Men working on Festival of Britain building site, London
Group of men working on the Festival of Britain building site, London. Seen here taking a break to read their favourite newspapers: the Daily Herald, the Daily Worker and the Daily Mirror. The news story behind the picture was the fact that men in the armed forces had just been awarded a large pay increase, whereas the men here had received an increase of only sixpence an hour after a two-year campaign
Picture No
10988509
Media ID
47641463
Size
5031px x 4008px
(1.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Marx Memorial Library
Source
Marx Memorial Library
Date
circa 1950
