Image: IWM (Art.IWM PST 15805)

Object Details

Category
Posters
Related period
Second World War (content)
Creator
Unknown
Place made
Great Britain, United Kingdom
Materials

Support: paper

medium: lithograph

Dimensions

Support: Height 496 mm., Width 370 mm.

Catalogue number
Art.IWM PST 15805

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