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• DANISH WORKMEN IN A BRITISH FACTORY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A FACTORY IN HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Bryson Jack

  Danish workman O Mathiesen adjust a jig at a factory in Hitchin.

• DANISH WORKMEN IN A BRITISH FACTORY: EVERYDAY LIFE AT A FACTORY IN HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Bryson Jack

  Hans Petesen is a turner and can be seen at work at his machine at a factory in Hitchin.

• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WORKS GOES TO WAR, ENGLAND, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Bryson Jack

  25 year old Alfred Hammond winds the field system of a dynamometer for aircraft engine testing at a factory somewhere in the Midlands. According to the original caption, Alfred has worked at this factory for 11 years.

• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WORKS GOES TO WAR, ENGLAND, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Bryson Jack

  Sparks fly as 21 year old Agnes Denning, wearing protective goggles, brazes switchgear at an electrical engineering works, somewhere in the Midlands. According to the original caption, Agnes has been doing this job at this factory for about 3 months and...

• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WORKS GOES TO WAR, ENGLAND, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Bryson Jack

  A view of women at work at rows of benches in the cartridge fuse shop at this electrical engineering works, somewhere in the Midlands. Girls start work at this factory as soon as they leave school, and the average age is 16. According to the original...

• POTTERY IN THE MAKING: THE WORK OF J & G MEAKIN POTTERY, HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Bryson Jack

  Potter's attendant Ken Russell stacks plates into the drying oven at this factory, somewhere in Britain.

• POTTERY IN THE MAKING: THE WORK OF J & G MEAKIN POTTERY, HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Bryson Jack

  A wide view of the decorating shop at the J & G Meakin factory in Hanley, showing women at work painting intricate enamel designs on plates before they are glazed. The plates are due for export to South America.

• POTTERY IN THE MAKING: THE WORK OF J & G MEAKIN POTTERY, HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Bryson Jack

  Mrs Dudley paints a design onto a plate with enamel at the J & G Meakin factory in Hanley. According to the original caption, the plates are due to be exported to South America and Mrs Dudley has been a pottery worker since her school days.

• POTTERY IN THE MAKING: THE WORK OF J & G MEAKIN POTTERY, HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Bryson Jack

  This pottery worker is stamping the 'Sunshine' trade mark onto the underside of these plates before they are fired at the J & G Meakin factory in Hanley, Staffordshire.

• POTTERY IN THE MAKING: THE WORK OF J & G MEAKIN POTTERY, HANLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1942

  part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Bryson Jack

  A wide view of the warehouse attached to this pottery, somewhere in Britain, showing the volume of goods produced. In the background are towers of plates, whilst the foreground is dominated by stacks of jugs and a pyramid of cups. Warehouse workers...