England. A typical day in the 41-m Bashny.Net

Imagine: 41 th year, the Second World is in full swing. Somewhere, far away yet, go hostilities, and the house waiting for the women and children affected by the war, no less. Modern photo archives are packed to the brim with old photographs that take us in the non-peaceful years. It turns out that during the war, the Ministry of the photographic department of the information was requested to create advocacy nepostanovochnye photos reflecting the harsh reality of the time. And one of these photo sessions took place in England in the apartment of Mrs. Olive for one typical day. At first glance, it looks like an ordinary day, but worth a closer look, and will become noticeable masks, traces of the bombing, a spare bed in the basement ...
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1. Mrs. Olive gets up at 7 am. On her bedside table stands a gas mask and a flashlight in case of night bombing.





2. She pulls back the curtains and opened the window. Glass is not - he punched out a blast wave.



3. Instead of the glass - a piece of linen cloth.



4. Pops milk and morning newspapers. Nearby are the buckets with sand in case of fire.



5. Breakfast in the living room. Two glasses not. The remaining paper sealed with krect-wise to avoid injury from shrapnel during the bombing.



6. Cleaning of stairs. Mrs. Olive puts asbestos mat - it reduces the risk of fire.



7. This follows from the bombardment with incendiary bombs on the ceiling ...



8 ... and the floor.



9. Mrs. Olive cleans fireplace, postponing large coals for reuse.



10. Prepare the bed in the basement in case of air raid.



11. Sorts trash.



12. The morning trip to the store.



13. The grocer makes a mark in her ration cards - tea, sugar, margarine, fat and bacon.



14. The bus ride to work. In the background - the marks of bombardment.



15. Mrs. Olive works as a secretary in the same organization, "associated with the war." On weekdays from 10:00 to 18:00, Saturday until 14.00.



16. Mrs. Olive prepares dinner - today her husband had a short vacation.



17. Served table for two in the living room, almost as in peacetime.



18. And set the table, knitting warm things.



19. Meets husband.