Légende

The Swiss Cottager, De Profundis, Organ of Air Raid Shelterers, 1940. A free magazine published by a committee elected by the people who regularly took shelter in Swiss Cottage underground station at the height of the bombing of London in 1940. The committee negotiated with the authorities for an improvement in facilities for the shelterers. Subjects discussed include: the placing of three-tier bunk beds on underground station platforms; the use of deck chairs; littering; and the provision of tea and drinking water. Thousands of Londoners used underground stations to sleep in at night. Such magazines, published during the Second World War by local groups such as air raid wardens and fire fighters, vividly evoke life on the 'home front' at this time. The subtitle 'De Profundis' (Out of the depths) may refer to Psalm 130 in the Bible.

Date

1940

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A16_093

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (3,1Mo) / 29,6cm x 42,3cm / 3493 x 4996 (300dpi)

Mots clés

London England library information country magazine British war text location century Britain newspapers press wartime concept B&W 1940s British Library lettering warfare publication Forties World War II World War two WWII black & white black and white B W world war 2 20th century air raid Blitz aerial warfare decade Home Front Second World War The Swiss Cottager WW2 newspaper 2nd World War Unknown Heritage Art