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'Gangrene Gertie' is now 'sun
'Gangrene Gertie' is now 'sun tanned'!._x000D_
'La Delivrance', a war memorial beside the Finchley Road, which has for years been known to local residents as 'Gangrene Gertie' owing to the corrosion of the bronze of which the statue is made, is now restored to its normal colour and the irreverent nickname no longer applies.The figure has just been cleaned for the first time since its erection in 1…
Creator
- TopFoto
- TopFoto
Subject
- Twentieth century
- Between the wars
- black and white
- monochrome
- 30s 30's 1930s 1930's thirties nineteen thirties
- europeana photography
- Planet News
- Press
- Press Photography
- 78107,Monument
- …
Type of item
- Photography, Professional Photography
Creator
- TopFoto
- TopFoto
Subject
- Twentieth century
- Between the wars
- black and white
- monochrome
- 30s 30's 1930s 1930's thirties nineteen thirties
- europeana photography
- Planet News
- Press
- Press Photography
- 78107,Monument
- …
Type of item
- Photography, Professional Photography
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Place-Time
- 30/07/1938
Places
- London,United Kingdom England
Identifier
- https://www.topfoto.co.uk/asset/3059277
- https://www.topfoto.co.uk/asset/3059277
Language
- English
- eng
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-27T10:38:53.055Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-03-01T18:27:49.540Z