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Unidentified young women, Kutno, Nazi-occupied Poland, 1939. history

The Brink of Oblivion: Color Photos From Nazi-Occupied Poland, 1939-1940

Londoners sleep in the city's Underground for protection during German bombing raids, 1941. history

Down, Not Out, in London: LIFE in the Underground, 1940

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In Praise of the ‘Powder Puff Derby’

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