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Laundry in Wartime- the work of Gleniffer Laundry, Catford, London, England, UK, 1944 D23254

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Laundry in Wartime- the work of Gleniffer Laundry, Catford, London, England, UK, 1944 D23254

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Laundry in Wartime- the work of Gleniffer Laundry, Catford, London, England, UK, 1944
A busy scene at Gleniffer Laundry in Catford, showing women at work on the large ironing machine, which is used mainly for drying and ironing tablecloths. According to the original caption, the roller on this machine is over 160" in length and 42" in diameter.

The UK Ministry of Information was established in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II. It was responsible for coordinating and controlling all government information and propaganda, both within the UK and abroad. The Ministry of Information was created to help the government communicate with the public and to ensure that important information was disseminated effectively. It was also responsible for managing the media and censoring certain types of information that might be harmful to morale or national security. The Ministry of Information played a crucial role in shaping public opinion during the war, and it worked closely with other government departments to develop and implement a range of propaganda campaigns. The Ministry of Information was dissolved in 1946, following the end of World War II.

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