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The Elephant and Castle

Bert Hardy, 1948

Reproduced by kind permission of Getty Images © Bert Hardy/Getty Images

A collection of 22 photographs taken as part of a series depicting life in the heavily bombed Elephant and Castle district of London during the Second World War commissioned by the Picture Post magazine. These images encapsulate the vitality of life around the Elephant and Castle at that point in history - how the area looked at that time, how people dressed, their homes and their social interaction.

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Title of artwork, date

The Elephant and Castle, 1948

Date supported

2004

Medium and material

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

1-5) 15.9 x 24.1 cm; 6-11)18.8 x 23.9 cm; 12-22) 16 x 24.2 cm

Grant

9155

Total cost

20655

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