World War Ii Collection (page 4)

RAF Spitfire on the deck of an aircraft carrier on its way to Malta, World War II, 1942 (1944)
RAF Spitfire fighter on the deck of an aircraft carrier on its way to Malta, World War II, 1942 (1944). The Spitfires Come. From " The Air Battle of Malta"

The operations of Force Viper, Burma, World War II, 1942-1943 (1944). Creator: Unknown
The operations of Force Viper, Burma, World War II, 1942-1943 (1944). From " The Royal Marines - The Admiralty Account of Their Achievement 1939-43"

Captain Gilbert Rae, BOAC Mosquito pilot, World War II. c1939-c1944 (1946). Creator: Unknown
Captain 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

Refuelling and re-arming Spitfire fighters, Malta, World War II, 1942 (1944). Creator: Unknown
Refuelling and re-arming Spitfire fighters, Malta, World War II, 1942 (1944). Each to his Station. - While the pilot waits, soldiers and airmen refuel and reammunition his Spitfire in its pen

British X-Craft midget submarine, World War II, 1945. Creator: Unknown
British X-Craft midget submarine, World War II, 1945. New Weapons. From " His Majestys Submarines". [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1945]

China meets Ceylon in London - Hsiao Ch ien and J. M. Tambimuttu, 1942 Creator: Unknown
China 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, 1942
The Omoba Adenrele Ademola, daughter of the Alake of Abeokuta, Nigeria, calls West Africa, 1942. From " Calling All Nations", by T. O. Beachcroft

Physical Training at a Recruits Depot, c1943. Creator: Cecil Beaton
Physical Training at a Recruits Depot, c1943. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), whose members were referred to as WaFs

British and Greek Ministers Confer in Athens, Christmas Day, 1944, (1945). Creator: Unknown
British and Greek Ministers Confer in Athens, Christmas Day, 1944, (1945). Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and the Greek Regent

The Original War Cabinet, 1939, (1945). Creator: Unknown
The Original War Cabinet, 1939, (1945). British politicians at the start of the Second World War. Standing from left to right: Sir John Anderson, Lord Hankey, Leslie Hore-Belisha, Winston Churchill

The King and Queen with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on the Balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE-Day, 8 May 1945

General Heinz Guderian (2nd from right) and the Red Army commissar Borovensky (3nd from right) during preliminary negotiations, 1939. Found in the Collection of Russian State Military History Archive

Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad. Artist: Orders, decorations and medals
Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad. Private Collection

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

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