World War 2 Collection (page 4)

Canteen piece, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Canteen 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 Beaton
Carry 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]

Paper seller down in the underground, London, c. 1940
Paper seller down in the underground, London. c.1940. (Colorised black and white print)

Winston Churchill in the Cabinet Room of 10 Downing Street, c1940s, (1945). From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

September, 1939, Winston Churchill Returns to the Admiralty, 1939 (1955). On 3 September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany

Hawker Hurricane Fighter, 1938. The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly produced by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for the Royal Air Force

Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meeting in Quebec, Canada, 1944
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), 32nd President of the USA (right) and Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British Prime Minister, meeting in Quebec in 1944

Oliver General Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 1943. Pre 1940 the Oliver General Hospital had been The Forrest Hills-Ricker Hotel

Ministry of Food Ration Book, 1953-1954
Ministry of Food Ration Book 1953-1954. After the outbreak of World War II in September 1939 rationing was introduced in the U.K. The first commodity to be controlled was petrol

Prototype Hawker Hurricane being test flown by Flight Lieutenant PWS Bulman, c1935 (1941). PWS George Bulman was Chief Test Pilot for Hawker Aircraft from 1925

Battlecruiser HMS Hood, seen from HMS Nelson, 1937. The largest warship in the Royal Navy, HMS Hood exploded and sank while engaging the German battleship Bismarck

Bombardment of Bingen, Germany, March 1945. Artillery of General Pattons American 3rd Army shelling German positions in the town of Bingen on the Rhine

Siege of Leningrad, January 1943. Leningrad was encircled and besieged by the Germans from September 8 1941. In January 1943

Liberation of Belgrade, October 1944. Jubilant Russian troops and Yugoslav partisans mingle on the streets

People made homeless by German bombing, Liverpool, World War II, 1941. Carrying whatever belongings they have been able to salvage

F. W. Hunter, Army test pilot, Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
F.W. Hunter, Army test pilot, Douglas Aircraft Company plant at Long Beach, Calif

Open-pit workings of the Utah Copper Company, Bingham Canyon, Utah, 1942. Creator: Andreas Feininger
Open-pit workings of the Utah Copper Company, Bingham Canyon, Utah. This is the Carr Fork side from which the company obtains huge amounts of ore

Carr Fork Canyon as seen from "G" bridge, Bingham Copper Mine, Utah, 1942. Creator: Andreas Feininger
Carr Fork Canyon as seen from "G" bridge, Bingham Copper Mine, Utah

Marine Corps Major in dress white uniform, World War II, between 1941 and 1945. Creator: Howard Hollem
Marine Corps Major in dress white uniform, World War II

Installing one of the 4 motors on the transport plane at Willow Run, between 1941 and 1945. Creator: Howard Hollem
Installing one of the 4 motors on the transport plane at Willow Run. Photo shows the Willow Run manufacturing plant, run by the Ford Motor Company near Ypsilanti, Michigan

Steel and concrete go into place rapidly as a new steel... Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah, 1942
Steel and concrete go into place rapidly as a new steel mill takes form, Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah. The new plant will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war

Marine Corps Major in summer uniform, World War II, between 1941 and 1945. Creator: Howard Hollem
Marine Corps Major in summer uniform, World War II

Girl inspector confers with a worker as she... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Girl inspector confers with a worker as she makes a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Partly finished open hearth furnaces and stacks for a... Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah, 1942
Partly finished open hearth furnaces and stacks for a steel mill under construction which will soon be producing vitally needed steel, Columbia Steel Co. Geneva, Utah

Marine Corps Major in winter uniform, World War II, between 1941 and 1945. Creator: Howard Hollem
Marine Corps Major in winter uniform, World War II

Girl inspectors at the Long Beach, Calif. plant of Douglas Aircraft Company make a careful check of center wings for C-47 transport planes

Worker at carbon black plant, Sunray, Texas, 1942. Creator: John Vachon
Worker at carbon black plant, Sunray, Texas

Marine Corps Captain in dress blue uniform, World War II, between 1941 and 1945. Creator: Howard Hollem
Marine Corps Captain in dress blue uniform, World War II

With careful Douglas training, women do... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
With careful Douglas training, women do accurate electrical assembly and installation work, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

De-waxing plant at Mid-Continent refinery, Tulsa, Okla. (1943?). Creator: John Vachon
De-waxing plant at Mid-Continent refinery, Tulsa, Okla

Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training... Long Beach, Calif. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Women are trained as engine mechanics in thorough Douglas training methods, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

Employees at Mid-Continent Refinery, Tulsa, Okla. (1943?). Creator: John Vachon
Employees at Mid-Continent Refinery, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Medal of Honor, between 1941 and 1945. Creator: Unknown
Medal of Honor

American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft... Long Beach, Calif
American mothers and sisters, like these women at the Douglas Aircraft Company, give important help in producing dependable planes for their men at the front, Long Beach, Calif

Geologist examining cuttings from wildcat well, Amarillo, Texas, (1943?). Creator: John Vachon
Geologist examining cuttings from wildcat well, Amarillo, Texas

Birmingham (near Detroit), Michigan, 1942. Creator: Arthurs Siegel
Birmingham (near Detroit), Michigan. Kitchen utensils hanging below a spice rack with mint, caraway, thyme, and sage jars

Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas, 1943. Creator: John Vachon
Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas

U. S. Army Medal of Honor with neck band, between 1941 and 1945. Creator: Unknown
U.S. Army Medal of Honor with neck band. Photo shows the U.S. Army Medal of Honor, also called the Congressional Medal of Honor

The careful hands of women are trained in... Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
The careful hands of women are trained in precise aircraft engine installation duties at Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif

House, Houston, Texas, 1943. Creator: John Vachon
House, Houston, Texas. [Fruit stall. Signs advertising Pepsi-Cola and Valley Fruit Golden Age Beverages]

Display of home-canned food, between 1941 and 1945. Creator: Unknown
Display of home-canned food. Photo shows jars of yellow squash, peas, beets, and other vegetables

Melted sulphur from the wells pouring into relay... Freeport Sulphur Co, Hoskins Mound, Texas
Melted sulphur from the wells pouring into relay station, Freeport Sulphur Co. Hoskins Mound, Texas

Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad... Freeport Sulphur Co, Hoskins Mound, Texas
Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad cars are loaded, Freeport Sulphur Co. Hoskins Mound, Texas

Crane operator at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Crane operator at TVAs Douglas Dam, Tennessee

Freeport Sulphur Co. 60 foot high vat of sulphur, Hoskins Mound, Texas, 1943. Creator: John Vachon
Freeport Sulphur Co. 60 foot high vat of sulphur, Hoskins Mound, Texas

Railroad cars loaded with sulphur, Freeport Sulphur Co. Hoskins Mound, Texas, 1943. Creator: John Vachon
Railroad cars loaded with sulphur, Freeport Sulphur Co. Hoskins Mound, Texas

Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest... Douglas Aircraft Companys plant, Long Beach, Calif
Lunchtime brings a few minutes of rest for these women workers of the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft Companys plant, Long Beach, Calif

Portrait of a farm boy, between 1941 and 1945. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a farm boy

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