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Images in this album include: British and Belgian pilots prepare to leave for an offensive sweep over occupied territory, includes British Interrogation Officer talking to Belgian pilots (also featured in album 23 - D 4638-4821), series Invasion Village featuring bagpipers and children, field crop watchers, invasion committee, members of Home Guard in pub, view of village from castle (Orford in Suffolk), local church, villagers at government British Restaurant (communal kitchen), WI making jam, soldiers training, first aid post in someone's house, brushwood clearance, warden's post, district nurse, views of the castle, blackberry picking, a photograph of Queen Mary meeting American Red Cross members at a WVS depot, series relating to three American service personnel (Civilian Technical Corps?), photograph of General Petit, General McGeery and staff officers by a Valentine tank, a photograph of a letter relating to reopening of Druces furnishing store, Polish and Free French officers (as in album 23 - D 4638-4821), series of photographs showng the link between farming and anti-aircraft work - includes an anti-aircraft post and haywain, an anti-aircraft post and sheep/cattle, soldiers helping with the harvest, and soldiers growing cabbages besides their huts, photographs of a canteen given by Zanzibar stationed in Hackney, series 'Civilian Technical Corps' follows follows this American unit including an address by Air Chief Marshal Joubert, mealtime, putting up the blackout, examining camera, giving sweets to children, in blackout and return to billets, and various portraits of individual members, including (D 4927 - 4928) Robert Ames, featured in album 23 in love story with Norah Mickey McMullen (D 4757 4776), series Evacuees tell how they save - full face portraits of children, a photograph of the rear view of a woman showing the pattern on her jacket and the style of her hat, two photographs of Mrs. Churchill at the Ministry of Information, series of photographs of the Coldstream Guards features good shots of practice with Tommy guns and bayonets, studio view of Tommy gun (D 4965), studio view of Bren gun (D 4970), studio view of service rifle (D 4971), Sir Walter Wormersley addressing Ministry of Information press conference, portraits of fire fighters male and female, London Fire Brigade fire fighting appliances (aerial view into yard), (D 4988 good shot of male and female fire guards), crossing a road with a stirrup pump, and using a stirrup pump.