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World War One Srapbook


Image by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives
Photo from a Scrapbook concerning World War One from an unknown creator or donor!

Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive

Women on the Home Front in World War One


Image by brizzle born and bred
During both World War I and World War II, women were called on, by necessity, to do work and to take on roles that were outside their traditional gender expectations. In Great Britain this was known as a process of "Dilution" and was strongly contested by the trade unions, particularly in the engineering and ship building industries.

Women did, for the duration of both World Wars, take on jobs that were traditionally regarded as skilled "men’s work". However, in accordance with the agreement negotiated with the trade unions, women undertaking jobs covered by the Dilution agreement lost their jobs at the end of the First World War.

Unknown World War 2 soldiers


Image by whatsthatpicture
One of a batch of World War 2 images, mainly medium format transparencies. This is one of thirteen images within the larger collection that has a reference number prefixed ‘BM’ (and with an alternative seemingly earlier ‘E’ prefix number). All these BM images appear to have been taken in the Mediterranean region, either in North Africa or through to the Middle East (all location suggestions very welcome).

Ref BM 553 (or E 755)

I suspect all these images were taken in late 1940.

Unknown World War 2 cavalry


Image by whatsthatpicture
One of a batch of World War 2 images, mainly medium format transparencies. This is one of thirteen images within the larger collection that has a reference number prefixed ‘BM’. All these BM images appear to have been taken in the Mediterranean region, either in North Africa or through to the Middle East (all location suggestions very welcome).

Ref BM 269 (or E302)

I suspect all these images were taken in late 1940.

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World War II Wellington bombers (2 of 2)


Image by whatsthatpicture
From a fascinating set of World War II photos, mainly medium format transparencies and some negatives. See set description for more information.

World War I Monument 1 3/4 view – for BrickCon


Image by V&A Steamworks
Built for Operation Bricklord at BrickCon in Seattle

This memorial statue is inspired by the First World War Memorial in front of the Royal Exchange in London. It was built in the 1920s to honor London’s soldiers. These kind of memorials always remind me of town squares throughout Europe. Monuments like these would have been sombre reminders for the soldiers of WWII.

( minifig – built by Sodagoat – is for scale )

British messenger dogs with their handler, France, during World War I


Image by National Library of Scotland
British messenger dogs with their handler, France, during World War I. A British soldier holds three dogs which were trained to carry messages between the lines and command during World War I. Usually the dogs had been strays, so one particular breed of dog could be not preferred. Generally, however, traditional working breeds, such as collies, retrievers, or large terriers, were chosen for messenger work.

Messenger dogs were based in sectional kennels near the front lines. On average each sectional kennel had 48 dogs and 16 handlers, a ratio that indicates how important the dogs’ work was at the front. Before being shipped to France the dogs were trained at the War Dog Training school in Shoeburyness.

[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. British Messenger Dogs which gave an exhibition of their skill to Dominion Journalists.']

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World War II Wellington bombers (1 of 2)


Image by whatsthatpicture
From a fascinating set of World War II photos, mainly medium format transparencies and some negatives. See set description for more information.

World War I Monument 2 profile view


Image by V&A Steamworks
Built for Operation Bricklord at BrickCon in Seattle

This memorial statue is inspired by the First World War Memorial in front of the Royal Exchange in London. It was built in the 1920s to honor London’s soldiers. These kind of memorials always remind me of town squares throughout Europe. Monuments like these would have been sombre reminders for the soldiers of WWII.

( minifig – built by Sodagoat – is for scale )

Is the traditional business world at war with creativity?


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Is the traditional business world at war with creativity?

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