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Black and white photograph showing couples dancing in a big hall. There are a few men, but mostly women.

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1945 RAC Thanksgiving Dance

A photograph of people enjoying an RAC thanksgiving week dance in October 1945, a few months after the war had ended. Notice the women dancing with other women, as many men were still serving with the forces overseas.

Image: © East Midlands Regional Archive Council