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  • Invasion Preparations in an English Village Invasion Preparations in an English Village

    (art) Made by: Mozley, Charles 1944

    image: A view from an elevated postion looking onto a road in an English village. There are houses and a church in the background to the left, with a number of American military trucks and a jeep parked on the road in the foreground. To the right is a...

  • Familiar Silhouettes Familiar Silhouettes

    (art) Made by: Carr, Henry 1942

    image: Three Soldiers standing in front of an illuminated Underground sign.

  • SOLDIERS WORKING ON THE LAND: HELPING WITH THE HARVEST, UK, JULY 1945 SOLDIERS WORKING ON THE LAND: HELPING WITH THE HARVEST, UK, JULY 1945

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Soldiers of various regiments of the British Army work to help bring in the harvest, somewhere in Britain. Here a group of men can be seen weeding in a large field in the sunshine. Behind them can be seen the rolling fields of the surrounding...

  • VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946 VICTORY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 8 JUNE 1946

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Eight British Army Padres take part in the Victory Parade in London. Behind them, the Victoria Memorial can be clearly seen.

  • AN EIGHTH ARMY MAN ON LEAVE, WIRRAL, CHESHIRE, 14 APRIL 1944 AN EIGHTH ARMY MAN ON LEAVE, WIRRAL, CHESHIRE, 14 APRIL 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

    Lance Bombardier Jack Grundy, of 441 Battery, 128 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 50 Division, during his seven days privilege leave with his family. Jack Grundy and his wife Dorothy in the front room of their home in Irby, Cheshire.

  • AN EIGHTH ARMY MAN ON LEAVE, WIRRAL, CHESHIRE, 14 APRIL 1944 AN EIGHTH ARMY MAN ON LEAVE, WIRRAL, CHESHIRE, 14 APRIL 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: War Office official photographer

    Lance Bombardier Jack Grundy, of 441 Battery, 128 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 50 Division, during his seven days privilege leave with his family. Jack Grundy and his wife Dorothy while on a picnic in the Cheshire countryside.

  • Arm Him Arm Him

    (posters) Made by: Stafford and Co, Netherfield, Nottingham (printer)

    whole: the image is positioned lower right, with text, in black, placed in the top left. A large black arrow below the text and to the left points down towards the image. All is set against a plain white background. image: a British soldier, standing...

  • She's in the Ranks too! She's in the Ranks too!

    (posters) Made by: Ministry of Health (publisher/sponsor) 1939

    whole: the image is placed in the upper half with text above and below. The text is in white and is positioned in two blocks of blue, surrounded by a thin white border. image: a middle aged woman wearing an apron with her arms outstretched towards...

  • Research and Experiment Department, Oxford Research and Experiment Department, Oxford

    (art) Made by: Burn, Rodney Joseph

    image: a man in a military uniform stands behind a workbench on which a there is a long, shallow tank. An assistant stands next to him, watching. They are surrounded by bell jars, tanks and crates, connected by pipes. A red glow emanates from the corner...

  • Sniper's Make-up Sniper's Make-up

    (art) Made by: Pitchforth, Roland Vivian (RA)

    image: A head and shoulder portrait of a young soldier wearing a tin hat, his face camouflaged with dark criss-crossed lines.

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