Caring for Evacuees is National Service
Poster
ca. 1940 (made)
ca. 1940 (made)
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Illustration of a soldier writing a letter in upper left corner. Main image of a woman, his wife, reading the return correspondence with a baby in her lap.
Object details
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| Title | Caring for Evacuees is National Service (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper and ink |
| Brief description | Second World War poster promoting hospitality for evacuees. Soldier replies to wife's letter. Ministry of Health. UK, ca. 1940. |
| Physical description | Illustration of a soldier writing a letter in upper left corner. Main image of a woman, his wife, reading the return correspondence with a baby in her lap. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Other number | LS.1836 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.713-2004 |
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| Record created | October 14, 2004 |
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