StateLibQld 1 391477 Inside Penneys' Refrigeration Plant, Brisbane, 19...
Inside Penneys' Refrigeration Plant, Brisbane, 1940. Meat Hall with rows of scales on benchtops.
Elżbieta Barszczewska foto - Public domain portrait
Polski: Aktorka Elżbieta Barszczewska, odbitka fotografii z 1945 r. Public domain photograph of 20th-century female portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Agricultural depression at Carno (15309031380)
Cymraeg: Methiant a llwyddiant y cynhaeaf yng Ngharno Cyfrwng: Negydd ffilm Cyfeiriad: (gcc09886) Rhif cofnod: 3473176 Rhagor o wybodaeth am gasgliad Geoff Charles yn Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru Mae ffoto... More
Eros Volúsia 1945
Português: Eros Volúsia (Rio de Janeiro, 1 de junho de 1914 — 1 de janeiro de 2004) foi uma dançarina brasileira.Na imagem, Eros aparece numa propaganda da loção Leite de Rosas, em 1945.
StateLibQld 1 205152 Two women enjoying a drink, 1940-1950
Two women enjoying a drink, 1940-1950 Two women, seated, enjoying a glass of beer?, ca. 1940s. The woman on the left is wearing a cherry-print dress, with a light coloured jacket over the top which has short, p... More
StateLibQld 1 72071 Three young women at the Townsville Show, 1941
Three young women at the Townsville Show, 1941. The women are carrying showbags from Nestle Cocoa and Vi. Lactogen.
StateLibQld 1 80007 Ben Chifley
Ben Chifley, ( 1885 - 1951) Prime Minister of Australia from 1945-1949.
StateLibQld 2 159101 Proposed site for Wunderlich tile display on the ...
Proposed site for Wunderlich tile display on the corner of Barry Parade and Wickham Street, Brisbane
Stalin presenting coat of arms of Poland, 15 th november 1944
Picture published in the Soviet Union by TASS agency, 15th november 1944 and simultanously by communist paper in Poland "Głos Ludu".Shows: Vyacheslav Molotov, Joseph Stalin and Coat of arms of Poland Polski: ... More
Lizabeth Scott portrait - Public domain portrait
A publicity still of Lizabeth Scott Public domain photograph of 20th-century female portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Beaufighter 235 Sqn RAF taking off at Luqa Malta 1942
Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIC, X8035 'J', of No. 235 Squadron RAF Detachment, taking off from Luqa, Malta, during the Italian naval attack on the "Harpoon" Convoy.
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-74237-004, KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau, alte Frau und ...
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau, alte Frau und Kinder Zentr... More
Mitchell 180 Sqn RAF in especially camouflaged hangar Belgium 1944
A hangar especially built and camouflaged by the German Luftwaffe to look like a row of village houses, at an airfield then used by No. 180 Squadron RAF to house one of its North American Mitchell medium bomber aircraft.
StateLibQld 2 152895 James Hardie and Wunderlich float ready for the V...
James Hardie and Wunderlich float ready for the Victory Day procession in Brisbane, 1946 The float is advertising asbestos cement.
Daily Life on Board HMS Vanity, October 1940 A1244
Daily Life on Board HMS Vanity, October 1940 A Leading Seaman, with beard and smoking a pipe, is one of three sailors washing their clothes. They are sitting on deck of HMS VANITY, by the motor boat storage are... More
Admiral Horthy, 1940 photograph
Admiral Miklós Horthy (1868-1957) Public domain photograph of 20th-century male portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kinderen in klederdracht op een Canadese pantserwagen, Bestanddeelnr 9...
Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : Bevrijdingsvreugd: Amersfoort Beschrijving : Kinderen in klederdracht op een Canadese pantserwagen Datum : 7 mei 1945 Locatie : Amersfoo... More
StateLibQld 1 120900 New enlistees to the W.R.A.N.S., Brisbane^ Queenl...
New enlistees to the W.R.A.N.S., Brisbane? Queenland, 1942 A few of the first draft of girls to enlist in the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service in Queensland.
StateLibQld 1 183667 Lee Celledoni dancing the Jitterbug, 1947
Lee Celledoni dancing the Jitterbug, 1947 Portrait of Lee Celledoni, 'best woman jitterbug', 1947. She wears a dress and bracelets and dances with hands spread in a dramatic gesture.
StateLibQld 1 292763 Looking south from Point Danger, Tweed Heads, 194...
Looking south from Point Danger, Tweed Heads, 1944
StateLibQld 2 107924 Red Emperor float in the Labor Day procession, Br...
Red Emperor float in the Labor Day procession, Brisbane, 1940 The giant Red Emperor bream gave a bright touch to the Labor Day procession yesterday. It was the appropriate emblem selected by the Fish Board. The... More
StateLibQld 2 297847 Beach at Yeppoon, Queensland, 1948
Beach at Yeppoon, Queensland, 1948 Unbroken stretch of beach at Yeppoon on which there were motor cycle and car races. This is the view from The Bluff. (Description supplied with photograph.).
USS Princeton (CVL-23) 1944 10 24 1523explosion
Torpedoes aboard the U.S. Navy light aircraft carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23) explode on 24 October 1944, after she was bombed by a Japanese aircraft during the Battle for Leyte Gulf. The light cruiser USS Reno ... More
(A split second high speed flash picture at the Oswestry Fun Fair of t...
Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title: Llun flash cyflym hanner eiliad o'r "Whirling Whip" yn Ffair Croesoswallt, 1948 Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Geoff Charles (1909-2002) Dyddiad/Date: March 10, 1948. Cyfrwng/Medium: N... More
StateLibQld 1 104832 View of George Street, Brisbane, 1942
View of George Street, Brisbane, 1942.
StateLibQld 1 118136 Three women gazing out to sea from the foreshore ...
Three women gazing out to sea from the foreshore at Sandgate, Brisbane, 1942 Three women, possibily a mother and her two daughters, stand on a weathered log on the Sandgate foreshore. The women wear knee length... More
StateLibQld 1 120064 1948 The Queensland launch of the Holden 48-215 a...
1948 The Queensland launch of the Holden 48/215 at Eagers Motors George Green of Eagers Motors (left) at the official launch of the new Holden with H. A. Cavanaugh, General Sales Manager of General Motors Holde... More
StateLibQld 1 146663 Roger and Prudence Karrasch
Roger and Prudence Karrasch Roger St Clair Karrasch was born 2 July 1943 and Prudence Elaine Karrasch was born 14 April 1945. They were the children of Bernice and James Graham Karrasch. (Description supplied w... More
StateLibQld 1 200227 Woman diving into the Morningside Quarry, Brisban...
Woman diving into the Morningside Quarry, Brisbane, 1949 Young woman diving into the Morningside Quarry (the site for the upcoming diving championships) in front of a group of onlookers also queuing to dive in ... More
StateLibQld 2 246606 Railway workers at their camp, 1949
Railway workers at their camp, 1949 Bridge gang No. 7 at camp (Description supplied with photograph). Possibly at Selene, west of Bundaberg, on the Monto-Gayndah-Mundubbera loop line.
Halifax nose art Ruhr Valley Express IWM CH 6614
IWM caption : The nose of Handley Page Halifax B Mark II, W7710 'LQ-R' "Ruhr Valley Express", of No. 405 Squadron RCAF, at Pocklington, Yorkshire. An extra truck was added to the nose insignia after each missi... More
1940 govt photo minnesota farming scene chippewa baby teething on maga...
1940 US government publicity photo meant for newspaper and magazine publication: Minnesota farm worker scene of Chippewa baby (at a rice field) strapped to cradleboard while teething on an Office of Indian Affa... More
StateLibQld 1 105376 Justice Hugh Macrossan being sworn in, Brisbane, ...
State Library of Queensland caption : Justice Hugh Macrossan being sworn in, Brisbane, 1940. Comment : this actually shows Neal Macrossan, at left.
"However pressing his duties STM2-c James Lee Frazer always finds time...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Demobilized Japanese soldiers crowd trains at Hiroshima on way to home...
General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 1247 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.
Discharged Japanese soldiers crowd trains as they take advantage of fr...
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StateLibQld 1 146483 Bernice Karrasch with children Roger and Prudence
Bernice Karrasch with children Roger and Prudence
StateLibQld 1 100348
School children doing exams inside a classroom, 1940. Children sitting at their school desks in a classroom doing scholarship examinations, 16 April 1940.
Soviet POWs
Suomi: Vangittuja, uudelleen puettuja ryssiä. Public domain photograph related to World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 1 292503 Two boats, Irene and Gralex, sailing at the Milto...
Two boats, Irene and Gralex, sailing at the Milton Reach, 1947
HMS Belfast Entertains Former British Internees, Shanghai, China, 1 Oc...
HMS Belfast Entertains Former British Internees, Shanghai, China, 1 October 1945 Crewmen of the cruiser play with a group of children. Young passengers are disembarked after a trip in the "Swinging Crate", sus... More
The British Army in Burma 1945 SE3510
The British Army in Burma 1945 Two crew members of 'Cairngorm', a Sherman tank of the 116th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, work on one of the tank's .30-inch Browning machine guns, between Taungtha and Meiktil... More
The British Army in North Africa 1942 E14241
The British Army in North Africa 1942 Soldiers search the body of an Italian infantryman for identification, 11 July 1942.
Filipino children make friends with two Naval officers in downtown Man...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Navy baseball team-Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 09-1944 - NARA - 5206...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
StateLibQld 1 101812 Woman seated at a Singer treadle sewing machine, ...
Woman seated at a Singer treadle sewing machine, Rocklea, 1944 Mrs. L. R. Askew is pictured at her sewing machine inside one of the first war workers' housing scheme homes erected in Rocklea. The sewing machine... More
StateLibQld 1 106268 Crowds on the platform of South Brisbane Intersta...
Crowds on the platform of South Brisbane Interstate Station to farewell soldiers, March 1940
StateLibQld 1 109476 Cheering for the team at the Valley baths, Brisba...
Cheering for the team at the Valley baths, Brisbane, December 1943. Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) barrackers urge their favourites to greater effort at the RAAF and WAAF swimming carnival in the Valley bat... More
StateLibQld 2 247443 Wiles Mobile Cooker at Rollingstone Army Camp, Qu...
Wiles Mobile Cooker at Rollingstone Army Camp, Queensland, 1943. The Wiles Double Oven Stationary Cooker consisted of a one hundred pound pressure steam boiler, six large steamers, two ovens and two top warming... More
CANT Z.506 rescues RAAF airmen off Greece 1945
RAAF Squadron Leader P.A.S. Payne and Flight Sergeant E.M. Potts climb aboard the Italian CANT Z.506 Airone float plane which rescued them after they had been forced to ditch their Beaufighter aircraft followin... More
HMS Loch Glendhu FL14734
Royal Navy Loch-class frigate HMS Loch Glendhu Underway at sea.
The Archbishop of Canterbury conducts a service in the cinema at Flott...
The Archbishop of Canterbury conducts a service in the cinema at Flotta on Orkney during his visit to the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow, 6 September 1942. A general view of the service carried out by the Archbishop ... More
President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, and an unidentifi...
Public domain photograph related to President Harry S. Truman, 1940s-1950s, cold war, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ansel Adams - National Archives 79-AA-G01
"The Tetons - Snake River," Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming; From the series Ansel Adams Photographs of National Parks and Monuments, compiled 1941 - 1942, documenting the period ca. 1933 - 1942. Français : ... More
Archives of American Art - Sculpture workshop in New York sponsored by...
Photograph taken in New York City, during the Federal Art Project, shows sculptors in a sculpture workshop.
StateLibQld 1 104296 Meeting of the Hanlon Government at Queensland Pa...
Meeting of the Hanlon Government at Queensland Parliament House. Executive Council Meeting - E. M. Hanlon Government. Left to Right: H. A. Bruce; E. J. Walsh; E. M. Hanlon; Sir Leslie Wilson:T. G. Hope (Officia... More
StateLibQld 1 114168 Returned World War Two soldiers march in Queen St...
Returned World War Two soldiers march in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1944 A march down Queen Street on Tuesday, 8 August 1944, by the uniformed men of the Seventh Division, an elite A.I.F (Australian Imperial Force... More
StateLibQld 1 127531 Mrs Blackburne at the Doomben race meeting, 1940
Mrs Blackburne at the Doomben race meeting, 1940 Smartest toilette seen at yesterday's Doomben meeting was worn by atttractive Mrs Blackburne, a study in Robin Hood green with imitation fruit trimmings on her f... More
StateLibQld 1 130295 Parade of RAAF recruits through Queen Street, Bri...
Parade of RAAF recruits through Queen Street, Brisbane, August 1940. Recruits are being feted with confetti and streamers by people in the crowd before leaving for the south for their training. Ladies are watch... More
StateLibQld 1 197631 Charters Towers Airfield, 1943
Charters Towers Airfield, 1943. Remains of an aeroplane on the back of a semi trailer at the airfield. The aeroplane was a Vultee Vengeance dive bomber.
StateLibQld 2 165979 Council worker spraying for mosquitos, Brisbane, ...
Council worker spraying for mosquitos, Brisbane, 1949 Dusting DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) on mosquito breeding water by using a hand operated machine. (Description supplied with photograph).
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch armoured train
Troops from the Somerset Light Infantry man an armoured train on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch miniature railway in Kent, 14 October 1940.
William George Bryson
Bill Bryson Public domain photograph of politician, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 1 123313 John Small and Barry Legenhardt on the ship, Jani...
John Small and Barry Legenhardt on the ship, Janice, Port Moresby, 1946 Crew of the ship, Janice, in Port Moresby. AV 2680, Janice, was part of the fleet of the Australian Army water Transport ships.(Descriptio... More
StateLibQld 1 393141 Looking down Edward Street, Brisbane, 1948
Looking down Edward Street, Brisbane, 1948. Hawkers Garage can be seen.
StateLibQld 1 79143 RAAF march, Brisbane, November 1941
RAAF march, Brisbane, November 1941. Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aviation machinists mates at Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois. Students wo...
General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 840 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.
Navy photographer pictures suffering and ruins that resulted from atom...
Public domain photograph related to US Navy, United States military, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
StateLibQld 1 114320 Silvio Campanotti posing next to a Studebaker car...
Silvio Campanotti posing next to a Studebaker car, Ingham, 1940 Silvio Campanotti leans against a 1934 Studebaker roadster. He wears a blazer, tie or cravat, slightly flared slacks and two-toned shoes.
StateLibQld 1 121500 Interior of Williamson Brothers store in Brisbane
Interior of Williamson Brothers store in Brisbane Left to right: Vince de Hayr, Norman Williamson, Bill Kuhn, George Williamson and Joan Mitchell. (Description supplied with photograph.).
StateLibQld 1 132227 Wyper Brothers' Service Station and showrooms in ...
Wyper Brothers' Service Station and showrooms in Childers, Queensland Showrooms for farm equipment implements and uitility trucks.
458 Squadron RAAF personnel at Gibraltar AWM MEC1842
AWM caption : Gibraltar. 31 January 1945. Members of No. 458 Squadron RAAF at Gibraltar after their flight from Italy via Algiers. Note the Handley Page Halifax aircraft in the background.
StateLibQld 2 128514 Window display to promote Red Cross Week at the J...
Window display to promote Red Cross Week at the John Hicks Book Depot, Brisbane, 1944 John Hicks Book Depot display for book donations for injured servicepeople during Red Cross Week 1944 in Brisbane. The store... More
"Charlie Dunston, S1-c, amputee case at the Naval Hospital, Philadelph...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia on USS Qunicy in Great Bit...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
StateLibQld 1 117144 Officials checking travel documents at Interstate...
Officials checking travel documents at Interstate Railway Station. Possibly Roma Street Station, Brisbane.
StateLibQld 1 193327 Orme Bell
Orme Bell. Miss Orme Bell of the Queensland property, Kooroomba, at the wedding of Miss Phyllis Bell to Lieutenant Peter Wills.
StateLibQld 1 199855 Panorama of Brisbane looking from the Brisbane Ri...
Panorama of Brisbane looking from the Brisbane River near the Town Reach, ca.1940 Tug guiding an unidentifed vessel east along the Brisbane River. (Description supplied with photograph.).
StateLibQld 2 209421 Lewry's General Store in Zillmere Road, Zillmere,...
Lewry's General Store in Zillmere Road, Zillmere, Brisbane, 1948 Lewry's Store was a single storey timber building, with an awning over the footpath in front. A billiard saloon occupied the site during the late... More
StateLibQld 2 247439 View of Edge Hill Army camp, Cairns district, 194...
View of Edge Hill Army camp, Cairns district, 1943 Situated north of Cairns, now a Cairns suburb (2007). Script under photograph reads:'6FO Regt. Camp - Edgehill Cairns 1943'.
General Douglas MacArthur landing at Luzon, Philippines, 1945
General Douglas MacArthur Landing at Luzon, Philippines, 1945. "Blue Beach," Dagupan, Island of Luzon, Lingayen Gulf, Philippines.
Domobranska prisega, Slovenia
Slovenščina: Domobranski prisega 30. januarja 1945 Public domain photograph - portrait of an officer in military uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
BritsLookingOnBaghdad1941
British troops looking at Baghdad, 11 June 1941 Public domain photograph related to army, military forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
6 Squadron RAAF aircrew following raid on Rabaul
A No. 6 Squadron RAAF Beaufort bomber crew receiving cups of coffee from the squadron's padre (at right) after they returned from a raid on Rabaul during which both of the aircraft's engines failed. The man to ... More
Activities at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-solent, 13 To 17 Septembe...
Activities at Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-solent, 13 To 17 September 1943 A maintenance crew at work on a Supermarine Seafire at RNAS Lee-on Solent.
IWM-H-18233-Flame-thrower-on-Universal-Carrier
The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 Close-up of a flamethrower mounted on a Universal carrier, seen at a demonstration of flame weapons in Scotland, March 1942.
Officers on the bridge of HMS LEGION during the raid on the Lofoten Is...
Officers on the bridge of HMS LEGION during the raid on the Lofoten Islands in Norway, 5 March 1941. The First Lieutenant of the destroyer HMS LEGION, Lieutenant Cartwright, takes a bearing, while the Captain, ... More
Carle Hessay on his boat, circa 1940
Carle Hessay on his fishing boat, circa 1940
StateLibQld 1 162027 Medical test for RAAF recruits, Brisbane, ca. 194...
Medical test for RAAF recruits, Brisbane, ca. 1940.
StateLibQld 1 162659 Two women dressed for work, 1940-1950
Two women dressed for work, 1940-1950. Woman on the right is Noela Coleman and the other woman is Dorothy Warfield.They are both dressed in practical daywear consisting of dark, high-heeled shoes, stockings, ha... More
StateLibQld 1 164955 Medical inspection for a new military recruit, Br...
Medical inspection for a new military recruit, Brisbane, ca. 1940.
StateLibQld 1 252649 Attree family portrait, Toowoomba, 1940
Attree family portrait, Toowoomba, 1940. Pictured from left: Dale Attree, Alma Grace Attree, Donald James Cecil Attree and James Sirsa Attree. The portrait was taken just before James Attree left for service in... More
StateLibQld 2 246602 Railway worker with his rail trolley, 1949
Railway worker with his rail trolley, 1949 Worker is Bob Arbuthnot junior. (Description supplied with photograph).
StateLibQld 2 391365 Young Australian Hotel in Bundaberg, 1941
Young Australian Hotel in Bundaberg, 1941 The hotel is situated at 61 Perry Street, North Bundaberg. Next door at 59 Perry Street is a barber shop owned by Edward Gearn. (Description supplied with photograph.).
StateLibQld 2 391461 Happy crowd in Queen Street, celebrating the arri...
Happy crowd in Queen Street, celebrating the arrival of American Forces, Brisbane, 1941
StateLibQld 2 392449 Castles Cordial Factory, Bundaberg, 1946
Castles Cordial Factory, Bundaberg, 1946 Factory owned by J. Salter. (Description supplied with photograph.).
Santo Tomas Internment Camp Liberation
A historic photo of the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines during its Liberation from the Japanese Regime in February 1945. The photo shows hundreds of Santo Tomas Internment Camp internees in front ... More
Evans Head flight line 1941
Fairey Battle aircraft of 1BAGS at RAAF Evans Head in 1941
StateLibQld 1 105304 Preparing for an exhibition of photographs depict...
Preparing for an exhibition of photographs depicting war damage in Europe, Brisbane, November 1941 Preparations for an exhibition of the seventy photographs showing war damage, sent to the Courier Mail by the L... More