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Reference Number (click to see whole series/group)15A13/1/4/11
Extent2 items
TitleIMAGES OF THREADNEEDLE STREET: ARP [AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS] GAS DETECTORS ON THE BANK ROOF
Date[1942]
DescriptionInterior view of detectors.

1) WAR/1346-12A: Three men in protective overalls with faces visible standing on the roof. They are each wearing a numbered gas detector. Verso: Photograph Number B111. No photographer's stamp but style and original reference matches others in series by London News Agency. (196mm x 256mm)
2) WAR/1346-12B: Three figures wearing protective overalls and gas masks running gas detectors over the stonework of the roof. Two lion head rain spouts are also prominent in the picture. Verso: Photograph Number B146; photographer's stamp. (205mm x 261mm)
Original ReferenceWARHO 11
WAR/1346-12
YearOpen2016
AuthorLondon News Agency [LNA] Photos Ltd
CopyrightBank of England copyright
KeywordArchitecture; Chemical Warfare [UK Archival Thesaurus]
PhysicalDescriptionPhotographic Print
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