Picture No | 11111930 |
Date | 1940 |
Description | Sleeping in the Shelters, 1940 |
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The Bystander depicts a range of different sleeping arrangements during night-time stays in air-raid shelters. On the top-left (Lansdowne House shelter) women can be seen resting on li-los,rugs,cushions, and camp beds. Those on the top-right (a Mayfair hotel shelter) are enjoying the luxury of real mattresses. On the centre-right (the shelter at Murray's dance club), a woman sleeps sprawled across three chairs. On the bottom right (Grosvenor House), deck-chairs and chairs are used. While on the bottom left (the crypt at St. Paul's), the poor individuals sleeping on nothing but rugs are treated to cups of tea.
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Source | Unattributed photographs in The Bystander, 2 October 1940 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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