Item
Print separated from INF 2/9. Title: Yams, author: Ben Enwonwu, date: 1942
Catalogue reference: INF 2/9/1
Date: 1943-1944
Print separated from INF 2/9. Title: Yams, author: Ben Enwonwu, date: 1942
Item
"Birth of a Tank." "British Official Photograph. Ministry of Information. Birth of...
Catalogue reference: INF 2/45/5
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This record is about the "Birth of a Tank." "British Official Photograph. Ministry of Information. Birth of... dating from c.1940-c.1946 in the series Ministry of Information and Central Office of Information: Guard Books and Related.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- INF 2/45/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- c.1940-c.1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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"Birth of a Tank."
"British Official Photograph. Ministry of Information. Birth of a British Tank. Assembling the crankshaft. It is this shaft which collects the energy of the engine and passes it on to the driving wheels. It will work at speeds up to 1,500 revolutions per minute."
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Photograph No. D4461
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 11cm x 15cm
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9164217/
Series information
INF 2
Ministry of Information and Central Office of Information: Guard Books and Related...
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