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January 1939: Some of Britain's 1,830,000 unemployed awaiting their turn at Peckham labour exchange, south London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 86 - Unemployed - pub. 21st January 1939 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

January 1939: Some of Britain's 1,830,000 unemployed awaiting their turn at Peckham labour exchange, south London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 86 - Unemployed - pub. 21st January 1939 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Picture Post Kurt Hutton