1940 1949 Collection (page 3)

Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final (b/w photo)
8626061 Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telegraphing pictures of a football cup final)

London: Guards Band returning from Buckingham Palace, after changing of Guard (colour photo)
8627131 London: Guards Band returning from Buckingham Palace, after changing of Guard (colour photo) by English Photographer

Piccadilly Circus, London (colour photo)
8627130 Piccadilly Circus, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piccadilly Circus, London. Postcard, c.1950.); © Look and Learn.

Telephone repeater station (b/w photo)
8626068 Telephone repeater station (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telephone repeater station)

Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo)
8626064 Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stamp cancelling letters by machine)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Eleanor Powell (colour photo)
8669125 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Eleanor Powell (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eleanor Powell)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Frances Drake (colour photo)
8668503 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Frances Drake (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frances Drake)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Paulette Goddard (colour photo)
8668483 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Paulette Goddard (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paulette Goddard)

Advertisement for Tala Colourful Kitchenware (colour litho)
8655276 Advertisement for Tala Colourful Kitchenware (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Tala Colourful Kitchenware)

King George VI and Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 1948 (b/w photo)
5304830 King George VI and Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 1948 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Colomba threatens two men with a gun, 1940 (illustration)
8683015 Colomba threatens two men with a gun, 1940 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chickens and Goats Feeding in a Farmyard, 1944 (oil on canvas)
6201904 Chickens and Goats Feeding in a Farmyard, 1944 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, Edgar (1876-1953); Private Collection.

View of the officers' mess in a submerged submarine, with cooking utensils and four sailors playing cards
MMM5480879 View of the officers' mess in a submerged submarine, with cooking utensils and four sailors playing cards by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); National Maritime Museum, London

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Tania Weller (colour photo)
8668506 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Tania Weller (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tania Weller)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Movita Gastenada (colour photo)
8668499 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Movita Gastenada (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Movita Gastenada)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Lita Chevret (colour photo)
8668498 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Lita Chevret (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lita Chevret)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Audrene Brier (colour photo)
8668497 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Audrene Brier (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Audrene Brier)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Janice Jarratt (colour photo)
8668496 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Janice Jarratt (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Janice Jarratt)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Mlle L'ardy (colour photo)
8668482 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Mlle L'ardy (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mlle L'ardy)

Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Edith Zeisler (colour photo)
8668480 Beauties of To-Day, 1940: Edith Zeisler (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edith Zeisler)

Still Life with Lute, 1946 (oil on canvas)
656412 Still Life with Lute, 1946 (oil on canvas) by Filla, Emil (1882-1953); 97x130 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Lute. Emil Filla (1882-1953). Oil on canvas

Polly's Clown, 1946 (oil on canvasboard)
651156 Polly's Clown, 1946 (oil on canvasboard) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 40.2x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Polly's Clown. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvasboard

Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas)
650489 Happy Guy, 1944 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 61x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy Guy. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1944

Clown on Empty Seats, 1947 (oil on board)
823006 Clown on Empty Seats, 1947 (oil on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 25.5x20.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Clown on Empty Seats. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on board

Dr Johnson at the Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, 1948 (oil on canvas)
1772179 Dr Johnson at the Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, 1948 (oil on canvas) by Bennett, Frank Moss (1874-1953); 40.6x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Johnson at the Cheshire Cheese)

Ballet, 1944 (oil on canvas)
1767564 Ballet, 1944 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 53.3x78.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ballet. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1944

Autumn (colour litho)
8632363 Autumn (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Autumn. Illustration for Furious Fun (Blandford Publications Ltd, London, 1949)

A Real Tangle (colour litho)
8632360 A Real Tangle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Real Tangle. Illustration for Furious Fun (Blandford Publications Ltd, London, 1949)

King's Lynn: St Margaret's Church (b/w photo)
8643032 King's Lynn: St Margaret's Church (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Margaret's Church)

King's Lynn: Tuesday Market Place, General and Provision Market (b/w photo)
8643031 King's Lynn: Tuesday Market Place, General and Provision Market (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tuesday Market Place)

King's Lynn: Fourteenth Century South Porch of St Nicholas Chapel (b/w photo)
8643029 King's Lynn: Fourteenth Century South Porch of St Nicholas Chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn" (colour litho)
8645928 "Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Little Boy Blue)

He arrives at the cottage (colour litho)
8645921 He arrives at the cottage (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: He arrives at the cottage. The Golden Nursery Book (Children's Press, c 1946)

Red Riding Hood's father enters in the nick of time (colour litho)
8645917 Red Riding Hood's father enters in the nick of time (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

She tells her grandmother it is safe to come out (colour litho)
8645916 She tells her grandmother it is safe to come out (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: She tells her grandmother it is safe to come out)

Commands: Tie your shoe-lace and run to school (colour litho)
8645088 Commands: Tie your shoe-lace and run to school (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tie your shoe-lace and run to school)

Commands: Sit on the chair and read your book (colour litho)
8645087 Commands: Sit on the chair and read your book (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sit on the chair and read your book)

Commands: Put on your scarf and button your coat (colour litho)
8645078 Commands: Put on your scarf and button your coat (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Put on your scarf and button your coat)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634273 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634271 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634260 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634256 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho)
8634254 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Waterloo Station, Plan and Key to Running Lines, c.1948 (b/w photo)
8641438 Waterloo Station, Plan and Key to Running Lines, c.1948 (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waterloo Station, Plan and Key to Running Lines, c.1948)

Butlin's Skegness: Indoor fun, billiards, table tennis, boxing (b/w photo)
8641689 Butlin's Skegness: Indoor fun, billiards, table tennis, boxing (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indoor fun, billiards, table tennis)

Butlin's Skegness: The Horseshoe Lounge in Gloucester House (b/w photo)
8641688 Butlin's Skegness: The Horseshoe Lounge in Gloucester House (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Horseshoe Lounge in Gloucester House)

Virginia, Cavan (b/w photo)
8652393 Virginia, Cavan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Virginia, Cavan)

Peat cutting (b/w photo)
8652392 Peat cutting (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peat cutting. Illustration for The British Isles in Black's Geography Pictures series)

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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.