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Women as electricians WWI
Women in London electric station. During World War One there seemed to be no limit to the number of civilian occupations that women showed themselves cabable of replacing men, even in those requiring highly technical knowledge. Here women running the St Marylebone Borough Electric Sub-station. Upper photograph: Operating the main switchboard and testing the current with a volt-meter. Lower photograph: Working on the meter-board for battery-charging. Date: 1917
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Paddles for Rescue Dinghies made by River Fire Service Men
Paddles for Rescue Dinghies made by the River Fire Service Men. Date: circa 1942
© The John Hinde Archive / Stephen Bourne / Mary Evans
1940s, 2nd, 40s, Civil, Defence, Dinghies, Fire, Forties, Hinde, Home Front, Homefront, Ii, John, Made, Men, Paddles, Rescue, River, Service, War, Wartime, World, Ww2, Wwii

Inquiring of the Incident Officer concerning relatives fate
Inquiring of the Incident Officer concerning the fate of relatives. Date: circa 1941
© The John Hinde Archive / Stephen Bourne / Mary Evans
1940s, 2nd, 40s, Civil, Defence, Fate, Forties, Hinde, Home Front, Homefront, Ii, Incident, Inquiring, John, Officer, Relatives, War, Wartime, World, Ww2, Wwii