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Scots Express- Railways at War, UK, 1944 D18517
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Scots Express- Railways at War, UK, 1944
Two American soldiers stand outside the US RTO (Railway Transport Office) at Crewe railway station. The soldier on the right is actually an employee of the RTO, which provides information and tickets for military personnel. To the left of the photograph, servicemen and women buy refreshments from the 'railbar'. At the top of the photograph, platform numbers can be seen and just above those the arrival indicator boards are just visible. The office which is being used as the RTO was previously a branch of 'The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited'.
The UK Ministry of Information was established in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II. It was responsible for coordinating and controlling all government information and propaganda, both within the UK and abroad. The Ministry of Information was created to help the government communicate with the public and to ensure that important information was disseminated effectively. It was also responsible for managing the media and censoring certain types of information that might be harmful to morale or national security. The Ministry of Information played a crucial role in shaping public opinion during the war, and it worked closely with other government departments to develop and implement a range of propaganda campaigns. The Ministry of Information was dissolved in 1946, following the end of World War II.
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