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Image: Mtc Girls For America- Women of the Mechanised Transport Corps at Work, London, England, 1940 D2531

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Description: Mtc Girls For America- Women of the Mechanised Transport Corps at Work, London, England, 1940 Mrs Pat Macleod slides out from under the ambulance she is repairing to smile for the camera. She is doing maintenance work on ambulance 8, which was presented by Elliott Nugent Esq. through the American Field Service. The depot is probably somewhere in Paddington in London. Painted on the side of the vehicle are the British and American flags, confirming that this ambulance is part of the American Ambulance, Great Britain.
Title: Mtc Girls For America- Women of the Mechanised Transport Corps at Work, London, England, 1940 D2531
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//41/media-41040/large.jpg This photograph D 2531 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer
Permission: 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.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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