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Shopping Queues in WWII London
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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)
Cadbury Ration Chocolate
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Cadbury Ration Chocolate

A bar of Cadbury ration chocolate. Chocolate was one of many items restricted during rationing in wartime Britain. (Imperial War Museums)
British Clothing Ration Book
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British Clothing Ration Book

A clothing ration book used during rationing in wartime Britain. (Imperial War Museums)
Two-Person Weekly Food Ration
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Two-Person Weekly Food Ration

A photograph showing the foodstuffs two adults were entitled to during rationing in wartime Britain. There is milk, sugar, bacon, cheese, butter and chocolate. Other items were also rationed whilst bread, fruit, and vegetables were not. (Imperial...
British Food Ration Book
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British Food Ration Book

A British food ration book. Rationing was introduced during the Second World War (1939-45) and continued for some years after. Each book contained coupons that were required to buy certain foodstuffs in certain quantities. (Imperial War Museums...
Antibiotic Resistance Tests
Image by Dr Graham Beards

Antibiotic Resistance Tests

Antibiotic resistance tests: Bacteria are streaked on dishes with white disks, each impregnated with a different antibiotic. Clear rings, such as those on the left, show that bacteria have not grown, indicating that these bacteria are not...
Penicillium Mold
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Penicillium Mold

Some penicillium mold on mandarin oranges, probably Penicillium digitatum.
Professor Alexander Fleming
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Professor Alexander Fleming

Synthetic production of penicillin by Professor Alexander Fleming, holder of the Chair of Bacteriology at London University, who first discovered the mould penicillin notatum, in his laboratory at St Mary's, Paddington, London (1943...
Ships on the Palestrina Mosaic
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Ships on the Palestrina Mosaic

A close-up of the Nile Mosaic (c. 2nd century BCE), depicting Ptolemaic ships with soldiers onboard. National Archaeological Museum of Palestrina.
Police Boat on the Palestrina Mosaic
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Police Boat on the Palestrina Mosaic

A close-up of the Nile Mosaic (c. 2nd century BCE), depicting a police boat in Ptolemaic Egypt. National Archeological Museum of Palestrina.
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