1940 1949 Collection (#12)

Port of Manchester (b/w photo)
8652383 Port of Manchester (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port of Manchester)

Commands: Sweep the floor (colour litho)
8651655 Commands: Sweep the floor (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweep the floor)

Rossall School: The Headmaster, and Sir Thomas Beecham (b/w photo)
8651294 Rossall School: The Headmaster, and Sir Thomas Beecham (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Headmaster, and Sir Thomas Beecham)

Father bear, mother bear, and baby bear (colour litho)
8650960 Father bear, mother bear, and baby bear (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Father bear, mother bear, and baby bear)

Tetley brewery: The coppers, where the malt extract is boiled after sugar and hops have been added (b/w photo)
8639585 Tetley brewery: The coppers, where the malt extract is boiled after sugar and hops have been added (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Butlin's Skegness: Guest stars (b/w photo)
8641691 Butlin's Skegness: Guest stars (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guest stars)

Butlin's Skegness: Swimming pool (b/w photo)
8641686 Butlin's Skegness: Swimming pool (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swimming pool)

Butlin's Skegness: One of the Sun Lounges (b/w photo)
8641683 Butlin's Skegness: One of the Sun Lounges (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the Sun Lounges)

Scottish National War Memorial: The English, Irish and Welsh Windows, "Spring" and "Summer"
8648384 Scottish National War Memorial: The English, Irish and Welsh Windows, "Spring" and "Summer" (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Scottish National War Memorial: The British Dominions and Colonies Windows
8648383 Scottish National War Memorial: The British Dominions and Colonies Windows, "Autumn" and "Winter" (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Scots, The Royal Regiment (b/w photo)
8648382 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Scots, The Royal Regiment (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Scots, The Royal Regiment)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Mercantile Marine (b/w photo)
8648379 Scottish National War Memorial: The Mercantile Marine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mercantile Marine)

Rossall School: The pile-up on the horse (b/w photo)
8648349 Rossall School: The pile-up on the horse (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The pile-up on the horse)

Rossall School: Physical training in the square (b/w photo)
8648341 Rossall School: Physical training in the square (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physical training in the square)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Nursing Services (b/w photo)
8648385 Scottish National War Memorial: The Nursing Services (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nursing Services)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Princess Louise's (b/w photo)
8648367 Scottish National War Memorial: The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Princess Louise's (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Scottish National War Memorial: Hall of Honour, looking West (b/w photo)
8648357 Scottish National War Memorial: Hall of Honour, looking West (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hall of Honour, looking West)

Rossall School: A group in the common room (b/w photo)
8648347 Rossall School: A group in the common room (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A group in the common room)

Rossall School: Lord Stanley speaks (b/w photo)
8648343 Rossall School: Lord Stanley speaks (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Stanley speaks)

Rossall School: Looking through the archway (b/w photo)
8648339 Rossall School: Looking through the archway (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Looking through the archway)

Rossall School: A big dormitory in Pelican House (b/w photo)
8648332 Rossall School: A big dormitory in Pelican House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A big dormitory in Pelican House)

Rossall School: The dining hall (b/w photo)
8648328 Rossall School: The dining hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dining hall)

Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)
8634916 Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Seaside Holiday)

Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)
8634915 Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Seaside Holiday)

Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo)
8634909 Children's seaside holiday, c.1950 (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Seaside Holiday)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634268 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Paul's Cathedral, West Front, London (colour photo)
8634317 St Paul's Cathedral, West Front, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Paul's Cathedral, West Front, London)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Java (colour litho)
8646596 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Java (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Java)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Sweden (colour litho)
8646587 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Sweden (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweden)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Switzerland (colour litho)
8646583 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Switzerland (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Switzerland)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Russia (colour litho)
8646581 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Russia (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russia)

Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Czechoslovakia (colour litho)
8646576 Walter Trier's crazy costumes: Czechoslovakia (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Czechoslovakia)

British Cars of 1949: Wolseley (b/w photo)
8657219 British Cars of 1949: Wolseley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wolseley)

British Cars of 1949: Lloyd (b/w photo)
8657207 British Cars of 1949: Lloyd (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lloyd)

British Cars of 1949: Jaguar (b/w photo)
8657197 British Cars of 1949: Jaguar (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jaguar)

British Cars of 1949: Singer (b/w photo)
8657213 British Cars of 1949: Singer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Singer)

British Cars of 1949: Frazernash (b/w photo)
8657193 British Cars of 1949: Frazernash (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frazernash)

British Cars of 1949: Bentley (b/w photo)
8657188 British Cars of 1949: Bentley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bentley)

"That's a Nice Take-off, Claude" - "Absolutely Perfect, Old Boy" (colour litho)
8656942 "That's a Nice Take-off, Claude" - "Absolutely Perfect, Old Boy" (colour litho) by English School

Dressed crab (colour photo)
8655269 Dressed crab (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dressed crab)

Pancakes (colour photo)
8655262 Pancakes (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pancakes. Illustration for Good Housekeeping's Basic Cookery in Pictures)

Frozen sea at Bognor Regis, Sussex, in the winter of 1939-1940 (b/w photo)
8676078 Frozen sea at Bognor Regis, Sussex, in the winter of 1939-1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frozen sea at Bognor Regis, Sussex)

Making wooden fencing at the Stanley Underwood works (b/w photo)
8676075 Making wooden fencing at the Stanley Underwood works (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Making wooden fencing at the Stanley Underwood works)

Sinking of HMS Ark Royal, 1941 (b/w photo)
8663972 Sinking of HMS Ark Royal, 1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinking of HMS Ark Royal, 1941)

Loading imported goods onto barges, World War II (b/w photo)
8672813 Loading imported goods onto barges, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loading imported goods onto barges, World War II)

Youth Rally, Nottingham, 1942 (b/w photo)
8672637 Youth Rally, Nottingham, 1942 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Youth Rally, Nottingham, 30 August 1942)

Land Girl, World War II (litho)
8664051 Land Girl, World War II (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Land Girl, World War II)

Portrait of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 1946 (oil on canvas)
AIS5345402 Portrait of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 1946 (oil on canvas) by Chandor, Douglas (1897-1953); National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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"Journey through the 1940s: A Glimpse into Glasgow's Gorbals and Beyond" Step back in time to the vibrant streets of the Gorbals area of Glasgow, where two young boys stroll along a bustling street in 1948. The echoes of history are ever-present as Wellington Bombers soar through the skies above, their powerful engines leaving trails of determination. Amidst this backdrop, a Lancaster Bomber stands tall, symbolizing resilience and unity during challenging times. Just like the first Co-operative shop that opened its doors in Rochdale, Lancashire in 1844 - an emblem of community strength. A man walks through a backstreet in the heart of Gorbals; his footsteps echoing stories untold. The scars left by war are visible as remnants from bombed St Thomas Hospital remind us of sacrifice and healing. In contrast to these somber scenes, Banjo tunes fill the air with joyous melodies; black and white harmonies intertwine to create moments worth cherishing. Meanwhile, Dylan Thomas weaves words together like poetry on paper – capturing emotions that transcend time itself. Across continents, a U. S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft roars overhead - a testament to international alliances forged amidst global turmoil. And sailing across vast oceans is none other than Empress Of Canada - an elegant vessel carrying dreams and aspirations towards new horizons. As life unfolds around us, even simple pleasures find their place within this tapestry. A White Leghorn chicken struts confidently amongst backyard gardens – reminding us that beauty can be found even amidst chaos. Finally, "Under The Arch, " secrets whisper between bricks as generations pass by; it holds stories yet untold but forever etched into its very foundation. The 1940s were an era marked by both tragedy and triumph; they shaped our world today while leaving behind fragments for us to piece together. Let us remember the past, for it holds the key to our future.