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2011-08-16 20:16:00.0
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1.18 MB
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1839 x 2460 pixels
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Digital Media Bank ID: 15359
Original Filename: dmas_ha910767_d01_ab10.jpg
Description: Photographic print of an air raid shelter at Pelham Street School, Brighton. Shelter is still under construction. View taken from within shelter: the blurred figure of a workman is visible at the end of the corridor.
Categories: Timeline/ 1930s, Timeline/ World War Two (1939-1945), Learning Themes/ WW2, Learning Themes/ WW2/ Air Raid Precautions  
Copyright & Re-use
Credit: Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Licence: CC BY-SA
Object or Artwork info
Type (of Object or Artwork): Photographic Print
Title (of Artwork / Object): Photographic Print
Creator (of Artwork / Object): Brighton Borough Council - Borough Surveyors Department
Date Created (of Object / Artwork): 11 September 1939
Description (Object or Artwork): This photographic print was made by the Borough Surveyor's department. It shows the interior of an air raid shelter at Pelham Street School, Brighton. The shelter is still under construction. This print was made as part of a record of local provisions against air attack. War with Germany had been declared less than two weeks before this photograph was taken.
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Other Keywords: local history, social history
File info
Media: Image
Size: 1.18 MB; 1839 x 2460 pixels; 156 x 208 mm (print at 300 DPI);
Orientation: Portrait
Administrative info
Linked Accession no.: HA910767