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  • AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942 AMERICANS IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF NO 121 (EAGLE) SQUADRON RAF, ROCHFORD, ESSEX, AUGUST 1942

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    Flying Officer Barry Mahon (left) and Flight Lieutenant Seldon R Edner run to their aircraft as they are given the order to scramble. Both men are from California. The original caption states that enemy aircraft had appeared at 25,000 feet, seven miles...

  • COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941. COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941.

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    Children evacuated to Dartington Hall in Totnes, Devon enjoy a painting class. The boys and girls have spread out their work on the floor in a room in Dartington Hall and are happily painting pictures of people.

  • COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941. COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941.

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    Danny Ludlow, evacuated from Gravesend in Kent, shows his teacher Miss Betty Hall a painting that he has been working on at Dartington Hall in Totnes, Devon. Miss Hall was evacuated to Dartington Hall with the children.

  • COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941. COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941.

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    Children evacuated to Dartington Hall in Devon return to their billet after a walk in the countryside. Behind the children, part of the Fourteenth Century Great Hall at Dartington can be seen. The Hall and other parts of the Medieval estate were...

  • COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941. COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941.

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    Doreen Hogwood, aged 6, evacuated from Gravesend in Kent, gathers paint onto her brush from a palette on the floor to continue her painting at Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, where she is billeted with 250 other children.

  • COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941. COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941.

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    Doreen Hogwood, aged 6, evacuated from Gravesend in Kent, concentrates on the painting she is working on at Dartington Hall in Totnes, Devon. On the other side of the easel that she is working on, another painting can be seen.

  • MINISTRY OF FOOD MOBILE CANTEEN FROM THE SEYCHELLES, BRITAIN, 1941 MINISTRY OF FOOD MOBILE CANTEEN FROM THE SEYCHELLES, BRITAIN, 1941

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    Members of a Stretcher Party and female ambulance drivers collect tea and refreshments from this Ministry of Food canteen, donated by the people of the Seychelles, and run by women of the Women's Voluntary Service (WVS).

  • COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941. COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941.

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    A group of young evacuees look over a stable door, to see if they can see the horse that is inside. All the children are carrying their gas masks in boxes. They have stopped at this farm as part of their nature walk from their billet at Dartington Hall...

  • COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941. COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941.

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    Teacher Miss Betty Hall helps three-year-old Marion Davison, the youngest evacuee to Dartington Hall, over a stile as part of their nature walk in the countryside surrounding the Dartington estate. Other evacuees can be seen in the photograph, many are...

  • COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941. COLONY FOR ARTISTS UNDER SIX: EVACUEES TO DARTINGTON HALL, TOTNES, DEVON, ENGLAND, 1941.

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    Children evacuated from London and Kent to Dartington Hall in Totnes, Devon leave the Medieval courtyard of Dartington for a nature walk in the countryside surrounding the estate.

  • WAR INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN 1939-1945 WAR INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN 1939-1945

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    Production Drives and Posters: A poster on display during the Second World War: 'Opportunities now in local factory for married women to volunteer to fill millions of shells needed to win the war. Full details at Employment Exchange'.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A hole in the ground and a pile of debris is all that is left of the building that once stood here in New Bridge Street, London, EC4. Across the rubble, life continues as before, with cars and pedestrians hurrying by. A branch of Boots the Chemist can...

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    Men and women stop to look at the headlines as they pass a newsstand on London's Fleet Street. The Old Bell tavern is also visible on the right of the photograph.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    Members of the Army, Royal Air Force and a civilian man watch a pavement artist at work outside St. Martin-in-the-Fields church on London's Trafalgar Square. Some items of his work are displayed on the railings, along with information about church...

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A group of ladies examine and try on many of the wide range of hats for the new season which are on display at this hat shop, somewhere in London. The sales assistant helps one customer to make her choice.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A soldier and a three civilians pause in their walk along Victoria Embankment to watch a barge travel down the river Thames past County Hall. A few pigeons can be seen in the foreground, looking for crumbs.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    Pedestrians enjoy a leisurely lunchtime stroll through Embankment Gardens, whilst others relax on a bench in the sunshine. A display of Spring flowers (probably crocuses) can be seen under the tree in the foreground.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A group of four friends give their order to the waiter at this restaurant, somewhere in the West End of London. This restaurant is operating quite a luxurious service, with white table cloths and linen napkins visible on all the tables.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A wide view of a busy restaurant at Aldwych in London. Almost every table is taken in this large restaurant, which has a balcony or mezzanine level and has ivy and other leaves painted on the walls.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A man buys a newspaper from a newspaper seller outside the Lyon's Corner House on Coventry Street in London. A small white box with a cross can be seen on the pavement. This box covers a dim light which, in the blackout, warns pedestrians of an...

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    Boys, including a Boy Scout, enjoy a game of football in the sunshine in Hyde Park. A naval cadet and several other children can be seen in the background, watching from a distance.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A large crowd has gathered at Speaker's Corner, to listen to two of the speakers in action under the trees on the edge of Hyde Park, London.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A tea dance in progress somewhere in the West End of London. A violinist plays for the mix of civilians and soldiers on the dance floor. Those not dancing enjoy the music from the comfort of their tables, visible on the right hand side of the...

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    Soldiers, Royal Air Force personnel and civilians are amongst the men and women enjoying an evening of dancing at the Hammersmith Palais de Danse in London in 1941.

  • AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941 AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941

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    Sister Trotter sets sterilised instruments out on a tray, ready to take to the doctors on their rounds at Park Prewett Hospital in Basingstoke.

  • AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941 AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941

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    Sister Trotter (second from left) enjoys a cup of tea with colleagues in the Nurse's Lounge at Park Prewett Hospital in Basingstoke. Her colleagues are, left to right, Sister Bertha Case, an English nurse from the American Hospital in Paris who is now a...

  • AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941 AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941

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    Sister Trotter and Sister Gee check the paperwork in the office of the American section of Park Prewett Hospital in Basingstoke. Sister Alma Gee was born in Banff, Alberta, Canada, but became a US citizen and had previously trained and worked at...

  • AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941 AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941

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    Sister Trotter assists Dr James Heyl to give a blood transfusion to Sergeant Bennett at Park Prewett Hospital in Basingstoke. Dr Heyl is originally from New Canaan, Conneticut, USA, and got his degree at Harvard.

  • AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941 AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941

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    Sister Trotter places a blanket over the frame that will keep the weight of the blanket off of the broken leg of Sergeant Major George Mackay, in the American section of this British hospital in Basingstoke.

  • AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941 AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941

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    Sister Trotter feeds Corporal Read at Park Prewett Hospital in Basingstoke. Corporal Read has injured his hip, so is unable to sit up to eat.

  • AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941 AN AMERICAN NURSE IN BRITAIN: THE WORK OF SISTER TROTTER AT PARK PREWETT HOSPITAL, BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND, 1941

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    Sister Trotter helps Dr William Wyckoff to x-ray the leg of Sergenat Major Mackay at Park Prewett Hospital, Basingstoke. William Wyckoff is originally from Elmira, New York and previously served in Norway.

  • THE LIBERATION OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, MAY 1945 THE LIBERATION OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, MAY 1945

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    A house decorated with flags and banners saying "At long last liberty" in St Peter Port, Guernsey.

  • THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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    The Windmill Theatre, the only theatre in London to remain open during the height of the Blitz.

  • THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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    Men trying on clothes from the utility scheme designs, trouser turn-ups had disappeared in the course of economy.

  • THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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    A recruit fastening chains around tree trunks on a wagon at the Women's Land Army Training Camp at Culford in Suffolk, England.

  • THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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    Interior view of a grocer's shop with goods piled high on and behind the counter. The grocer offers a product to a woman customer. Egg substitutes and mixtures requiring no eggs are much in evidence.

  • THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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    People queuing at a greengrocers in High Road, Wood Green, North London, a familiar wartime sight.

  • THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR THE HOME FRONT IN BRITAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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    A canteen run by the Women's Voluntary Service.

  • THE HOME GUARD 1939-1945 THE HOME GUARD 1939-1945

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    The Home Guard: Members of the Home Guard in Springfield, Essex which was largely formed of old soldiers. Photograph shows, from left to right: Major L G Bird, the local bank manager, who is in charge of the company; Lieutenant W Lovesey, a prison warder...

  • WOMEN ON THE HOME FRONT 1939 - 1945 WOMEN ON THE HOME FRONT 1939 - 1945

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    Posters recruiting women into the war effort: “Join the WRENS and free a man to join the fleet.”

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    This woman undertakes a spot of Spring cleaning in the garden of her London home. Here we see her beating the dust out of her rugs and carpets next to her garden bench.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    Four young ladies enjoy a stroll in the Spring sunshine along a shopping street in the West End of London. Two are wearing fancy hats, proving that wartime clothing doesn't have to be drab! Cars and other pedestrians go about their daily business...

  • EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941 EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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    A new recruit to this filling factory enjoys lunch in the factory canteen. There were canteens on both the 'dirty' (outside world) and 'clean' (factory) sides of the factory, as workers on the 'clean' side had to stay 'clean' until the end of their...

  • EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941 EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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    The foreman explains the rules to this group of new recruits in the 'shifting house' at this filling factory. The shifting house is where workers changed from their outdoor clothes (the 'dirty' side) into their factory clothes and stepped across the...

  • EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941 EVERYDAY LIFE AT A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY SHELL FILLING FACTORY, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

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    A new recruit to this filling factory hands over her contraband items to the contraband officer on duty in his booth. Cigarettes, matches and knives are amongst those items forbidden in the factory. Workers received a ticket in order to reclaim their...

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A crowd of Home Guard, members of the Army and civilian women gather on the steps of St. Martin-in-the-Fields church, Trafalgar Square. Most have probably been visiting the canteen which is held there for members of the forces. The crypt is also used...

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A smiling flower-seller sells flowers fresh from Covent Garden to two happy customers visiting her stall at this London market. As well as the tulips she is holding, daffodils form a large part of her stock.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    Two men read books on display outside this bookshop, somewhere in London. The bookshelves line the pavement outside the shop, enabling passers-by to browse before they buy.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    Cars, buses, taxis and pedestrians go about their daily business in this photograph of a busy and bustling Regent Street.

  • LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND LONDON IN THE SPRING OF 1941: EVERYDAY LIFE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

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    A stallholder sells razor blades to a customer from his stand at this street market in London. In addition to the razor blades, amongst his wares are toothpaste and other toiletries such as Brylcreem, a box of which can be seen on the floor just under...

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