Sleeping in the Shelters, 1940
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Sleeping in the Shelters, 1940
The Bystander depicts a range of different sleeping arrangements during night-time stays in air-raid shelters. On the top-left (Lansdowne House shelter) women can be seen resting on li-los, rugs, cushions, and camp beds. Those on the top-right (a Mayfair hotel shelter) are enjoying the luxury of real mattresses. On the centre-right (the shelter at Murrays dance club), a woman sleeps sprawled across three chairs. On the bottom right (Grosvenor House), deck-chairs and chairs are used. While on the bottom left (the crypt at St. Paul s), the poor individuals sleeping on nothing but rugs are treated to cups of tea.
1940
Media ID 14403456
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Airraid Blackout Blitz Bombing Bombings Crypt Effort Grosvenor Lansdowne Mayfair Morale Murray Murrays Pauls Raid Raids Sep16 Shelter Shelters
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