Forties Collection (page 19)

Fontana Dam, power to win, 1945 (poster)
1977298 Fontana Dam, power to win, 1945 (poster) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: WW2: Fontana Dam, Power to Win, Dam built by the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1945)

In the potato field, 1942 (Watercolour)
7261331 In the potato field, 1942 (Watercolour) by Hennell, Thomas Barclay (1903-45); 28.5x46 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: In the potato field; Watercolour; Hennell)

French writer Colette (Sidonie Gabrielle Colette) 1941 (litho)
1731178 French writer Colette (Sidonie Gabrielle Colette) 1941 (litho) by Moreau, Luc Albert (1882-1948); (add.info.: French writer Colette (Sidonie Gabrielle Colette)

Range of Mont Blanc: The Summit Ridge of Mont Blanc (b / w photo)
7157760 Range of Mont Blanc: The Summit Ridge of Mont Blanc (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Summit Ridge of Mont Blanc)

Pennine Alps: A Gendarme on the Zinal Rothhorn (b / w photo)
7157755 Pennine Alps: A Gendarme on the Zinal Rothhorn (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Gendarme on the Zinal Rothhorn)

Pennine Alps: Below the Col de Tournanche (b / w photo)
7157751 Pennine Alps: Below the Col de Tournanche (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: Below the Col de Tournanche)

Pennine Alps: The Matternhorn and the Riffelhorn (b / w photo)
7157744 Pennine Alps: The Matternhorn and the Riffelhorn (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Matternhorn and the Riffelhorn)

Pennine Alps: Frozen Stream (b / w photo)
7157741 Pennine Alps: Frozen Stream (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frozen Stream)

Bernese Oberland: Bern (b / w photo)
7157731 Bernese Oberland: Bern (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bern. Illustration for My Alpine Album by Franks Smythe (Adam and Charles Black)

Eastern Alps: In the Windach Tal (b / w photo)
7157720 Eastern Alps: In the Windach Tal (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Windach Tal)

Eastern Alps: The Reichen Range from the Upper End of the Wildgerlos Tal (b / w photo)
7157717 Eastern Alps: The Reichen Range from the Upper End of the Wildgerlos Tal (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eastern Alps: Afternoon on the Roseg Glacier (b / w photo)
7157712 Eastern Alps: Afternoon on the Roseg Glacier (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: Afternoon on the Roseg Glacier)

Parable of the wedding dress. Annecy. France
7136494 Parable of the wedding dress. Annecy. France. by Bellot, Dom Paul (1876-1944); © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Saint Joseph des Fins church. Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve. Stained glass window. Annecy. France
7136489 Saint Joseph des Fins church. Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve. Stained glass window. Annecy. France. by Bellot, Dom Paul (1876-1944); © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Chaos (litho)
7150301 Chaos (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chaos. Illustration from How Should We Rebuild London)

Pleasures (litho)
7150300 Pleasures (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pleasures. Illustration from How Should We Rebuild London)

Portrait of Dmitry Shostakovitch (1906-75) 1947 (oil on canvas)
BAL246969 Portrait of Dmitry Shostakovitch (1906-75) 1947 (oil on canvas) by Willyams, Pyotr Vladimirovich (1902-47); 100x124 cm; Glinka Museum of Music Culture, Moscow, Russia

Soldiers at the Base of a Japanese War Memorial, Battle of Okinawa, 12th April 1945 (b / w photo)
1720215 Soldiers at the Base of a Japanese War Memorial, Battle of Okinawa, 12th April 1945 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Allied troops entering Germany, 17th April 1945 (b / w photo)
1721315 Allied troops entering Germany, 17th April 1945 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Allied troops entering in Germany : on april 17)

Burning City, Stalingrad, 1942
7083572 Burning City, Stalingrad, 1942 by Wiener, Karl (1901-49); Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

Notes of a Long Sea Voyage (engraving)
1046601 Notes of a Long Sea Voyage (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notes of a Long Sea Voyage)

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, Psalm cvii (b / w photo)
6002104 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, Psalm cvii (b/w photo) by Burdekin, Harold (1899-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prunus branch, 1945
7202756 Prunus branch, 1945 by Yu Shaosong (1882-1949); 129, 7 x 30, 7 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Prunus branch)

African-American Auxiliaries, Ruth Wade and Lucille Mayo, repairing trucks in Fort Des Moines
1720221 African-American Auxiliaries, Ruth Wade and Lucille Mayo, repairing trucks in Fort Des Moines, 8th December 1942 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Saint Joseph of the Fins Church, 1937-1941, Annecy
7090196 Saint Joseph of the Fins Church, 1937-1941, Annecy by Bellot, Dom Paul (1876-1944); (add.info.: Church of Saint Joseph des Fins, architect Dom Bellot, engineer Hennebique, 1937-1941, Annecy)

Hudson Light Bomber in Flight, 1942 (w / c)
3870756 Hudson Light Bomber in Flight, 1942 (w/c) by Bradshaw, Stanley Orton (1903-1950); Photo © Derek Bayes. All rights reserved 2022

Gulliver is handled like a doll by a girl whom he names Glumdalclich, 1940 (illustration)
7144560 Gulliver is handled like a doll by a girl whom he names Glumdalclich, 1940 (illustration) by Timar, Emeric (1898-1950); (add.info)

Range of Mont Blanc: The Shadow of Mont Blanc at Sunrise (b / w photo)
7157758 Range of Mont Blanc: The Shadow of Mont Blanc at Sunrise (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shadow of Mont Blanc at Sunrise)

Pennine Alps: The Allalinhorn and the Rimpfischhorn from the Zinal Rothhorn (b / w photo)
7157756 Pennine Alps: The Allalinhorn and the Rimpfischhorn from the Zinal Rothhorn (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pennine Alps: The Ober-Gabelhorn from the Col de Tournanche (b / w photo)
7157752 Pennine Alps: The Ober-Gabelhorn from the Col de Tournanche (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ober-Gabelhorn from the Col de Tournanche)

Pennine Alps: The Ice-fall of the Grenz Glacier (b / w photo)
7157747 Pennine Alps: The Ice-fall of the Grenz Glacier (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ice-fall of the Grenz Glacier)

Pennine Alps: Monte Rosa at Sunrise from the Solvay Hut on the Matterhorn (b / w photo)
7157745 Pennine Alps: Monte Rosa at Sunrise from the Solvay Hut on the Matterhorn (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pennine Alps: Winter Evening, Zermatt (b / w photo)
7157740 Pennine Alps: Winter Evening, Zermatt (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter Evening, Zermatt)

Bernese Oberland: Kandersteg (b / w photo)
7157734 Bernese Oberland: Kandersteg (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kandersteg)

Bernese Oberland: The Eiger from above Murren (b / w photo)
7157732 Bernese Oberland: The Eiger from above Murren (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Eiger from above Murren)

Central Alps: Near Elm (b / w photo)
7157729 Central Alps: Near Elm (b/w photo) by Smythe, Francis Sydney (1900-49); Private Collection; (add.info.: Near Elm. Illustration for My Alpine Album by Franks Smythe (Adam and Charles Black)

Vision (litho)
7150306 Vision (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vision. Illustration from How Should We Rebuild London)

Ends (litho)
7150298 Ends (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ends. Illustration from How Should We Rebuild London)

Expectation (litho)
7150297 Expectation (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Expectation. Illustration from the title page of How Should We Rebuild London)

Purpose (litho)
7150294 Purpose (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: PurposeIllustration from How Should We Rebuild London)

Saint Joseph des Fins church. Stained glass window. Jesus Christ. Annecy. France
7136487 Saint Joseph des Fins church. Stained glass window. Jesus Christ. Annecy. France. by Bellot, Dom Paul (1876-1944); © Pascal Deloche/Godong

all the fishing fleet of slender spars Range at their moorings, veer with tide about, V Sackville-West (b / w photo)
6002106... all the fishing fleet of slender spars Range at their moorings, veer with tide about, V Sackville-West (b/w photo) by Burdekin

A boys ways are the winds ways, Longfellow (b / w photo)
6002105 A boys ways are the winds ways, Longfellow (b/w photo) by Burdekin, Harold (1899-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: A boys ways are the winds ways, Longfellow)

Pimms Advertisement, from The Queen Magazine, 20th July 1949 (colour litho)1949
1720686 Pimms Advertisement, from The Queen Magazine, 20th July 1949 (colour litho)1949 by English School, (20th century); (add.info)

African-American pilot Capt Andrew D. Turner taking off in his Mustang plane, September 1944 (b / w photo)
1721271 African-American pilot Capt Andrew D. Turner taking off in his Mustang plane, September 1944 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer

Flower in the crannied wall, Tennyson (b / w photo)
6002094 Flower in the crannied wall, Tennyson (b/w photo) by Burdekin, Harold (1899-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flower in the crannied wall, Tennyson)

Swift and lofty-soaring, Meredith (b / w photo)
6002091 Swift and lofty-soaring, Meredith (b/w photo) by Burdekin, Harold (1899-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swift and lofty-soaring, Meredith)

Saint Joseph of the Fins Church, 1937-1941, Annecy
7090259 Saint Joseph of the Fins Church, 1937-1941, Annecy by Bellot, Dom Paul (1876-1944); (add.info.: Church of Saint Joseph des Fins, architect Dom Bellot, engineer Hennebique, 1937-1941, Annecy)

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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.