Forties Collection (page 17)

Fantascienza, 1948 (illustration)
7272510 Fantascienza, 1948 (illustration) by Bergey, Earle (1901-1952); (add.info.: FANTASCIENZA Cover of the periodical American'Starling Stories'per the storie "Tetrahedra of)

Wendell Willkie, Soon-to-be Republican Nominee for President, Addressing National Press Club, Washington DC, USA
5974355 Wendell Willkie, Soon-to-be Republican Nominee for President, Addressing National Press Club, Washington DC, USA, June 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

President Franklin Roosevelt, Arlington, Virginia, USA, 1940 (b/w photo)
5974354 President Franklin Roosevelt, Arlington, Virginia, USA, 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

World War II: Italian poster depicting a widow (son killed in action): Don't betray my son Italy, 1944
GIA4753262 World War II: Italian poster depicting a widow (son killed in action): Don't betray my son.. Italy, 1944 by Boccasile

Dahlias, Green Jug; Dahlias, Cruche Verte, 1942 (oil on canvas)
652418 Dahlias, Green Jug; Dahlias, Cruche Verte, 1942 (oil on canvas) by Valtat, Louis (1869-1952); 73.4x92.4, cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dahlias, Green Jug; Dahlias, Cruche Verte)

The Band, 1949 (oil on canvas)
657260 The Band, 1949 (oil on canvas) by Tibble, Geoffrey (1909-52); 63.5x76 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Band. Geoffrey Tibble (1909-1952). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1949

American Soldiers Chatting to Young French Women, Cherbourg, 29th June, 1944 (b/w photo)
1741656 American Soldiers Chatting to Young French Women, Cherbourg, 29th June, 1944 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Cherbourg, Normandy, France, june 29)

Self Portrait, 1940 (wood)
7332992 Self Portrait, 1940 (wood) by Permeke, Constant (1886-1952); Mu.Zee, Ostend, Belgium; (add.info.: Kunstmuseum aan Zee (Mu.zee), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert

David H. Young examining Cotton Stocking, Washington DC, USA, 1941 (b/w photo)
5974361 David H. Young examining Cotton Stocking, Washington DC, USA, 1941 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: David H)

Bank Savings Book, 1940 (b/w photo)
5974352 Bank Savings Book, 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

War Protesters, Washington DC, USA, 1940 (b/w photo)
5974338 War Protesters, Washington DC, USA, 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Franklin Roosevelt giving speech to Eighth American Scientific Congress, Washington DC, USA, 1940 (b/w photo)
5974480 Franklin Roosevelt giving speech to Eighth American Scientific Congress, Washington DC, USA, 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: U.S)

U. S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Speaking with Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey, Washington DC, USA, c. 1940 (b/w photo)
5974478 U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Speaking with Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey, Washington DC, USA, c.1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

French Vineyard. 1944. Illustration by Julien Pavil
5306447 French Vineyard. 1944. Illustration by Julien Pavil by Pavil, Julien (1897-1952); Universal History Archive/UIG

French Vineyard. 1944. Illustration by Julien Pavil
5306445 French Vineyard. 1944. Illustration by Julien Pavil by Pavil, Julien (1897-1952); Universal History Archive/UIG

Pendant le siege de Leningrad (Saint Petersbourg). Un bouquet dans un vase bleu
FIA5347387 Pendant le siege de Leningrad (Saint Petersbourg). Un bouquet dans un vase bleu. Peinture de Alexander Isaakovich Rusakov (1898-1952), huile sur toile, vers 1943

Parade of American Soldiers, Cherbourg, Normandy, France, July 14, 1944 (b/w photo)
1741657 Parade of American Soldiers, Cherbourg, Normandy, France, July 14, 1944 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info.: Cherbourg, Normandy, France, july 14)

Humorous Wine, 1946 (illustration)
5306532 Humorous Wine, 1946 (illustration) by Pavil, Julien (1897-1952); Universal History Archive/UIG

Humorous Wine Illustration 1946. Ilustration by Julien Pavil
5306506 Humorous Wine Illustration 1946.Ilustration by Julien Pavil by Pavil, Julien (1897-1952); Universal History Archive/UIG

Humorous Wine Illustration 1946. Ilustration by Julien Pavil
5306485 Humorous Wine Illustration 1946.Ilustration by Julien Pavil by Pavil, Julien (1897-1952); Universal History Archive/UIG

U. S. President Franklin Roosevelt, Smiling Portrait on his 58th Birthday, Washington DC, USA, January 30
5974476 U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, Smiling Portrait on his 58th Birthday, Washington DC, USA, January 30, 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Giving Speech to Wives of Members of Congress, Washington DC, USA
5974475 First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Giving Speech to Wives of Members of Congress, Washington DC, USA, January 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

President Franklin Roosevelt's Wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Memorial Day, 1940 (b/w photo)
5974353 President Franklin Roosevelt's Wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Memorial Day, 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bank Savings Book and Budget Book, 1940 (b/w photo)
5974350 Bank Savings Book and Budget Book, 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

J. Edgar Hoover, Director of FBI, Department of Justice, Portrait on Telephone, Washington DC, USA
5974349 J. Edgar Hoover, Director of FBI, Department of Justice, Portrait on Telephone, Washington DC, USA, April 1940 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

An American soldier attempts to communicate with local people, Orleans, 19th August, 1944 (b/w photo)
1741608 An American soldier attempts to communicate with local people, Orleans, 19th August, 1944 (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

Hydrangea and Rock, 1946 (hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper)
1764937 Hydrangea and Rock, 1946 (hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper) by Gao Jianfu (1879-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hydrangea and Rock. Gao Jianfu (1879-1951)

Excerpt from the poem Courage (pen & ink on paper)
1729091 Excerpt from the poem Courage (pen & ink on paper) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); (add.info.: Excerpt of poem "Courage" by Paul Eluard (1944) : a poem about occupation of Paris)

Morgiana kills 37 thieves hidden in jars (drawing)
ELD4870404 Morgiana kills 37 thieves hidden in jars (drawing) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); (add.info.: Morgiana kills 37 thieves hidden in jars Illustration by Albert Robida for Ali Baba)

An Italian Soldier with his Family after Liberation in 1944 (b/w photo)
1761887 An Italian Soldier with his Family after Liberation in 1944 (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); (add.info)

Portrait de l'architecte Alexei (Aleksei) Chtchousev (1873-1949) (Portrait Of The Architect Alexey Shchusev)
FIA5347922 Portrait de l architecte Alexei (Aleksei) Chtchousev (1873-1949) (Portrait Of The Architect Alexey Shchusev). Peinture de Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov (1862-1942), huile sur toile, 1941

Portrait du sculpteur Vera Mukhina (Moukhina) (1889-1953). Peinture de Mikhail Vasylievich Nesterov (1862-1942)
FIA5375654 Portrait du sculpteur Vera Mukhina (Moukhina) (1889-1953). Peinture de Mikhail Vasylievich Nesterov (1862-1942), huile sur toile, 1940. art russe, 20e siecle, symbolisme

Victoire. Berlin. (Episode de la seconde guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, les chars de l'Armee Rouge defilent dans les)
FIA5348819 Victoire. Berlin. (Episode de la seconde guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, les chars de l Armee Rouge defilent dans les rues de la capitale allemande apres la capitulation)

Portrait of the author, producer and director of Films Olexandr Dovzhenko, 1947 (oil on canvas)
FIA5366846 Portrait of the author, producer and director of Films Olexandr Dovzhenko, 1947 (oil on canvas) by Williams, Piotr Vladimirovich (1902-1947); Regional Art Museum, Chernihiv

"Portrait du militaire et ingenieur Serguei Mosin (1849-1902) inventeur du fusil Mosin-Nagant (Mosin Nagant)
FIA5366826 " Portrait du militaire et ingenieur Serguei Mosin (1849-1902) inventeur du fusil Mosin-Nagant (Mosin Nagant)" Peinture de Mikhail Gerets (1900-1942)

Hiver. Oeuvre de Alexander Vasilyevich Shevchenko (Alexandre Chevtchenko) (1883-1948), huile sur carton, 1942
FIA5328207 Hiver. Oeuvre de Alexander Vasilyevich Shevchenko (Alexandre Chevtchenko) (1883-1948), huile sur carton, 1942. Art russe, 20e siecle, art moderne. Collection privee

L'artillerie lourde sur la Neva a Leningrad (Saint Petersbourg, Russie) en 1942
FIA5359702 L artillerie lourde sur la Neva a Leningrad (Saint Petersbourg, Russie) en 1942. (Un cuirasse sur le fleuve gele defend la ville en feu contre des attaques aeriennes)

Portrait du mathematicien Nikolai Lobachevski (Lobatchevski) (1792-1856). Peinture de Vladimir Yakovlevich Perelman
FIA5356987 Portrait du mathematicien Nikolai Lobachevski (Lobatchevski) (1792-1856). Peinture de Vladimir Yakovlevich Perelman (1892-1967), huile sur toile, vers 1940

The Surrender of the Finnish Soldiers in 1940, 1940 (oil on canvas)
FIA5354295 The Surrender of the Finnish Soldiers in 1940, 1940 (oil on canvas) by Vladimirov, Ivan Alexeyevich (1869-1947); State Central Artillery Museum, St

21 rue Myasnitskaya, Moscou (Myasnitskaya street, 21). Paysage urbain sous la neige
FIA5342508 21 rue Myasnitskaya, Moscou (Myasnitskaya street, 21). Paysage urbain sous la neige. Peinture de Pyotr Ivanovich Lvov (1882-1944), huile sur toile, 1941

Constantin Stanislavski (ne C. S. Alexeiev, 1863-1938) au travail. Peinture de Nikolai Pavlovich Ulyanov (Oulianov)
FIA5376284 Constantin Stanislavski (ne C. S. Alexeiev, 1863-1938) au travail. Peinture de Nikolai Pavlovich Ulyanov (Oulianov) (1875-1949), huile sur toile, 1947. Art russe, 20e siecle, art moderne

1942 Admiral Darlan poster
7293575 1942 Admiral Darlan poster by Falter, Marcel (b.1866); Musee de la resistance de Castellane, Alpes de Haute Provence, France; © Jean-Paul Paireault

The damaged dome of the Victoria building in Manchester 1940
The damaged dome of the Victoria Building in Manchesters city centre rises above the ruins created by the bombing

Storm at Sandgate, Kent 1949
Waves breaking through the sea wall at Castle Close, near Sandgate Castle, Kent

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (b/w photo)
1700558 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for)

The 10000th Renault 4CV Hino produced in Japan under the name Hino, 1948 (b/w photo)
1702193 The 10000th Renault 4CV Hino produced in Japan under the name Hino, 1948 (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); (add.info)

Market in Paris (b/w photo)
1700723 Market in Paris (b/w photo) by French School; (add.info.: Market in Paris)

Signal German Propaganda Review, 1941 (print)
7292461 Signal German Propaganda Review, 1941 (print) by Girod, Charles (1897-1945); Musee de la resistance de Castellane, Alpes de Haute Provence

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"Forties: A Decade of Resilience and Transformation" Step back in time to the forties, a remarkable era that witnessed significant milestones and defining moments. From the sleek Vincent Rapide HRD Series C black motorcycle roaring through the streets of 1949, to the birth of The Co-operative shop in Rochdale, Lancashire in 1844 - these were times that shaped our history. In the skies above, B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomber Group soared with unwavering determination during World War II. Firefighters stood valiantly by during the Blitz, their courage shining bright amidst London's darkest hours. Ambulances rushed through Ladywell, Lewisham as they bravely navigated war-torn streets while Plymouth's St Andrews Parish Church stood tall amid devastating bombings. Women joined forces as part of AFS training in Highgate, London - breaking barriers and proving their strength on all fronts. Balham High Road became a symbol of resilience as it rose from destruction caused by relentless bombings. And who could forget Vera Lynn's timeless voice echoing hope and unity throughout 1947? Amidst this chaos emerged triumphs like never before - witness the grand launch of HMS Eagle aircraft carrier marking a new chapter for naval power. Meanwhile, Allard K1 Supercharged Roadster showcased innovation and style on four wheels. Through it all, turntable ladders operated tirelessly during London's Blitz - a testament to human perseverance against adversity. The forties encapsulated an era where bravery met transformation; where communities united against unimaginable odds; where heroes emerged from every corner. Let us remember this extraordinary decade that shaped our world forever.