1940 1949 Collection (#33)

Hiking Onwards
18th June 1949: Boys hiking along a village lane, during an expedition which will be the climax of one months stay for boys at the Outward Bound Sea School at Aberdovey

Record Dog
24th July 1948: Priceless Border, winner of the Greyhound Derby and the fastest dog in his league preparing for his last race before becoming a stud at Wembley Stadium Kennels

Dylan Thomas
10th August 1946: Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914 - 1953), Welsh poet and playwright. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - A Nest Of Singing Birds - pub

Honeymoon Couple
26th June 1948: A couple on their honeymoon look out over a lake in Switzerland. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4575 - Swiss Honeymoon On ?35 - pub

Shorn Sheep
9th July 1949: A sheep lying on its back at Maiden Castle Farm, Dorchester after a cursory shearing. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4826 - Where Are The Downland Sheep? - pub

Haitian Harbour
A view across a harbour, Haiti, July 1949. Original publication: Picture Post - 4843 - The World Unites On Its First Big Job - pub. 30th July 1949

Mountain Village
Shacks on the outskirts of a mountain village, Haiti, July 1949. Original publication: Picture Post - 4843 - The World Unites On Its First Big Job - pub. 30th July 1949

Backless Fashion
5th November 1949: Pariss latest fashion items place the accent on necklines, using roses, frills, and feathers to emphasize necks and bosoms

French Commuters
circa 1940: Commuters crowd the platforms of the Place d Italie metro station in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Postwar Paris
Paris shoppers queue for food at a small vegetable stand, 1947. Full rubbish bins line the street, unemptied during the Paris garbage collectors strike. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

French Evacuees
French children evacuated from Paris arrive in Gueret, in central France, during World War II, 1940. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rice Line; Women carrying bales of rice to the village threshing ground in Mudichur
7th June 1947: Women carrying bales of rice to the village threshing ground in Mudichur, Madras. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4325 - Indian Village - pub

A gun dog chasing a rabbit
17th January 1948: A gun dog chasing a rabbit. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4480 - Training Gun Dogs - pub. 1948 (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Looking Out To Sea
31st July 1948: American passengers look out to sea from the deck of the Queen Elizabeth as it makes its way to Britain across the Atlantic

VE Day In New York; corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street in New York City during
The corner of Wall Street and Nassau Street in New York City during the VE Day celebrations, 7th May 1945. Trinity Church looms in the background. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Rear View
Firmly clutching some chickens under their arms three land army girls turn their backs on the camera. (Photo by A J O Brien/Getty Images)

Airship Echelon
March 1944: An echelon of airships from the US Naval Airforce glide across the sky over California. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Steam Locomotive
circa 1946: Steam Locomotive called the Queen Elizabeth. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Wellington Barracks
1944: The Royal Military Chapel at the Wellington Barracks, London, which was damaged in an air raid by flying bombs. The bombs fell during the Sunday morning service with substantial loss of life

US Army Flying Fortresses
3rd April 1944: US Army Fortresses fly in tier formation in manoeuvres over south east USA. This is in preparation for joining one of the Allied theatres of war overseas

Planes Over Paris
British bombers flying over Paris during World War II, circa 1943. At the bottom of the image is Les Invalides, near the south bank of the Seine. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Broken Hohenzollern Bridge
A view from the west side of the River Rhine showing a bomb damaged Hohenzollern Bridge and Cologne Cathedral in the distance. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Wartime London
May 1941: The interior of Westminster Abbey after a German bombing raid. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Lockheed Bomber
circa 1943: A U.S. Navy Lockheed Hudson patrol bomber flies over a mountain range during a long-range mission, World War II. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Junkers Planes
circa 1943: German Junkers 86Ks in action. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Lit By Searchlight
circa 1940: A searchlight lights up St Pauls Cathedral in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Exeter Cathedral
circa 1942: A view of the Cathedral in Exeter after a night of air raids and dive bombing. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Supermarine Spitfire
circa 1940: A Spitfire having its guns tested at a Fighter Squadron Station. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Queen Elizabeth
1940: The Queen Elizabeth as a troop ship. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Bomb Damage
1941: Air raid damage in Coventry. (Photo by M. McNeill/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Happy Times
8th May 1945: A crowded Times Square on Victory in Europe (VE) Day, New York City, New York. (Photo by A. E. French/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1940 Firemen signallers Clearing UP
1940: Firemen signallers at work amongst the rubble after a daylight bombing raid in London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Reconnaissance
September 1941: A Nazi reconnaissance plane, a Focke Wulf 189 or Uhu, has been patrolling over enemy lines during the night

Sunlit Station
March 1945: A group of soldiers bathed in a shaft of light at a London railway station (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

US Landing
14th September 1943: LST boats are loaded with troops and equipment as the US prepares to invade the docks of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

B-25 Mitchell
circa 1940: An American B-25 Mitchell bomber on a bombing run over France. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Sandbag Abbey
circa 1940: A wall of sandbags in Westminster Abbey to protect against bomb damage. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Thunderbolts
15th March 1944: US Thunderbolts lined up for testing after their arrival in Britain prior to the D Day invasions. (Photo by Horace Abrahams/Keystone/Getty Images)

Occupation Of Rome
5th June 1944: US fifth Army tanks roll past the Coliseum at the onset of the US occupation of Rome as townspeople look on, Italy, World War II. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Formation Flying
circa 1940: US Airforce aircraft flying in formation. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

London Burning after Fire Bombing
Rescue workers silhouetted against the light of burning buildings after a German fire-bombing raid on London, 25th February 1944. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Fleeing Hitler
Refugee children from England arrive in New York during World War II, 18th July 1940. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Women Paint Bridge
A group of women war workers painting a railway bridge on the Southern Railway, London, 14th July 1942. (Photo by Harry Shepherd/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Blitz At Liverpool Street
A man watches workers clearing debris at Liverpool Street Station, London after a German air raid, January 1941. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Free French Aircraft
A squadron of the Free French Forces in the North African desert during World War II, circa 1940. (Photo by Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Head For Heights - New York
circa 1940: American Legion roof spotter Benjamin Franklin enjoys the New York Skyline. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Foggy Street Embrace in Paris
PARIS FRANCE - NOVEMBER 1: A couple embrace on a foggy street at night on November 1 1948 in Paris, France. (Photo by Earl leaf/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping