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• BLACKOUT PRECAUTIONS FOR DRIVERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1941

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

  A member of the Westminster Road Lining Unit pushes his line-painting machine along a London street as he puts the finishing touches to the large white 'Y' he is painting on the road. Several cars can be seen in the background.

• ANSWERING YOU: THE PRODUCTION OF A BBC RADIO PROGRAMME FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1941

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

  As part of a programme entitled 'Meet John Londoner', here we see correspondent Wynford Vaughan Thomas asking Mrs Galraith, a member of the public, a question. They are surrounded by a crowd of passers-by, including Leslie Hancock, a soldier of a...

• MINISTRY OF INFORMATION CAMPAIGN POSTERS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1943

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

  Civilians walk past a poster on the wall of the Ministry of Health building in Westerminster, London in 1943. The poster warns citizens about the dangers of Venereal Disease.

• THE WORK OF THE CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, c 1940

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

  Soldiers play draughts in the Catholic Women's League hut in the grounds of Westminster Cathedral, London. In the background, another soldier can be seen writing a letter home.

• ALLIED SERVICE AT WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL, 1941

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

  At the conclusion of a special week of prayer for France, a High Mass was celebrated at Westminster Cathedral, for France and the occupied countries. The service was led by Cardinal Hinsley. The photograph shows a wide view of the congregation.

• ALLIED SERVICE AT WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL, 1941

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

  At the conclusion of a special week of prayer for France, a High Mass was celebrated at Westminster Cathedral, for France and the occupied countries. The service was led by Cardinal Hinsley.

• LONDON BY MOONLIGHT, 1940

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

  The Houses of Parliament, Westminster.

• POETS CORNER AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY, LONDON, ENGLAND, JANUARY 1941

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

  Director Humphrey Jennings and Camera Operator Chick Fowle of the Crown Film Unit check their equipment, probably during the filming of 'Words For Battle' in Westminster Abbey, 1941.

• 10/- VARSITY: CANADIAN ARMY STUDIES AT BRITISH SUMMER SCHOOL, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1942

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

  Lance Bombardier Sydney May (of New Denver, British Columbia) and a colleague chat to Miss Doreen Peel (wearing sunglasses), during a boat trip along the River Thames. They are heading towards Waterloo Bridge, with the Houses of Parliament clearly...

• ANSWERING YOU: THE PRODUCTION OF A BBC RADIO PROGRAMME FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1941

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

  As part of a programme entitled 'Meet John Londoner', here we see Mrs Galraith, a member of the public, answering a question posed by correspondent Wynford Vaughan Thomas. Mrs Galraith's face is partly obscured by the microphone held by Vaughan Thomas...