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Civilians during the war Collection: Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Two mobile gas vans. These were used to test respirators (gasmasks). One of a set of 50 cards issued by WD & HO Wills in preparation for

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Civilian first aid party running with a stretcher to rescue the injured

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Rubber clothing which the Government recommended citizens to wear to protect themselves from gas if they had to go out in an air raid

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. The Service Respirator. This gas mask was issued to the armed forces and to members of the Air Raid Precautions service (ARP)

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Civilian Duty Respirator (gasmask). A stronger model than the normal civilian one, it was issued to the police and emergency services

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. The Civilian Respirator (gasmask) which was supplied free to all members of the British public. How to remove the respirator

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. The Civilian Respirator (gasmask) which was supplied free to all members of the British public. How to put on and adjust the respirator

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. The Civilian Respirator (gasmask). These were issued free to all members of the British public

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Women forming chain of buckets to keep reservoir for two-man manual fire pump

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Women fire-fighting with the aid of a two-person manual fire pump. One of a set of 50 cards issued by WD & HO Wills in preparation for

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Women fighting a fire with the aid of a stirrup hand pump. One of a set of 50 cards issued by WD & HO Wills in preparation for the anticipated

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Transferring an incendiary bomb to a Redhill container, strong enough to hold a burning magnesium bomb

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Removing an incendiary bomb with the aid of a metal scoop and a hoe. One of a set of 50 cards issued by WD & HO Wills in preparation for

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Controlling an incendiary bomb with a scoop of sand. One of a set of 50 cards issued by WD & HO Wills in preparation for the anticipated coming of

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Incendiary bomb: cooling down with a jet of water from a stirrup pump

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Gas-proof balloon shelter (French type): One of a set of 50 cards issued by WD & HO Wills in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Garden dug-out: set up in a trench 2.10m deep x 2m wide at top 1.33m at bottom (7ftx6ftx4ft). The sides were lined with corrugated iron

Air Raid Precautions, cigarette card, British, 1938. Ventilated gas-proof shelter: the ventilator was normally powered by electricity, but could be worked manually, or by treadle or bicycle

Civilians during the war Collection: Members of the Womens Volunteer Defence Corps being trained in rifle drill, World War II, 1940

Members of the Womens Volunteer Defence Corps being trained in rifle drill, World War II, 1940. Small arms were in short supply

Civilians during the war Collection: Local residents supplying refreshments to soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk, World War II, 1940

Local residents supplying refreshments to soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk, World War II, 1940. After the dramatic German advance through the Low Countries and France in May 1940

Civilians during the war Collection: Womens Land Army lifting a crop, World War II, 1940

Womens Land Army lifting a crop, World War II, 1940. The Womens Land Army was established to meet the demand for agricultural labour caused by the absence of male farm workers on active service

Civilians during the war Collection: British girls of the Womens Land Army learning to plough with a tractor, World War II, 1939-1945

British girls of the Womens Land Army learning to plough with a tractor, World War II, 1939-1945. The Womens Land Army was established in June 1939 to meet the demand for agricultural labour caused

Clearing snow on the Champs Elysees, German-occupied Paris, winter, 1941

Civilians during the war Collection: Queue outside the Bureau of Information for civilians in the Chamber of Deputies, Paris, July 1940

Queue outside the Bureau of Information for civilians in the Chamber of Deputies, Paris, July 1940
Queue outside the Bureau of Information established for civilians in the Chamber of Deputies, German-occupied Paris, July 1940

Civilians during the war Collection: French citizens listening to a broadcast by Vichy deputy premier Admiral Darlan, 23 May, 1941

French citizens listening to a broadcast by Vichy deputy premier Admiral Darlan, 23 May, 1941
French citizens listening to a broadcast by Vichy deputy premier Admiral Francois Darlan, 23 May, 1941

Civilians during the war Collection: Delivery of furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of RAF bombing, Paris, April 1942

Delivery of furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of RAF bombing, Paris, April 1942
Delivery of furniture confiscated from Jews to victims of RAF bombing, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, April 1942

Civilians during the war Collection: Outside the Gare de l Est, German-occupied Paris, September 1940

Outside the Gare de l Est, German-occupied Paris, September 1940. As the Germans restricted the use of petrol, handcarts replaced taxis as the means of transporting luggage

Civilians during the war Collection: Bicycle taxis in the Place d Etoile by the Arc de Triomphe, German-occupied Paris, August 1943

Bicycle taxis in the Place d Etoile by the Arc de Triomphe, German-occupied Paris, August 1943. Petrol was in short supply during the occupation and what was available went to the Germans

Destroyed building, liberation of France, St Cyr, August 1944

Civilians during the war Collection: Burned out vehicles in the Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944

Burned out vehicles in the Rue de Castiglione, liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944. The citizens of Paris staged an uprising against the occupying Germans as the Allies neared the city

Civilians during the war Collection: VE Day celebrations, Paris, 8 May 1945

VE Day celebrations, Paris, 8 May 1945. A soldier smothere with kisses by jubilant women

Civilians during the war Collection: Liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944

Liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944. Gendarmes, soldiers and Resistance fighters escorting German prisoners through crowds of jubilant civilians in front of the Opera

Civilians during the war Collection: French Maquis encampment, France, 1940-1944

French Maquis encampment, France, 1940-1944. The Maquis were bands of Resistance fighters who waged a guerrilla campaign against the Germans

Civilians during the war Collection: Arrival of the first German troops in Paris, June 1940

Arrival of the first German troops in Paris, June 1940. The Germans entered Paris, which had been declared an open city by the departing French government, on 14 June

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