Digging A.R.P. shelters in Kensington Gardens, 1938
Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.) volunteers digging trenches and shelters in Kensington Gardens, London, on 26th September 1938, watched by an interested crowd. A.R.P. volunteers were mobilised at this time, and cellars and basements were requisitioned for air raid shelters; trenches were dug in the parks of large towns
Picture No
14098256
Media ID
45689721
Size
6803px x 5346px
(5.7MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Original photographic print in the Illustrated London News Archive
Date
1938
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