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  • THE WORK OF THE CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAU, ELDON HOUSE, CROYDON, ENGLAND, 1940 THE WORK OF THE CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAU, ELDON HOUSE, CROYDON, ENGLAND, 1940

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

    A female volunteer of the Personal Service League mends clothing donated to the Citizens' Advice Bureau for those in need.

  • MINISTRY OF INFORMATION EXHIBITIONS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1943 MINISTRY OF INFORMATION EXHIBITIONS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, LONDON, ENGLAND, UK, 1943

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

    Two women set up a 'Make Do and Mend' exhibition, possibly at the Ministry of Information headquarters at Senate House, London. They are hanging a panel entitled 'make war on moths'. A second panel can be seen to the right of the photograph which is...

  • NEW SACKS FOR OLD: SALVAGE IN WARTIME BRITAIN, 1943 NEW SACKS FOR OLD: SALVAGE IN WARTIME BRITAIN, 1943

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

    Mrs Nancy Marchant operates a darning machine at a sack recovery plant, somewhere in London. Mrs Marchant's record output is 850 bags in one day. Behind her, also hard at work on the sewing machine, is Miss Jones. Huge piles of sacks can be seen to...

  • Useful Jobs That Girls Can Do - To Help Win the War Useful Jobs That Girls Can Do - To Help Win the War

    (posters)

    whole: a red rectangle bearing the title and in the shape of a patch is placed in the top left. The remainder of the design invovles numerous captions, accompanied with images. Lower right the captions are presented as newspaper cuttings. All are held...

  • Simple Jobs Boys Can Do Themselves - And So Help Win the War Simple Jobs Boys Can Do Themselves - And So Help Win the War

    (posters)

    whole: a large red rectangle containing white text and the Board of Trade crest is placed at the top in a central position. The majority of the design is covered with small columns of text, in black and red, with accompanying images. At the bottom these...

  • Go Through Your Wardrobe - Make-Do and Mend Go Through Your Wardrobe - Make-Do and Mend

    (posters) Made by: Board of Trade (publisher/sponsor)

    whole: the image fills the majority of the design with text in black positioned above. Text in green is incorporated in the lower right of the image within a box. image: a young woman sorting through a wardrobe of clothes. text: Go through your wardrobe...