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Limited run of Ai Weiwei designed & hand-signed posters to go on sale at IWM London https://t.co/xo7dKxreCA

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2021-09-01

Aug 29 1916 At Pont-Arcy, France, this photo, IWM Q 49094, shows a using a periscope attachment fitted to butt of rifle. The image has been colourized by
2nd photo shows Poilu operating a periscope rifle, colourized by Irootoko Jr. https://t.co/zFv9LmAIBM

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2021-08-29

Often referred to as the 'Forgotten War', highlighted by the incredible sacrifices made by the many tribes & of course their four-legged companions.


📷 IWM LD 3159
THIS PARTY CONSISTS OF THE OFFICIAL CAMERA-MAN, AN ARMY OBSERVER, THE ARTIST, & AN ESCORT OF HAKA CHINS.

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2021-08-22

The detail in these portraits is exquisite.
Many local tribesmen such as these would have bravely assisted through the hills of Assam in 1944.


📷 IWM LD 3331
KAMHAU TRIBE LEVIES FROM TONGEHANG VILLAGE.

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2021-08-22

In the background seem to be photos of the Zeebrugge Raid, First Ostend Raid and Second Ostend Raid including IWM Q 20648B?

Challenge! Can you find the rest?
these should be easier than the last one.
https://t.co/ZbCwnDgnPE https://t.co/yvETHAIvly

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2021-08-18

Jun 26 1918 Near Pernes, war photographer David McLellan takes these photos of a former London double-decker bus (B.2125), camouflage painted, converted to a travelling loft for carrier pigeons.

IWM Q 9000, IWM Q 8998, IWM Q 8999

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2021-06-27

Apr 27 1918 IWM Q 112258 Americans wearing body armour after bullet test
Jul 31 1917 Ernest Brooks photo, IWM Q 2636, of 3 Irish Guards wearing German body-armour. Colourized by Leo Courvoisier
Death Company Body Armour, Italy developed body armour for “Compagnie tagliafili”

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2021-04-27

I changed my banner iwm happy hehe
Art is by n !!!

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2021-04-18

A bit of Humber LRC art for your Monday morning!

ATS electricians and fitters, REME workshops at Ashford, 1944.
Watercolour by Stella Schmolle.

Art.IWM ART LD 3764

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2021-03-15

Apr 10 1917 War photographer John Warwick Brooke took a picture, IWM Q 6301, of "Lusitania" of the 1st Tank Brigade going forward along a ruined street in Arras. As C47 part of C Bn, 9th Company on Apr 10 1917 it was destroyed by a friendly fire incident
https://t.co/orBA2izLpu

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2020-12-30

31 October 1940 passed without significant aerial conflict but later became regarded officially as the last day of the Battle of Britain.
501 Squadron saw extensive action during the Battle of Britain, with 19 pilots killed, more than any other squadron.

©IWM

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2020-10-31

In a farmyard..pure watercolour iwm2021

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2020-06-22

Feb 26 1918 IWM (Q 8544) “Father Leon Peulmeule, the temporary curate of Armentieres, to remove statues and relics from the Church of Saint Vaast which has been damaged by shell fire. Armentieres" by

Colourized by Doug
https://t.co/h55QtXxgvm

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2020-02-26

I..iwm...j. juwst a teewnage d..diwtbag bawyb..bawy... b.*bursts into tears*

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2020-02-19

Toys and childhood innocence provide welcome respite from constant reminders of humanities inhumanity and idiocy. Here a small toy dog made from army blankets for the daughter of Sgt Watts. IWM North

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2020-02-01

From personal responses to official recordings, art is crucial to our understanding and remembrance of the Holocaust. These 12 pieces capture the ongoing legacy of loss, desperation and exclusion: https://t.co/2pkF6pmxTM

© IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 5468)

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2020-01-28

An American soldier listening to a speaker at a debating society meeting on the topic of 'America and Britain' at the Freemason's Arms in Hampstead, during 1945. The original caption says "the few Americans present were unusually tongue-tied". IWM

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2019-11-04

Welcome to the arts and cultural organisations newly registered with us including , International Watercolour Masters and more

Register your organisation here https://t.co/7isphjWf7l

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2019-10-08

This work by Edward Ardizzone shows a Jewish family leaning against each other, asleep on a bench in a shelter. It was painted in 1940 during the Blitz in the East End of London, which the artist had been appointed to record. © IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 467)

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2019-08-21

MT AmericanPigeonMuseum Some top tips from the 'Carrier Pigeons in War' pamphlet issued in March 1918, © IWM COLLECTIONS ACCESS EPH 167.
https://t.co/S0hJlvoCxG
An example tip is entitled ‘Releasing pigeons from seaplanes’.

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2019-03-22