Life in Britain was dominated by the Second World War and the fight against Nazi Germany.
It was not until 1945 that the war ended and the county' had faced destruction and the tragic loss of thousands of lives.
The Yorkshire Post, was founded in 1754, and our archive is home to thousands of photographs. These photographs go back 80 years in time to look at life in Yorkshire during that time.
Here we take a look back at at life in the 1940s.
13. School for evacuees
Linton Residential School, Yorkshire built for evacuees and opened on 10th July 1940. Photo taken from book A Girl's War by Doreen Drewry Lehr.
14. Bradford 1940
Bradford Industrial Museum supplied picture of Bradford City Centre circa 1940.
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