Air Raid: no safe shelter available Accession Number: ARTV00793

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British First World War poster printed with civil defence information in black text regarding accommodation availability in an air raid shelters.

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Accession Number
ARTV00793
Printer
Unknown
Publisher
Unknown
Artist
Unknown
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 27.8 cm x 43 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1914-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Transferred from AWM Research Centre 1979
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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