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Dance and band in field hostel, Kirkby, 1942

Archive reference 42186-12

Couples dancing in a large hall, watched by a few men smoking at the side of the room

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This photograph was commissioned by the Royal Auxiliary Ordnance Factory.

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Do you remember the field hostel in Kirkby? If you have any information about this photograph or the Stewart Bale company then we’d like to hear from you. Please contact Anne Gleave, curator of photographic archives on 0151 478 4487 or send Anne Gleave an email.