Daily Herald Photograph: Queuing for fuel

Daily Herald Photograph: Queuing for fuel Daily Herald Photograph: Queuing for fuel

Daily Herald Photograph: Queuing for fuel
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

Daily Herald Photograph: Queuing for fuel
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

One photograph of a woman receiving her allotment of emergency fuel (coke). Caption on back reads: 'A few of the people in the Manchester area have found out how to "Keep the home fires burning". At Gaythorn Gasworks, Manchester, people began queueing yesterday afternoon for their coke tickets which entitles one person to 28lbs of coke, which they collected this morning. Mr. M. Kean, who was formerly in the 21st army hasn't forgetten how to handle a shovel, here he is issuing some of the coke'.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/50622
Materials:
paper
type:
photographic print