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| Picture No | 10639241 |
| Date | 1939 |
| Description | Children evacuated from London during World War Two |
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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.
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| Source | Photograph by S.G in 'The Illustrated London News, 9 September 1939, page 417 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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