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title: Shopping Queues in WWII London
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19127/shopping-queues-in-wwii-london/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-06-19
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# Shopping Queues in WWII London
_Authored by Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19127.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph of a queue of shoppers in London during the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45). Queues often developed during [rationing in wartime Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2491/rationing-in-wartime-britain/). (Imperial War Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2024, June 19). Shopping Queues in WWII London. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Shopping Queues in WWII London." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 19, 2024. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Shopping Queues in WWII London." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Jun 2024, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205202050) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 June 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.