B/W print; Second World War air raid shelterers near the escalators at Piccadilly Circus Underground station by Tunbridge Sedgwick, 1940
Main details
| Reference number | 1998/36131 |
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| Description | Second World War air raid shelterers near the escalators at Piccadilly Circus Underground station. |
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| Dates | 1940 |
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| Photograph number | 211-15 |
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| Completeness | 71% |
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Physical description
Dimensions Attribute Value Descriptive size 8x6insDesign Attribute Value Shot medium interior -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Photographer Tunbridge Sedgwick, 1940 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Location Piccadilly Circus Westminster W1
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