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B/W print; East End children being evacuated at the start of the Second World War, Topical Press, 1939

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Reference number
1998/86222
Description
Second World War mass evacuation of children from London. Image shows smiling East End school children framed in the window of a London transport bus. 'Goodbye Hitler' has been written in chalk below the window. Buses were used to carry the children to mainline railway stations.
Photographer
Dates
1 Sep 1939
Collection
Object type
  • B/w print
Photograph number
C76735
Location
Topics
Completeness
58%