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Peter Berthoud
Nov 3, 2022
Card Games of World War II
Throughout the war, card games were a hugely popular source of entertainment and diversion for adults and children. These are some of the ga
Peter Berthoud
Sep 26, 2022
The Air-Photo Atlas of London of 1949
In 1949 Phoenix House Ltd. published their Air-Photo Atlas of London. The aerial maps provide a "street guide from the air" to post-war...
Peter Berthoud
Sep 26, 2022
Air-Photo Atlas of 1949 - Index and Introductory Notes
This is the index to the 1949, Phoenix House Ltd., Air-Photo Atlas of London. For the complete set of maps & images from the atlas please...
Peter Berthoud
Feb 5, 2014
This is London: A World War II Souvenir That Wasn't For The Locals
In 1944 the British Council produced a souvenir photography book solely for overseas forces stationed in the UK - This is London. The 40...
Peter Berthoud
Feb 7, 2012
The Royal Academy's Wartime Vision for a New London
In 1940 Sir Edwin Lutyens, President of the Royal Academy, formed a committee to prepare a report on the “ideal” possibilities that could...
Peter Berthoud
Jan 31, 2012
The Royal Academy's Plan for London 1942
In January 1940 Sir Edwin Lutyens, President of the Royal Academy (RA), invited architect members of the RA, and others, to form a...
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