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Images in this album include: series entitled 'The British Locomotive Building Industry' including views of various parts of the production process including body work, adding the wheels and rolling out the finished train (see also album 144), a photograph of a badge of the 82nd West African Division, series entitled 'South African Ex-PoW in London' following Sergeant Visser as he rows in Hyde Park (?), looks at the House of Parliament and visits the Mafeking Gun at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, series entitled '"Victory over Japan" Exhibition' showing the opening by Prime Minister Clement Attlee on 21 August 1945, series entitled 'Opening of "Victory over Japan" Exhibition' showing crowds queuing to get into the exhibition, held at Oxford Street, series entitled 'Britain's Aircraft Exhibition' showing various views of the large format exhibition (similar in style to 'Army'), series entitled 'John Groom Crippleage, Edgware' showing women at work to make pins or small parts, photograph of the exterior of the School of Tropical Medicine, London, series entitled 'Reception for Emir Feisal in London' showing various views of the reception held at the Dorchester which was hosted by the Saudi Minister in London, Sheikh Hagz Wahba, a portrait of Miss Alford taken for American Division, series entitled 'Emir Feisal in London' showing Emir Feisal as he meets Ernest Bevin, series entitled 'Celebrities at London Premiere of "The True Glory"': this film was the official film of the Western Front from D-Day to VE Day and was premiered jointly by the MoI and the American Office of War Information at the Warner Theatre on 2 August 1945, two photographs entitled 'Yugoslav Delegates at UNRRA Conference', photograph entitled 'WVS Leave for India' showing the first 10 women who would be travelling as part of WVS (India), photograph entitled 'Group of Periodicals' showing various magazines taken for Latin-America Division, series entitled 'Holiday Camp Gets Going Again' following life at a Butlin's camp, series entitled 'British Dress Designer' showing Norman Hartnell at work including a model wearing a ball gown, series entitled 'Anglo-Egyptian Show of Photographs', series entitled 'Victoria League Colonial Girls' Club' showing the opening of the club (at 18 Collingham Gardens, London, SW5) by the Duke of Devonshire on 12 September 1945, a portrait of an unidentified (Canadian?) soldier, an uncaption photograph showing various foodstuffs including digestive biscuits, margarine, peas, shredded wheat and tinned pilchards, series entitled 'Colonial Office Party' celebrating the fact that 70 soldiers from St Helena have voluntarily transferred to the British Army, a photograph of the information desk at the Ministry of Town and Country Planning Exhibition, a short series of photographs relating to a group of US soldiers with a high priority of service points towards discharge as they take a 9 week course at RADA and perform in 'Time of your Life' (the performance is not featured), series entitled 'Iraqi Journalists Arriving in London' showing the arrival of the group on 14 September, photograph showing Miss Flora Robson as she lectures US soldiers at RADA, a posed photograph of a gas worker, series entitled 'Luncheon for Brazilian Air Minister' - Salzado Filho attended the lunch at the Brazilian Embassy on 18 September, two portrait photographs of Christopher Stowe, series entitled 'Official Iraqi Press Delegation' showing the delegation on a tour of London on 17 September 1945, a portrait of an unidentified member of the WRNS, short series entitled 'Society of British Aircraft Constructors give a dinner to the Brazilian Air Minister' the dinner was held at Claridge's on 19 September, series entitled 'The British Cotton Industry' showing good views of work in a cotton mill, including work at the loom, fleece, mealtime, childcare and work on bobbins (see also album 146).