A construction site in London. Cars parked on the road near the site. People stand near it. Workers work at the site. Shops in the background. A sign on a shop reads 'Camera Exchange'. Steam shovel crane lifts up earth. A man seated at the controls of the steam shovel digger. A man picks up earth with shovel. Bicyclists, streetcar or trolley, a bus, and several automobiles pass by during the work. Wooden timbers are seen in a pile, as the excavation progresses. Men set timbers as forms for a foundation. Two men shovel earth out from the hole, to a platform, above, where a third man shovels it to the side.
Air Raid Precaution Depot at Woolwich Town Hall in London, England. People lined at the Air Raid Precaution Depot. Posters are pasted on the wall. The posters read 'Air Raid Precautions'. Men stand in a group around a table. The table is piled with gas masks. A young man tries a mask. Men seated at the table tries a mask.
Air Raid Precaution Depot in London, England. People seated on chairs. Several women stand with their children. Posters pasted on the wall. The posters read 'Air Raid Precautions, fitting gas masks'. A man fits gas masks on a man, woman and a child. The child starts crying. People lined at the Air Raid Precaution Depot. They sit on chairs and wait.
Air Raid Precaution Depot at Borough of Camberwell in London, England as World War 2 looms in Europe. People seated on chairs. Several women sit with their children. A man fits a gas mask on a woman. People stand around a table. Several articles and documents kept on a table. People try masks in the background. Posters are pasted on the wall. The posters read "Borough of Camberwell. Fitting of Gas Masks."
A broadcast of British Prime Minister's speech in London. People sit in their homes. Men and women sit in a drawing room. They listen to the radio broadcast. Radio broadcast of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's speech (the "Peace for our time" or sometimes called "Peace in our time" speech).
People sell newspapers in London, England as World War II looms in Europe. Placard read 'What Hitler said', and 'Hitler's Demand'. A view of streets in London. People buy newspapers. Pedestrians walk on sidewalk. Vehicular traffic on streets. Buses and streetcars pass by. Shops in the background. Crowd at Charing Cross Station. People carry posters. Posters read 'stop this War'. Pedestrians cross streets. Members of British Union of Fascists sell their newspaper 'Action'. People buy newspaper at the Bank of England and The Royal Exchange.
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