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London As USUAL- Everyday Life in London, England, 1940 D1788
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London As USUAL- Everyday Life in London, England, 1940
Pedestrians and vehicles go about their daily business on Brompton Road, London. This photograph was taken looking towards Knightsbridge, with Harrods visible on the right. The stepped kerbs visible on the left of the photograph have been painted in sections in black and white to make them more visible to pedestrians in the blackout.
The UK Ministry of Information was established in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II. It was responsible for coordinating and controlling all government information and propaganda, both within the UK and abroad. The Ministry of Information was created to help the government communicate with the public and to ensure that important information was disseminated effectively. It was also responsible for managing the media and censoring certain types of information that might be harmful to morale or national security. The Ministry of Information played a crucial role in shaping public opinion during the war, and it worked closely with other government departments to develop and implement a range of propaganda campaigns. The Ministry of Information was dissolved in 1946, following the end of World War II.
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