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Britain's thingrey line. A fine panoramic view of the combined fleets at anchor at Gibraltar on their return from recent exercises in the Atlantic.

President Truman points out Japanese Emperor's signature on official surrender documents. U.S. President Harry S. Truman (wearing glasses) points to Emperor Hirohito's signature on the official Japanese surrender documents at the White House in Washington, the U.S. capital, on Sept. 7, 1945. The historic papers were signed by Japanese and Allied leaders Sept. 1, and were flown to Washington from Japan ...

WO I; Britse hospitaal soldaten die gewonden verzorgen. Tekst: "Aan het Britsche Westelyke front in Frankryk. Van den strijd aan den Menin straatweg. een "North country"soldaat laat zyn wonden verbinden by Zillebeeke". Stempel achterop: "Official photograph", "Alfieri picture service, 12, 13 & 14 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, E.C." en "Passed for WW transmission abroad".

Mogelijk zijn onderstaande beschrijvingen passend bij de foto. Foto links boven: De Blackburn Perth was een Britse vliegboot die dienst deed tijdens het interbellum. Het was in wezen een verbeterde Iris en daarmee de grootste vliegboot die destijds bij de Royal Air Force heeft gediend (en de grootste tweedekkervliegboot die ooit bij de RAF heeft gediend).Foto rechts boven: De Blackburn B.26 Botha was ...

Norway's little ships are in the front line. The Norwegian conster S.S. Vestmanred is beached at low tide off the Normandy coast. The Vestmanred, like other supply ships which crosses the English Channel with materials for the Allies, was taken at high tide as close as possible to the beach, where the light materials were ferried ashore in ducks. Later, when the ship was high and dry on the sandy beaches, ...

Rear Admiral Harry Yarnell, Commandant U.S. Asiatic Fleet, ontving spijtbetuiging en aanbod van reparaties van de Japanse Admiraal Hasegawa, naar aanleiding van incident tijdens vijandelijkheden te Shanghai. NI 2548

Watchdog of the Mediterranean. A picture made from the deck of a warship as a white-painted British destroyer left Gibraltar to resume the Mediterranean anti-piracy patrol. In background are other warships of the Mediterranean Fleet and dominating the bay, the grim towering outlines of the Rock.

U.S. LST's loaded in port in Marianas. U.S. trucks haul supplies to within LST's (landing ships, tanks) at a port in a central Pacific Marianas island. From the warhouses in the background a steady stream of trucks carries equipment and provisions for the U.S. troops en route to combat areas. The Japanese were expelled from Saipan, Tinian and Guam, major Marianas islands, by August, 1944. Construction ...

Making the Navy shine. Young sailors, who are making a training cruise with the Home Fleet, painting the big guns of H.M.S. Cornwallin the Mediterranean. Three hundred of these boys, future ratings of the Royal Navy, are making the cruise in Cornwall, which is given over to them entirely for the duration of the voyage.

Austrian Army carries out manoeuvres on German Frontier. One of the fleet of new tanks which Austria is building waiting to into action in the manoeuvres.

WO I; kamelen in een wadi met artillerie voorwagens op de achtergrond. Eerste Wereldoorlog. Tekst: "Met de Britsche strijdkrachten in Egypte. Amunitie kameelen rusten uit in de wadi". Stempel achterop: "Copyright photo Topical press agency, 10 & 11 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London".