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The "Robinson" Touch

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Recto: Colour illustration depicting a zeppelin falling from the sky, in flames. Text reads: "The Robinson Touch. An impression by an eyewitness - 20 miles away. Airship brought down in flames at Cuffley, Herts, by Flight-Lieut. W. L. Robinson, V.C. Sept 3rd, 1916.".

    Verso: Handwritten message, in pencil.

  • Other Id

    16560 (Presto content ID)

    EPH-2013-1-31 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Ephemera

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  • The "Robinson" Touch, Auckland War Memorial Museum, EPH-2013-1-31
  • The "Robinson" Touch, Auckland War Memorial Museum, EPH-2013-1-31

    Catalogue

    • Object Type

      ephemera

    • Name/Title
      The "Robinson" Touch
    • Date
      1916-1918
    • Physical Description

      card : col. ill. ; 140 x 87 mm

    • Level of Current Record
      Child
    • Is Part Of

      Mickle, Alice: [Collection of WWII ephemera]

    • Subject Category

      Zeppelin (Airship)

      World War, 1914-1918--England

    • Classification
      Projector, Postcard/Projector, Opaque/Projector/Visual Communication Devices/Visual Communication T&E/06 Tools & Equipment for Communication/Chenhall Nomenclature
    • Public Access Text

      Keywords: Home Front

    • Copyright
      Copyright undetermined - untraced rights owner
    • Last Update
      14 Nov 2022

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