First War Baby gets his Gas Mask
- Made:
- 1939-09-13 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Harold Tomlin
A photograph of Neville, the first baby born in London after the declaration of war, wearing his gas mask for the first time on 13 September 1939.
A photograph entitled 'First War Baby gets his Gas Mask', taken in September 1939 by Harold Tomlin for the Daily Herald.
Neville Mooney was born on the morning of 3 September 1939, just as Neville Chamberlain was announcing that Britain was at war with Germany.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/10702
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
-
overall: 189 cm x 244 mm
- type:
- gelatin silver print and photograph
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
