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Home Front Collection (page 5)

Background imageHome Front Collection: Sorting uniforms at the WaC clothing store, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Sorting uniforms at the WaC clothing store, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Sorting uniforms at the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps clothing store, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Uniforms were sent to the WaC clothing stores where they were unpacked, measured, tested

Background imageHome Front Collection: Women reservists delivering milk to a hospital, First World War, c1914-1918, (c1920)

Women reservists delivering milk to a hospital, First World War, c1914-1918, (c1920). War Work of the Womens Reserve Ambulance Corps: Bringing up the mornings milk supply for the hospital

Background imageHome Front Collection: Women aircraft maintenance and repair workers, South Wales, World War II, c1939-c1944 (1946)

Women aircraft maintenance and repair workers, South Wales, World War II, c1939-c1944 (1946). The women of South Wales played a skilled part in the maintenance

Background imageHome Front Collection: In our off-duty, 1940

In our off-duty, 1940. From Life as a Nurse, booklet on nursing during World War II, in Tucks Better Little Book series. At the beginning of the war it was estimated that up to 67

Background imageHome Front Collection: Examinations, 1940

Examinations, 1940. From Life as a Nurse, booklet on nursing during World War II, in Tucks Better Little Book series. At the beginning of the war it was estimated that up to 67

Background imageHome Front Collection: Crisp white linen, 1940

Crisp white linen, 1940. From Life as a Nurse, booklet on nursing during World War II, in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: Interested in their lives, 1940

Interested in their lives, 1940. From Life as a Nurse, booklet on nursing during World War II, in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: I ve never had an appetite like this, 1940

I ve never had an appetite like this, 1940. From Life in the A.T.S. booklet on the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: Never any lack of company, 1940

Never any lack of company, 1940. From Life in the A.T.S. booklet on the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: Any game or sport you favour, 1940

Any game or sport you favour, 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F. booklet on the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: Experience as storewomen, 1940

Experience as storewomen, 1940. From Life in the A.T.S. booklet on the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: On the gun-sites, 1940

On the gun-sites, 1940. From Life in the A.T.S. booklet on the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: A. T. S. dances are grand fun, 1940

A. T. S. dances are grand fun, 1940
A.T.S. dances are grand fun, 1940. From Life in the A.T.S. booklet on the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: A friendly spirit everywhere, 1940

A friendly spirit everywhere, 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F. booklet on the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: Life in the A. T. S. 1940

Life in the A. T. S. 1940
Life in the A.T.S. 1940. From Life in the A.T.S. booklet on the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: There are the cooks, 1940

There are the cooks, 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F. booklet on the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: At the nerve centres of the Service, 1940

At the nerve centres of the Service, 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F. booklet on the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: A worth-while piece of work, 1940

A worth-while piece of work, 1940. From Life in the A.T.S. booklet on the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: Fix him up. 1940

Fix him up. 1940. From I m A Firegirl, booklet on the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), in Tucks Better Little Book series. The Auxiliary Fire Service was formed in 1938 in Britain as part of the Civil

Background imageHome Front Collection: Good for you, girls!, 1940

Good for you, girls!, 1940. From I m A Firegirl, booklet on the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: Could I drive a car?, 1940

Could I drive a car?, 1940. From I m A Firegirl, booklet on the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: Hands the form over her shoulder, 1940

Hands the form over her shoulder, 1940. From I m A Firegirl, booklet on the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: You cannot have efficiency without discipline. 1940

You cannot have efficiency without discipline. 1940. From I m A Firegirl, booklet on the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: I m A Firegirl, 1940

I m A Firegirl, 1940. From I m A Firegirl, booklet on the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: How glad we were to be nurses!, 1940

How glad we were to be nurses!, 1940. From Life as a Nurse, booklet on nursing during World War II, in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: A grey old building, 1940

A grey old building, 1940. Young woman arriving for her first day as a trainee nurse. From Life as a Nurse, booklet on nursing during World War II, in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: Life as a Nurse, 1940

Life as a Nurse, 1940. From Life as a Nurse, booklet on nursing during World War II, in Tucks Better Little Book series. At the beginning of the war it was estimated that up to 67

Background imageHome Front Collection: She comes home in her smart uniform, 1940

She comes home in her smart uniform, 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F. booklet on the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: Working on balloons, 1940

Working on balloons, 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F. booklet on the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: How the boys appreciate it!, 1940

How the boys appreciate it!, 1940. From I m A Firegirl, booklet on the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), in Tucks Better Little Book series

Background imageHome Front Collection: The Barbican area of the City of London, World War II, 1942. Artists: Arthur Cross

The Barbican area of the City of London, World War II, 1942. Artists: Arthur Cross
The Barbican area of the City of London, World War II, 1942. View showing the devastation following the demolition of unsafe buildings damaged by German bombing

Background imageHome Front Collection: View looking south down Walbrook after an air raid, City of London, World War II, 1941

View looking south down Walbrook after an air raid, City of London, World War II, 1941. The photograph shows the street impassable with rubble

Background imageHome Front Collection: View from St Pauls Cathedral towards Southwark Bridge, London, World War II, 1942

View from St Pauls Cathedral towards Southwark Bridge, London, World War II, 1942. The photograph shows the extent of Luftwaffe bomb damage following the demolition of unsafe buildings

Background imageHome Front Collection: Scene at Silvertown following an explosion in a munitions factory, London, World War I, 1917

Scene at Silvertown following an explosion in a munitions factory, London, World War I, 1917. The explosion, which happened at 6.52 pm on Friday 19 January, killed 73 people and injured over 400

Background imageHome Front Collection: German tavern wrecked, Deptford, London, World War I, c1914-c1918

German tavern wrecked, Deptford, London, World War I, c1914-c1918. Anti-German feeling in the UK during the war resulted in many businesses and homes owned by Germans being attacked

Background imageHome Front Collection: Hay box cooking, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist:s and G

Hay box cooking, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist:s and G
Hay box cooking, World War I, c1914-c1918. Fuel economies led to the adoption of hay box cookers for completing the cooking of partially cooked foods

Background imageHome Front Collection: Women munitions workers putting a coat of paint on aerial bombs, World War I, c1914-c1918

Women munitions workers putting a coat of paint on aerial bombs, World War I, c1914-c1918

Background imageHome Front Collection: A group of women receive a lesson in boot repairing, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist

A group of women receive a lesson in boot repairing, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist
A group of women receive a lesson in boot repairing, World War I, c1914-c1918. A cobbler showing women how to repair boots at Scaynes Hill Womens Insititute, Sussex

Background imageHome Front Collection: Women working in a boot repairing factory, Old Kent Road, London, World War I, c1914-c1918

Women working in a boot repairing factory, Old Kent Road, London, World War I, c1914-c1918. Cobbling was traditionally regarded as an occupation only for men

Background imageHome Front Collection: David Alfred Thomas appointed Food Controller, 1917. Artist: Topical Press Agency

David Alfred Thomas appointed Food Controller, 1917. Artist: Topical Press Agency
David Alfred Thomas appointed Food Controller, 1917. Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician David Alfred Thomas, 1st Viscount Rhondda (1856-1918)

Background imageHome Front Collection: Dr Macaura, fundraising for minesweepers, World War I, May 1918

Dr Macaura, fundraising for minesweepers, World War I, May 1918. Macaura, addressing a crowd from one of the lifeboats salvaged after the sinking of the liner Lusitania in May 1915

Background imageHome Front Collection: Townsfolk wait to scour the fields for potatoes left by farmers, Germany, World War I, c1914-c1918

Townsfolk wait to scour the fields for potatoes left by farmers, Germany, World War I, c1914-c1918. About 750, 000 German civilians died from starvation as a result of the British naval blockade of

Background imageHome Front Collection: Celebrating the end of the First World War, London, November 1918

Celebrating the end of the First World War, London, November 1918

Background imageHome Front Collection: Woman holding a placard in support of the war effort, USA, World War I, c1914-c1918

Woman holding a placard in support of the war effort, USA, World War I, c1914-c1918. I was born in 1863. The spirit of war surrounded me. Now the spirit of war has come again

Background imageHome Front Collection: A monument in Paris, France, during World War I, c1914-c1918

A monument in Paris, France, during World War I, c1914-c1918. A monument protected by sandbags and decorated with captured German helmets. The sign in front advertises the Credit Commercial de France

Background imageHome Front Collection: The poor of Berlin rummaging in refuse heaps, Germany, c1914-c1918

The poor of Berlin rummaging in refuse heaps, Germany, c1914-c1918. About 750, 000 German civilians died from starvation as a result of the British naval blockade of Germany during World War I

Background imageHome Front Collection: Putting barrage ballons into a hangar, 1943

Putting barrage ballons into a hangar, 1943
Putting the balloons to bed in giant hangars is part of the intensive training undertaken by balloon operators. From Roof Over Britain. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

Background imageHome Front Collection: On target! - A 3. 7 inch gun detachment at battle practice, 1943

On target! - A 3. 7 inch gun detachment at battle practice, 1943
On target! - A 3.7 gun detachment at battle practice, 1943. From Roof Over Britain. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]



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