Description
Object description
Colour and black and white photographs taken by Imperial War Museum photographers showing events and scenes at Imperial War Museum branches, including Imperial War Museum London, HMS Belfast and Duxford Airfield in 1981 including:
IWM-1981-001
The visit of a Japanese Parliamentary delegation to the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, 12 January 1981
IWM-1981-002
The arrival of the Panzer G13 (Hetzer) at Duxford, 20 January 1982
IWM-1981-003
Views of Duxford in January 1980 (includes the completed T2 Hangar, Buildings 6 and 147 and the Officers' Mess), January 1981
IWM-1981-004
A reception to mark the opening of an exhibition of Austro-Hungarian graphics from the First World War, 16 January 1981
IWM-1981-005
The Officers' Mess at Duxford, February 1981
IWM-1981-006
A party to mark the retirement of the museum photographer, Mr A Bean and Perky , the Museum Cat, 30 January 1981
IWM-1981-007
The interior of buildings at Duxford, February 1981
IWM-1981-008
The presentation of a Hetzer ("Hunter") Panzerjager 38 Light Tank Destroyer to Duxford by the Swiss Defence Attache, February 1981
IWM-1981-009
The opening of the exhibition 'War Paintings of William Scott, 1942 - 1946', 10 February 1981
IWM-1981-010
Live models for the 'War in Turkey' Exhibition, 17 February 1981
IWM-1981-011
Views of the 'Battleship' Exhibition, February 1981
IWM-1981-012
Views of the old and new Museum sales stall, February 1981
IWM-1981-013
The fall-out shelter tableau in the 'War' Exhibition, February 1981
IWM-1981-014
The visit of Mr Paul Channon, Minister for the Arts, to the Museum, 4 March 1981
IWM-1981-015
A reception to mark the opening of the 'Armoured Warfare' Exhibition, 31 March 1981
IWM-1981-016
The visit of Lord Bellwin to the Museum, 9 April 1981
IWM-1981-017
The press preview of the Anthony Gross Art Exhibition, 15 April 1981
IWM-1981-018
The visit of the American Burma Star Association to the Museum, 24 April 1981
IWM-1981-019
Models for the 'War in Turkey' Exhibition, May 1981
IWM-1981-020
Views of the Museum Shop and the 'Britain at Bay' Exhibition, April 1981
IWM-1981-021
Aircraft and armoured vehicles at Duxford, April 1981
IWM-1981-022
The visit of members of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association to the Museum, 19 May 1981
IWM-1981-023
A reception organised by the Museum and the Polish Cultural Organisation to commemorate the centenary of General Sikorski's birth, 19 May 1981
IWM-1981-024
The visit of Mrs Cartwright to the Museum, May 1981
IWM-1981-025
The handover of the little boat "Tamzine" to the Museum, 2 June 1981
IWM-1981-026
Vintage Aircraft Day at Duxford, 14 June 1981
IWM-1981-027
Views of Duxford Airfield, June 1981
IWM-1981-028
The 'Battleship' exhibition on board HMS Belfast, July 1981
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The presentation to the Museum by Mr E A Loughlin of his diary written whilst a Prisoner Of War in a Japanese Camp during the Second World War, July 1981
IWM-1981-030
Photographs of aircraft at Duxford taken by Mr D Lee, July 1981
IWM-1981-031
Photographs taken by Mr M Garnett of an air raid shelter in Old Town Harbour, Ipswich, May 1981
IWM-1981-032
Photographs taken by Mr M Garnett of an air raid shelter in Old Harbour and a Link Trainer in Ipswich, July 1981
IWM-1981-033
Photographs taken by Mr R Holdsworth of an RNLI Lifeboat, 30 June 1981
IWM-1981-034
Mrs R Ashdown GM, with the portrait of herself as Staff Nurse Rosser, by Sir Walter Russell, 27 July 1981
IWM-1981-035
Views of the facade of the Museum, 30 July 1981
IWM-1981-036
Unloading the 9.2 inch guns at Portsmouth, 5 August 1981
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The 'History of Duxford' Exhibition, 6 August 1981
IWM-1981-038
The arrival of portions of the 9.2 inch guns at Duxford, 6 August 1981
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Views of the Museum galleries and exhibits, August 1981
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Views of the MDA Room and the 9.2 inch gun at Duxford, August 1981
IWM-1981-041
Duxford Air Day, August 1981
IWM-1981-042
The presentation to the Museum of the wartime diaries of Sir John Fletcher-Cooke, 8 September 1981
IWM-1981-043
The presentation of a plaque by the London Branch of the Dunkirk Veterans Association, September 1981
IWM-1981-044
The opening of the Cecil Beaton War Photographs, 1939 - 1945 Exhibition, 7 October 1981
IWM-1981-045
Photographs of an air raid shelter and equipment beneath the Porchester Gate flats, Bayswater Road, London, 22 September 1981
IWM-1981-046
A reception to mark the opening of the 'Confetti War' Exhibition, 13 October 1981
IWM-1981-047
The book 'Cecil Beaton War Photographs 1939 - 1945' on display at Hatchards and Foyles, October 1981
IWM-1981-048
Photographs taken by Mr D Lee at Duxford (includes aircraft, radar aerials and site preparation for the 9.2 inch gun), October 1981
IWM-1981-049
The presentation of German flags to the Museum by the Reverend F McDonald, October 1981
IWM-1981-050
Views of the Cecil Beaton War Photographs 1939 - 1945 Exhibition, October 1981
IWM-1981-051
Views of the trench warfare section of the military gallery and the Austro-Hungarian section of the War Exhibition, October 1981
IWM-1981-052
Views taken on board HMS Belfast on the day of the ship's tenth anniversary with the Imperial War Museum, 21 October 1981
IWM-1981-053
Photographs taken by Mr David Lee at Duxford, showing aircraft and site preparation for the 9.2 inch gun, October 1981
IWM-1981-054
Mr Itaru Yamaki (Japanese prize winner of a 'Come to Britain' competition organised by the British Tourist Authority), and his mother visiting the Museum, 30 October 1981
IWM-1981-055
A reception to mark the launch of an autobiography of Lord French, written by Dr Richard Holmes, 11 November 1981
IWM-1981-056
The preparation and placing in situation of the 9.2 inch gun at Duxford, November 1981
IWM-1981-057
Photographs of the 9.2 inch gun and exhibits at Duxford taken by Mr M Garnett and Mr R Holdsworth, November 1981
IWM-1981-058
A Special Forces Club Reception held at the Museum and attended by HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, 19 November 1981
IWM-1981-059
Packing cases used in the Gallipoli Exhibition, November 1981
IWM-1981-060
The visit of the Royal President, HRH The Duke of Kent, to the Museum, 25 November 1981
IWM-1981-061
Views of the Forward Engine Room and the Pyrotechnic Magazine, HMS Belfast, 26 November 1981
IWM-1981-062
A reception to mark the loan of the Eric Kennington painting 'The Kensingtons at Laventie', 3 December 1981
IWM-1981-063
Views of the Armoured Warfare Exhibition at Duxford, 15 December 1981
IWM-1981-064
Views of the 'Sir John French' exhibition, December 1981
Physical description
Cotton bound collection of transparencies and negatives, held in plastic sleeves.