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Poster Update – June 2007
Within
a few days of the (Stop Press – January 2007) article going live Ben Haines of
This
breakthrough was wonderful news and Tony accordingly contacted the Wellcome
Library to purchase a high-resolution coloured copy of the catalogued
low-resolution black and white image shown on their web-site; at the same time
he requested permission for it to be posted on the Cyberheritage web-site. This
could have been possible but as there would have been various financial
implications which went against the ethos of the site provision the idea was
decided against.
Instead,
the poster has been recreated using Adobe Reader, Microsoft Excel, Paint Shop
Pro, transparencies and fibre-tipped pens!!
Not perfect, but a reasonable reproduction – surely good enough to jog
peoples memories?!
Enter poster picture? CLICK HERE TO SEE THE POSTER, IT IS A PDF FILE
In
the original article questions were posed:- “Was this a poster, stencil or
transfer? Does 65 years underground
turn a poster into a stencil/transfer?!” Apparently
it is highly likely that an original paper poster would, by chemical processing
with age and damp, effectively disappear leaving the original inks deposited on
the wall. The same argument, of
course, would have applied to the Smoking Strictly Prohibited sign which we know
was printed by Underhill’s, a well-known
Needless
to say, if anyone’s memories have been jogged we would be delighted to hear
from them.
Indeed,
as was written before, any snippets of information regarding
Footnote: The Memorial, although having been delayed for a multitude of reasons, is now destined to be unveiled in April 2008, on the 67th anniversary of the tragedy.
Contact Tony Rees: R.A.Rees@plymouth.ac.uk
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