Details of the Call Are Charted Up

Silver gelatin print by Bert Hardy, printed in 1985, titled "Details of the Call Are Charted Up." Originally published in Picture Post, February 1, 1941. Story titled "Fire-Fighters!", about fire fighters during the London Blitz. Caption in magazine reads: "On the Mobilising Board at District Control, a girl moves a pin. Each pin means a pump. Each move means another engine at the fire."

Photographer's stamp on verso.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1991-5065/11
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 290 mm x 405 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
National Science and Media Museum, Bradford