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Armando Bó - Antena, 1949, magazine cover, Argentina
Blackie 1946 - A black and white photo of a woman in a fur coat

Blackie 1946 - A black and white photo of a woman in a fur coat

Español: Blackie en 1946, cuando actuaba en el teatro de revistas junto a Pepe Arias.

Jean Wallace CM142 - Public domain portrait print
Juan y Eva Oficial - A man and a woman in formal attire posing for a picture

Juan y Eva Oficial - A man and a woman in formal attire posing for a p...

Español: Juan Domingo y Eva Perón en una cena protocolar en 1947.

Los martes, orquídeas - A group of women standing next to each other

Los martes, orquídeas - A group of women standing next to each other

Español: En hilera en una escalera, de izquierda a derecha: Zully Moreno, Mirtha Legrand, Nury Montsé y Silvana Roth en la película Los martes, orquídeas.

Lynn Merrick CM440 - A black and white photo of a woman holding a teddy bear
Maridos modernos - A black and white photo of a group of women

Maridos modernos - A black and white photo of a group of women

Escena en un interior, al centro con una venda en la frente y sentado de costado en un sillón, Francisco Alvarez, rodeado por un grupo de jovencitas. Sentada y primera desde la izquierda, Gloria Ugarte, de pie ... More

Mecha Ortiz por Annemarie Heinrich, Cromocart

Mecha Ortiz por Annemarie Heinrich, Cromocart

Mecha Ortiz por Annemarie Heinrich. Cromocart Edition

Mirtha Legrand 1945 - A black and white photo of a woman sitting on the floor

Mirtha Legrand 1945 - A black and white photo of a woman sitting on th...

Escena de película María Celeste con la actríz Mirtha Legrand en un interior, sentada tomando un disco. Detrás se observa una vitrola

Paquita Más Roldán - A black and white photo of a group of people

Paquita Más Roldán - A black and white photo of a group of people

Русский: В центре Дон Хасинто Бенавенте, лауреат Нобелевской премии, на именинах Пакиты в 1945 году. Справа от него Пакита Мас и Лола Мембривес Español: En el centro Don Jacinto Benavente, premio Nóbel. A su de... More

State Lib Qld 1 211368 Politician Frank William Bulcock, pictured working at his desk, November 1942

State Lib Qld 1 211368 Politician Frank William Bulcock, pictured work...

Politician Frank William Bulcock, pictured working at his desk, November 1942. Retiring Minister for Agriculture and Stock, Mr Bulcock, who accepted an appointment as Federal Director of Agriculture. (Descripti... More

CIB (Criminal Investigation Branch) Annual Ball from The Powerhouse Museum

CIB (Criminal Investigation Branch) Annual Ball from The Powerhouse Mu...

A photo from the Tom Lennon Photographic Collection from the Powerhouse Museum.

HRH Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

HRH Alice, Duchess of Gloucester

Commissioner Sir Philip Game (left) with Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester photographed at Euston Station on the eve of their departure for Australia. Cropped only on Princess Alice, Duc... More

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with the Gloucesters

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with the Gloucesters

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (centre) with the Gloucesters at Euston Station immediately before the Gloucesters' departure for Australia

SLNSW 12569 Miss Bostocks gym Wembley House

SLNSW 12569 Miss Bostocks gym Wembley House

Miss Bostock's gym, Wembley House

SLNSW 12843 V for victory Garrys Gowns window display

SLNSW 12843 V for victory Garrys Gowns window display

V for victory, Garry's Gowns window display

SLNSW 12850 Womens formal gowns
SLNSW 12852 Womens formal gowns
SLNSW 12861 Top Dog factory for mens hats showing female workers machining the braid

SLNSW 12861 Top Dog factory for mens hats showing female workers machi...

Top Dog factory for men's hats; showing female workers machining the braid

SLNSW 13051 Crowd of dancers on a dance floor

SLNSW 13051 Crowd of dancers on a dance floor

Crowd of dancers on a dance floor

SLNSW 13120 A movie set three women and a man take morning tea scene from These Children BritishAustralian production

SLNSW 13120 A movie set three women and a man take morning tea scene f...

A movie set; three women and a man take morning tea (scene from "These Children", British-Australian production)

SLNSW 13127 Two actors holding the arm of an actress scene from These Children BritishAustralian production

SLNSW 13127 Two actors holding the arm of an actress scene from These ...

Two actors holding the arm of an actress (scene from "These Children", British-Australian production)

SLNSW 131703 Country Womens Conference

SLNSW 131703 Country Womens Conference

Country Women's Conference Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SLNSW 13777 Womens gloves, Sydney, Australia
SLNSW 13779 Mothers and childrens winter fashions

SLNSW 13779 Mothers and childrens winter fashions

Mothers' and children's winter fashions

SLNSW 13786 Womens winter fashions

SLNSW 13786 Womens winter fashions

Women's winter fashions Public domain photograph of theatrical production, cabaret, musical, performance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SLNSW 13788 Womens evening gowns

SLNSW 13788 Womens evening gowns

Women's evening gowns Public domain reproduction of still life painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

SLNSW 13792 Womens winter fashions

SLNSW 13792 Womens winter fashions

Women's winter fashions

SLNSW 13796 Womens winter fashions

SLNSW 13796 Womens winter fashions

Women's winter fashions

SLNSW 13820 Womens beach and leisure wear

SLNSW 13820 Womens beach and leisure wear

Women's beach and leisure wear Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

State Lib Qld 1 124915 Mr. D. W. H. Kenyon, Joan Charters and June Shepherd at the Doomben Races, Brisbane, 1940

State Lib Qld 1 124915 Mr. D. W. H. Kenyon, Joan Charters and June She...

Mr. D. W. H. Kenyon, Joan Charters and June Shepherd at the Doomben Races, Brisbane, 1940 Caption: 'Trio who chatted together on the lawn yesterday afternoon at Doomben (left to right): Mr. D. W. H. Kenyon of t... More

State Lib Qld 1 138872 Women's netball team outside Holy Trinity Church, Fortitude Valley, ca. 1947

State Lib Qld 1 138872 Women's netball team outside Holy Trinity Churc...

Women's netball team outside Holy Trinity Church, Fortitude Valley, ca. 1947

State Lib Qld 1 187107 Postwomen with their mail bags and bundles of mail, Brisbane February 1943

State Lib Qld 1 187107 Postwomen with their mail bags and bundles of m...

Postwomen with their mail bags and bundles of mail, Brisbane February 1943.

State Lib Qld 1 209607 D. Webster

State Lib Qld 1 209607 D. Webster

D. Webster. Miss D. Webster wearing a travel coat with wide revers.

State Lib Qld 1 68999 Demonstration of Austerity Cooking, Albert Hall Brisbane, 1942

State Lib Qld 1 68999 Demonstration of Austerity Cooking, Albert Hall ...

Demonstration of Austerity Cooking, Albert Hall Brisbane.

State Lib Qld 1 73855 Victoria Barracks girls with the only dog to enter the Barracks, Brisbane, 1945

State Lib Qld 1 73855 Victoria Barracks girls with the only dog to ent...

Victoria Barracks girls with the only dog to enter the Barracks, Brisbane, 1945. The dog has a special collar which grants him access to the barracks. The girls pictured are from left: Misses Kate Kasey, Beryl ... More

State Lib Qld 1 90468 Women selling ice in the suburbs, Brisbane, 1942

State Lib Qld 1 90468 Women selling ice in the suburbs, Brisbane, 1942

Women selling ice in the suburbs, Brisbane, 1942. Women ice-vendors are now at work in Brisbane suburbs. Here, leaving a Wooloowin ice-works are, from left, Mrs T. Quinn, Mrs R. Martin and Miss Margaret Briscoe... More

State Lib Qld 2 214288 Young girl and toddler inspecting a pig in his enclosure, RNA Show, Brisbane, 1940

State Lib Qld 2 214288 Young girl and toddler inspecting a pig in his ...

Young girl and toddler inspecting a pig in his enclosure, RNA Show, Brisbane, 1940

State Lib Qld 2 249481 General and Mrs Berryman, Lady Lavarack and Sir John Lavarack

State Lib Qld 2 249481 General and Mrs Berryman, Lady Lavarack and Sir...

General and Mrs Berryman, Lady Lavarack and Sir John Lavarack Just before being made Governor of Queensland. Lady Lavarack and Mrs Berryman in fur jackets.

A customer tries on a new hat in the millinery department of Bourne and Hollingsworth on London's Oxford Street in 1942. D6596

A customer tries on a new hat in the millinery department of Bourne an...

A customer tries on a new hat in the millinery department of Bourne and Hollingsworth on London's Oxford Street in 1942. A female customer tries on a new hat in the millinery department of Bourne and Hollingswo... More

A member of the crew of an RAF Coastal Command Lockheed Hudson holding a carrier pigeon, 1942. TR42

A member of the crew of an RAF Coastal Command Lockheed Hudson holding...

A member of the crew of an RAF Coastal Command Lockheed Hudson holding a carrier pigeon, 1942. A close-up of a member of a Royal Air Force aircrew holding a carrier pigeon beside a Lockheed Hudson of Coastal Command.

A model wearing a black woollen Utility Atrima dress in 1943. D14826

A model wearing a black woollen Utility Atrima dress in 1943. D14826

A model wearing a black woollen Utility Atrima dress in 1943. A model leans on a large globe as she shows off her black woollen Utility Atrima dress, costing 11 coupons.

Austerity Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14820

Austerity Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D1482...

Austerity Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 Although certain design details were forbidden as they were a waste of valuable raw materials, wartime "austerity" fashions were not drab, as thi... More

Bomber Pilots of the Royal Air Force, October 1943 TR1442

Bomber Pilots of the Royal Air Force, October 1943 TR1442

Bomber Pilots of the Royal Air Force, October 1943 A bomber pilot, probably of a No 15 Squadron, Royal Air Force Short Stirling, standing in front of an aircraft at Mildenhall, Suffolk.

Brigadier L Howard-jones, Obe, Reme - 8th Army, 1942-43 Art.IWMARTLD3766

Brigadier L Howard-jones, Obe, Reme - 8th Army, 1942-43 Art.IWMARTLD37...

Brigadier L Howard-jones, Obe, Reme - 8th Army, 1942-43 image: A half length portrait of Howard-Jones wearing uniform and a coat with fur neck and cuffs. He is holding a pair of binoculars and there is a hilly... More

Civilian Battle Dress- Clothing in Wartime Britain, 1943 D13107

Civilian Battle Dress- Clothing in Wartime Britain, 1943 D13107

Civilian Battle Dress- Clothing in Wartime Britain, 1943 A man models an example of 'civilian battle dress', a remodelled army uniform that can be worn by farm and factory workers.

Copy by John Leigh-Pemberton of a portrait by Sir Oswald Birley, the original being the property of White's Club, St. James', London, SW1 Art.IWMARTLD5916

Copy by John Leigh-Pemberton of a portrait by Sir Oswald Birley, the o...

Copy by John Leigh-Pemberton of a portrait by Sir Oswald Birley, the original being the property of White's Club, St. James', London, SW1 image: A half-length portrait of Alexander wearing uniform with a fur li... More

Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Kg Gcb Dso 1887-1976 B11743

Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Kg Gcb Dso 1887-1976 ...

Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Kg Gcb Dso 1887-1976 The Second World War 1939 - 1945: Belgian children hand bouquets to Field Marshal Montgomery after an open-air investiture of medals for men... More

Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Kg Gcb Dso 1887-1976 B13227

Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Kg Gcb Dso 1887-1976 ...

Field Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Kg Gcb Dso 1887-1976 The Second World War 1939 - 1945: Field Marshal Montgomery with Major General Simpson looking at the 'Dragon's Teeth' part of the Siegfried ... More

Governor Presents a Plaque To HMS Bermuda. 22 April 1943, Devonport, Ceremony on Board HMS Bermuda When Lord Knollys Governor of Bermuda, Visited the Ship To Present a Plaque. A16083

Governor Presents a Plaque To HMS Bermuda. 22 April 1943, Devonport, C...

Governor Presents a Plaque To HMS Bermuda. 22 April 1943, Devonport, Ceremony on Board HMS Bermuda When Lord Knollys Governor of Bermuda, Visited the Ship To Present a Plaque. Members of the crew of HMS BERMUDA... More

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 D14780

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1...

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 A model sits on a flight of steps to show off her scarlet wool Utility frock by Dorville at John Lewis and Co. Ltd., with front-gathered... More

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 D14782

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1...

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 A model sits on a plinth beside some steps to show off her scarlet wool Utility frock by Dorville at John Lewis and Co. Ltd., with front... More

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 D14784

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1...

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 A model sits on a wall as she poses for the camera on a rooftop in Bloomsbury to show off her scarlet and white spot-printed Utility ray... More

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 D14790

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1...

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 A model leans against a low wall, her head angled downwards, to show off her outfit. She is wearing the jacket from a cyclamen Utility ... More

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 D14793

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1...

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 A model sits on a low wall on a Bloomsbury rooftop to show off her pre-war printed silk dress. According to the original caption, this ... More

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 D14798

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1...

How a British Woman Dresses in Wartime- Utility Clothing in Britain, 1943 This photograph shows a model wearing an outfit which illustrates the way in which old clothes can be re-worked and worn as new. The mo... More

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers in Wartime, London, England, UK, 1944 D23072

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Soci...

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers in Wartime, London, England, UK, 1944 A general view of women at work in the tailoring room at the fashion h... More

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, London, England, UK, 1945 D23777

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Soci...

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, London, England, UK, 1945 Actress Peggy Bryan models the wedding dress designed for her by fashion designer... More

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, London, England, UK, 1945 D23781

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Soci...

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, London, England, UK, 1945 A model wears a navy blue spring suit by fashion designer Madame Champcommunal of... More

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, London, England, UK, 1945 D23782

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Soci...

London Fashion Designers- the work of Members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers, London, England, UK, 1945 A model wears a brown and beige all-wool checked suit by fashion designer Hardy A... More

Major W J Riddell, Chief Instructor of the Mountaineer Wing of the Mountain Warfare School, Mef Art.IWMARTLD3978

Major W J Riddell, Chief Instructor of the Mountaineer Wing of the Mou...

Major W J Riddell, Chief Instructor of the Mountaineer Wing of the Mountain Warfare School, Mef image: a half-length portrait of Major W J Riddell wearing a white parka and holding a walking pole. He is shown i... More

New Sloop For the Royal Indian Navy Launched on Clyde Bank. 22 April 1943, Yarrows Yard, Clydebank, the Launching of a New Sloop For the Royal Indian Navy, the Ceremony Was Performed by Mrs Godfrey, Wife of Vic A16055

New Sloop For the Royal Indian Navy Launched on Clyde Bank. 22 April 1...

New Sloop For the Royal Indian Navy Launched on Clyde Bank. 22 April 1943, Yarrows Yard, Clydebank, the Launching of a New Sloop For the Royal Indian Navy, the Ceremony Was Performed by Mrs Godfrey, Wife of Vic... More

No. 151 Wing's Engineering Officer, Flight Lieutenant Gittins, with RAF sentries at the snow-covered airfield at Vaenga, near Murmansk in Russia, October 1941. CR59

No. 151 Wing's Engineering Officer, Flight Lieutenant Gittins, with RA...

No. 151 Wing's Engineering Officer, Flight Lieutenant Gittins, with RAF sentries at the snow-covered airfield at Vaenga, near Murmansk in Russia, October 1941. No. 151 Wing's Engineering Officer, Flight Lieuten... More

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command C832

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command C832

Royal Air Force 1939-1945- Bomber Command After a nine-hour sortie to Prague to drop propaganda leaflets, this No 77 Squadron Whitley WOp/AG thaws out with a cup of hot chocolate at Villeneuve, near Paris, 28 F... More

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. C826

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. C826

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1941. One of the aircrew of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mark V of a Detachment of No. 102 Squadron RAF at Villeneuve/Vertus, France, demonstrates how propaganda leaflets ... More

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. CH12288

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. CH12288

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Flying Officer P Ingleby, the navigator of an Avro Lancaster B Mark III of No. 619 Squadron RAF based at Coningsby, Lincolnshire, seated at his table in the aircraft.

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA9857

The British Army in Italy 1943 NA9857

The British Army in Italy 1943 General Montgomery in his staff car with General Sir Harold Alexander and General Sir Alan Brooke, during an inspection of 8th Indian Division HQ, 15 December 1943.

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B5787

The British Army in Normandy 1944 B5787

The British Army in Normandy 1944 General Montgomery in conversation with Major General D A H Graham, GOC 50th Division, 20 June 1944.

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5174

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5174

The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 General Sir Bernard Montgomery, 21st Army Group Commander, steps onto Mike Red beach, Juno area, at 8.45am, 8 June 1945, after being ferried in a DUKW from his ship.

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H12354

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H12354

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Queen Elizabeth meets armoured car crews of 12th Royal Lancers during an inspection of 1st Armoured Division, Southern Command, 31 July 1941. Two Humber Mk I armou... More

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H38592

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H38592

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 The Queen and Princess Elizabeth talk to a camouflaged sniper during a tour of Airborne forces, 19 May 1944.

The Campaign in Italy, September-december 1943- the Allied Advance To the Gustav Line- Personalities NA10338

The Campaign in Italy, September-december 1943- the Allied Advance To ...

The Campaign in Italy, September-december 1943- the Allied Advance To the Gustav Line- Personalities General Sir Bernard Montgomery with his senior officers at Eighth Army Headquarters at Vasto, shortly before ... More

The Dutch Royal Family in Exile during the Second World War BU1927

The Dutch Royal Family in Exile during the Second World War BU1927

The Dutch Royal Family in Exile during the Second World War HM Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands inspecting a Guard of Honour, Coldstream Guards, Guards Armoured Division at Nunen, near Eindhoven, during her ... More

The Invasion of Normandy 1944 B5174

The Invasion of Normandy 1944 B5174

The Invasion of Normandy 1944 General Montgomery sets foot on the beaches, after coming ashore in a DUKW, 8 June 1944.

The Polish Air Force in the Battle of Britain CH1535

The Polish Air Force in the Battle of Britain CH1535

The Polish Air Force in the Battle of Britain A group of pilots of No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron walking toward the camera from a Hawker Hurricane after, purportedly, returning from a fighter sortie. Left to... More

The Queen and Princess Elizabeth talk to paratroopers in front of a Halifax aircraft during a tour of airborne forces preparing for D-Day, 19 May 1944. H38612

The Queen and Princess Elizabeth talk to paratroopers in front of a Ha...

The Queen and Princess Elizabeth talk to paratroopers in front of a Halifax aircraft during a tour of airborne forces preparing for D-Day, 19 May 1944. The Queen and Princess Elizabeth talk to paratroopers in f... More

The Royal Marines 1939-45 H17700

The Royal Marines 1939-45 H17700

The Royal Marines 1939-45 Men of the Royal Marine Division wearing fur hats and gloves, and armed with 'Tommy guns' and Brens, training in deep snow at Hawick near Roxburgh in Scotland, 9 March 1942.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21877

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21877

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The Women's Royal Naval Service: A group of anti aircraft gun Wrens relaxing and keeping fit by playing leap frog at a lonely anti aircraft gun site near Felixstowe on... More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26217

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26217

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HM Queen Elizabeth walking along the focsle of HMS KING GEORGE V at Greenock followed by Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth during a farewell visit before the ba... More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26231

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26231

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The royal party consisting of HM King George VI and Queen Elizabeth accompanied by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret leaving the battleship HMS KING GEORGE V do... More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A27653

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A27653

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HM King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with the Commander in Chief Rosyth, Admiral Sir William J Whitworth, KCB, DSO, and Lady Whitworth at Admiralty House, North Queen... More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A27668

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A27668

The Royal Navy during the Second World War HM King George VI talking to Bandmaster Camfield, RN, of Dunoon, during the inspection on board HMS IMPLACABLE at HM Dockyard Rosyth. Royal Marine drummers are stood b... More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A3627

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A3627

The Royal Navy during the Second World War An officer, Lieutenant Brownrigg, prepared for any weather in his fur lined flying suit. He was about to go on watch in one of the coldest positions in the ship on bo... More

The Royal Navy during the Second World War B5357

The Royal Navy during the Second World War B5357

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Winston Churchill setting foot on French soil as he descends from the DUKW or "Duck" in which he landed, and being greeted by General Montgomery, during a visit to Nor... More

The War in Finland, 1940 HU52943

The War in Finland, 1940 HU52943

The War in Finland, 1940 Finnish women defy the arctic cold to help in the defence of their country. Photo shows: Women watchers protected by furs against the arctic cold, on duty at a watchtower in Northern Finland.

Two models on a rooftop in Bloomsbury, London, wearing wartime fashions in 1943. D14818

Two models on a rooftop in Bloomsbury, London, wearing wartime fashion...

Two models on a rooftop in Bloomsbury, London, wearing wartime fashions in 1943. Two models pose for the camera on a Bloomsbury rooftop. The model on the left is holding a camera as if taking a photograph and... More

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14836

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14836

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 A model poses on a Bloomsbury rooftop, one hand in her pocket, the other to her forehead, as she shows off her white and brown striped rayon Atrima... More

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14837

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14837

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 A model poses on a Bloomsbury rooftop to show off her two-tone Atrima dress, costing 7 coupons.

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14839

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14839

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 A model leans against a window sill as she shows off her mustard-coloured wool Spectator dress, costing 11 coupons. She is also wearing a dark-col... More

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14844

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14844

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 A model stands on a Bloomsbury rooftop, holding on to wire railings as she leans slightly backwards, to show off her pale blue and black wool Atrim... More

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14846

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 D14846

Utility Clothes- Fashion Restrictions in Wartime Britain, 1943 A young model poses on a small flight of steps in the bloomsbury area to show off her checked suit, costing 18 coupons. The original caption descr... More

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1942 D13083

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 19...

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1942 A 12 year old boy models Utility underwear. His wool and cotton vest costs 5/ 8d and 2 coupons, and his wool and cotton trunks cost 4/ 1... More

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1942 D13102

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 19...

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1942 A 4 year old girl models Utility underwear as she sits reading a book in front of the fire before bed. She is surrounded by toys. Her p... More

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1942 D13104

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 19...

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1942 A 4 year old girl admires herself in the mirror as she models Utility underwear. The pink art crepe knickers and slip cost 6/ 6d and 3 c... More

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 D13077

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 19...

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 A man wearing Utility pyjamas opens the curtains to a new day. The pyjamas are flannelette and cost 10/ 8d and 8 coupons.

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 D13079

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 19...

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 A full-length portrait of a man and boy as they model Utility underwear: 12 year old boy's wool and cotton vest (costing 5/8 and 2 coupon... More

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 D13081

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 19...

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 A three-quarter length view of a 12-year-old boy playing with a toy aircraft as he models a printed cotton shirt (costing 6/- and 4 coupo... More

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 D13088

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 19...

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 A woman and two girls model Utility underwear. Left to right: a woman's wool vest (costing 4/ 2 and a half d and 3 coupons), and wool pa... More

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 D13099

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 19...

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 A full-length portrait of an 11-year-old girl as she models a pair of blue wool pyjamas, costing �GBP1. 7d and 6 coupons.

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 D13100

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 19...

Utility Underwear- Clothing Restrictions on the British Home Front, 1943 An 11-year-old girl models an art-silk locknit petticoat, costing 5/8 and 3 coupons.

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