Front cover of World War Two book published By Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd recording the service which women in Britain gave during wartime. WW2, WWII, courage, endurance, war effort, home front, WAAF, WRENS, fighting forces, WRNS, ATS, WAAF, duty, working women, air raid wardens, nursing, British Red Cross, intrepid, Victory, wartime,
Back cover of World War Two book, "Our Wonderful Women", published By Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd recording the service which women in Britain gave during wartime. WW2, WWII, courage, endurance, war effort, home front, WAAF, WRENS, fighting forces, WRNS, ATS, WAAF, duty, working women, air raid wardens, nursing, British Red Cross, intrepid, Victory, wartime,
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A participant at Pickering Wartime Weekend dressed as a WWII RAF Pilot.
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GERMANY Near Puffendorf -- 25 Dec 1944 -- Happy Christmas...Alerted American GIs of M-51 Anti-aircraft Battery are silhouetted against German sky streaked with vapor trails from allied and enemy planes engaged in Christmas Day dogfight near Puffendorf, Germany -- Picture by M S Kelly | Lightroom Photos | US Army
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Wartime(?) Employment Exchange office. Ministry of Labour and National Service, women's department of an Employment Exchange. The caption to this photo reads 'in both war and peace'. From an uncredited photo in a mid 1940s book.
Two ladies dressed in the clothing of the 1940's World War Two Era,wearing 1940's dresses,Seamed Nylon Stockings and 1940's Shoes,Wearing Sunglasses,Floral Hats and Red lipstick and Carrying Umbrellas
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PACIFIC OCEAN Okinawa -- Apr 1945 -- US Marines pass through a small village where Japanese soldiers lay dead after fighting Japanese forces on Okinawa during the War in the Pacific -- Picture by Norris G McElroy | Lightroom Photos | USMC
KENYA Mombasa -- 1943 -- Group portrait of officers and NCOs of the 1st Battalion of the Mauritius Regiment - also known as the Mauritian Rifles - photographed at their base during World War II in Mombasa, Kenya. Many Mauritians fought in North Africa in World War II -- Picture by Lightroom Photos *NB Frank Lamy is pictured on the second row, 4th from the right
World War Two gardening food ; 1940s; Wartime; WW2; growing; sustenance; meals; hints; horticulture; garden; tools; spade; fork; vegetables; leaflet; antique; paper; history; ephemera ; World War 2 "The Garden Front" "Ministry of Agriculture" ;
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World War 2 leaflet of Garden Hints circa 1944 published by the Ministry of Agriculture
Photograph from "Our Wonderful Women", a World War Two book published By Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd recording the service which women in Britain gave during wartime. WW2, WWII, courage, endurance, war effort, home front, fighting forces, duty, working women, British Railways, intrepid, steam train, engine sheds, wartime,
1940's Re-enactment Group Portrait Friends English American Uniform Ladies Fashion Platform Goathland Station North Yorks Moors Railway NYMR War Wartime WWII, WWII, WW2 WWII William Lee
Illustration from the Boys Own Paper, March 1942, promoting their readers to collect waste paper as a source of valuable war material. World War Two, WWII, WW2, salvage, re-cycle, civilian army, war effort, resource conservation,
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NEW GUINEA Cape Sansapor -- 1944 -- Water Buffalos (amphibious tanks) line up for invasion of Cape Sansapor at the western end of Dutch New Guinea. In silhouette, US Coast Guardsman Robert Campbell stands guard -- Picture by Lightroom Photos / USCG
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ENSA performer at Pickering Wartime Re-enactment Weekend October 2009
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PACIFIC OCEAN Bougainville -- c. Dec 1943 -- US Marine "Raiders" and their dogs, which are used for scouting and running messages, starting off for the jungle front lines on Bougainville -- Picture by J Sarno / Lightroom Photos / USMC
Young Lady Woman US Army Uniform 1940's re-enactment Goathland Station North Yorks Moors Railway NYMR WWII War Wartime Cap Badge Direct Look Nostalgia William Lee
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FRANCE Near Brest -- 28 Aug 1944 -- US Army medics remove a casualty from the battle field to an aid station in an air raid shelter, near Brest, France, formerly used by the Germans -- Picture by Gilbert / Lightroom Photos / US Army
Advertisement from wartime magazine acknowledging the work of women for the War effort. World War 2, WWII, war-worker, housewives, factory, munition-worker, machinery, Hoover, vacuum cleaner,
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Man in USA Military Police uniform from the 1940's drinking a beer - nylons on tanker.
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ITALY Anzio Harbour -- Jul 1943 -- Tanks of an armoured regiment are debarking from an LST US 77 in Anzio harbour, Italy. These tanks were to reinforce the US Fifth Army [VI Corps] forces on the beachead during the Allied invasion of Italy -- Picture by Lightroom Photos / US Army
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World War 2 leaflet titled The Garden Front published by the Ministry of Agriculture with recipes from the Ministry of Food circa 1944
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FRANCE Normandy -- 06 Jun 1944 -- American supply ships unload armour, supplies and troops onto the Normandy beachhead after the Allied invasion in the early hours of the 6th June, 1944. This photo was taken in the afternoon, when the beachhead was secured. "D-Day" as it was termed, was a turning point in World War 2 and marked the beginning of the end of the Nazi regime. Within one year, Germany had surrended and these forces were marching on Berlin -- Picture by Steck / Lightroom Photos / US Army
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GERMANY Frankfurt -- 06 Jul 1945 -- In the cellar of the Race Institute in Frankfrut, Germany, US Army Chaplain Samuel Blinder examines one of hundreds of Saphor Torahs ( Sacred Scrolls ), among the books stolen from every occupied country in Europe. July 6, 1945 -- Picture by Irving Katz | Lightroom Photos | US Army
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UK Southern/Eastern England -- 06 Jun 1944 -- General Dwight D Eisenhower gives the order of the day on D-Day. "Full victory-nothing else" to American paratroopers in England, just before they board their airplanes to participate in the first assault in the invasion of the continent of Europe. Gen Eisenhower thought these troops would suffer high casualties, though in the end, these American Airborne paratroopers ( probably from the 82nd or 101st Airborne ) defeated the German forces defending France and later went on to liberate France and Germany as well -- Picture by Moore | Lightroom Photos | US Army
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UK Southern/Eastern England -- 06 Jun 1944 -- General Dwight D Eisenhower gives the order of the day on D-Day. "Full victory-nothing else" to American paratroopers in England, just before they board their airplanes to participate in the first assault in the invasion of the continent of Europe. Gen Eisenhower thought these troops would suffer high casualties, though in the end, these American Airborne paratroopers ( probably from the 82nd or 101st Airborne ) defeated the German forces defending France and later went on to liberate France and Germany as well -- Picture by Moore | Lightroom Photos | US Army
Photograph from "Our Wonderful Women", a World War Two book published By Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd recording the service which women in Britain gave during wartime. WW2, WWII, courage, endurance, war effort, home front, fighting forces, duty, working women, air raid wardens, intrepid, motor bike, Francis-Barnett motorcycle, women despatch riders, intrepid,
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PACIFIC OCEAN Cape Torokina -- 08 Mar 1944 -- Hide and Seek...SGT Paul Mascall, T/SGT George Sintetos, and PFC Albert Flagler, 37th Division search for Japanese snipers on March 8, 1944 as the Japanese counterattack the US Army XIV Corps. Cape Torokina perimeter -- Picture by Lightroom Photos / US Army
WWII advertisement for Bovril depicting a German parachutist being repelled by a rampant bull. From the Boys Own paper 1942. World War Two, WW2, Home Guard, pun, wartime, invasion, Dad's Army,
Photograph from "Our Wonderful Women", a World War Two book published By Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd recording the service which women in Britain gave during wartime. WW2, WWII, courage, endurance, war effort, home front, fighting forces, duty, working women, bus conductress, intrepid, war-time travel, smartness, clippy, bus conductor, public transport,
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PACIFIC OCEAN Tarawa -- Nov 1943 -- US Marines wounded during the landing on Tarawa are towed out on rubber boats by their buddies to larger vessels that will take them to base hospitals for better medical care -- Picture by Lightroom Photos / USMC
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GERMANY -- 12 Apr 1945 -- US Army General Dwight D Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, accompanied by Gen Omar N Bradley, and Lt Gen George S Patton, inspect art treasures stolen by Germans and hildden in salt mine in Germany -- Picture by Moore / Lightroom Photos / US Army
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BURMA Pinwe -- 12 Nov 1944 -- US Army medics treat casualties at an American Portable Surgical Unit (the forerunner of the M*A*S*H*) during the 36th Division drive on Pinwe, Burma -- Picture by W Lentz / Lightroom Photos / US Army
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World War Two slogans bus tickets salvage ; WW2; wartime; travel; token; pass; omnibus; transport; catchphrase; propaganda; saving; waste; patriotism; ephemera ; World War Two WW2" "Salvage Saves Lives" ;
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Bus tickets with wartime slogans on verso reminding the public to save paper. Circa 1944
SMILING IN ADVERSITY A PRETTY GIRL KURDISH REFUGEE IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR
WW2 Auxiliary Fire Service greeting card 1940 ; World; War; Two; 1940s; firemen; firefighters; volunteers; Christmas; Xmas; Noel; salutation; stationery; communication; clothing; headgear; hat; cap; uniform; badge; AFS; Raphael; Tuck; antique; paper; history; ephemera ; Auxiliary Fire Service "Die cut" "Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd." ;
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Die cut World War Two greeting card of Auxiliary Fire Service cap. Text inside: "Warmest Wishes may you have A Full Share of 'Good Luck & Happiness!" Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.