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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN BRITAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT AN ITALIAN POW CAMP, ENGLAND, UK, 1945Camp chief Vezio Deon Cardin and his assistant Sergeant Major Giuseppe Alessandria relax in their small bedroom at the N.144 Italian workers camp near London.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer 1945-12-31
POLISH TROOPS REPATRIATED FROM TILBURY: TRANSPORT OF TROOPS ABOARD THE 'BANFORA', TILBURY, ESSEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1945Polish airmen line up with their luggage and rifles as they wait to board the SS Banfora, at Tilbury.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Joysmith Eric?
PIG FOOD: WOMEN'S VOLUNTARY SERVICE COLLECTS SALVAGED KITCHEN WASTE, EAST BARNET, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1943A full-length portrait of Kathleen Kent, carrying a pig bin on her shoulder, on a sunny street during her daily rounds. Kathleen is the head of the pig food collection unit at East Barnet.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN BRITAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT AN ITALIAN POW CAMP, ENGLAND, UK, 1945Bakers shape loaves of bread in the bakery of the N.144 Italian workers camp near London. The men are Bacchisio Bellu, Salvatore Mura, Mario Raimondis, Rosario Di Stefano and Antonio Annicchiarico.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN BRITAIN: EVERYDAY LIFE AT AN ITALIAN POW CAMP, ENGLAND, UK, 1945A general view of men eating in the refectory at the N.144 Italian workers camp near London. According to the original caption "at the camp there is a single refectory in which the 2000 collaborators eat in two relays. Here they eat their breakfast in...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
DUTCH CHILDREN AT WARMSWORTH CAMP, NEAR DONCASTER, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945Dutch children act out a fairy play to an audience of their friends at Warmsworth Camp, near Doncaster. The play was written by one of the leaders and is performed by the children to say goodbye to the camp which has been their home for the last two...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
DUTCH CHILDREN AT WARMSWORTH CAMP, NEAR DONCASTER, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945A general view of the festivities as Dutch children sit at rows of tables to enjoy a feast in the evening before they leave Warmsworth Camp. According to the original caption, "the Dutch principal and leaders and the English staff have saved all kinds...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TANK FACTORY: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATILDA TANKS, 1942A view of a blacksmith at work in a forge attached to a Matilda tank factory, somewhere in Britain. He is forging parts which will be used in the construction of these tanks. He is assisted by a young woman.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TANK FACTORY: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATILDA TANKS, 1942A striking view of two blacksmiths at work in the forge where Matilda tank parts are hammered and shaped. Shafts of light pierce the dark smoky atmosphere of the forge at this tank factory, somewhere in Britain.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TANK FACTORY: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATILDA TANKS, 1942Factory workers stop work for a brief lunch break beside the tank they are working on at a factory, somewhere in Britain. Harvey Gregory reads a newspaper whilst others drink tea or smoke before they re-start work.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TANK FACTORY: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATILDA TANKS, 1942Sparks fly as 27 year old fitter Geoffrey Hartley, grinds down the 'hind louvres' of this Matilda tank at a factory, somewhere in Britain.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TANK FACTORY: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATILDA TANKS, 1942John William Durham is a senior, or Shop Steward and Convenor. He is a fitter by trade and has been working on Matilda tanks since the outbreak of war. Here, he is adjusting something on the tank track.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
EXHIBITION OF TOYS FOR RUSSIA, ST MARTIN'S SCHOOL OF ART, LONDON, 1942Hazel Clayton (15), Ronald Rowlett (15), Charles Gunner (12), William Williams (12) and Peter Olissoff (15) examine some of the toys and games which have been donated to Russia by children at their school, Barnsbury County School in Woking, and by other...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
EXHIBITION OF TOYS FOR RUSSIA, ST MARTIN'S SCHOOL OF ART, LONDON, 1942Patricia Collins and Joan Hayes (aged 15) are monitors from Barnsbury County School in Woking. Here we see them holding a scroll on which the school sends its greetings to Russian children. The greeting has been written in the form of a sonnet. Behind...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
EXHIBITION OF TOYS FOR RUSSIA, ST MARTIN'S SCHOOL OF ART, LONDON, 1942Boys of Acton County School help to arrange the gifts of toys and games which are destined for children in Russia. Among them, Peter Veal (third from left) is holding a model of a battleship made from matchsticks. Many of the toys on display were the...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
REOPENING OF THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LONDON, AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1946A display at the newly-reopened Imperial War Museum relating to specialised armoured equipment used during the Second World War. Panels include information on the problems and obstacles faced by armoured vehicles on the Normandy beaches during the D Day...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
REOPENING OF THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LONDON AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1946A general view of the first postwar displays in the Main Gallery at the Imperial War Museum.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
COLONIAL STUDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN: STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946Mr J A Ankrah, from Accra, Gold Coast, helps children to mix their paints during a 'general activities' class at Marlborough Infants School, Isleworth. One boy is painting a picture of a sailing ship. According to the original caption, Mr Ankrah was a...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
COLONIAL STUDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN: STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946Miss E A Adebonojo (from Ode, Ijebu country, Yoruba Land, Western Nigeria) points to a map she has drawn on the blackboard showing Yoruba country in Nigeria, during a geography lesson at Marlborough Senior Girls School, Isleworth. According to the...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TANK FACTORY: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATILDA TANKS, 1942Mrs Margaret Ingham consults her folder as she talks to a factory worker at this Matilda tank factory, somewhere in Britain. Mrs Ingham is a Progress Chaser and makes sure that everything is going smoothly and is on target.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
COLONIAL STUDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN: STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946Miss E A Adebonojo (from Ode, Ijebu country, Yoruba Land, Western Nigeria) shows large pieces of traditional handwoven cloth to pupils at Marlborough Senior Girls School, Isleworth. She is wearing a traditional Nigeria headdress. According to the...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TANK FACTORY: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MATILDA TANKS, 1942A female factory worker chats to the nurse in the factory health centre. According to the original caption "A fully qualified nurses as well as a works doctor look after the health of these tank workers. There are also an up to date dispensary, well-...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
COLONIAL STUDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN: STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946Mr J A Ankrah, from Accra, Gold Coast, helps children to mix their paints during a 'general activities' class at Marlborough Infants School, Isleworth. According to the original caption, Mr Ankrah was a student at Achimota College and won the Gold Coast...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
COLONIAL STUDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN: STUDENTS AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946Miss M Haji, from Nairobi in Kenya, reads a book in the Common Room at the London School of Economics (LSE). According to the original caption, she was born in Karachi and was educated at a Convent School before moving to Kenya. She has been a teacher...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
COLONIAL STUDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN: STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946Mr J G Anquandah from Accra, Gold Coast, tells a story to a group of 5 year olds at Marlborough Infants School in Isleworth, as part of his training at the Institute of Education. The rest of the class can be seen, continuing with their work at desks...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
COLONIAL STUDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN: STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946Miss N I Ejindu from Obsi, Ibo country, Eastern Nigeria, teaches pupils the words and actions of a traditional game during a Physical Training lesson at Marlborough Senior Girls' School in Isleworth, Middlesex. According to the original caption, Miss...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
COLONIAL STUDENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN: STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946Mr J G Anquandah from Accra, Gold Coast, tells a story to a group of 5 year olds at Marlborough Infants School in Isleworth, as part of his training at the Institute of Education. The rest of the class can be seen, continuing with their work at desks...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
NURSERY FOR WORKING MOTHERS: THE WORK OF FLINT GREEN ROAD NURSERY, BIRMINGHAM, 1942With the babies asleep, a nurse at the Flint Green Road Nursery prepares the large baby gas masks, getting them ready for use in case of a gas attack. She is laying the respirators out on low cots or beds, which are set out alongside a row of coat hooks...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
NURSERY FOR WORKING MOTHERS: THE WORK OF FLINT GREEN ROAD NURSERY, BIRMINGHAM, 1942Nappies are spread out on the grass to dry after being washed in the gardens of Flint Green Road Nursery. A nurse can be seen in the background. The original caption states that this is the last job for her to do at the end of a busy day.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
MEND AND MAKE DO: DRESSMAKING CLASSES IN LONDON, 1943Mrs Bolton at work on a sewing machine during a Make Do and Mend class in the office of the Kennington branch of the Labour Party. She is making a coat for her 16 year old daughter on the sewing machine that she has bought to the class as part of the '...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
NURSERY FOR WORKING MOTHERS: THE WORK OF FLINT GREEN ROAD NURSERY, BIRMINGHAM, 19425 year old John Sutton proudly wears his father's old cap as he says goodbye to his mother at the entrance to Flint Green Road nursery. A nurse prepares to guide John inside when his mother, Mrs Florence Sutton, leaves for her job in a factory canteen...
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NURSERY FOR WORKING MOTHERS: THE WORK OF FLINT GREEN ROAD NURSERY, BIRMINGHAM, 19428 month old Keith arrives at the nursery for the day at 7am. His mother gives him a hug goodbye before she leaves for a day's work.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
NURSERY FOR WORKING MOTHERS: THE WORK OF FLINT GREEN ROAD NURSERY, BIRMINGHAM, 194220 year old Mrs Ann Donovan holds her 16 month old son Michael in her arms and kisses him as she collects him from the nursery at the end of her working day. Mrs Donovan works in a munitions factory.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
NURSERY FOR WORKING MOTHERS: THE WORK OF FLINT GREEN ROAD NURSERY, BIRMINGHAM, 1942Sylvia Rainford (aged 4) sits on the grass in the evening sunshine, her toy dog at her side, and writes a letter to her father, who is serving somewhere in the Middle East. Sylvia lives at the nursery while her mother does night work in a munitions...
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NURSERY FOR WORKING MOTHERS: THE WORK OF FLINT GREEN ROAD NURSERY, BIRMINGHAM, 1942Mrs Sullivan collects her children from Flint Green Road Nursery at then end of her day's work. A nurse tucks 18 month old John into the pram next to his 3 and a half year old sister Maureen. Behind them, another nurse leads two children to find their...
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WAR BRIDE: EVERYDAY LIFE IN WARTIME LONDON, MARCH 1943A head and shoulders portrait of newly-engaged couple Miss Marcelle Lestrange and Flying Officer Harold Lackland Bevan on a street in London.
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NURSERY FOR WORKING MOTHERS: THE WORK OF FLINT GREEN ROAD NURSERY, BIRMINGHAM, 1942Children at the Flint Green Road Nursery enjoy a hearty breakfast of porridge and milk. Toddlers eat at the side table whilst smaller babies eat at the top table, assisted by nurses.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
NURSERY FOR WORKING MOTHERS: THE WORK OF FLINT GREEN ROAD NURSERY, BIRMINGHAM, 1942Nurses help some of the smaller toddlers with their breakfast of porridge at Flint Green Road Nursery, whilst others are able to feed themselves.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
NURSERY FOR WORKING MOTHERS: THE WORK OF FLINT GREEN ROAD NURSERY, BIRMINGHAM, 1942A young nurse bottle feeds a baby in the evening sunshine in the grounds of Flint Green Road Nursery.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
REOPENING OF THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946A display at the newly-reopened Imperial War Museum relating to the air war. Featured in the display are an aircraft engine, a Spitfire and a rocket projector and rockets.
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REOPENING OF THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LONDON AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1946A display of various items, described by the sign on top of the cabinet as 'Enemy Relics', at the Imperial War Museum, London. Included in this glass case are a parachute pack, a dinghy and a Nazi flag, all of which had recently been acquired and were...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
REOPENING OF THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946A German one-man submarine on display at the Imperial War Museum in London.
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MANSION BECOMES MATERNITY HOME: LIFE AT BROCKET HALL, WELWYN, HERTFORDSHIRE, 1942A nurse checks on a mother as she cradles her baby on a bed in the open air outside Brocket Hall. Both women are wearing surgical masks to prevent the spread of germs to the baby.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
MANSION BECOMES MATERNITY HOME: LIFE AT BROCKET HALL, WELWYN, HERTFORDSHIRE, 1942A student nurse baths a baby at Brocket Hall. The nurse is wearing a surgical mask to prevent the spread of germs.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
MANSION BECOMES MATERNITY HOME: LIFE AT BROCKET HALL, WELWYN, HERTFORDSHIRE, 1942New mothers knit as they convalesce in a 'ward' in Brocket Hall. The walls of the room are covered in Chinese wallpaper, which, according to the original caption, is very valuable. In the background, two nurses, both wearing surgical masks, tend to a...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
MANSION BECOMES MATERNITY HOME: LIFE AT BROCKET HALL, WELWYN, HERTFORDSHIRE, 1942New mothers and a nurse collect their babies for 'feeding time'. The babies have been enjoying an open air snooze. The women are all wearing surgical masks to prevent the spread of germs.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
MANSION BECOMES MATERNITY HOME: LIFE AT BROCKET HALL, WELWYN, HERTFORDSHIRE, 1942A student nurse prepares a baby for a bath at Brocket Hall. The nurse is wearing a surgical mask to prevent the spread of germs to the baby.
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EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURE AT ASHWELL MERCHANT TAYLORS SCHOOL, NEAR BALDOCK, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942Boys of Ashwell Merchant Taylors School hoe their potato crop in the grounds of the school. According to the original caption, the previous year's crop weighed 4 1/5 tons. In the background, girls of the school shelter from the sun in the shade of the...
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VICTORY MARCHERS CAMP IN LONDON: ACCOMMODATION IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1946African soldiers play a game of draughts and drink tea at their tented camp in Kensington Gardens. One of the tents in which the men are staying can be clearly seen behind them. The men are in London to take part in the Victory Parade, which will take...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
MANSION BECOMES MATERNITY HOME: LIFE AT BROCKET HALL, WELWYN, HERTFORDSHIRE, 1942Two nurses (one in uniform, the other in civilian clothes) play table tennis or 'ping-pong' in their sitting room after a busy day at Brocket Hall maternity hospital.