1940s Collection (page 17)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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"

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

9 November 1940 Shrapnel in the window caused by during bomb damage in a Nazi bombing raid. Sidcup, Kent, England

9 November 1940 Doug Hollands blacksmith forge, over 100 years old. Despite being bombed and damaged during a Nazi bombing raid the demand has kept the shop open in its damaged state

Children of the hop pickers take shelter to watch the Battle of Britain rage overhead. This became one of the most published pictures of the war - 1940 eTopFoto

Slow But Sure The time honoured saying The Way To A Mans Heart
Slow But Sure The time honoured saying " The Way To A Mans Heart Is Through His Stomach", applys equally where tortoises are concerned

Dog with his ears bandaged against the noise of the bombs goes down into the air raid shelter in 1940 WWII

Feedling piglets

Mr and Mrs Fred Ritchie feed a nine day old calf from the bottle outside their handsome two storey farmhouse. Mr Ritchie who came to Kenya in 1949 from Cambridge has built this house on his new farm

A snappy siren suit is worn for the English Shetland sheepdog club and poodle club s
A snappy siren suit is worn for the English Shetland sheepdog club and poodle clubs championship show held at the London Scottish drill Hall today

Men of the British Expeditionary Force returning from the Flanders evacuation, give
Waving from the train. Men of the British Expeditionary Force returning from the Flanders evacuation, give a cheer and a smile as the troop train pulls out of a London station. June 1940

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