This Tanker Must Be Replaced: Oil Is the Life-Blood of the Services Accession Number: ARTV02083

Description

British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of oil. The poster depicts an oil tanker at sea, on fire. The poster highlights that this tanker must be replaced, as oil was of critical importance towards the overall war effort for Britain and had to be shipped in to the country.

This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

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Accession Number
ARTV02083
Publisher
The Admiralty
Printer
Multi Machine Plates Ltd
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 75 x 50 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated in 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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