THE BRITISH HOME FRONT DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

Images in this album include: series entitled ‘Part-Time Workers’ – general view of workroom (see also album 90), one photograph from the series ‘Latin-American Costume Dolls’ (see also albums 89 and 90), series entitled ‘Portuguese Guest Conductor for British National Symphony Orchestra’ which follows Dr Freitas Branco on his way to rehearsals at the Royal Albert Hall (October 1943), two portrait photographs of Captain Robin Miller (New Zealand War Correspondent), portrait of Miss Olive Huby, who sent a poem to 'Trunk Call', series entitled ‘Rhodesian Copper for British War Industries’ - showing workmen loading a barge with copper ingots, series entitled ‘They Learn to be Sailors’ (see also albums 89 and 90) following naval cadets practising sailing, rowing and semaphore at HMS UNDINE at Lake Windermere, a photograph of abanner for a Soviet film on show at the Tatler Theatre, series entitled ‘Learning by Acting’ showing a school play put on for Canadian servicemen which includes good behind the scenes and onstage photographs, series entitled ‘The Gardens of Kew’ showing the running of Kew Gardens including growing of potatoes to be flown to Malta, Cyprus and Palestine to replace supplies cut off by war, camomile for airfield camouflage, furnaces under Palm House, allotment outside the Orangery, and behind the scenes views of the herbarium and library, two MoI posed photographs ‘models posing in sailor’s home’, photograph entitled ‘British Navy Seizes Hitler’s Platinum’ – platinum discs found in putty in a consignment of drums containing bile paste, series entitled ‘Naval Training Establishment’ following sailors and Wrens in training and includes views of the supply store, pay office, kit issue store, and PT, a photograph of a manuscript of a treaty between England and Portugal in 1372, series entitled ‘Jungle Front’ featuring photographs of the exhibition of the same name at Charing Cross, relating to the war in the South Pacific, series entitled ‘First US Army Rehabilitation Centre’ includes views of dormitories, PT, boxing, using apparatus in gymnasium, and an obstacle course for the fitter men (see also album 92).