B/W print; Patients being evacuated in a T-type Green Line coach, by Topical Press, 1939
Main details
| Reference number | 1998/52664 |
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| Description | Photograph of a Green Line T-type coach, registration number: ELP178, (T454) which has been converted into an ambulance. A patient is carried out by stretcher from Westminster Hospital watched by nursing staff and others. A large number of patients were evacuated from London hospitals in the days preceding the formal declaration of war. The doors and windows of the hospital are protected by sandbags. |
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| Dates | 1 Sep 1939 |
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| Photograph number | Ukn |
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| Completeness | 100% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Height mmWidth mmDescriptive size 8x6insItem content Attribute Value Text Sign on bus: Reserved for Westminster Hospital partyDesign Attribute Value Shot Medium exterior -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Photographer Topical Press, 1 Sep 1939 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Borough Westminster, 1939Location Westminster, SW1