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40s Collection (#13)

Background image40s Collection: The wedding of Mr Harradine Mason and Miss Mary Rigg at St Marks Church, North Audley Street

The wedding of Mr Harradine Mason and Miss Mary Rigg at St Marks Church, North Audley Street, London. 6 April 1940

Background image40s Collection: This is not another hat fashion decreed by Dame fashion, but merely a charming way

This is not another hat fashion decreed by Dame fashion, but merely a charming way they have around the film studios of controlling a ladies carefully arranged hairdo as she sets forth from their

Background image40s Collection: Wedding of Mr Donald J Dickman and Miss Betty N Swinhoe at Kensington Register Office, London

Wedding of Mr Donald J Dickman and Miss Betty N Swinhoe at Kensington Register Office, London. 25 April 1940

Background image40s Collection: Student pilots take time out from aviation problems to go fishing in the Delaware River

Student pilots take time out from aviation problems to go fishing in the Delaware River © TopFoto

Background image40s Collection: While the father of Mary Maguire, the film actress, is serving as bat man with BEF in France

While the father of Mary Maguire, the film actress, is serving as bat man with BEF in France, her mother, Mrs Michael Maguire, and for other daughters are living in a maisonnette in Devonshire Place

Background image40s Collection: Flat Race Fashion. Seen at the opening of the flat-race season at Lincoln today

Flat Race Fashion. Seen at the opening of the flat-race season at Lincoln today (Saturday) is this " basket" straw topped with roses and held in place with veiling

Background image40s Collection: The public made the collecting of aluminium for converting into planes construction

The public made the collecting of aluminium for converting into planes construction, a huge success. Mrs Hartnell ( Mayor of Chelsea ) at the Town Hall. 11 July 1940

Background image40s Collection: Cora Goffin, the well - known British comedy actress, waves to the camera onboard ship

Cora Goffin, the well - known British comedy actress, waves to the camera onboard ship

Background image40s Collection: Tonight the story newly is Davies of London will marry her fiance ex--American army

Tonight the story newly is Davies of London will marry her fiance ex--American army air force Sgt JD moral-she will be by the telephone at a friends house in Stamford Hill

Background image40s Collection: Brown and white gingham shirt and matching Timmins on a pert halo hat make effective

Brown and white gingham shirt and matching Timmins on a pert halo hat make effective match for this smart spring suit in lime green hop-sack, one by British film starred Greta Gynt

Background image40s Collection: First dip of the season was a happy occasion for these holiday girls at Bournemouth

First dip of the season was a happy occasion for these holiday girls at Bournemouth. They lost no time in making a concerted dash across the dunes to the sea before the fickle sun changed its mind

Background image40s Collection: Although the south coast was whipped by a strong south easterly winds today these

Although the south coast was whipped by a strong south easterly winds today these 2 hardy visitors were determined that a David be included in the holiday

Background image40s Collection: ATS girls leaving their headquarters in Hastings, Sussex today found their surroundings

ATS girls leaving their headquarters in Hastings, Sussex today found their surroundings transformed into a fairyland of snow. 27 February 1946

Background image40s Collection: British Wardrobe For Americas Cotton Maid Americas 1948 Maid of Cotton nineteen-year-old

British Wardrobe For Americas Cotton Maid Americas 1948 Maid of Cotton nineteen-year-old
British Wardrobe For Americas " Cotton Maid" Americas 1948 " Maid of Cotton" nineteen-year-old blonde Texan Matilda Nail

Background image40s Collection: The Finnish Ambassador, M Grippenberg, leaving the Legation, after receiving the

The Finnish Ambassador, M Grippenberg, leaving the Legation, after receiving the news of Armistice 13 March 1940

Background image40s Collection: Bumper Australian wheat crop will aid starving Europe after World War II food shortage

Bumper Australian wheat crop will aid starving Europe after World War II food shortage. Eight horses tandem team, one of the few remaining in Parkes, pulls header on W.H. Paveys field

Background image40s Collection: Harrowing the cabbage crop on the shore of the Thames at Manor Farm, Crossness, near

Harrowing the cabbage crop on the shore of the Thames at Manor Farm, Crossness, near Woolwich London 1949

Background image40s Collection: The shepherd and his faithful dog watch their flock by night

The shepherd and his faithful dog watch their flock by night

Background image40s Collection: Land girls manage a dairy farm in Hartley, Kent. 4th January 1940

Land girls manage a dairy farm in Hartley, Kent. 4th January 1940

Background image40s Collection: Winter work indoors. Sorting Majestic seed potatoes - a job for the snowy weather

Winter work indoors. Sorting Majestic seed potatoes - a job for the snowy weather on W Rogers farm at Horton Kirby in Kent. 10 February 1947 eTopFoto

Background image40s Collection: This is Mr Philip Rye and his wife, who have lived in the hut shown in the picture

This is Mr Philip Rye and his wife, who have lived in the hut shown in the picture for six and a half years with thier six children

Background image40s Collection: King George VI inspects Sea cadets on Navy Day at Chatham in Kent. 12 July 1948

King George VI inspects Sea cadets on Navy Day at Chatham in Kent. 12 July 1948 An award winning photograph eTopFoto

Background image40s Collection: Kent - Dartford Paper Mills fire which burnt for three days - 3 March 1949

Kent - Dartford Paper Mills fire which burnt for three days - 3 March 1949 eTopFoto

Background image40s Collection: Cherry picking at a farm near Gravesend in Kent June 1946

Cherry picking at a farm near Gravesend in Kent June 1946

Background image40s Collection: Mr Philip Rye and family - wife and six children, who had lived in this hut at Crockenhill

Mr Philip Rye and family - wife and six children, who had lived in this hut at Crockenhill in Kent for more than six years - 5 November 1948 eTopFoto

Background image40s Collection: Bagging potatoes in cold winter snow. 1947

Bagging potatoes in cold winter snow. 1947

Background image40s Collection: Hop wiring on stilts - January 1947 A TopFoto

Hop wiring on stilts - January 1947 A TopFoto
Hop wiring on stilts - January 1947 eTopFoto

Background image40s Collection: While Britain shivers in the grip of a cold spell and fuel cuts, Victoria, Australia

While Britain shivers in the grip of a cold spell and fuel cuts, Victoria, Australia is experiencing a record fruit crop in the Goulburn Valley

Background image40s Collection: Britain needed food, nothwithstanding the harsh winter. Ploughing, 4 horse team

Britain needed food, nothwithstanding the harsh winter. Ploughing, 4 horse team

Background image40s Collection: Sheep being hand clipped in Wales

Sheep being hand clipped in Wales

Background image40s Collection: Ploughing in a snowstorm when Britain needed food - January 1947 A TopFoto

Ploughing in a snowstorm when Britain needed food - January 1947 A TopFoto
Ploughing in a snowstorm when Britain needed food - January 1947 eTopFoto

Background image40s Collection: John Clark and his farm in Rainham, Kent cherry picking July 1946

John Clark and his farm in Rainham, Kent cherry picking July 1946

Background image40s Collection: Schoolboy sweeping debris after his Gravesend home in Kent had been damaged by a

Schoolboy sweeping debris after his Gravesend home in Kent had been damaged by a bomb during WWII

Background image40s Collection: Rescue at a factory in Bexley, Kent after a bomb during the Blitz - 30 September 1940

Rescue at a factory in Bexley, Kent after a bomb during the Blitz - 30 September 1940 eTopFoto

Background image40s Collection: Ploughing in snowstorm January 1947

Ploughing in snowstorm January 1947

Background image40s Collection: Vapour trails over Sidcup suggest a dogfight - aerial combat between fighter aircraft

Vapour trails over Sidcup suggest a dogfight - aerial combat between fighter aircraft.1940 eTopFoto

Background image40s Collection: It was drinks on the Major on Monday for a battery of Kent a gunners who bagged

It was drinks on the Major on Monday for a battery of Kent a gunners who bagged three Dornier 17s inside one minute on Sunday, 8th September

Background image40s Collection: Fire at the Darford Paper Mills in Kent which burnt for three days - 3 March 1949

Fire at the Darford Paper Mills in Kent which burnt for three days - 3 March 1949 eTopFoto

Background image40s Collection: 500th anniversary of Wye College - attended by Archbishop of Canterbury - During

500th anniversary of Wye College - attended by Archbishop of Canterbury - During the 500th anniversary celebrations of Wye Agricultureal College, near Ashford, Kent, the service in Wye Parish Church

Background image40s Collection: Cookery lesson in 1946 A TopFoto

Cookery lesson in 1946 A TopFoto
Cookery lesson in 1946 eTopFoto

Background image40s Collection: Mrs Henniker making fencing poles at Chilham Kent 1949

Mrs Henniker making fencing poles at Chilham Kent 1949

Background image40s Collection: The worlds largest liner, the canard white star Queen Elizabeth, undergoes her

The worlds largest liner, the canard white star Queen Elizabeth, undergoes her
The worlds largest liner, the canard white star " Queen Elizabeth", undergoes her speed trials in the Clyde next week. The Queen and the princesses will be aboard

Background image40s Collection: The 26, 000 ton liner America, the largest and fastest ever built in the United States

The 26, 000 ton liner America, the largest and fastest ever built in the United States
The 26, 000 ton liner " America", the largest and fastest ever built in the United States, arrived at Southampton on her maiden commercial voyage from New York

Background image40s Collection: This striking picture taken under the brilliant lighting of the George V Graving

This striking picture taken under the brilliant lighting of the George V Graving dock at Southampton enhances the sweeping lines of the Holland - America Liner Nieuw Amsterdam - the Dutch challenge

Background image40s Collection: Princess Elizabeth launches The 34, 000 ton Cunard White Star Liner Caronia, larger

Princess Elizabeth launches The 34, 000 ton Cunard White Star Liner Caronia, larger ship now building in the world, was launched at John Browns Clydebank shipyard today (Thursday)

Background image40s Collection: The 27, 000 ton German battlecruiser Derfelinger, scuttled ater the 1914-1918 War

The 27, 000 ton German battlecruiser Derfelinger, scuttled ater the 1914-1918 War
The 27, 000 ton German battlecruiser " Derfelinger", scuttled ater the 1914-1918 War and recently raised from Scapa Flow, has been towed upside down from scupper to the Clyde

Background image40s Collection: Extraordinary fire precautions are being observed at Southampton following the fire

Extraordinary fire precautions are being observed at Southampton following the fire in the " Queen Elizabeth". Picture Shows

Background image40s Collection: Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, performing her first public function unaccompanied

Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, performing her first public function unaccompanied by other members of the Royal family, today, successfully launched the 28



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