Image: IWM (EPH 4091)

Object Details

Category
Souvenirs and ephemera
Related period
Second World War (content), Second World War (association)
Materials

whole: cloth

Dimensions

whole: Depth 1 mm., Length 560 mm., Width 542 mm.

Catalogue number
EPH 4091

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