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Object description
Images in this album include: photographs of a reception for Latin American Naval Observers held at the Admiralty, includes First Lord AV Alexander receiving guests, portrait of J W Carter, two photographs of a scale model of St Nazaire, series of photographs showing Harold Macmillan (Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies) presenting members of the WVS with a utility van and mobile canteen, donated by the people of Antigua and of Arusha (photographs taken in the courtyard of the Colonial Office), photograph of a display panel showing Port of London activities entitled Flow of Reciprocal Trade in Peace, portrait of Professor Kihlborn, series of photographs relating to a gathering for naval officers and also present are members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps (ATS), photographs showing a family in an air raid shelter (D 8122 8124), Queen Mary joins in the singing in a services canteen at a YMCA hostel, Queen Mary outside a large building with four motorcycle drivers, photograph taken outside a Seamens hostel, series of photographs relating to Express Dairy and milk delivery (D 8130 8137) - good views of women driving horse and carts, interior of air raid shelter (continuation from D 8122, includes ARP Warden), series entitled 'London Warden' - portraits of ARP wardens (older male wardens aged around 60, and a young female warden of 21 years of age), photographs of the writer VS Pritchett in his Home Guard uniform outside MoI HQ at Senate House, series of photographs relating to Lord Melchett - in his London office, with his wife in the grounds of their country home, interior and exterior views of country home (Colworth House, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire), and Lord Melchett cutting timber, photograph of one weeks ration for one person, two photographs entitled The Broken Cord showing a damaged piano after an air raid on a country house, two photographs posed by Ministry of Information for possible use in a salvage exhibition or publication, showing someone peeling parsnips and saving paper for salvage, series of photographs possibly relating to a childrens' home or school including a boy playing cricket, a boy reading, a smiley baby, a boy with radio set, and a girl standing on swing, photograph of a woman using a potato ricer and reading, series of photographs entitled 'London Seamans Home and Red Ensign Club including good views of the bedrooms, dining hall, billiard room, library, café-bar, shop, and a series of portraits of various merchant seamen, photographs of army officers at a desk and then following one of these officers at his country cottage, photograph of a poster relating to the Vaagso raid of 1941, a photograph of a map of the Bay of Biscay, series of photographs relating to the Gluckstein family at their house in Eyot Wood, Shiplake-on-Thames, including the family punting and Major Gluckstein with his chickens, photographs of a classroom scene, a teacher writing on blackboard, a man at a desk, and a man and woman reading a newspaper in front of an electric fire.