Appeal for funds for Guy's Hospital, London. Halftone and letterpress.
- Date:
- [1936]
- Reference:
- 47168i
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At top, reproduction of part of painting by C.W. Cope showing Thomas Guy conferring with Dr Richard Mead and the architect Stear about the designs for Guy's Hospital
Publication/Creation
[London?] : [publisher not identified], [1936]
Physical description
1 print : process print
Lettering
£500,000 urgently needed! ... Guy's Hospital a city of healing with an empty treasure chest
The word "Guy's" is in gothic (blackletter) type to indicate its antiquity, while the fund-raising text is in sanserif type to indicate its modernity
Notes
On verso, account of proceedings against newspapers for contempt of court in the case of George Andrew McMahon, who was prosecuted for drawing a revolver on King Edward VIII in 1936
Reference
Wellcome Collection 47168i
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