Evacuation Begins

Central Press1939-09-01

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1st September 1939: Police and railwaymen assist some of the 800 evacuee children as they leave Ealing Broadway station, London, for the country, on the first day of World War II. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

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Title: Evacuation Begins
Creator: Central Press
Date Created: 1939-09-01
Date Published: 2003-10-27
Provenance: Hulton Archive
Subject Keywords: Group, British, Country, Clothing, Box, Assistance, Finance, Transportation, Horizontal, Black And White, War, Human Role, Leaving, Carrying, Police Officer, UK, England, Station, British Culture, Gas Mask, Child, London - England, Broadway, Evacuee, Males, Females, Evacuation, Home Front, World War II, Police Uniform

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