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| Picture No | 11095606 |
| Date | 1939 |
| Description | Air Raid patrol in London, WWII |
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Portrait study of a man on guard to warn the city of air attacks, with rattle in his hand to announce the use of gas - his handbell to sound the 'All Clear'. He is surrounded by sandbags - his vigilance is National Service, 'freely offered in a time of national emergency.'
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in The Sketch, 20 September 1939 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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