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Tag "1940"

Found 61 memories
Young Boy With Traffic Playset 1940

Young Boy With Traffic Playset 1940

Photograph probably taken by Jas A Brydon, free...
Two Sisters In The Back Green 1949

Two Sisters In The Back Green 1949

Maureen and Veronica Lennie in the back green w...
Women In Tenement Close And Balcony c.1940

Women In Tenement Close And Balcony c.1940

Mrs Mary Robertson (née Anderson) sitting, with...
Horse-Drawn Cart On Queen Street Delivering To Pubs 1940

Horse-Drawn Cart On Queen Street Delivering To Pubs 1940

Mr J Watson. Transport owned by McEwans. ...
Delivery Horses At McEwan's Brewery Fountainbridge 1940

Delivery Horses At McEwan's Brewery Fountainbridge 1940

"My husband Tom Watson at the head of the sixth...
Members Of Home Guard In Front Of Waterworks In North London 1940

Members Of Home Guard In Front Of Waterworks In North London 1940

AF Moxon (far left), the father of Eileen Mitch...
Wren New Recruit Standing Outside Arundel WRNS Hostel In Brighton 1940

Wren New Recruit Standing Outside Arundel WRNS Hostel In Brighton 1940

Violet Howden (née Turner) joined the Women's R...
Water Inspector, 17 July 1940

Water Inspector, 17 July 1940

Thomas Ramsay (b.1880s) was a plumber at Cranst...
Children Wearing Gas Masks In Back Garden 1940

Children Wearing Gas Masks In Back Garden 1940

Marcelle, Marian and Arthur Payne. Donor num...
Girl Sitting In Armchair Cradling Knitted Rag Doll 1940

Girl Sitting In Armchair Cradling Knitted Rag Doll 1940

Marian Payne had been evacuated to St Asaph in ...
Young Woman Standing By Road 1940

Young Woman Standing By Road 1940

Flora Hendry (née Fraser) aged nineteen. "Gr...
Girl Standing By Rocking Horse In Back Grarden 1940

Girl Standing By Rocking Horse In Back Grarden 1940

Marjorie Seaman. "This was the daughter of B...
Auxilliary Fire Service Member Sitting On Excelsior Motorbike Outside Dr Bell's School 1940

Auxilliary Fire Service Member Sitting On Excelsior Motorbike Outside Dr Bell's School 1940

James Duff. Donor number: 0123-032
Two Personnel Of The Auxilliary Fire Service 1940

Two Personnel Of The Auxilliary Fire Service 1940

James Duff (right). Donor number: 0123-033
Group Of Boys With Young Chicks 1940

Group Of Boys With Young Chicks 1940

Robert Hutchinson (left) and Drummond Gillespie...
A Father Visiting His Evacuated Children In Portpatrick, July 1940

A Father Visiting His Evacuated Children In Portpatrick, July 1940

David Hutchinson, with his children, Robert, Da...
Brother And Sister Evacuees, July 1940

Brother And Sister Evacuees, July 1940

Gertie and Robert Hutchinson in back garden of ...
Wartime Family Portrait Taken At 39 Northfield Avenue c.1940

Wartime Family Portrait Taken At 39 Northfield Avenue c.1940

(L-R) - Andrew Dunbar, Ada Dunbar, Margaret Dun...
Men Playing Cards On New Year's Day 1940

Men Playing Cards On New Year's Day 1940

(L-R) - Andrew Dunbar, David Johnston, Sandy Du...
Staff Member Scottish Command c.1940

Staff Member Scottish Command c.1940

Scottish Command held offices on an upper floor...
Scottish Command And ATS Members c.1940

Scottish Command And ATS Members c.1940

Ada Dunbar (back, centre). "Ada Dunbar, my a...
Scottish Command And ATS Members c.1940

Scottish Command And ATS Members c.1940

Ada Dunbar (back row, second right). "Two ma...
Staff Member Scottish Command c.1940

Staff Member Scottish Command c.1940

Scottish Command held offices on an upper floor...
Scottish Command And ATS Staff Members c.1940

Scottish Command And ATS Staff Members c.1940

Front two rows are Scottish Command staff. The ...
Staff Member Scottish Command c.1940

Staff Member Scottish Command c.1940

Scottish Command held offices on an upper floor...
Staff Member Scottish Command c.1940

Staff Member Scottish Command c.1940

Scottish Command held offices on an upper floor...
Staff Member Scottish Command c.1940

Staff Member Scottish Command c.1940

Scottish Command held offices on an upper floor...
Two Navy Personnel Of The Fleet Air Arm 1940

Two Navy Personnel Of The Fleet Air Arm 1940

George McTuck (left) and Alec McCaughie (right)...
Servicemen Of Fleet Air Arm Prepare Biplane For Flight 1940

Servicemen Of Fleet Air Arm Prepare Biplane For Flight 1940

Alec McCaughie at propeller. Donor number: 0...
Aircraft Maintenance Crew 1940

Aircraft Maintenance Crew 1940

Alec McCaughie (middle?). Donor number: 0137...