Winston Churchill making his famous V for Victory sign, 1942. A typical gesture of defiance from Britains wartime Prime Minister. (Colorised black and white print)
Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon ParksDaytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Girl welder in the NYA (National Youth Administration) school
Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Churchill, 23 February 1940, (1945). Creator: UnknownMr. Chamberlain and Mr. Churchill, 23 February 1940, (1945). Winston Churchill (1874-1965) and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940)
Twixt Love and Duty, 1914. World War I postcard, showing a British officer saying farewell to a loved one and answering the call to duty
It Was Her Business To Get There, c1941 (1942). A girl Ambulance Driver sets out through the blitz. From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1942]
Advert for Carters wicker bath chairs and spinal carriages, 1916
Rover 12 hp ambulance, World War 1. Creator: UnknownRover 12 hp ambulance, World War 1
Hooded British Territorials charging the German Trenches at Loos, September 25th, 1915, 1916. British troops in gas masks charged German trenches at the Battle of Loos on the Western Front
Aboard H. M. S. Prince of Wales, 1941, (1945). Creator: UnknownAboard H.M.S. " Prince of Wales", August 1941, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the deck of the battleship Prince of Wales during the Second World War
Tour of Inspection in an Arms Factory, 1940s, (1945). Creator: UnknownTour of Inspection in an Arms Factory, 1940s, (1945). British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine (1880-1977) visiting an engineering works in Bradford, Yorkshire
Those who went to shelters began a new kind of night-life, 11th November, 1940, 1942. London residents taking shelter in Elephant and Castle tube station during the World War II
Coronation Scot, L. M. S. leaving Watford Tunnel, 1940Coronation Scot, L.M.S. leaving Watford Tunnel, 1940. It was inaugurated in 1937 for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and ran until the start of World War II in 1939
Churchill, Brooke, and Montgomery on the German-held east bank of the Rhine, 25th March, 1945. After Operation Plunder, Churchill, Montgomery, and a party of U.S
Ruins of the Cloisters at Messines, 1914. Artist: Adolf HitlerRuins of the Cloisters at Messines, 1914. Adolf Hitler often claimed to be a frustrated artist, and art was one of his major interests throughout his life
Sketch by Sir William Orpen, c1914 (1932). Artist: William Newenham Montague OrpenSketch by Sir William Orpen, c1914 (1932). From The Studio Volume 104. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1932]
The Campbells are Coming! Brave Pipers Playing Highland Regiments to Victory, 1917" The Campbells are Coming!" Brave Pipers Playing Highland Regiments to Victory, 1917. The tune of the The Campbells Are Coming was played by pipers at the Battle of Delville Wood
Shipbuilding scene, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonShipbuilding scene, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]
Thousands Were Suddenly Made Homeless, c1940 (1942). Families made homeless by the blitz of World War II. From Frontline 1940-1941. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1942]
A Christmas Dinner on the Heights before Sevastopol, 1855. Artist: William SimpsonA Christmas Dinner on the Heights before Sevastopol, 1855. Troops celebrating Christmas during the Crimean War. Found in the collection of the State Museum of the Defence of Sevastopol 1854-1855
Poster showing types of British and German aircraft, 1915, (1944). Creator: UnknownPoster showing types of British and German aircraft, First World War, 1915, (1944). Chart produced by the British goverment showing outlines of aircraft for identification: Public Warning
Map Showing the German Cameroon Colony, 1916. Creator: UnknownMap Showing the German Cameroon Colony, 1916. German Cameroon was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916
Tsarina Alexandra nursing wounded soldiers, 1914, (c1920). Creator: UnknownTsarina Alexandra nursing wounded soldiers, 1914, (c1920). Imperial Nurses with the Russian Red Cross: the Tsarina (seated on the right)
WW1 Recruitment Poster If England Falls you Fall!, 1915WW1 Recruitment Poster If England Falls you Fall!, pub. 1915 (colour lithograph)
The Night Scotsman, L. N. E. R. leaving Kings Cross, 1940The Night Scotsman, L.N.E.R. leaving Kings Cross, 1940. The Night Scotsman offered an overnight passenger service between London and Edinburgh. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd
The Historic Landing from the River Clyde at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25thThe Historic Landing from the " River Clyde" at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25th, 1915, 1916. Sedd el Bahr was the site of V Beach, the landing zone for SS River Clyde
Map Illustrating the Russian Retreat from Galicia in the Summer of 1915, 1916. Creator: UnknownMap Illustrating the Russian Retreat from Galicia in the Summer of 1915, 1916. Strategic withdrawal from the Galicia-Poland by the Imperial Russian Army during September 1915
Map illustrating the Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1915. Creator: UnknownMap illustrating the Russian Invasion of East Prussia, 1915. From August to September 1914, the Russian Empire invaded Germany on the Eastern Front
The Zeppelin Bombardment of Antwerp in August, 1814, in Defiance of the Hague Convention, 1915. On the night of 25/26 August
Large Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. Creator: UnknownLarge Scale Map of First Phase of the Struggle for Verdun, 1916. The Battle of Verdun was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front
Map of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917. Creator: UnknownMap of Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula, 1917. Fighting began in January 1915, when a German-led Ottoman force invaded the Sinai Peninsula, then part of the British Protectorate of Egypt
The Duchess of Westminster with nurses, Le Touquet, First World War, 1914, (c1920). With the Red Cross in France: the Duchess of Westminster (on the right)
Scarborough lighthouse hit by a German bomb, First World War, December 1914, (c1920)Scarborough lighthouse hit by a German bomb, Yorkshire, First World War, December 1914, (c1920). The Raid on the East Coast, December 16
Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret... Armistice Day, 1945, (1951)Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and the Duchess of Kent on Armistice Day, 1945, (1951). Mary of Teck (1867-1953) with her granddaughters the Princess Elizabeth (born 1926)
Winston Churchill talking to Captain Shakespeare of the flying boat Berwick, c1939-c1944 (1946)Winston Churchill talking to Captain Shakespeare of the Boeing flying boat Berwick, c1939-c1944 (1946). Mr Churchill, in siren suit, talking to Captain Shakespeare
Captain Gilbert Rae, BOAC Mosquito pilot, World War II. c1939-c1944 (1946). Creator: UnknownCaptain Gilbert Rae, BOAC Mosquito pilot, World War II. c1939-c1944 (1946). Capt Gilbert Rae, BOAC Mosquito pilot, who later lost his life on the Stockholm run
China meets Ceylon in London - Hsiao Ch ien and J. M. Tambimuttu, 1942 Creator: UnknownChina meets Ceylon in London - Hsiao Ch ien and J. M. Tambimuttu broadcasting in the Eastern Service, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft
Omoba Adenrele Ademola, daughter of Alake of Abeokuta, Nigeria, calls West Africa, 1942The Omoba Adenrele Ademola, daughter of the Alake of Abeokuta, Nigeria, calls West Africa, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft
British and Greek Ministers Confer in Athens, Christmas Day, 1944, (1945). Creator: UnknownBritish and Greek Ministers Confer in Athens, Christmas Day, 1944, (1945). Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and the Greek Regent
Life in the W. A. A. F. 1940Life in the W.A.A.F. 1940. From Life in the W.A.A.F. booklet on the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), in Tucks Better Little Book series
Canteen piece, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonCanteen piece, 1941. A soldier orders a cup of tea in the forces canteen at Victoria Station. The soldier pictured was the butler of a close friend of the photographer Cecil Beaton
Carry On, 1941. Artist: Cecil BeatonCarry On, 1941. Men sit in a local pub and follow the governments advice to Keep Calm and Carry On. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]
The interior of the Grand Hotel, showing the damage done by the bombardment, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]
The Golden Arrow, S. R. leaving Shakespeares Cliff, Dover, 1940The Golden Arrow, S.R. leaving Shakespeares Cliff, Dover, 1940. The Golden Arrow was a luxury boat train of the Southern Railway and later British Railways
Cock O The North Locomotive, L. N. E. R. in the Highlands, 1940Cock O The North Locomotive, L.N.E.R. in the Highlands, 1940. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, 1940]
Winston Churchill greets the England football team, Wembley, London, October 1941. Artist: London News AgencyWinston Churchill greets the England football team, Wembley, London, October 1941. The Prime Minister being introduced to the players by England captain Eddie Hapgood before a wartime international
25 June 1916 - Serbia Day, French World War I poster, 1916. Artist: Charles Fouqueray25 June 1916 - Serbia Day, French World War I poster, 1916. Soldiers and civilians carry their possessions across a snow-covered bridge
Air raid damage, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, World War II, April 1940. The first British casualties of the German bombing of England occurred at Clacton on 30 April 1940
Workroom in the Winter Palace, St Petersburg, 1904. Supervised by the Tsarina and the Dowager Empress, dressings and gowns are being produced to be sent to Russians wounded in the Russo-Japanese War
