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  • CIVILIAN WAR PRODUCTION 1914 - 1918: WOMEN IN INDUSTRY CIVILIAN WAR PRODUCTION 1914 - 1918: WOMEN IN INDUSTRY

    part of "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Nicholls, Horace

    Women at work in the dope room at an aircraft factory.

  • WOMEN IN UNIFORM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR: THE WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE, 1918 WOMEN IN UNIFORM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR: THE WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICE, 1918

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Lewis G P 1918

    Dame Katharine Furse, founder and director of the WRNS, (right), reads a letter as she sits at her desk with her secretary, Miss M Butcher (left).

  • COMMUNAL FEEDING DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR COMMUNAL FEEDING DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

    part of "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Nicholls Horace

    A portrait of a supervisor in a 'National Kitchen' as she samples one of the dishes cooking in a large pot on the stove.

  • AMERICANS IN BRITAIN DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR AMERICANS IN BRITAIN DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

    part of "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Nicholls Horace

    A Land Girl chats with an American soldier, somewhere in the British countryside. The original caption reads: "Comme il faut", which roughly translates as "As it is necessary" or "As it must be".

  • WOMEN AT WORK ON THE HOME FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR WOMEN AT WORK ON THE HOME FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

    part of "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Nicholls Horace

    A striking portrait of a female fruit picker as she sits in the sunshine under a cherry tree, somewhere in Britain. She is wearing a cap and smock and holds up a handful of cherries as she sits on her basket. She also appears to be carrying a shepherd'...

  • WOMEN'S WAR WORK DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR WOMEN'S WAR WORK DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

    part of "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Nicholls Horace

    A full-length portrait of a GPO (General Post Office) Telegraph messenger.

  • WOMEN IN UNIFORM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR WOMEN IN UNIFORM DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

    part of "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Nicholls Horace

    A full-length portrait of a member of the Women’s Legion Canteen Section, wearing outdoor uniform.

  • WOMEN'S WAR WORK DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR WOMEN'S WAR WORK DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

    part of "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Nicholls Horace

    A full-length portrait of a member of the Women’s Agriculture Section of the Land Army.

  • WOMEN IN INDUSTRY DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR WOMEN IN INDUSTRY DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

    part of "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Nicholls Horace

    A striking portrait of a smiling female miller, her face covered in flour, as she looks out through an open window at a large mill, somewhere in Britain. The original caption reads: “Woman Miller at Work. A floury face at the mill window. Good morning...

  • WOMEN AT WORK ON THE HOME FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR WOMEN AT WORK ON THE HOME FRONT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

    part of "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Nicholls Horace

    A portrait of a female undertaker as she stands beside her horse-drawn glass-sided hearse. She is wearing a top hat, dark frock coat and boots and has her hair in a long plait. She is described in the original caption as "The Funeral Lady".

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