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Description: | Concept: civilian effort, health / safety, civilian personnel, industry, workers, humorous, cartoons, cityscape, architecture Description: whole: The poster is double-sided. Side 1: the six images occupy the majority, each held within a narrow black border. The title and main text are separate and positioned across the top edge, in black. Further text is integrated and placed in each image, in black. All set against a white background. Side 2: the image occupies the majority. The title is integrated and positioned in the upper right, in black. The text is separate and placed in the lower right, in white, held within a blue inset with a narrow black border. All set against a white background. image 1: in the first image, the character of Percy Vere reads a poster which advises workers to teach safety procedures to younger workers. In the second and third images, Percy shows a young apprentice some posters which give safety advice. In the fourth image, Percy shows the apprentice a sign which warns workers not to use naked flames. The sign is in a dark room, so Percy lights a match to illuminate it. In the fifth image, a large explosion occurs. In the final image, Percy sits amongst rubble, while the apprentice points to a poster which warns against being careless. image 2: a depiction of a lift bursting through the roof of a building and flying through the air above a city skyline. text 1: PERCY VERE by Mendoza THE BOY OF TO-DAY IS THE MAN OF TOMORROW TEACH HIM TO WORK SAFELY GET FIRST-AID TREATMENT FOR ALL INJURIES HOWEVER SLIGHT MOST ACCIDENTS ARE AVOIDABLE USE YOUR SAFETY APPLIANCES THEY [partially hidden] ARE FOR [partially hidden] YOUR [partially hidden] PROTECTION [partially hidden] DO NOT [hidden] KEEP GANGWAYS CLEAR BEWARE OF FIRE NAKED FLAMES ARE DANGEROUS BANG! BEWARE OF FIRE NAKED FLAMES ARE DANGEROUS CARELESSNESS CAUSES CASUALTIES Issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Terminal House, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1. MLP/92. Printed by LOXLEY BROS. LTD. text 2: THERE! I TOLD YOU NOT TO FIDDLE WITH IT DON'T tamper with lift gates or mechanism Mendoza Issued by the Ministry of Labour and National Service and produced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, Terminal House, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London, S.W.1. MLK/93 Printed by LOXLEY BROS. LTD. Object: poster, sign, matchstick, lift | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Mendoza Printer: Loxley Brothers Ltd, London and Sheffield Publisher/Sponsor: Ministry of Labour and National Service; Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=3369... | Go to resource |
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