... as it was taken at the height of propaganda, however it is backed up by other images of evacuation, and there is no indication that it was produced by the government so we an assume that it is genuine. The children look happy and content, however they may be smiling for the camera, as many other accounts of evacuation say the children were scared; 'the children were too afraid to talk.' Most of the children look to be under 10 which was probable because although all schoolchildren were given the option to be evacuated, many of the older ones chose to stay at home. They are carrying their suitcases and boxes containing gas masks which everybody was advised by the government to do in case of a gas attack, and they are wearing name tags so they could be registered at the reception areas. There are some adults present in the picture, ...

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