London newspaper bills issued on August 22 1939 : 1 : in : Alphabet and Image
A selection of the newspaper street bills issued on 22 August 1939 taken from an article in the Alphabet & Image magazine. The outbreak of the Second World War was imminent as these headlines show. They are the Daily Express, Daily Sketch, the Daily Mirror, the Evening Standard, the Evening News, and The Star. Several of these are still with us - several have gone. I also like the collage effect of the colours! Thanks to others I have discovered that the lightening strike was a tragic event in Ilford, east London, when 7 people were killed on 21 August 1939.
London newspaper bills issued on August 22 1939 : 1 : in : Alphabet and Image
A selection of the newspaper street bills issued on 22 August 1939 taken from an article in the Alphabet & Image magazine. The outbreak of the Second World War was imminent as these headlines show. They are the Daily Express, Daily Sketch, the Daily Mirror, the Evening Standard, the Evening News, and The Star. Several of these are still with us - several have gone. I also like the collage effect of the colours! Thanks to others I have discovered that the lightening strike was a tragic event in Ilford, east London, when 7 people were killed on 21 August 1939.