Images Dated 1st June 2016

Newton Abbot Station, Devon, 1945

A view of Newton Abbot station in Devon, 1945, showing Southern Railway locomotive No. 1848 at the station.
Newton Abbot station underwent an extension and rebuild between the wars, opening in April 1927 with a Culverhouse designed station building

© STEAM Museum of the GWR

1940s, 1945, Devon, Newton, Newton Abbot, Station

The Imperial Wedding in China, ILN article 1872

Text of an article entitled The Imperial Wedding in China, in the Illustrated London News 28th December 1872, about the marriage of the young Emperor of China, Tongzhi (1856-1875) of the Qing Dynasty, on 16th October 1872. Date: 1872

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

1872, 28th, Article, China, December, Emperor, Entitled, Illustrated, Imperial, London, Marriage, News, Newspaper, Page, Text, Tongzhi, Wedding

Commando raid on Vaagso, Operation Archery 1941

Operation Archery, also known as the Maaloy Raid - British Combined Operations raid during World War Two against German positions on the island of Vaagso, Norway, on 27th December 1941. Left side of the image shows Commandos landing at Vaagso and Maaloy Island: a warship shelling Maaloy and a bomber laying a smokescreen to cover landings. Inset: Commando officers removing identification badges and swallowing a sweet ration. The right side of the image shows fierce fighting in Vaagso's main street. Date: 1941

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans