Children on bicycles, wearing gas masks.

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
circa 1940 in United Kingdom
photographer:
Unknown
and
Unknown
and
Children playing on bicycles

Children playing on bicycles

A photograph of children playing on bicycles wearing their gas masks, taken around 1940 by an unknown photographer for the Daily Herald.

Due to the threat of poison gas attack, gas masks were issued by the government to every person in the United Kingdom, with specially designed respirators provided for babies.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/10699
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 266 cm x 217 mm
type:
gelatin silver print and photograph