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The Real Factory Women of Wartime London

These women were all training in various London polytechnics to work in munitions factories during the early 1940s. I’m not

London was a very different city in 1941. Alongside the landmarks we all recognize there were clear signs of the

How did women go from the straight laced Edwardian era to free and easy fashions of 1920s flapper in just

Both of these photos were taken by American photographer Toni Frissell who was best known for her fashion photography for

Today is the 100th anniversary of the day Britain declared war on Germany at the start of World War 1.

This is part 2 of the photo feature I ran yesterday released by the War Office in 1941 and show

English: Original studio publicity photo of Cary Grant for the film I Was a Male War Bride (1949). Doesn’t he

Above: Marilyn Monroe receives an escort while in Korea for her USO tour. In February 1954 shortly after marrying Joe

Above: A welder works on the deck of a new ship, Tyneside, 1943 A new exhibition opens at the Imperial