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The Story of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys
Digitising the Directorate of Overseas Surveys Collection has been the National Collection of Aerial Photography’s largest print preservation and digitisation project to date, but how did the Collection come to exist in the first place?
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Reinterpreting the Directorate of Overseas Surveys Collection
The Directorate of Overseas Surveys (DOS) commissioned aerial photography to create mapping of Commonwealth countries. A new exhibition illustrates the great potential of the DOS Collection (cared for by the National Collection of Aerial Photography) for interdisciplinary research and study.
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The Story of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys
Digitising the Directorate of Overseas Surveys Collection has been the National Collection of Aerial Photography’s largest print preservation and digitisation project to date, but how did the Collection come to...
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Reinterpreting the Directorate of Overseas Surveys Collection
The Directorate of Overseas Surveys (DOS) commissioned aerial photography to create mapping of Commonwealth countries. A new exhibition illustrates the great potential of the DOS Collection (cared for by the...
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The Women of Medmenham: Sarah Spencer-Churchill
Sarah Spencer-Churchill served as a Photographic Interpreter at RAF Medmenham between October 1941 and November 1945, going on to become a prominent actress and frequently discussing her military service in...
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The Women of Medmenham: Ursula Powys-Lybbe
This women’s history month, read about Ursula Powys-Lybbe, who began her career as a society photographer, before joining the WAAF in 1941 and working as a Photographic Interpreter at RAF...
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