His action station: saving is everybody's war job Accession Number: ARTV04986

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This is a British poster depicting a rear-gunner in a Halifax bomber. A Halifax is seen flying at left. Added to the slogan 'Saving is everybody's war job' are the words 'Post Office Savings Bank'.

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Accession Number
ARTV04986
Artist
Thomas Eckersley OBE RDI AGI
Printer
Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd.
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: photolithograph on paper
Measurement
Overall: 74 cm x 92 cm
Medium
photolithograph on paper
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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