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A children's outing organised by the Coloured Men's Institute.
This photograph, taken from 'The Star', shows 100 children on an outing from Canning Town to Southend. Kamal Chunchie, the founder of the Coloured...
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Allotments at the National Maritime Museum.
During the war, the government encouraged people to grow their own food to supplement their rations. The 'Dig for Victory' campaign, which started in...
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Backyards in Rotherhithe Street.
The back of a terrace of houses on Rotherhithe Street, which ran around the Rotherhithe Pensinsula between the Thames and the Surrey Docks.
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Men gathered around a beacon in thick smog.
The term 'smog' was used to describe London's notorious combination of coal smoke and natural fog. It was caused by coal-fired power stations,...
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Christmas at the Coloured Men's Institute.
Kamal Chunchie, founded of the Coloured Men's Institute, organised regular events for the local black and Asian communities. This photograph shows...
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A black billiard player at the Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest.
A black billiard player in the recreation rooms of the Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest in the 1920s. The Seamen's Rest in the East India Dock Road was...
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