Hill. 7 November 1945

St Pauls Cathedral, Westminster viewed from Ludgate Hill. 7 November 1945

Background image1940s Collection: Man Gardening, while children play on swing 1946 [no caption, location or date]

Man Gardening, while children play on swing 1946 [no caption, location or date]

Background image1940s Collection: The Danish provincial press delegation which is making a tour of this country at

The Danish provincial press delegation which is making a tour of this country at the invitation of the foreign office today, visited the Reuter building in Fleet Street, London

Background image1940s Collection: In heavy rain this afternoon, Sunday, 1500 Londoners converged on Kensington high

In heavy rain this afternoon, Sunday, 1500 Londoners converged on Kensington high Street in a well-planned operation to take over block of flats in Duchess of Bedford walk, West Kensington

Background image1940s Collection: Firemen had to use breathing apparatus when fighting the fire which broke out in

Firemen had to use breathing apparatus when fighting the fire which broke out in the premises over a radio store at Dalston Junction E



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