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• War Weapons Week in a Country Town

  (art) Made by: Ford, Michael 1941

  image: A street scene in a small town. A brass band, Girl Guides, Police and Home Guard participate in War Weapons Week outside a community hall and are watched by a crowd of civilians. Union flags are on display and a speech is being made from a...

• The City : A fallen lift shaft

  (art) Made by: Sutherland, Graham (OM) 1941

  image: bomb damaged buildings and twisted girders set against smoke and an evening sky.

• TEMPORARY HOUSING IN BRITAIN AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "MINISTRY OF WORKS OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Works official photographer

  A typical prefabricated bungalow.

• WARSAW CITIZENS RETURN, FEBRUARY 1945

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR FOREIGN OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Russian official photographer

  Residents of Warsaw pull a large cart loaded with their belongings as they return to their homes following the liberation of the city by the Red Army. A large ornate building, perhaps a church, can be seen through the mist.

• LIFE IN A MINISTRY OF SUPPLY HOSTEL, UK, c 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information official photographer

  A general view of the exterior of the social centre at a munitions factory hostel, somewhere in Britain. The buildings shown here are part of a wider range of welfare facilities available at this hostel.

• WAR WORKERS NURSERY AT THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE, HOCKLEY, BIRMINGHAM, WARWICKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1941

  part of "MINISTRY OF LABOUR SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information official photographer

  A view of the exterior of the Carnegie Institute of Child Welfare in Birmingham. Women war workers are able to leave their children at the day nursery which is attached to the Institute whilst they go to work in local factories.

• The Queue at the Fish-shop

  (art) Made by: Dunbar, Evelyn Mary 1944

  image: A long line of women queue outside the shop of H. Hill and Son, fishmongers, poulterers. The slabs are being washed down in anticipation of a fresh delivery.

• Plan Your Future - Save With a Plan

  (posters) Made by: Unknown (artist) 1945

  whole: the six images occupy the majority. The title is separate and positioned in the upper quarter, in green. The main text is partially integrated and placed with each image as a caption, in red held within white insets, and separate and located in...

• Worth Fighting For - Worth Saving For!

  (posters) Made by: Unknown (artist) 1944

  whole: the ten images occupy the majority, held within white insets. The title and text are separate and placed at the centre, in dark red, and along the bottom edge, in red and in black. Further text is integrated and placed beneath each image as a...

• For Britain - Keep on Saving

  (posters) Made by: Unknown (artist) 1945

  whole: the nine images occupy the majority, held within white and grey borders. The title and text are separate and placed in the upper centre, centre and along the bottom edge, in red cursive script. Further text is partially integrated and placed...