1941 Collection (page 9)

WW2 A. R. P. Wardens
An illustration which shows a pair of British Air Raid Protection wardens at their post, they were responsible for helping civilians during an air raid

WW2 Lifeboatmen
An illustration which portrays a British WW2 lifeboatman, who are heroes in peace and doubly valiant in war. Date: circa 1941

WW2, The Letter Home
This illustration depicts a scene in which a British WW2 soldier, surrounded by companions, is writing a letter to his loved ones at home. Date: circa 1941

WW2, Homes For Evacuated Children
This illustration shows a mother providing meals and a place to live for poor children who have been rendered homeless by WW2 raids. Date: circa 1941

WW2, Returning Troops
An illustration which shows a British WW2 soldier with luggage slung over his back and shoulder, smoking a cigarette as he readies himself to return home, aided by the lady in blue. Date: circa 1941

WW2 Scouts And Guides
This illustration portrays a British WW2 boy scout and girl guide, these young people helped Britain in the war effort performing roles including hospital assistance, making ration bags

WW2 British First Aid Post
An illustration which shows a British WW2 nurse speaking with a boy at a first aid post, centres in which air-raid casualties will find treatment and comfort. Date: circa 1941

WW2 Women Sewing
This illustration shows four women sat at home, knitting and sewing to assemble comforts for the war services during WW2. Date: circa 1941

WW2, Women's Land Army Tractor Driver
An illustration showing a young woman wearing yellow, driving a blue tractor, doing agricultural work for the Women's Land Army

WW2 Home Front Special Constable
A portrait illustration of a British Special Constable of the Home Front during WW2, looking over his shoulder. Date: circa 1941

WW2, Women's Land Army
This illustration portrays a young woman standing by a white work horse in the middle of a patchy field, she is serving the Women's Land Army

WW2 Rest Centre
An illustration which shows some figures having drinks and a meal at a WW2 rest centre, who do admirable restorative work for the temporarily homeless. Date: circa 1941

WW2 Ferry Pilot
A portrait illustration of a young British woman serving as a WW2 ferry pilot. Date: circa 1941

WW2 Entertainment Centre
An illustration which shows a young woman in a blue dress performing for some WW2 soldiers, possibly at an isolated outpost or service centre. Date: circa 1941

WW2, Despatch Rider
This illustration shows a young woman serving as a despatch rider for the Women's Transport Service, possibly delivering some urgent orders during WW2. Date: circa 1941

WW2 Home Guard At Attention
An illustration which shows a WW2 captain standing by four soldiers of the British Home Guard, standing at attention. Date: circa 1941

WW2 Nerve Centre Of Fire Service Control
This illustration portrays a young woman working for the British Fire Service as part of the Home Front during WW2, she is on a call at a nerve centre. Date: circa 1941

WW2 W. V. S. Salvage
This illustration shows a man speaking to a salvage officer working for the Women's Voluntary Service during WW2, with a large container of items to be recycled for better use. Date: circa 1941

WW2, Firemen At The Blitz
An illustration of a foreground fireman battling a blaze during a blitz of WW2, others are blasting their hoses towards a row of houses behind. Date: circa 1941

WW2 British Conductorette
An illustration portraying a British conductorette during WW2, as part of the Home Front, they put on a cherry and warming persona to combat an otherwise frightening period. Date: circa 1941

WW2 Home Front Window Cleaner
This illustration portrays a woman who working as a window cleaner during WW2, she is carrying a ladder over her shoulder and a bucket in her hand. Date: circa 1941

WW2 British Munitions Worker
An illustration which portrays a female factory worker during WW2, possibly in the munitions industry. Date: circa 1941

WW2 British Munitions Factory
This illustration shows some workers stacking and moving WW2 munitions shells at a British factory. Date: circa 1941

The Home Front, WW2 Lookout
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's book, The Home Front, a Tuck book by Hilde Marchant. The image shows a lookout standing on a roof top trying to spot enemy raiding planes

60-pounder artillery gun
Royal Artillery ?? A 60-pounder artillery gun in a camouflaged (barely) position in the Western Desert. Date: circa 1941

Polikarpov I-16 Rata fighter, captured by German forces. Date: 1941

T-28 multi-turreted medium tank
A Soviet T-28 multi-turreted medium tank, knocked out, with dead crew members atill where they died. Date: 1941

Polikarpov I-16 Rata fighters, in a scrap dump captured by German forces. Date: 1941

KV-1 Shielded heavy tank
A Soviet KV-1 Shielded heavy tank, knocked out by German anti-tank fire, with damaged indicated by an invading German soldier

Poster, National Lottery, France, WW2
Poster, National Lottery, France - 10 November draw - support for hospitals during the Second World War Date: 1941

Douglas Boston I / Havoc I BD111, of No.23 Squadron being prepared for a night intruder sortie over occupied Europe on 7 March 1941 at RAF Ford. Date: 1941

Short Brothers Empire flying boat Canopus
Imperial Airways Aircraft, Short Brothers Empire flying boat Canopus Date: 1941

Cover design, Schoolboys Story Book - boys disembarking from an Imperial Airways Aircraft Date: 1941

Save for Defence
This well-known Second World War Savings poster was designed by the leading British railway poster artist Frank Newbould. The design was highly regarded at the time and featured in Modern Publicity

Royal Navy typewritten message, WW2
Original Royal Navy typewritten message, dated 23 May 1941 regarding the movements of the German battleship Bismarck and a Cruiser as they left the port of Bergen to take part in the massive naval

Cover design, Stirring Science Stories, science fiction and fantasy pulp magazine Date: 1941

Poster, Allied Air Offensive against Germany, WW2
Poster, Allied Air Offensive against Germany up to 1 January 1941 Date: 1941

Music cover, My Adobe Hacienda, words and music by Louise Massey and Lee Penny Date: 1941

Film scene from Beatrice Cenci, starring Carola Hohn Date: 1941

Music cover, Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered, lyric by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers, featured and broadcast by Billy Cotton and his Band Date: 1941

Music cover, When I Sing, Deanna Durbin
Music cover, When I Sing, from the film It Started with Eve, starring Deanna Durbin and Charles Laughton, words by Sam Lerner, music by Tchaikovsky Date: 1941

SNCASO SO-P1 Ferblantine 01, during assembly at the SNCASO factory in Vichy France. First flown in 1941, this glider was hidden when Vichy France was occupied by the Germans

Fantastic Adventures - The living Dead
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, November 1941, featuring the story The living Dead by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A tiger with pincers fights a weird looking red lion while a woman climb up a tree to

Fantastic Adventures - Death plays a game
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, December 1941, featuring the story Death plays a game by David V. Reed. A alien is holding a futuristic gun which is directed at a blue suited terrified looking man

Moving Famous London Statues to Safety 1941
The Burghers of Calais by Augustave Robin, in Victoria Gardens, Westminster being moved to a place of safety. As a precaution against possible bombing precious art

Front cover of The Sketch featuring King George VI (1895 - 1952), with his wife and consort, Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002), and one of their pet dog Corgis. Date: 1941

Mrs Robert Hudson wife of Minister of Agriculture and member of the Women's Voluntary Service, in East End, London. Giving out hundreds of articles of clothing

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting the East End of London, which suffered fierce bombing. They walked over debris examined the damage

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In the year 1941, amidst the chaos of war and the shifting tides of history, a myriad of events unfolded that left an indelible mark on our collective memory. From Mr Fox's Hunt Breakfast on Christmas Day to the sinking of warship HMS Hood, this was a time when both joy and tragedy coexisted. The Wolfman prowled onto screens in 1941, with Lon Chaney Jr. Embodying the title role in this iconic horror film. Meanwhile, battleships like H. M. S. Warspite and H. M. S. Suffolk sailed through treacherous waters as they fought valiantly for their countries. One cannot forget the haunting image of British battlecruiser HMS Hood succumbing to its fate during a fierce naval encounter or the resolute firing of broadsides by HMS Duke of York during World War II. As we bid farewell to old ways and embraced new beginnings, artist David Wright captured this sentiment perfectly in his artwork "Off with the Old, On with the New. " It symbolized hope amidst uncertainty. Amidst these turbulent times, advertisements showcased technological advancements such as The Stuka bomber or Fairey Swordfish Torpedo-Bomber - powerful machines that played pivotal roles in shaping history. Even amidst turmoil, beauty still found its way into our lives. Deborah Mitford's ethereal portrait by Madame Yevonde reminds us that even in dark times there is room for elegance and grace, a year filled with triumphs and tragedies; it encapsulated humanity's resilience against adversity while reminding us that artistry can flourish even amid chaos.