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Summary
Artist
Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
Description
English: Disabled Soldier's War Job- Producing Artificial Limbs, UK, c 1944
Mr T G Phillips operates a lathe at a factory somewhere in Britain. He is producing artificial limbs and uses his own artificial arm to work the lathe. It is probable that this photograph was taken at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, which is famous for the development of artificial limbs and for its work with the rehabilitation of amputees, which began in 1915.
This photograph was scanned and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. The image was catalogued by the IWM as created for the Ministry of Information, which was dissolved in 1946. Consequently the image and faithful reproductions are considered Crown Copyright, now expired as the photograph was taken prior to 1 June 1957.
Part of
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Ministry of Information Second World War Official Collection
Subject(s)
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Associated places
Roehampton, Surrey, England, UK
Associated events
Home Front, UK, Second World War
Associated themes
British Home Front 1939-1945, British War Work 1939-1945
Associated keywords
Civilians, Daily Life, Industry, Manufacturing, Medical
Category
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photographs
Image sorted
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yes
Licensing
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Captions
A factory worker, T. G. Phillips, using a lathe to produce artificial limbs c. 1944.