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Photograph of the Jubilee Singers
This photo shows an African American student choir who toured the UK and whose performances were attended by Queen Victoria and the Prime Minister.
Piece
Purchase from the U.S.A.
Catalogue reference: POWE 5/58
What’s it about?
This record is about the Purchase from the U.S.A. dating from 1940 Sept.-Dec. in the series Ministry of Supply, Iron and Steel Control Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- POWE 5/58
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940 Sept.-Dec.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Purchase from the U.S.A.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- M.O.S. Ref. No. 314/I & S/Scrap/16/6
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- 3 working days notice to produce
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Iron, steel and metals
- Americas
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2044388/
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Series information
POWE 5
Ministry of Supply, Iron and Steel Control Registered Files
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Within the series: POWE 5
Ministry of Supply, Iron and Steel Control Registered Files
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Purchase from the U.S.A.
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