Source based work on the evacuation.
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Charlotte Wilkinson History Coursework Q1. Source B is a photograph taken in September 1939. It shows evacuees walking to the station in London. Looking at the picture, I can see the evacuees walking in line, all carrying their luggage with teachers walking beside them and parents in tow. From looking at the picture it is evidently clear that there are certain aspects to be learnt from it. This picture will have been taken almost as soon as war was declared, when around 1.5 million people were evacuated. The children are walking along a typical looking city street with terraced houses either side of them. Amidst the smiling faces there is a sense of anticipation and optimistic feeling. Evacuation, in such an early time would have been considered extremely beneficial as it would have freed up Mothers to help the war effort, enabled children to see life outside the confinement of the city and...


