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Object details

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

Support: paper

medium: lithograph

Dimensions

Support: Height 495 mm, Width 369 mm

Catalogue number
Art.IWM PST 15866

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