Shopping Queues in WWII London (Illustration)

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by Imperial War Museums
published on 19 June 2024

Shopping Queues in WWII London — A photograph of a queue of shoppers in London during the Second World War (1939-45). Queues often developed during rationing in wartime Britain. (Imperial War Museums)

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