Ephemera

Postcard, 1916
1910s, Art, Books, Ephemera, Home Fires Burning, Periodicals, Pictures, Publications

The German air raids on Britain, 1914–1918: a reading list

While you’re waiting for me to write Home Fires Burning, here are some other books (mostly) on the same topic, whether wholly or in substantial part. This is not meant to be in any way a comprehensive list; it’s merely what I have found to be most useful. I’ve included links to out-of-copyright/open access versions,

Australian Air Squadrons Fund leaflet
1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, Aerial theatre, After 1950, Archives, Australia, Civil aviation, Ephemera, International air force, Pictures, Tools and methods

AIR in the AJCP

This is the cover of a leaflet produced in 1916 by the Australian Air Squadrons Fund, the Australian arm of the Imperial Air Flotilla which raised funds around the British Empire for presentation ‘battle-planes’ for the Royal Flying Corps. My interest in it is not so much for its own sake, though I am struck

Hendon, July 1928
1920s, Aerial theatre, Ephemera, Pictures

Hendon in stereo

Above is a pair of stereo photos kindly sent to me by Tim Lees, who found them in his father’s collection. There’s a slight mystery as to the occasion. The label at the top reads ‘Hendon – July ’28’, which suggests they were taken at the RAF Display at Hendon in 1928, but that year

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