Eighty feet below the surface of Piccadilly Circus is part of the underground station known as "Aladdins Cave" where national art treasures from the Tate gallery and the London Museum were stored at the outbreak of war. Most of the pictures have been returned to their galleries, but the remaining 200 were taken from the underground under police guard this morning

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5000 x 3723 px | 42.3 x 31.5 cm | 16.7 x 12.4 inches | 300dpi

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4 February 1946

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LONDON UK

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British Arts - Return of National Art Treasures - London - 1946

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