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Cunard Shell Works, Bootle, Merseyside, September 1917. Artist: H Bedford Lemere.

Cunard Shell Works, Bootle, Merseyside, September 1917. Artillery shell casings at various stages of completion, standing in a storage area.  In 1915 the Cunard Steamship Company?s store and engineering works at Rimrose Road, Bootle, was converted into a munitions factory. Four-and-a-half-inch, six-inch and eight-inch shells were brought to Cunard's Shell Works to be finished, checked and varnished before being taken to another factory in the area to be filled with explosive.
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Title:
Cunard Shell Works, Bootle, Merseyside, September 1917. Artist: H Bedford Lemere.
Caption:
Cunard Shell Works, Bootle, Merseyside, September 1917. Artillery shell casings at various stages of completion, standing in a storage area. In 1915 the Cunard Steamship Company?s store and engineering works at Rimrose Road, Bootle, was converted into a munitions factory. Four-and-a-half-inch, six-inch and eight-inch shells were brought to Cunard's Shell Works to be finished, checked and varnished before being taken to another factory in the area to be filled with explosive.
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4810 x 3938 px | 54.2 MB
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40.7 x 33.3 cm | 16.0 x 13.1 in (300 dpi)