Hold Up Your End

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Object description

whole: the image occupies the whole, with the title integrated and positioned across the upper half in black. The text is integrated and positioned across the bottom in black. image: against a large Red Cross symbol, a nurse holds up one end of a stretcher. text: Hold up your end Ernest Linzell Red Cross Work Costs nearly £10 a minute WATERLOW BROS. AND LAYTON, LTD., BIRCHIN LANE, LONDON, E.C. 3. 21010.23.7.18

Physical description

21010.23.7.18

Label

The red cross emblem is a neutral protective sign used during armed conflict. Its primary purpose under the Geneva Conventions is to be the emblem of the medical services of the armed forces. The British Red Cross in its special role as an auxiliary to the military medical services is also authorised to use the emblem within specified limits. The use of the emblem is restricted by international and national laws. The depiction of the red cross emblem in many of these posters would not be allowed today under current regulations. For further information, please contact The British Red Cross Society.

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DRAWER 3.L.

Object details

Category

Posters

Creator

Linzell, Ernest (Undefined)
Waterlow Bros and Layton Ltd, London EC3 (printer)

Production date

1918

Place made

Great Britain

Materials

Support: paper

medium: lithograph

Dimensions

Support: Height 762 mm, Width 508 mm

Catalogue number

Art.IWM PST 10840

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

British civilian organisation
Associated events

WW1 British Home Front
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Hold Up Your End
Hold Up Your End
Hold Up Your End
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Associated places

Great Britain GB
Associated subjects

stretcher
Associated keywords

flag / banner / standard
Charities
women / women's work
wounded / disabled

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