Civil Defence UK Midcentury Modern
Original vintage poster featuring a great mid-century design depicting a Civil Defence Corps volunteer aid worker in uniform tending to a head wound of another man by holding him still and wrapping a bandage around his head, the image set against a deep red shaded background with the bold lettering running diagonally above and below - Survival Might Depend on Civil Defence / Join the Civil Defence Corps / Ask at your local council office. Established in 1949, after WWII during the start of the Cold War, to protect and take control in case of a national emergency or nuclear attack, the Civil Defence Corps was a civilian volunteer organisation that operated rescue and debris clearance, first aid and ambulance services, evacuation and welfare, local reconnaissance, communications, intelligence, and scientific and technical advice. Produced by the Central Office of Information for H.M. Government. Good condition, folds, staining.
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