1940 1949 Collection (page 9)

British Cars of 1949: Lea-Francis (b/w photo)
8657205 British Cars of 1949: Lea-Francis (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lea-Francis)

British Cars of 1949: Bristol, 2 Litre (b/w photo)
8657183 British Cars of 1949: Bristol, 2 Litre (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bristol, 2 Litre)

British Cars of 1949: Austin (b/w photo)
8657181 British Cars of 1949: Austin (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austin)

British Cars of 1949: Aston Martin (b/w photo)
8657178 British Cars of 1949: Aston Martin (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aston Martin)

Pulling and binding flax, Antrim (b/w photo)
8652391 Pulling and binding flax, Antrim (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pulling and binding flax, Antrim)

The Waterfront of King's Lynn from the Air (b/w photo)
8643523 The Waterfront of King's Lynn from the Air (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Waterfront of King's Lynn from the Air)

King George VI and Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 1948 (photo)
5304823 King George VI and Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 1948 (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Photograph of King George VI (1895-1952)

Colomba on horseback in her mourning dress, 1940 (illustration)
8683013 Colomba on horseback in her mourning dress, 1940 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Mary Maguire (colour photo)
8668500 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Mary Maguire (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary Maguire)

World War 2 US M1 helmet with insignia, c. 1939-45 (object)
7177600 World War 2 US M1 helmet with insignia, c. 1939-45 (object); Private Collection; (add.info.: World War II US M1 steel helmet with painted insignia of the 11th Engineer Battalion)

Ballet Girl on Stage, 1948 (oil on canvas)
1767379 Ballet Girl on Stage, 1948 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 45.1x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ballet Girl on Stage. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvas

The Ballet, 1943 (oil on canvas)
823004 The Ballet, 1943 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 40.8x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ballet. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1943

Partisan (colour litho)
6029486 Partisan (colour litho) by Yakovlev, Vassily Nikolayevich (1893-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Partisan.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Women running along the beach at Tower Bridge, 1947 (photo)
7340361 Women running along the beach at Tower Bridge, 1947 (photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: PA Reuter Photos Ltd Six women running along the beach at Tower Bridge)

Princess Elizabeth of England and her sister princess Margaret in gardens of Windsor, 1941 (b/w photo)
3432477 Princess Elizabeth of England and her sister princess Margaret in gardens of Windsor, 1941 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

Tetley brewery: The malt is mashed with water in circular tuns to convert the starch in the grain to sugar (b/w photo)
8639583 Tetley brewery: The malt is mashed with water in circular tuns to convert the starch in the grain to sugar (b/w photo) by English Photographer

"For who's so bold and fierce as I?" (colour litho)
8632371 "For who's so bold and fierce as I?" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "For who's so bold and fierce as I)

Winter (colour litho)
8632364 Winter (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter. Illustration for Furious Fun (Blandford Publications Ltd, London, 1949)

The Lion and the Unicorn (colour litho)
8632369 The Lion and the Unicorn (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lion and the Unicorn)

Roll out the Barrel! (b/w photo)
8664050 Roll out the Barrel! (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roll out the Barrel)

Horsemanship of a British cavalryman (b/w photo)
8664046 Horsemanship of a British cavalryman (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horsemanship of a British cavalryman)

Saving for the war effort, World War II (b/w photo)
8672696 Saving for the war effort, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saving for the war effort, World War II)

Piccadilly, London, before and during World War II (b/w photo)
8672652 Piccadilly, London, before and during World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piccadilly, London, before and during World War II)

Damage to Girdler's Hall, City of London, during the Blitz, World War II (b/w photo)
8672647 Damage to Girdler's Hall, City of London, during the Blitz, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Damage to Girdler's Hall)

Mary Had A Little Lamb (colour litho)
8645937 Mary Had A Little Lamb (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary Had A Little Lamb. The Golden Nursery Book (Children's Press, c 1946)

Red Riding Hood sets out to visit her grandmother (colour litho)
8645923 Red Riding Hood sets out to visit her grandmother (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Red Riding Hood sets out to visit her grandmother)

Butlin's Skegness: The Empress Ball Room in a realistic Viennese setting (b/w photo)
8642275 Butlin's Skegness: The Empress Ball Room in a realistic Viennese setting (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Butlin's Skegness: Outdoor sport (b/w photo)
8642262 Butlin's Skegness: Outdoor sport (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outdoor sport)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Air Force (b/w photo)
8648364 Scottish National War Memorial: The Royal Air Force (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Air Force)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Household Cavalry (b/w photo)
8648412 Scottish National War Memorial: The Household Cavalry (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Household Cavalry)

Rossall School: The roll call (b/w photo)
8648345 Rossall School: The roll call (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The roll call)

Scottish National War Memorial: The Liverpool, London and South African Scottish (b/w photo)
8648386 Scottish National War Memorial: The Liverpool, London and South African Scottish (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Liverpool)

Scottish National War Memorial: Hall of Honour and Gateway to Shrine (b/w photo)
8648368 Scottish National War Memorial: Hall of Honour and Gateway to Shrine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hall of Honour and Gateway to Shrine)

Scottish National War Memorial: Bronze Frieze of Shrine (b/w photo)
8648360 Scottish National War Memorial: Bronze Frieze of Shrine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bronze Frieze of Shrine)

Scottish National War Memorial: Plan (b/w photo)
8648354 Scottish National War Memorial: Plan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of Memorial)

Rossall School: Rossall from the air (b/w photo)
8648352 Rossall School: Rossall from the air (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rossall from the air)

Rossall School: In the swimming bath (b/w photo)
8648335 Rossall School: In the swimming bath (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the swimming bath)

Rossall School: The Sumner Library (b/w photo)
8648330 Rossall School: The Sumner Library (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sumner Library)

Rossall School: The chancel (b/w photo)
8648329 Rossall School: The chancel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The chancel)

Carol Reed (b/w photo)
8641333 Carol Reed (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carol Reed. Illustration for Profiles and Personalities by Peter Noble (Brownlee, 1946)

Using a change machine at a booking office on the London Underground (b/w photo)
8626067 Using a change machine at a booking office on the London Underground (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Film projectors (b/w photo)
8626056 Film projectors (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Film projectors)

British Cars of 1949: Vauxhall Motors (b/w photo)
8657218 British Cars of 1949: Vauxhall Motors (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vauxhall Motors)

British Cars of 1949: Morris (b/w photo)
8657208 British Cars of 1949: Morris (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morris)

British Cars of 1949: MG (b/w photo)
8657204 British Cars of 1949: MG (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: MG. Illustration for British Cars of 1949 by Peter Chambers (PC Publication)

British Cars of 1949: Healey (b/w photo)
8657191 British Cars of 1949: Healey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Healey)

British Cars of 1949: Daimler (b/w photo)
8657184 British Cars of 1949: Daimler (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daimler)

British Cars of 1949: Allard (b/w photo)
8657179 British Cars of 1949: Allard (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Allard)

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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.