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Nineteen Forties Collection (#13)

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

Cherry picking at a farm near Gravesend in Kent June 1946

Background imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties Collection: Bagging potatoes in cold winter snow. 1947

Bagging potatoes in cold winter snow. 1947

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Tunnel workers. Kent will meet Essex when the Dartford pilot tunnel is completed

Tunnel workers. Kent will meet Essex when the Dartford pilot tunnel is completed on 11th October 1938 eTopFoto

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

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

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Sheep being hand clipped in Wales

Sheep being hand clipped in Wales

Background imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties Collection: Ploughing in snowstorm January 1947

Ploughing in snowstorm January 1947

Background imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties Collection: Cookery lesson in 1946 A TopFoto

Cookery lesson in 1946 A TopFoto
Cookery lesson in 1946 eTopFoto

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

Mrs Henniker making fencing poles at Chilham Kent 1949

Background imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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 imageNineteen Forties 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

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Mrs Smuts, wife of general Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa, pressed a button

Mrs Smuts, wife of general Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa, pressed a button in her home on the edge of the veldt outside Pretoria today to send a radio impulse flashing across the world to

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: The Queen Elizabeth in dry dock. After hold-up at 12 hours due to unfavourable weather

The Queen Elizabeth in dry dock. After hold-up at 12 hours due to unfavourable weather, the Queen Elizabeth move today, Wednesday from 101 birth in Southampton

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Passengers on the maiden voyage of the HMS Queen Elizabeth luxury liner, dancing

Passengers on the maiden voyage of the HMS Queen Elizabeth luxury liner, dancing
Passengers on the maiden voyage of the HMS " Queen Elizabeth" luxury liner, dancing with their partners on the dance floor at a ball that aboard the ship. 23 October 1946

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: A Woman passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Elizabeth luxury liner

A Woman passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Elizabeth luxury liner
A Woman passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS " Queen Elizabeth" luxury liner, wears make up in front of a vanity mirror in her cabin aboard the ship. 23 October 1946

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: 700 troops due to sail for India and the far east walked off the S. S. Corfu at Southampton

700 troops due to sail for India and the far east walked off the S. S. Corfu at Southampton
700 troops due to sail for India and the far east walked off the S.S. Corfu at Southampton. They complain that the ship, a 14

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: The 31, 000 ton liner Orcades, built for the Orient line by Vickers, Armstrong Ltd

The 31, 000 ton liner Orcades, built for the Orient line by Vickers, Armstrong Ltd, and which is the largest merchant ship to be launched in any country since the end of the war successfully went

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: The worlds largest liner, the 83, 000 ton Cunarder Queen Elizabeth arrived at Southampton

The worlds largest liner, the 83, 000 ton Cunarder Queen Elizabeth arrived at Southampton
The worlds largest liner, the 83, 000 ton Cunarder " Queen Elizabeth" arrived at Southampton today from the Clyde, where she has been dressing up to become a luxury liner once again

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: The Queen Elizabeth, the worlds largest liner, completes her service as a war

The Queen Elizabeth, the worlds largest liner, completes her service as a war transport this week and will shortly be demobbed and returned to the Cunard White Star Line

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Painters are at work on the huge task of painting the hull of the Cunard White Star

Painters are at work on the huge task of painting the hull of the Cunard White Star Liner " Queen Mary" at Southampton Docks

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Elizabeth a luxury liner, enjoyed

Passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS Queen Elizabeth a luxury liner, enjoyed
Passengers on the maiden voyage of the RMS " Queen Elizabeth" a luxury liner, enjoyed deck sports during the Atlantic crossing. The sports deck extends the whole width of the great ship

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Trooping resumed. The second battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, commanded

Trooping resumed. The second battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, commanded by Lt Col R J Bewell, sails from Southampton today

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Further efforts by tugs to get the Queen Elizabeth away from the Brambles shingle

Further efforts by tugs to get the Queen Elizabeth away from the Brambles shingle bank have failed, and preparations are being made for a new refloat attempt on tonights tide

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: The America, the largest and fastest liner ever built in the United States, left

The America, the largest and fastest liner ever built in the United States, left
The " America", the largest and fastest liner ever built in the United States, left Southampton for Le Havre after docking last night at the English port after her maiden commercial voyage

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Queen Marys crew goes back. Following a meeting in striking members of the crew

Queen Marys crew goes back. Following a meeting in striking members of the crew of the Cunard White Star Liner Queen Mary at Southampton today (Thursday)

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Dockers at Southampton were busy unloading a valuable cargo from the 85, 000 ton liner

Dockers at Southampton were busy unloading a valuable cargo from the 85, 000 ton liner Queen Elizabeth, which arrived from New York

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: The giant Cunard White Star Liner Queen Elizabeth gets what is probably her first

The giant Cunard White Star Liner Queen Elizabeth gets what is probably her first
The giant Cunard White Star Liner " Queen Elizabeth" gets what is probably her first film role in the Wessex Film Productions " The Woman in the Wall"

Background imageNineteen Forties Collection: Sailing in the 23, 700 ton liner Stratheden from Tilbury today, which is on its post-war

Sailing in the 23, 700 ton liner Stratheden from Tilbury today, which is on its post-war " maiden voyage" after being reconditioned from war service



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