Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne |
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Accession Number | ARTV03271 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 37.3 x 25 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | photolithograph on paper |
Maker |
Trompf, Percival Albert VICTORIA : NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA FOR THE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES, [N.D.] |
Place made | Australia: Victoria |
Date made | 1939-1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Curiosity may spell disaster: When sirens or guns are heard at night...don't put on lights, raise blinds, or run outside to watch...at all times take cover immediately!
Description
The dark figure of a man standing outside his house pointing towards the sky where searchlights are probing and six aircraft are flying. Other figures can be seen at the two windows where the blinds are not drawn. The poster states that 'Curiosity may spell disaster. When sirens or guns are heard at night...don't put on lights, raise blinds, or run outside to watch... At all times take cover immediately! This poster was issued by the National Safety Council of Australia for the State Emergency Services, Victoria.