Children evacuated from London during World War Two
London's children evacuated at the beginning of World War Two: a first wave of 400000 children went on 1st September 1939, in the charge of 22000 teachers. Here a party is seen boarding a train at a main line station in the suburbs of London, equipped with gas masks and carrying their belongings in bags and haversacks
Picture No
10639241
Media ID
46682583
Size
5433px x 4188px
(4.0MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by S.G in The Illustrated London News', 9 September 1939, page 417
Date
September 1939
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