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A sailor in white vest and cap adjusting ropes running through a block. The sailor is on the left of the photo, looking up at the ropes he is holding. Beyond the deck rail is a stretch of sea and land. White clouds dominate the sky.

An amateur theatrical production in which two men, both wearing face paint, are about to sacrifice a teddy bear on an altar. One man holds a dagger above his head.

A rush basket, round in shape, on a wooden surface, photographed with light at an oblique angle.

A round basket made out of rushes photographed on a wooden surface and lit from above.

A ruined two storey mansion photographed from an adjacent field. Location not known

A piece of rope arranged in a circle around a sheep skull, photographed on a sandy beach.

A piece of rope photographed in strong sunlight on the tideline of a sandy beach.

Two revolvers, similar to army standard issue placed on a copy of the [Daily ?] Chronicle dated March 2 1938 detailing a gun battle between criminals and the police. The two police officers mentioned received the Police Gallantry Medal in the New Years Honours list for 1939.

Two revolvers, similar to army standard issue placed on a copy of the [Daily ?] Chronicle dated March 2 1938 detailing a gun battle between criminals and the police.The two policemen mentioned both received the Police Medal for Gallantry in the New Years Honours list for 1939.

An unidentified man retouching a sheet film negative suspended by a clothes peg.

A reaper-binder in a newly harvested field. A sheaf of corn rests on the machine.

A boy aged about twelve with a querulous look on his face.

A young woman painting detail on the mural of the Queens Royal Regiment on the wall in the British Restaurant in Guildford. The restaurant opened on 15th June 1942, the murals having been designed by Joy Thomas and executed by her students.

View from a high vantage point (probably the Liver Building) showing the entrance to Prince's Dock South-West, Liverpool. Also visible are the offices of the Belfast Steamship Company, and two vessels berthed on the quayside one identified as being 'Drottningholm' belonging to the Swedish American Line. The vessel is marked with distinctive stipes on her hull and the wording "Freight Protected Drottingholm Sverige" suggesting that this was taken during or shortly after WW2 when the vessel was chartered as an exchange ship. Bomb damage to a nearby warehouse also suggests that this photo was taken during or after the war years. The vessel moored behind her is Mauretania II painted in battleship grey and used as a troopship during WW2. Censorship regulations would probably not permitted such an image WW2 was ongoing.

Rows of potatoes stretching into the distance where a cluster of farm buildings are to be seen.

A three-quarter portrait of a a stubbly William Morgan, photographed from a low viewpoint and in strong sunlight.

A three-quarter portrait of a a stubbly William Morgan, photographed from a low viewpoint and in strong sunlight.

A three-quarter portrait of a young woman with dark hair, looking pensively towards the left.

Close up portrait of a man with moustache and stubble photographed in bright light.

Joy Thomas asleep on a sand dune her face shaded by bracken.