Transport by sea: maintaining forces overseas Accession Number: ART91739

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'Transport loading at night.' A transport ship is loading at night, under searchlights. This is no. 65 from the series of 66 lithographs 'The Great War: Britain's efforts and ideals', published by the British Ministry of Information, London 1917.

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Accession Number
ART91739
Artist
Charles Pears
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Edition: Unknown
Medium: lithograph
Measurement
Overall
Medium
lithograph on paper
Date Made
1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Presented by the British Ministry of Information 1921
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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