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https://flic.kr/p/7kNaTM | Lower Regent street 1945 | a Rather gloomy day in the heart of the West End. Regent Street London, London Blitz, Historical London, London Red, Background Designs, Regent Street, London History, Soho London, London Town

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Lower Regent street 1945

a Rather gloomy day in the heart of the West End.

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London, 1940's People In The Street, London Blitz, Historical London, London Areas, London History, London Pictures, The Blitz, Battle Of Britain, Background Photo

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1940s Detective, Historic London, London Blitz, St Paul's Cathedral, London History, Male Clothing, St Pauls Cathedral, The Blitz, Uk Photos

1940s Detective

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St Pauls Cathedral

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Piccadilly Circus, London, 1940 1940s London, Historic London, London Blitz, Greatest Generation, London History, Piccadilly Circus, The Blitz, Street Furniture, London Town

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Piccadilly Circus, London, 1940

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Knitters in London, 1950's Vintage Foto's, Ballet Russe, Make Do And Mend, Make Do, Vintage Life, 1940s Fashion, White Photo, Vintage Pictures, Vintage Love

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Fashion History: Utility Clothing Utility Clothing, 1940s Vintage Dresses, Dior New Look, 1940s Women, 1940s Outfits, Land Girls, Make Do And Mend, Vintage Blog, 20th Century Fashion

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Fashion History: Utility Clothing

When I went to the Fashion on the Ration exhibition at the V&A I discovered Utility Clothing for the first time – I knew about rationing but I didn’t know that the government came u…

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Land Girl In Southern England, 1944 British women headed to the fields during WWII in dungarees and buttoned-up shirts. The Land Girls still kept things stylish though, cinching-in their waists with classic belts. Working On A Farm, Women's Land Army, Ww2 Women, Southern England, Land Girls, British Women, Fashion Mirror, Working Women, Make Do

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This is what women used to wear in the 1940s and it was pretty damn stylish

Despite the hardships of WWII, fashion in the 1940s still ruled as women everywhere embraced a more utilitarian (yet chic) look, and Hollywood's Golden Age stars - from Rita Hayworth to Katharine Hepburn - dazzled in gorgeous gowns. We highlight the key looks of the decade in 40 stunning images and list our favourite vintage fashion shops so you can get the style yourself...

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Stunning Colorized Photos Bring the Real Dunkirk Evacuation to Life British Paratrooper, Dunkirk Evacuation, Operation Market Garden, 101st Airborne, Wwii Photos, Colorized Photos, Market Garden, Red Devil, British Military

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Stunning Colorized Photos Bring the Real Dunkirk Evacuation to Life

The evacuation of Dunkirk remains a memorable moment in European and world history, largely for the fact that civilians successfully helped rescue members of the British armed forces when they were nearly trapped by Nazi forces in May of 1940. Only 30,000 to 45,000 were expected to be rescued, but more than 300,000 troops were able to get off the beach. These stunning pictures showing the dramatic evacuation of Dunkirk during World War II have emerged on the release day of the huge…

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