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Interviews with Jaun Schauerte
Jaun Schauerte (b. 1936) recalls rushing to the shelter with a suitcase and a bag pack. Remembers one night when his grandmother fell under the heavy weight of the rucksack and nobody stopped to help her. Recalls the Bremen bombing, while he was…
Invoice from Ironmonger
An invoice and receipt from a Cookham ironmonger for charging a battery, a cooker wick and oil.
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Irene Green's air raid warden's card of appointment
Certifies that Irene Green was appointed as an air raid warden on 11 March 1944.
Irene Harrison, land girl at Potter Hill
Girl in land girl uniform carrying basket with vegetables and two rabbits with other items under her arm. Captioned 'Home for Christmas'. Title 'Irene Harrison, land girl at Potter Hill, letters page 206'.
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Irene Howard's ration book
Ration book 1953-54 issued in Lincoln serial no BB873618 to Irene Howard address in Coleby, Lincolnshire. Contains stamps for Charles Marshall Ltd, Navenby.
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Irene Howard's ration book
Ration book 1953-54 issued in Lincoln serial no BB873620 to Irene Howard address in Coleby, Lincolnshire. Contains stamps for Charles Marshall Ltd, Navenby.
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Isabel Jenkinson
Full length image of a woman wearing jacket and skirt holding containers with trees and foliage in the background. On the reverse 'Isabel Jenkinson going blackberrying c 1941'.
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Jessie Redgrave's 1939 diary
A diary kept by Jessie Redgrave during 1939 with detailed daily entries on her life.
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Joan Layne's diary covering the period her husband Wally was a prisoner of war
Starts with a letter to him after she finds out he is a prisoner telling how she felt when he was missing and how happy she was with the news that he was a prisoner. After a day by day diary of her feelings, activities, news of friends and…
Johanna Burghardt
Johanna Burghardt's account of the events at Oberste Gasse 10.
Johanna L
Johanna L's account of the events in Kassel.
Käthe Sch
Mrs Käthe Sch's account of the events at Luisenstraße 2, Old Barracks (north wing), Railway Bunker, Bismarckstraße. Included is a statement by her son, Harry.
Karl E
Police Sergeant Karl E's account of the events at Police Station no 4 (Reuterstraße 12) and Moltke-straße 8.
Karl Heinz K
Karl Heinz K's account of the events at Müllergasse 2.
Karl Kniese
Karl Kniese's account of the events at Wolfhager Straße 11, train station in the lower town.
Karl L
Karl L's account of the events at Pferdemarkt 9, Schützenstraße 9, Franzgraben 22.
Karl P
Mr Karl P's account of the events at Hartwigstraße.
Karl Sch
Karl Sch's account of the events at Riedwiesensiedlung, Am Hutekamp nos. 6, 7, 9, 11, Am Hohen Rod.
Karoline, K
Karoline K's account of the events at Obere Karlstraße 17 (Bürgersäle).
KD Magnet motor car
Side view of an open topped car captioned 'KD Magnette £50, 1938'. Captioned in frame '1938 K D Magnette bought 1938 for £50. M of Supply requisitioned tubes and tires. Reason! Not taxed or insured, missing was not an excuse!'.
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Keith Dexters home near Stradishall, Suffolk
Title 'Keith Dexter's home near Stradishall Suffolk, found for his mother to avoid Blitz on their home in London 41/42'. Top left thatched house with hedge in front captioned ' Stevenson Farm, Con's home 1940-47'. Top right side view of thatched…
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Kitty Michel
Kitty Michel's account of the events at Platz der SA (Housing Inspectorate), old Lutheran church am Graben.
Klara T
Klara T's account of the events at Schillerstraße 12, main cemetery, secondary modern no 16.
Last night's air raid
Seven caricature figures, five men and two women in a room. Three men are conversing on the left in front of fireplace. A woman sits reading a newspaper on a chair and another woman stands in front of her with paper in hand. On the right two men in…
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