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Three photographs: squadron, aircraft and crew
Top - squadron photograph of large group of airmen in five rows in front of a Lancaster.
Bottom left - side view of a Lancaster 'LS-P' parked on dispersal.
Bottom right - seven aircrew, five standing and two squatting in front. George Thomson…
Bottom left - side view of a Lancaster 'LS-P' parked on dispersal.
Bottom right - seven aircrew, five standing and two squatting in front. George Thomson…
Squadron photograph
A very large group of airmen sitting and standing in five rows in front of a Lancaster. A dog sits in front of centre airmen in front row. Two versions of the image, on the reverse of the second 'No 15 Squadron Mildenhall, 1944'.
Penguin postcard
Half postcard with a penguin drawn on one side and 'Happy Landings' on the other.
W R Wyrill's diary
Covering the period February 14 1939 to August 19 1945. Describes his service in the Royal Air Force, conditions on the convoy to Africa on HMS Tamaroa, sights seen on leave and being confined to barracks before his return to England on HMS…
Soldiers in Venice
A group of six men in army uniform standing in front Western façade of St Mark's Basilica. Behind them, an ornate flagpole. In front of them are lots of pigeons.
Family groups
Top left: A man, woman and three children in the garden. Captioned, 'Jack Emily Michael Lyndsey Heather'.
Top right: Four women and a dog in the garden of a house. Captioned, 'Emily Nellie Sally (dog) and friends'.
Bottom left: A woman holding a…
Top right: Four women and a dog in the garden of a house. Captioned, 'Emily Nellie Sally (dog) and friends'.
Bottom left: A woman holding a…
Family members
Top left: A woman and two children sat on the grass. Captioned, 'Emily with Jonathan and Lyndsey'.
Top right: A man with a child sat on rocks. Captioned, 'Jack with Lyndsey'.
Centre left: A woman and three children sat on the grass. Captioned,…
Top right: A man with a child sat on rocks. Captioned, 'Jack with Lyndsey'.
Centre left: A woman and three children sat on the grass. Captioned,…
Mum & Dad
Top left: Studio portrait of a man and woman sat either side of an Alsatian dog. Captioned, 'Mum Dad Bruce dog'.
Top right: A man and woman standing outside a caravan. Captioned, 'Mum Dad caravan'.
Bottom left: A child laying on the grass.…
Top right: A man and woman standing outside a caravan. Captioned, 'Mum Dad caravan'.
Bottom left: A child laying on the grass.…
Family groups
Top left: A man, woman and three children under a tree. Captioned, 'Jack Audrey with children'.
Top right: A woman sitting on the grass with two children. Captioned, 'Emily with Jonathan and Alison'.
Centre left: A couple with a child. Captioned,…
Top right: A woman sitting on the grass with two children. Captioned, 'Emily with Jonathan and Alison'.
Centre left: A couple with a child. Captioned,…
With the children
Top left: A dog watches two women sitting on the grass with children in their laps. Captioned, 'Audrey Lyndsey Michael Emily.
Top right: Two women and a man on deckchairs. Captioned, 'Barbara and Bill'.
Centre: A man sits with a view of the…
Top right: Two women and a man on deckchairs. Captioned, 'Barbara and Bill'.
Centre: A man sits with a view of the…
Family, friends and dogs.
Top left: Two women and a man being served tea. Captioned, 'Emily Minnie and friend'.
Top right: Four men under a tree. Captioned, 'uncle George centre'.
Centre left: Eight people arranged o a bench in a park Captioned, 'Emily, Nellie, George,…
Top right: Four men under a tree. Captioned, 'uncle George centre'.
Centre left: Eight people arranged o a bench in a park Captioned, 'Emily, Nellie, George,…
Holiday photographs
Top left: Two women standing with a man and a donkey with another woman walking towards them. There is a coach in the background and a row of trees. Captioned, 'Emily Minnie Fuerteventura'.
Top right: Two women stand next to a palm tree with a two…
Top right: Two women stand next to a palm tree with a two…
Scrubland
Top left: Head and shoulders of a zebra behind a wire fence.
Top right: Sable antelope, zebra and an eland. Captioned, 'sable ant'.
Centre: Herd of elephant in the trees.
Bottom left: Eland grazing. Captioned, 'eland'.
Bottom right: A man walks…
Top right: Sable antelope, zebra and an eland. Captioned, 'sable ant'.
Centre: Herd of elephant in the trees.
Bottom left: Eland grazing. Captioned, 'eland'.
Bottom right: A man walks…
Zoo animals
Top: Herd of cattle with horns rest in the shade of a tree. On reverse, 'native cattle'.
Centre left: A monkey stands begging for food from a man.
Centre right: Zebra and antelope graze under trees.
Bottom left: A man in uniform stands one side of…
Centre left: A monkey stands begging for food from a man.
Centre right: Zebra and antelope graze under trees.
Bottom left: A man in uniform stands one side of…
African Wildlife
Top left: Monkey sitting in the shade.
Top right: Grazing giraffes.
Centre: An eland eating grass by a track.
Bottom: Wildebeast in the scrub.
Top right: Grazing giraffes.
Centre: An eland eating grass by a track.
Bottom: Wildebeast in the scrub.
African Animals
Top left: Eland standing on the edge of a track.
Top right: Giraffe amongst the scrubland.
Centre left: Giraffe eating
Centre right: Zebras relaxing under a tree.
Bottom left: A toad sits in the dust.
Bottom right: Eland and zebra stand guard…
Top right: Giraffe amongst the scrubland.
Centre left: Giraffe eating
Centre right: Zebras relaxing under a tree.
Bottom left: A toad sits in the dust.
Bottom right: Eland and zebra stand guard…
Safari
Centre: Silhouettes of houses against the skyline.
Bottom left: Giraffes, sable antelope and zebra.
Bottom right: Sable antelope.
Bottom left: Giraffes, sable antelope and zebra.
Bottom right: Sable antelope.
Hippo
Top: Looking across a river to a forested bank. Captioned, 'Zambesi River showing hippo'.
Centre: Waterfall.
Bottom left: Looking across fence to a waterfall. Captioned, 'view from V.Falls' bridge'.
Bottom right: View across a river to a forested…
Centre: Waterfall.
Bottom left: Looking across fence to a waterfall. Captioned, 'view from V.Falls' bridge'.
Bottom right: View across a river to a forested…
African views
Top: Two men in desert uniform and half caps stand either side of a man crouched by a crocodile.
Centre left: View across a village with people standing around two corrugated roofed buildings. There is a path from the buildings to a road. On the…
Centre left: View across a village with people standing around two corrugated roofed buildings. There is a path from the buildings to a road. On the…
African scenes
Top: Three men and two women stand outside huts with grass roofs.
Centre left: Four people working in a field of grain.
Centre right: Two men stand with three laden donkeys. In the back ground is a village of round huts with grass roofs. Captioned.…
Centre left: Four people working in a field of grain.
Centre right: Two men stand with three laden donkeys. In the back ground is a village of round huts with grass roofs. Captioned.…
African scenes
Top left: Rocky outcrops rise up either side of a gulley. Captioned, 'river bed dried up'.
Top right: Two stork like birds. Captioned, 'secretary bird'.
Centre: A group of three men and five children in front of buildings.
Bottom left: Men playing…
Top right: Two stork like birds. Captioned, 'secretary bird'.
Centre: A group of three men and five children in front of buildings.
Bottom left: Men playing…
Gold mine
From top:
View of mine buildings and a winding wheel tower. A man in a topee walks along a path towards the mine which has hills in the background. Captioned, 'Gold Mine' and 'witch doctor'.
Lake surrounded by wire fencing with a tower at one end.…
View of mine buildings and a winding wheel tower. A man in a topee walks along a path towards the mine which has hills in the background. Captioned, 'Gold Mine' and 'witch doctor'.
Lake surrounded by wire fencing with a tower at one end.…
Child with pets
Left: A child stands outside a closed wooden door in a brick building with a dog.
Right: Two cats laying on a blanket in the sun next to a brick wall.
Right: Two cats laying on a blanket in the sun next to a brick wall.
Family snapshots with a monkey
A woman and two boys sat on the grass in a garden playing with a monkey.
Street scenes
Top: A pathway crossing on open space the trees leading to a row of buildings and a grass roofed shaded area. Beyond is a single storey building with a dome on the roof
Bottom: Two men herding cattle amongst multi storey buildings. Two further men…
Bottom: Two men herding cattle amongst multi storey buildings. Two further men…