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• The Control-room at South West Regional Headquarters, Bristol

  (art) Made by: Piper, John (CH) 1940

  image: a room lit by electric light. On the right hand wall is an abstract map, with areas marked with numbers and letters. On the adjacent wall are more symbols, another smaller map and a clock. In the foreground are tables with a glass and carafe.

• WAR INDUSTRY: BOAT BUILDING IN BRISTOL, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

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

  Miss R Ball and Mrs S Leach hard at work at the Bristol Boat Building Company. One of the women is using a hammer, whilst the other planes down the wood of the section on which they are working.

• PART-TIME WOMEN WAR WORKERS, BRISTOL, 1942

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

  Mrs Sylvia Wood, of Filton Avenue, serves tea to a female worker at an aircraft factory in Bristol, where she works part-time. According to the original caption, Mrs Wood's two children eat their dinner at school, and she says: "I'd rather be out doing...

• SOLDIER'S SON: PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH IN WARTIME, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, 1942

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

  Sister Bracey writes out a certificate for Irene Stacey at the ante-natal clinic which entitles her, as an expectant mother, to an extra pint of milk a day and priority eggs. This was a Ministry of Food scheme to ensure the health of expectant mothers...

• SOLDIER'S SON: PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH IN WARTIME, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, 1942

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

  Irene Stacey (left) knits in preparation for the birth of her first child. Her mother, Mrs Sarah Emily Matilda Jones, holds up a garment she has been working on for her new grandchild. They are in their home at 124 Bloy Street, Easton, Bristol.

• SOLDIER'S SON: PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH IN WARTIME, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, 1942

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

  Irene Stacey (left) has the extra rationing system explained to her by a nurse at the ante-natal clinic. To the right of the photograph, new mothers await the ration of fruit juice to which their babies are entitled.

• SOLDIER'S SON: PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH IN WARTIME, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, 1942

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

  Irene Stacey is directed to the Maternity Wing by the gate keeper upon arrival at Southmead Hospital, Bristol. Although her baby is not quite due, she has travelled to the hospital to relax and prepare for the birth. An ambulance can be seen parked...

• SOLDIER'S SON: PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH IN WARTIME, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, 1942

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

  Irene Stacey arrives at the Maternity Wing of Southmead Hospital in Bristol and is greeted by Sister Margaret Dyer.

• SOLDIER'S SON: PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH IN WARTIME, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, 1942

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

  Irene Stacey helps her father, Mr F Jones, to manoeuvre the new pram through the front gate of their home at 124 Bloy Street, Easton, Bristol. According to the original caption, Mrs Jones is 65, fought in the Boer War and now works in a food packing...

• SOLDIER'S SON: PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH IN WARTIME, BRISTOL, ENGLAND, 1942

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

  Three pints of milk and four eggs illustrate the fact that Irene Stacey, and all expectant mothers, get an extra pint of milk a day free of charge and are entitled to priority eggs. In the foreground, next to Irene's ration book, are the special forms...