Place | Europe: United Kingdom |
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Accession Number | ARTV05319 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Sheet: 75.3 cm x 49.8 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | offset lithograph on paper |
Maker |
British Merchant Navy Henry Hildesley Ltd |
Date made | c. 1939-1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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To the Merchant Navy: Thank you!
Description
British Second World War morale poster depicts merchant seamen battling against a storm at sea. The British Merchant Navy was attacked frequently by German U-Boats in North Atlantic trade routes while ferrying cargo from North America to England. This poster, part of a wider poster campaign, thanks the Merchant Navy for their work.