007492 Accession Number: 007492

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Duchess of Kent inspects clothes sent from Australia to bombed out children. High school girls in Australia banded together and have sent clothes to England for the use of children who have been bombed out of their homes and lost their possesions. Here, the Duchess of Kent puts a blanket on a little boy wearing pyjamas sent from Australia during her inspection of the clothes in London.

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Accession Number
007492
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c May 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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