Special Constable carrying a 'Raiders Passed' sign

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1939-09-04 in United Kingdom
photographer:
Unknown
and
Unknown
and
Special Constable carrying a 'Raiders Passed' sign

Special Constable carrying a 'Raiders Passed' sign

A photograph taken in September 1939, showing a special Constable cycling down the Strand in London, wearing a sign reading 'Raiders Passed', in order to let the public know that the air raid warning was over.

A photograph of a Special Constable carrying a sign reading 'Raiders Passed' in the Strand, London, taken in September 1939 by an unknown photographer for the Daily Herald.

The sign let the public know that the air raid warning was over.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/10676
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 240 cm x 188 mm
type:
gelatin silver print and photograph