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Search over 200 records with images and descriptions from locals that follows the growth of the area through the generations, from industrial development and cultural change to the devastation of war and redevelopment.

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Factory workers | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Staff party | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Damp packets | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Tea break | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Hesser girls | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
The Docks | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library

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Factory workers | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Staff party | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Damp packets | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Tea break | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
Hesser girls | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library
The Docks | Photo: Newham Archives Local Studies Library

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