Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
Description
English: Blitz Canteen- Women of the Women's Voluntary Service Run a Mobile Canteen in London, England, 1941
After tea, a group of Royal Engineers help Patience 'Boo' Brand fill up the washing up bowl with hot water from the water urn. The Engineers have been building bridges across bomb craters on main thoroughfares and have just bought afternoon tea and buns from the WVS tea car (which can be seen behind them), run by Boo and her friend Rachel Bingham. This photograph was taken somewhere in London in 1941.
This photograph was scanned and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. The image was catalogued by the IWM as created for the Ministry of Information, which was dissolved in 1946. Consequently the image and faithful reproductions are considered Crown Copyright, now expired as the photograph was taken prior to 1 June 1957.
Part of
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Ministry of Information Second World War Official Collection
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Associated people and organisations
British Army, Royal Engineers
Associated places
London, England, UK
Associated events
Blitz, United Kingdom, Second World War, Home Front, UK, Second World War
Associated themes
British Home Front 1939-1945
Associated keywords
Civilians, Daily Life, Transport, women
Category
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photographs
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yes
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