Broadway, Coventry, seen in the aftermath of the 1919 hunger riots. Rioting broke out in Coventry following celebrations to mark Peace Day (and the end of the First World War) in July 1919. The image shows a crowd of men, most wearing flat caps, some with bicycles, lined up in the street. Most of the shops have windows boarded up.

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