Post-war kitchen

Document reference: (INF2/44/2685) Children’s tea in post-war kitchen, 1945

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What can you see in this family scene? What is specific to the time period? What things are missing from the image that you would expect to see in a kitchen?

What is the boy doing? Why would they want to take a picture of this event?

What would they think of their house? Is it very modern or quite old-fashioned?

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