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           | DescriptionChurchill V sign HU 55521.jpg | 
           
              Winston Churchill in Downing Street giving his famous 'V' sign. 
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           5 June 1943 | 
          
          
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               This is photograph  HU 55521 from the collections of the  Imperial War Museums. | 
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           British Government | 
          
          
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                - It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created by the United Kingdom Government prior to 1963.
 
                
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