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  • Lancastria Lancastria

    (art) Made by: O'Donoghue, Hughie 1999

    image: A sepia toned photographic image of the SS Lancastria sinking at St Nazaire. The surface of the image has been modified with colour and texture giving the sky an orange glow and appearance of smoke. The name of the ship has been written across the...

  • The Contents of a Red Cross Parcel, 1944 The Contents of a Red Cross Parcel, 1944

    (art) Made by: Worsley, John 1944

    image: an open cardboard box with a red cross marked on it is positioned on a wooden stool. Some of the contents of the box, including a tin of Klim powdered milk, cartons of Players cigarettes, a tin of Maple Leaf Butter and a chocolate bar, are placed...

  • Ratings' Mess Ratings' Mess

    (art) Made by: Maccoby, David 1943

    study, IWM:ART 16677

  • V.E. Day commemorative cover design for daily summary of operations, Cabinet War Rooms V.E. Day commemorative cover design for daily summary of operations, Cabinet War Rooms

    (art) Made by: Pope, H Lefevre

    No description available

  • ARP CALLING YOU - GET INTO TOUCH WITH YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL ARP CALLING YOU - GET INTO TOUCH WITH YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL

    (posters) Made by: Keely, Pat 1938

    image: a yellow whistle siren being blown against a deep blue sky, the words ARP above; mottled clouds of steam emanate from the blasts of the whistle; the mechanism blowing the whistle is silhouetted against the blue sky, and is highlighted in white....

  • ARP/Civil Defence Worker, 1943 ARP/Civil Defence Worker, 1943

    (art) Made by: Sutton, R Fran 1943

    image: A portrait of a man in a dark blue greatcoat with insignia indicating he is a member of the London County Council Heavy Rescue Service, possibly either a Depot Rescue Foreman or a Rescue Clerk of Works. He wears a dark blue beret bearing the...

  • SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE

    (posters)

    text: SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE Action on Imminent Danger Warning OR If You Hear a Flying Bomb Coming 1. PUT YOUR TIN HAT ON. 2. OPEN WINDOWS AND DOORS. 3. KEEP AWAY FROM THEM. 4. TAKE COVER FROM GLASS BEHIND FURNITURE, OR UNDER TABLES, OR IN INNER...

  • If You Are Bombed Out... Ask a Policeman or Your Warden Where to Find a Rest Centre If You Are Bombed Out... Ask a Policeman or Your Warden Where to Find a Rest Centre

    (posters)

    whole: the image is positioned in the upper half with text displayed above and below in black, blue and red. All are set against a plain white background. image: a policeman walking next to an ARP warden, the former slightly higher than the latter, both...