Air Raid: Shelter Accession Number: ARTV00798

Description

British First World War poster. Printed with black text only it informs the viewer that they are in an Air Raid Shelter.

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Accession Number
ARTV00798
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
Unknown
Printer
Unknown
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 21.6 cm x 43.2 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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