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The lure of the Underground
Alfred Leete1927
London Transport Museum
United Kingdom
This poster was published by the Underground in 1927. The image is by Alfred Leete. He designed the First World War recruitment posters of Lord Kitchener: 'Your Country Needs You'. Leete's witty cartoon underlines the magnetic lure of the Underground.
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Details
- Title: The lure of the Underground
- Creator: Alfred Leete
- Date Created: 1927
- Physical Dimensions: 1016mm, 635mm
- Type: Poster
- External Link: Record in London Transport Museum Collections Online
- Reference number: 1983/4/2320
- Physical Description: Crowds of people fly toward the entrance to an underground station with a Johnston style roundel over the stairwell. Figures watch on from the top of double-decker red motor buses. The background is yellow.
- Item location: Acton Depot
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