Help British Guiana to work for victory Accession Number: ARTV02286

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This British Second World War poster was one of a series created to highlight the important of labour and resources of British Guiana. This particular poster shows bauxite mining. Bauxite is the world's largest source of aluminium and was therefore important for providing raw materials to Allied production plants.

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Accession Number
ARTV02286
Artist
Alfred John Nunney
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Sheet: 76 x 51 cm
Medium
offset lithograph on paper
Date Made
1940-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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