Forties Collection (page 19)

Pair of five-light candelabra, 1935-44 (silver) (see also 997170)
997169 Pair of five-light candelabra, 1935-44 (silver) (see also 997170) by Jensen, Georg (1866-1935); height: 36.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mark of Georg Jensen, Copenhagen)

Piccadilly Circus, London, at night (photo)
5986704 Piccadilly Circus, London, at night (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piccadilly Circus, London, at night)

Australian soldiers searching for snipers in the ruins of the medieval Crusader castle in Sidon, Lebanon
6015351 Australian soldiers searching for snipers in the ruins of the medieval Crusader castle in Sidon, Lebanon, after its capture from Vichy French forces, World War II

Soldiers of the 1st Canadian Army with a captured German gun used to shell Dover
6015346 Soldiers of the 1st Canadian Army with a captured German gun used to shell Dover and other English coastal towns from across the Channel in France, World War II

British troops evacuated from Dunkirk arriving back in England, World War II, May-June 1940 (b / w photo)
6015317 British troops evacuated from Dunkirk arriving back in England, World War II, May-June 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force wading out to a waiting ship during the Dunkirk evacuation, World War II
6015313 Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force wading out to a waiting ship during the Dunkirk evacuation, World War II, May-June 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Aircraft spotter looking out for German bombers from a London rooftop during the Blitz, World War II
6015300 Aircraft spotter looking out for German bombers from a London rooftop during the Blitz, World War II, 5 September 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

US President Franklin D Roosevelt receiving an enthusiastic welcome in New York City after being elected for a third
6015289 US President Franklin D Roosevelt receiving an enthusiastic welcome in New York City after being elected for a third term

Greengrocers stall defying the Blitz and keeping on trading, London, World War II, November, 1940 (b / w photo)
6015281 Greengrocers stall defying the Blitz and keeping on trading, London, World War II, November, 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Life in London returning to normal after the end of World War II, 1945-1946 (b / w photo)
6015271 Life in London returning to normal after the end of World War II, 1945-1946 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Crowds outside Buckingham Palace clamouring for an appearance by the King on VJ Day, London
6015266 Crowds outside Buckingham Palace clamouring for an appearance by the King on VJ Day, London, 15 August 1945 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

US President Franklin D Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Free French generals Henri Giraud
6015237 US President Franklin D Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Free French generals Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle meeting at Casablanca, Morocco, World War II

Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, British Liberal politician and Secretary of State for Air during World War II
6015224 Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, British Liberal politician and Secretary of State for Air during World War II (photo) by English Photographer

Sir Dudley Pound, British Admiral of the Fleet during World War II (photo)
6015220 Sir Dudley Pound, British Admiral of the Fleet during World War II (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Dudley Pound (1877-1943)

A V Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, British Labour Co-operative politician
6015217 A V Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough, British Labour Co-operative politician, First Lord of the Admiralty in World War II (photo) by English Photographer

Members of the various British womens war services, World War II, 1939-1945 (photo)
6015202 Members of the various British womens war services, World War II, 1939-1945 (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

British Royal Marines in training, climbing a cliff while under fire from live ammunition and exploding ground charges
6015197 British Royal Marines in training, climbing a cliff while under fire from live ammunition and exploding ground charges, World War II, 1939-1945 (photo) by English Photographer

British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery reading the terms of the surrender of German forces in Northwest Europe to
6015188 British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery reading the terms of the surrender of German forces in Northwest Europe to Admirals Friedeburg and Wagner, Luneburg Heath, Germany

Empress of Britain, British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-32, World War II, October 1940 (photo)
6015187 Empress of Britain, British ocean liner torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-32, World War II, October 1940 (photo) by English Photographer

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, Commander in Chief of the RAFs Bomber Command, World War II, 1939-1945 (photo)
6015185 Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris, Commander in Chief of the RAFs Bomber Command, World War II, 1939-1945 (photo) by English Photographer

Harrys Truman, 33rd President of the United States, 1945 (photo)
6015183 Harrys Truman, 33rd President of the United States, 1945 (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrys Truman (1884-1972)

US Army test explosion of an atom bomb at the Alamogordo Bombing Range in the New Mexico desert, 16 July 1945 (photo)
6015182 US Army test explosion of an atom bomb at the Alamogordo Bombing Range in the New Mexico desert, 16 July 1945 (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after)

Badges of colonies and dominions that fought with Britain in the Second World War (colour litho)
6015176 Badges of colonies and dominions that fought with Britain in the Second World War (colour litho) by English School

Australian soldiers leaving the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, World War II, 1940 (b / w photo)
6015171 Australian soldiers leaving the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, World War II, 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Wartime badges of Britains armed forces, World War II, 1939-1945 (colour litho)
6015169 Wartime badges of Britains armed forces, World War II, 1939-1945 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wartime badges of Britains armed forces)

Ruins of Falaise, Normandy, after its capture by Canadian troops, World War II, August 1944 (photo)
6015159 Ruins of Falaise, Normandy, after its capture by Canadian troops, World War II, August 1944 (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of Falaise)

Patrol of British Vickers Wellesley light bombers of the RAF flying over Suez, Egypt (b / w photo)
6014689 Patrol of British Vickers Wellesley light bombers of the RAF flying over Suez, Egypt (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Harrys Truman and Joseph Stalin meeting at the Potsdam Conference to discuss
6014635 Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Harrys Truman and Joseph Stalin meeting at the Potsdam Conference to discuss the occupation of Germany, July 1945 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

California: State Capitol, Sacramento (photo)
5995750 California: State Capitol, Sacramento (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: State Capitol, Sacramento)

First aid cupboard at home, c. 1950 (b / w photo)
5998652 First aid cupboard at home, c.1950 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First aid cupboard at home, c 1950)

Elephant helping plough the rice fields in India (photo)
5997799 Elephant helping plough the rice fields in India (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elephant helping plough the rice fields in India)

Cowboy breaking in a horse (photo)
5997793 Cowboy breaking in a horse (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cowboy breaking in a horse)

Cowgirl (photo)
5997792 Cowgirl (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cowgirl. Illustration for The Clever Animals Picture Book (Ward Lock)

Horse ringing a bell (b / w photo)
5997791 Horse ringing a bell (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse ringing a bell)

Donkey helping the postman (photo)
5997781 Donkey helping the postman (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donkey helping the postman)

Polar bear playing with a tyre in the zoo (colour litho)
5997772 Polar bear playing with a tyre in the zoo (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polar bear playing with a tyre in the zoo)

The Welsh Rarebit Machine (litho)
6024631 The Welsh Rarebit Machine (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Welsh Rarebit Machine)

Parlour Golf (litho)
6024623 Parlour Golf (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parlour Golf. Illustration for How to Run a Communal Home by W Heath Robinson and Cecil Hunt)

The Harmonic Dresser For Relieving Kitchen Toil (litho)
6024613 The Harmonic Dresser For Relieving Kitchen Toil (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Harmonic Dresser For Relieving Kitchen Toil)

Communal Joys in the Stone Age, Origin of the Roundabout (litho)
6024608 Communal Joys in the Stone Age, Origin of the Roundabout (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Communal Joys in the Stone Age)

Klement Gottwald, Czechoslovakian politician and first communist leader of his country (photo)
6029902 Klement Gottwald, Czechoslovakian politician and first communist leader of his country (photo) by Czech Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Claude Auchinleck, British general, commander of the British Army in North Africa, World War II, 1942 (b / w photo)
6029881 Claude Auchinleck, British general, commander of the British Army in North Africa, World War II, 1942 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Royal Navy convoy escort, World War II, 1939-1945 (colour litho)
6030880 Royal Navy convoy escort, World War II, 1939-1945 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Navy convoy escort, World War II, 1939-1945)

Queensland, Australia: Town Hall, Maryborough (photo)
6027419 Queensland, Australia: Town Hall, Maryborough (photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Town Hall, Maryborough)

Queensland, Australia: Mt Mitchell and Cunningham Highway (photo)
6027415 Queensland, Australia: Mt Mitchell and Cunningham Highway (photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mt Mitchell and Cunningham Highway)

Queensland, Australia: Overlooking the City of Brisbane (photo)
6027401 Queensland, Australia: Overlooking the City of Brisbane (photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Overlooking the City of Brisbane)

Queensland, Australia: Customs House, Rockhampton (photo)
6027398 Queensland, Australia: Customs House, Rockhampton (photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Customs House, Rockhampton)

Queensland, Australia: Royal Hayman Hotel (photo)
6027420 Queensland, Australia: Royal Hayman Hotel (photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Hayman Hotel)

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"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.