Image: 'The Islington Borough Council have employed women on this strenuous task. On the left, wielding a pick, is Mrs Kellam, forewoman, a grandmother who is not afraid of hard work and responsibility. Her daughter, Edith, is Art.IWMARTLD1538

Description: The Islington Borough Council have employed women on this strenuous task. On the left, wielding a pick, is Mrs Kellam, forewoman, a grandmother who is not afraid of hard work and responsibility. Her daughter, Edith, is working the chute in the foreground.' (from portfolio notes, Women's Work in the War) image: A group of women in dark overalls working in a residential street. There is a large mound of sand on the road that the women are using to fill sandbags; a pile of which lie in the left hand corner of the image. To the left there is a women with a pick and another manning a chute used to funnel the sand into the bags. Many of the other women hold spades.
Title: 'The Islington Borough Council have employed women on this strenuous task. On the left, wielding a pick, is Mrs Kellam, forewoman, a grandmother who is not afraid of hard work and responsibility. Her daughter, Edith, is Art.IWMARTLD1538
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//142/media-142980/large.jpg This is photograph Art.IWM ART LD 1538 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Gabain, Ethel Leontine (artist), Ministry of Information (WAAC) (publisher/sponsor), Her Majesty's Stationery Office (printer)
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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License: Public domain
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