Aircraft tank shop

Accession Number ART22649
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 51.0 x 74.4 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description black conte crayon and oil wash on paper
Maker Ragless, Max
Place made Australia: South Australia, Woodville
Date made June 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Aircraft petrol tanks being made by General Motors Holden at Woodville, South Australia. Here tanks are being washed in a hot bath. The men are at work in a high roofed workshop filled with various equipment including air compressors and tools.