Newspaper page
The Daily Sketch
Category
Ephemera
Date
2 Sep 1939
Materials
Newspaper
Measurements
370 x 486 mm
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 15054
Summary
Outer pages only (1,2,23,24) of Daily Sketch newspaper dated the day before war broke out; Saturday 2 September 1939. Paper includes the ultimatum sent to Germany and the lights out order on page 23. News in three languages daily - English, French and German. The paper cost; ONE PENNY.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
The Daily Sketch, engraver and publisher