Images

A photograph of a group of evacuated children at Stevenage railway station, 1 September 1939. The children are carrying gas masks and wearing identity tags. (Imperial War Museums)

John Paul Jones (1747-1792), a Scottish-born sailor who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), monument in Washington, D.C.

The action between the frigates Bonhomme Richard (commanded by Captain John Paul Jones) and HMS Serapis, during the Battle of Flamborough Head, 1779. Oil on canvas by Richard Paton, 1780. Royal Academy, London.

The Miracles of St. Francis Xavier, oil on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens, 1617/1618. In it, Francis Xavier preaches to the peoples of Asia and Africa, with the destruction of an idol in the background. Several individuals are being brought...

The USS Alfred of the Continental Navy raises the Grand Union Flag for the first time in December 1775, oil on canvas painting by W. Nowland Van Powell, 1776. U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C.

John Paul Jones, a Scottish-born officer of the Continental Navy during the American Revolution, oil on canvas painting by George Bagby Matthews, 1890, based on an older portrait by Charles Willson Peale from 1781. U.S. Senate Collection...

A British Board of Trade poster encouraging people to make-do and mend old clothes rather than buy new ones, thus saving on resources. Clothes were one of many restricted items during rationing in wartime Britain. (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of a queue of shoppers in London during the Second World War (1939-45). Queues often developed during rationing in wartime Britain. (Imperial War Museums)

A bar of Cadbury ration chocolate. Chocolate was one of many items restricted during rationing in wartime Britain. (Imperial War Museums)

A clothing ration book used during rationing in wartime Britain. (Imperial War Museums)