Imperial War Museum Online Collections

• Guest 644

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 1,214
  6 December 2011     22:06141272
  #1      
  As we have many members who are interested in all things military, I thought you might be interested to know that the Imperial War Museum have just completely revamped their online archives. Now available to view are many images and aural records that have been previously filed away.
  
  I just spent a while listening to a soldier up at the heights explaining what it was like in Dover during the shelling whilst browsing the local images. I even found an image of the Drop Redoubt in much greater clarity than I had seen before. You can search the collection here:
  
  http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search
• Sarah P

  • Location: Dover
  6 December 2011     22:25141279
  #2      
  Thank you Phil , thats a fantastic link , what a brilliant resource . I can see me spending may a happy hour looking round the collections
• Alan Taylor

  • Location: Dover
  6 December 2011     22:35141284
  #3      
  Great Phil just what my Canadian friends need
• Sarah P

  • Location: Dover
  6 December 2011     22:38141287
  #4      
  Not wanting to divert or hijack the thread , but I think this also may be of intrest
  The British Museum have linked up with an online sevice to upload its collections of local and national newspapers dating back to the mid 1700s , unfortunatly this isnt free a years subscription is not cheap about £80 , more limited packages are avaliable
  http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ This link gives the details
• Guest 651

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  6 December 2011     22:49141290
  #5      
  Still not a bad cost if you can get a load of stuff together to look at, but my main source is the Times Online/Illustrated London News which can be accessed FREE via the KCC Website with your library card.
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Sarah P

  • Location: Dover
  6 December 2011     22:51141291
  #6      
  Thank you Paul . I didnt know that existed
• Guest 651

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 5,673
  6 December 2011     22:52141292
  #7      
  http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/kccl
  
  Just need 'a' library card number
  Been nice knowing you :)