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Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] on temporary duty cataloging in the rare book section of the Library of Congress

Nation's Business, Chamber of Commerce, U.S.A

A student from the University of Manila, Philippine Islands, doing graduate work in nutrition in the science building at Iowa State College. Ames, Iowa

Nation's Business, Chamber of Commerce, U.S.A.

Jim Tillma wears overalls while studying. University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Kinderen rond tafel met schaakspel

Aux grands maux les grands remèdes....Ecrivons à la vielle (BM 1893,0612.68)

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Postal and Telegraph Censorship Department worker checks the content of a letter. During the Second World War personal correspondence was routinely censored.

This image is from the collections of The National Archives. Feel free to share it within the spirit of the Commons.

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1940 - 1945
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Selbstschutz Westpreussen HQ – completing the execution lists

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Everyday Life at a Ministry of Supply Shell Filling Factory, England, UK, 1941 D2862

'YWCA War Workers' Club- Rest and Relaxation in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK, 1944 D20914

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