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part of "MINISTRY OF FOOD SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Food official photographer
AMERICAN LEASE AND LEND FOOD BEING EATEN IN ENGLAND, UK, 1942Ministry of Food officials distribute bottles of American Orange Juice at Tottenham Day Nursery, 19 May 1942. Several children can be seen in the photograph, including a baby sitting on the counter.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TECHNICAL SCHOOL: TRAINING AT TOTTENHAM POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Alan Foster and Harold Riley at work in the workshop at Tottenham Polytechnic, screwing hard metal pipes. The original caption states that they both want to become sanitary engineers.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TECHNICAL SCHOOL: TRAINING AT TOTTENHAM POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Boys walk down the steps of Tottenham Polytechnic as they leave school for the day.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TECHNICAL SCHOOL: TRAINING AT TOTTENHAM POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Boys use welding equipment in a workshop at Tottenham Polytechnic. In the foreground, one boy is wearing protective goggles to weld copper pipe, whilst behind him, a boy is doing some lead soldering. In the background, the instructor is inspecting the...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TECHNICAL SCHOOL: TRAINING AT TOTTENHAM POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Boys use welding equipment in a workshop at Tottenham Polytechnic. In the foreground, one boy (wearing protective goggles) is welding copper pipe, whilst behind him, a boy is doing some lead soldering. In the background, the instructor is inspecting...
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TECHNICAL SCHOOL: TRAINING AT TOTTENHAM POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Boys learn bricklaying in the sunshine at Tottenham Polytechnic.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TECHNICAL SCHOOL: TRAINING AT TOTTENHAM POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Boys learn bricklaying at Tottenham Polytechnic. Here, one pupil is pointing bricks which have been set vertically in a circular shape, described in the original caption as "an elliptical arch", creating a 'pothole' in a wall.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TECHNICAL SCHOOL: TRAINING AT TOTTENHAM POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Boys learn to become bricklayers in the sunshine at Tottenham Polytechnic. They have a string stretched horizontally along the wall they are building, to ensure that the course of bricks they are laying is completely straight.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TECHNICAL SCHOOL: TRAINING AT TOTTENHAM POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Boys mix cement and make small bricks in a classroom at Tottenham Polytechnic.
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part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
TECHNICAL SCHOOL: TRAINING AT TOTTENHAM POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, UK, 1944Physical Training in the gymnasium at Tottenham Polytechnic. The boys are working in pairs, with one boy in each pair doing a handstand as the other boy holds onto his legs. This will keep the legs straight and stop the balancing boy from toppling over.