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Image: Ve Day Celebrations in London, England, UK, 8 May 1945 D24586

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Description: Ve Day Celebrations in London, England, UK, 8 May 1945 A young man holds aloft a large Union Flag amongst the huge crowd of people that has gathered in Whitehall to listen to Churchill's Victory speech and to celebrate Victory in Europe Day. The crowd is a mix of service personnel, civilians and children. To the left of the photograph, the back of a bus, also packed with people, is just visible.
Title: Ve Day Celebrations in London, England, UK, 8 May 1945 D24586
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//44/media-44850/large.jpg This is photograph D 24586 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.
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License: Public domain
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