British Museum Treasures In Wartime Underground Storage
Rare books, volumes and other treasures from the Britsh Museum lie on shelves in safe storage through World War II at Westwood Quarry under the village of Westwood near Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire, England, 11th February 1946. The collection is being prepared for a return to the museum's home in Bloomsbury, London. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Popperfoto via Getty Images)
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