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• WAR INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN 1939-1945

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

  The Wartime Workforce: A woman war worker with refugee status assembles voltmeters and ammeters in a converted showroom in the Paddington area of London.

• HM QUEEN ELIZABETH VISITS A TENT FACTORY, UK

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

  HM Queen Elizabeth talks to Lourdes Montegrifo, a young refugee from Gibraltar who is now working on the manufacture of tents for the Royal Air Force at a factory, somewhere in Britain.

• BLITZ REPAIR SQUAD'S LONDON CAMP: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE BLITZ REPAIR TEAMS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

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

  It is 6:30am, and builders of the 'Blitz Repair Squad' prepare for the day ahead in the bedroom of their billet in London's Onslow Square. Six men share a room in a large house on the Square, which had originally been intended for use by refugees from...

• BLITZ REPAIR SQUAD'S LONDON CAMP: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE BLITZ REPAIR TEAMS, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1944

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

  A view of London's Onslow Square, showing the ablution and mess huts which have been constructed in the road to house the builders (groups of whom can be seen around the Square) of the 'Blitz Repair Squad'. This Squad is a team of builders who have come...

• BELGIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN IN LONDON, ENGLAND, 1940

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

  Four young Belgian refugees enjoy bread and jam for tea at their billet, somewhere in London, their faces covered in jam. A bottle of milk can be clearly seen on the table.

• THEY ALSO FIGHT WHO ONLY STAND AND WAIT: FEMALE REFUGEES ASSEMBLE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, 1942

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

  A group of female refugees assemble electrical measuring instruments at the Davies and Essex factory on Enford Street, Marylebone, London. According to the original caption, 'as aliens, they are not directed into industry, but they are glad to work...

• BELGIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN IN LONDON, ENGLAND, 1940

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

  A group of eight young Belgian refugees smile for the camera at their billet, somewhere in London.

• BELGIAN REFUGEE CHILDREN IN LONDON, ENGLAND, 1940

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

  A group of eight young Belgian refugees smile for the camera at their billet, somewhere in London.

• INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL: LIFE AT PAUNTLEY COURT, A SCHOOL AND HOME FOR FRENCH AND BELGIAN REFUGEES, PAUNTLEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, 1943

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

  Ten year old Lilly from Le Havre, France, is a resident at Pauntley Court in Gloucestershire, a hostel and school for European refugees and British evacuees. Each of the daily chores is worked on a rota system, and today is is Lilly's turn to clean...

• FOSTER PARENTS PLAN LONDON NURSERY: CARING FOR DISPLACED CHILDREN, LONDON, ENGLAND, 1941

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

  Changing time in the 'big babies' room' at the 'Foster Parents Plan for War Children' Nursery in Hampstead. In the background, a German refugee woman who works at the home is changing the nappy of her own baby. In the foreground, one nurse changes a...