"That's why we gotta wear these tin 'ats." Accession Number: ART12446

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Depicts two soldiers standing on duckboards smoking, pointing at some artillery shells. "That's why we gotta wear these tin 'ats!"

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Accession Number
ART12446
Artist
Frank Dunne
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: black ink on paper
Measurement
sheet: 33.7 cm x 44 cm
Medium
pen and ink, pencil on card
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated by Frank Dunne 1936
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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