File:A Picture of a Southern Town- Life in Wartime Reading, Berkshire, England, UK, 1945 D25254.jpg

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English: A Picture of a Southern Town- Life in Wartime Reading, Berkshire, England, UK, 1945
A general view of the busy counter in the main Post Office in Reading. A number of clerks are working behind the grille of the counter, which runs along the length of the office. In the centre, several elderly ladies are sitting at a table and chairs. Many young men and women are queuing to buy stamps and the like. The original caption states that "Reading Post Office not only serves the people and industry of the town, but is the distributing centre for the Counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire... 107 sub offices are under the control of Reading's Head Postmaster, 74 of which are in rural districts".
Date 1945
date QS:P571,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//45/media-45060/large.jpg

This photograph D 25254 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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(Reusing this file)		 This photograph was scanned and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. The image was catalogued by the IWM as created for the Ministry of Information, which was dissolved in 1946. Consequently the image and faithful reproductions are considered Crown Copyright, now expired as the photograph was taken prior to 1 June 1957.
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Ministry of Information Second World War Official Collection
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  • Associated places
    Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Associated events
    Home Front, UK, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    British Home Front 1939-1945
  • Associated keywords
    Civilians, Communications, Daily Life, Towns and Cities, women
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photographs
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