Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.168.199
Object Name
Poster
Title
Hear Harry Pollitt
Place
Gorbals & Glasgow & Scotland & UK
People
Harry Pollitt Peter Kerrigan
Date
1951
Description
White poster with large black letters reading "Parliamentary Election, 1951 / GORBALS DIVISION / HEAR HARRY POLLITT / Supporting Communist Candidate / PETER KERRIGAN / IN ST. MUNGO HALLS TUESDAY 23RD OCT. AT 7:30PM / Published by R McIlhone, Election Agent, 272 Crown Street, C.5 Printed by Pollock Bros & Co., 147 Gorbals Street, C.5." Harry Pollitt was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of Great Britain and general secretary from 1929-39 and again in 1941-1960. Peter Kerrigan was a fellow founding member and ran for election mutliple times as a Communist Party candidate. Condition: dirt, tape on the back has worn through so it is visible from the front of the poster
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