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  • HOLIDAY CAMP GETS GOING AGAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BUTLIN'S HOLIDAY CAMP, FILEY, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 HOLIDAY CAMP GETS GOING AGAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BUTLIN'S HOLIDAY CAMP, FILEY, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    The manager of the Butlin's Holiday Camp at Filey (right) briefs a group of management trainees in the sunshine before they begin work. According to the original caption "Ex-Officers of the RNVR, the RAF and the Army form a large part of the executive...

  • HOLIDAY CAMP GETS GOING AGAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BUTLIN'S HOLIDAY CAMP, FILEY, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 HOLIDAY CAMP GETS GOING AGAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BUTLIN'S HOLIDAY CAMP, FILEY, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Godfrey Winn plays tennis in the sunshine on one of the courts at Butlin's Holiday Camp at Filey, as a young boy looks on. According to the original caption, Winn is a "heart-throb columnist and one-time junior Tennis Champion of the South of England"...

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Hilda Mackenzie works as a ball warper at a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire. Her job is to wind the fine threads on to a circular wooden beam. Here, she is mending broken threads, which are located by the flashing red lights on the bobbin frame (...

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    15 year old cotton worker Mona works at a loom at a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire. According to the original caption, she is in charge of two looms.

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    In the looming room of a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire, a factory worker learns to operate a knotting machine.

  • MAN OF THE MINE: LIFE AT THE COAL FACE, BRITAIN, 1942 MAN OF THE MINE: LIFE AT THE COAL FACE, BRITAIN, 1942

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    Coal miner Fred Woolhouse digs over the land near his home that he has rented from a farmer. Once the ground is prepared, Fred will be adding his contribution to the 'Dig for Victory' campaign in his spare time.

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Cotton worker Mary Moss hard at work at her 'drawing-in machine' at a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire. The original caption states that she has worked as a drawing-in machine operator for 35 years, most of which have been at this particular machine.

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    A worker at a Lancashire cotton mill throws armful of raw American cotton into a 'bale-breaker', a machine which "beats up the cotton and cleans it of sand, stalk, leaves, and other impurities".

  • MAN OF THE MINE: LIFE AT THE COAL FACE, BRITAIN, 1942 MAN OF THE MINE: LIFE AT THE COAL FACE, BRITAIN, 1942

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    Coal miner Fred Woolhouse smokes a pipe as he chats to his wife, a cup of tea on the table beside them, in the family home, somewhere in Britain.

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Ivy Lifhman lifts a 'lap' of fluffy scutched cotton from the scutching machine at a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire. According to the original caption, the laps (or rolls) of cotton weigh 50lbs and the rollers another 28lbs. Ivy has been scutching...

  • MAN OF THE MINE: LIFE AT THE COAL FACE, BRITAIN, 1942 MAN OF THE MINE: LIFE AT THE COAL FACE, BRITAIN, 1942

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    Coal miner Fred Woolhouse tends to his pigs on the land he rents from a farmer near his home. He also has a number of chickens, which can also be seen in the background, near the huts which have been constructed for them.

  • WOMEN DELIVER THE MILK IN WARTIME BRITAIN, 1942 WOMEN DELIVER THE MILK IN WARTIME BRITAIN, 1942

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    A female milkman leaves a pint of milk on the doorstep of a house somewhere in Britain.

  • EX-POSTMAN DELIVERS THE GUNS: MERCHANT NAVY TRAINING IN BRITAIN, 1942 EX-POSTMAN DELIVERS THE GUNS: MERCHANT NAVY TRAINING IN BRITAIN, 1942

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    William Charles Piper, after three months at the Royal Navy Training Establishment for Merchant Seamen, (almost certainly HMS GORDON at Gravesend in Kent), is now fully trained and sets off, case in hand and kit bag over his shoulder, to meet his first...

  • LONDON MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOME AND RED ENSIGN CLUB, 1942 LONDON MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOME AND RED ENSIGN CLUB, 1942

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    A view of Merchant Seamen enjoy a meal in the busy dining room of the London Seamen's Home and Red Ensign Club.

  • WOMEN DELIVER THE MILK IN WARTIME BRITAIN, 1942 WOMEN DELIVER THE MILK IN WARTIME BRITAIN, 1942

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    Milk girls leave the diary in their horse-drawn carts, working the rounds of the milkmen who have joined the services. The carts are piled high with crates, full of bottles of milk.

  • EX-POSTMAN DELIVERS THE GUNS: MERCHANT NAVY TRAINING IN BRITAIN, 1942 EX-POSTMAN DELIVERS THE GUNS: MERCHANT NAVY TRAINING IN BRITAIN, 1942

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    William Charles Piper climbs the rigging during his training at the Royal Navy Training Establishment for Merchant Seamen. This photograph was almost certainly taken at HMS GORDON at Gravesend in Kent.

  • EX-POSTMAN DELIVERS THE GUNS: MERCHANT NAVY TRAINING IN BRITAIN, 1942 EX-POSTMAN DELIVERS THE GUNS: MERCHANT NAVY TRAINING IN BRITAIN, 1942

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    William Charles Piper (standing second from right) and his ship mates guide the lifeboat as it is swung in board, as part of their training at the Royal Navy Training Establishment for Merchant Seamen. This photograph was almost certainly taken at HMS...

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Cotton worker Mrs Bannister carries 14 large bobbins (13 in one arm and 1 in the other hand!) from the "intermediate to the roving frames" at a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire.

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Cotton worker Lilian Alston fits cones of yarn into the V-shaped creel of the warping frame at a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire. According to the original caption, this is the first stage in the job of weaving the yarn into cloth. Rows and rows...

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    A cotton worker draws-in by hand at a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire. As this yarn is finer Egyptian cotton, it is not possible to use a machine for drawing-in, as is used for the cheaper, American cotton.

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Cotton workers queue up to buy refreshments from a trolley at a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire. According to the original caption, "this trolley comes round twice a day from the works canteen. Tea and sandwiches are excellent, and cheap. Before...

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Hilda Mackenzie works as a ball warper at a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire. Her job is to wind the fine threads on to a circular wooden beam. This photograph is taken looking through the fine web of threads. Rows and rows of reels of thread can...

  • US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Students and staff at the US Army University, Shrivenham, begin to queue in the sunshine for the transport that will take them into Stratford-upon-Avon to see a performance at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. According to the original caption, two...

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    A portrait of cotton worker Jennie Barnes, hard at work at one of her loom at a cotton mill, somewhere in Lancashire. According to the original caption, she has "forty looms to look after. In this shed there are 1014 looms producing nearly a quarter of...

  • LONDON MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOME AND RED ENSIGN CLUB, 1942 LONDON MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOME AND RED ENSIGN CLUB, 1942

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    Merchant Seamen George Lappin (pictured centre) and colleagues enjoy a drink at the bar in the London Seamen's Home and Red Ensign Club. According to the original Ministry of Information caption, the bar is 'where Merchant Seaman gather, meet old...

  • THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 THE BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A BRITISH COTTON MILL, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Two examiners check through sheets of cotton at a mill, somewhere in Lancashire. According to the original caption, they have just returned from working in munitions factories: "they are £3 a week down, but they don't now work overtime - basic rate is...

  • LONDON MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOME AND RED ENSIGN CLUB, 1942 LONDON MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOME AND RED ENSIGN CLUB, 1942

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    Merchant Seaman George Lappin checks through his belongings in his kit bag and he sits on the bed in his room at the London Merchant Seaman's Home and Red Ensign Club. The rooms are small and cell-like, with only enough room for a bed, bedside cabinet...

  • US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    British women advise students at the US Army University, Shrivenham on various issues. Amongst the GIs seeking advice are Corporal Wilfred Hoenninger, in the foreground, being shown a leaflet about the city of Cambridge by Meredydd Saunders-Davies....

  • LONDON MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOME AND RED ENSIGN CLUB, 1942 LONDON MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOME AND RED ENSIGN CLUB, 1942

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    Merchant Seamen enjoy a game of billiards in the Billiard Room at he London Merchant Seamen's Home and Red Ensign Club.

  • US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Sergeant Doris Hogan (left) walks through the campus of the US Army University at Shrivenham, with her English friend Sally Solomons. Sally has worked for the US forces for over three years and is engaged to an American soldier. Sergeant Hogan is...

  • LONDON MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOME AND RED ENSIGN CLUB, 1942 LONDON MERCHANT SEAMEN'S HOME AND RED ENSIGN CLUB, 1942

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    Merchant Seamen read, write and play chess in the peaceful surroundings of the Library at the London Merchant Seamen's Home and Red Ensign Club. George Lappin can be seen in the background, on the right hand side of the photograph, writing a letter.

  • DIG FOR VICTORY: WORKING ON AN ALLOTMENT IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, 1942 DIG FOR VICTORY: WORKING ON AN ALLOTMENT IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, 1942

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    A woman and a Westminster Civil Defence Warden spread manure on their allotment in Kensington Gardens. Behind them, the Albert Memorial can be clearly seen.

  • DIG FOR VICTORY: WORKING ON AN ALLOTMENT IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, 1942 DIG FOR VICTORY: WORKING ON AN ALLOTMENT IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, 1942

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    A Westminster Civil Defence Warden and his wife pack away their tools following a visit to their allotment in Kensington Gardens.

  • THE WORK OF THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY IN THE RECLAMATION OF FEN LAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942 THE WORK OF THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY IN THE RECLAMATION OF FEN LAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Land Girl May Edwards, a factory worker in peacetime, drives the tractor whilst other members of the WLA help a farmer to remove the roots of reeds and rushes from reclaimed fen land in Cambridgeshire.

  • AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS EAGLE CLUB DORMITORY, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1942 AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS EAGLE CLUB DORMITORY, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1942

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    A female volunteer says goodbye to a group of American soldiers outside the American Red Cross Eagle Club Dormitory, as she prepares to cycle off to her allotment on Kensington Gardens. It is therefore possible that this Eagle Club was in the Kensington...

  • DIG FOR VICTORY: WORKING ON AN ALLOTMENT IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, 1942 DIG FOR VICTORY: WORKING ON AN ALLOTMENT IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, 1942

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    A woman waters the vegetables on her allotment in Kensington Gardens as a Westminster Civil Defence Warden (possibly her husband), carries a bucket towards her. In the background, the Albert Memorial can be clearly seen.

  • THE WORK OF THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY IN THE RECLAMATION OF FEN LAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942 THE WORK OF THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY IN THE RECLAMATION OF FEN LAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

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    Land Girls Ivy Reid, Alice Crook, Joy Godsall and a colleague dig an old bog oak out of this piece of reclaimed fen land in Cambridgeshire. The original caption stated that this tree was over 100 years old.

  • EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURE AT ASHWELL MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL, NEAR BALDOCK, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942 EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURE AT ASHWELL MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL, NEAR BALDOCK, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Jean Harwell (left) and Alice Norman lead horses Daisy and Captain in a spot of light harrowing at their school in Ashwell, just north of Baldock in Hertfordshire. Two other children, and the farmer from whom the horses have been borrowed, follow along...

  • THE WORK OF THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY IN THE RECLAMATION OF FEN LAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942 THE WORK OF THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY IN THE RECLAMATION OF FEN LAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Farmers use an Allis Chalmers Massey Harris grub breaker to break up a piece of heavy fen land in Cambridgeshire. Behind them, Land Girls can just be seen collecting up the small tree roots which the machine has already broken up.

  • THE WORK OF THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY IN THE RECLAMATION OF FEN LAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942 THE WORK OF THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY IN THE RECLAMATION OF FEN LAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Land Girl May Edwards drives a tractor past a ditcher crane on a Cambridgeshire fen. She is towing a trailer which contains other members of the Land Army and a pile of roots of the rushes and reeds which they have just removed from this newly reclaimed...

  • NAVAL WELFARE: THE WORK OF THE NAVAL FAMILY WELFARE SERVICE, UK, 1945 NAVAL WELFARE: THE WORK OF THE NAVAL FAMILY WELFARE SERVICE, UK, 1945

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    Chief Wren Nye (left foreground) is briefed by the Third Officer Assistant Family Welfare Officer for the day's work at the Naval Family Welfare Service offices. Behind them, many other Wrens can be seen, preparing for the day ahead.

  • BRITAIN BUILDS LIGHT CARS: THE BRITISH AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, UK, 1945 BRITAIN BUILDS LIGHT CARS: THE BRITISH AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, UK, 1945

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    A car is tested for waterproofing at a factory, somewhere in Britain. According to the original caption, "the artificial downpour exceeds the heaviest rain ever experienced in Great Britain and it is aimed at the car from every angle".

  • NAVAL WELFARE: THE WORK OF THE NAVAL FAMILY WELFARE SERVICE, UK, 1945 NAVAL WELFARE: THE WORK OF THE NAVAL FAMILY WELFARE SERVICE, UK, 1945

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    Chief Wren Nye of the Naval Family Welfare Service speaks to the sick wife of a sailor during a home visit. Chief Wren Nye explains that she is arranging for the woman's children to be looked after while she recovers. One of the woman's daughters...

  • NAVAL WELFARE: THE WORK OF THE NAVAL FAMILY WELFARE SERVICE, UK, 1945 NAVAL WELFARE: THE WORK OF THE NAVAL FAMILY WELFARE SERVICE, UK, 1945

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    Chief Wren Nye of the Naval Family Welfare Service arrives to collect a young girl, who will be staying with a neighbour while her mother recovers from an illness. The girl sits on the bed with her mother as Chief Wren Nye leads her by the hand.

  • EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURE AT ASHWELL MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL, NEAR BALDOCK, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942 EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURE AT ASHWELL MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL, NEAR BALDOCK, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

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    Girls at the Ashwell Merchant Taylors School near Baldock look after their Belgian hares as other pupils look on from behind a chicken wire fence. The keeping of these hares is part of the school's wartime farming activities, which, according to the...

  • US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Science students at work in the laboratory at the US Army University, Shrivenham. Left to right, they are: Staff Sergeant William F Lowdermilk (back to camera, wearing a flying jacket with the words 'Strip for Action' on the back), Barbara L Royea and...

  • US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Corporal Thomas Gibson checks a schedule with British driver Gwyn Cartwright at the US Army University, Shrivenham. According to the original caption, Mr Cartwright has been an driver for the American Army for three years. Behind them can be seen a...

  • NAVAL WELFARE: THE WORK OF THE NAVAL FAMILY WELFARE SERVICE, UK, 1945 NAVAL WELFARE: THE WORK OF THE NAVAL FAMILY WELFARE SERVICE, UK, 1945

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    Chief Wren Nye of the Naval Family Welfare Service leads the twins of a sick sailor's wife to their temporary home. According to the original caption, the children are to be looked after by SSAFA. Behind them, as they walk down the street, can be seen...

  • NAVAL WELFARE: THE WORK OF THE NAVAL FAMILY WELFARE SERVICE, UK, 1945 NAVAL WELFARE: THE WORK OF THE NAVAL FAMILY WELFARE SERVICE, UK, 1945

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    Chief Wren Nye of the Naval Family Welfare Service brushes the hair of a young girl who, with her twin brother, is to be temporarily looked after at the SSAFA home while their mother recovers from an illness.

  • US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 US ARMY UNIVERSITY, SHRIVENHAM, ENGLAND, UK, 1945

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    Students take part in a life drawing class at the US Army University, Shrivenham. Left to right, they are: T/5 Robert A Brock, Joseph Corso, Francis Speight, Corporal Frank O'Shinsky, Seymour H Rogoff, John G Wayne, Pfc George E Jeanmard Jr., Joseph...

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