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Description: | Concept: civilian morale, shipping, business / trading / markets, propaganda Description: whole: the image occupies the majority. The title and text are separate and positioned in the lower fifth, in black. All set against a white background. image: a photograph taken from the bridge of a merchant ship docked in the Port of London, looking back towards the funnel and the stern of the vessel. In the background, several other ships are docked. text: 2 CARGOES TO AND FROM EVERY PART OF THE WORLD THE PORT OF LONDON Over one-third of the overseas trade of Britain is normally handled in the Port of London. In one year ships totalling 63,000,000 net registered tons have entered and left the Port, and over 44,000,000 tons of cargoes have been dealt with. The picture shows ships in the King George V Dock - London's most modern dock in which many ships of up to 35,000 gross tons can be berthed. There is storage accommodation available in the Port of London for approximately 2,000,000 tons of merchandise. Printed in Great Britain by Thos. Forman and Sons Ltd., Nottingham. Object: ship, dock, warehouse | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: Thomas Forman and Sons Ltd, Nottingham | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=5170... | Go to resource |
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