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Camping, The Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, UK 1939
Camping, The Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, UK 1939
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Making a haystack, an elevator carries the hay to the top, The Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, UK 1939
Making a haystack, an elevator carries the hay to the top, The Chilterns, Buckinghamshire, UK 1939
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B/W 1939 tilt down clock tower to crucifix to people praying in front of church / Warsaw, Poland / docu.
B/W 1939 tilt down clock tower to crucifix to people praying in front of church / Warsaw, Poland / docu.
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HMS Ashanti, one of Britain's newest destroyers of the Tribal class. Docks at Takoradi on the West African coast; crew in tropical gear go ashore. 1939
HMS Ashanti, one of Britain's newest destroyers of the Tribal class. Docks at Takoradi on the West African coast; crew in tropical gear go ashore. 1939
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HMS Ashanti, one of Britain's newest destroyers of the Tribal class. Gunnery practice. 1939
HMS Ashanti, one of Britain's newest destroyers of the Tribal class. Gunnery practice. 1939
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Local school children and their teachers are invited on board HMS Ashanti at Takoradi. 1939
Local school children and their teachers are invited on board HMS Ashanti at Takoradi. 1939
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Electric delivery vehicles - milkman and milk float delivering milk, UK 1939
Electric delivery vehicles - milkman and milk float delivering milk, UK 1939
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The racing automobile, Thunderbolt; made from British steel, UK 1939
The racing automobile, Thunderbolt; made from British steel, UK 1939
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Sailors prepare and fire battleship guns at aircraft, on exercise, Malta, 1939
Sailors prepare and fire battleship guns at aircraft, on exercise, Malta, 1939
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Horse and cart taking water container, UK 1939
Horse and cart taking water container, UK 1939
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A flotilla of destroyers on exercise, practice attack on a submarine, Malta, 1939
A flotilla of destroyers on exercise, practice attack on a submarine, Malta, 1939
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HMS Ashanti, one of Britain's newest destroyers of the Tribal class. 1939
HMS Ashanti, one of Britain's newest destroyers of the Tribal class. 1939
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Men mining coal with pick axes underground, UK 1939
Men mining coal with pick axes underground, UK 1939
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Bridges built of steel; including Forth Bridge, UK 1939
Bridges built of steel; including Forth Bridge, UK 1939
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Man In office with air conditioner, UK 1939
Man In office with air conditioner, UK 1939
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Housewife puts milk bottle in fridge and takes plate out, UK 1939
Housewife puts milk bottle in fridge and takes plate out, UK 1939
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Coal fired power station; exterior and interior, UK 1939
Coal fired power station; exterior and interior, UK 1939
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Montage of aeroplanes made from British steel, UK 1939
Montage of aeroplanes made from British steel, UK 1939
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Royal Naval ship engine room, oil driven, Malta, 1939
Royal Naval ship engine room, oil driven, Malta, 1939
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Durbar held by His Excellency Sir Arnold Hodson on the occasion of the presentation of a silver bell and gold shield to HMS Ashanti by the Chiefs and people of Ashanti. 27 February 1939
The ship's company was presented with a silver bell and a gold shield by the Asantehene, the ceremonial leader of the Ashanti, then the Chief Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II. 1939