A million pounds a week is the approximate value of salvage in the British Armies in France... Accession Number: ARTV00832

Description

British First World War poster. It features a central image of three British soldiers collecting discarded German equipment in a captured trench. One of the men fills a sack, stooping to pick up grenades and a German 'stahlhelm'. Another soldier passes a number of rifles to a third soldier who kneels at the top of the trench. In the background are the ruins of war damaged buildings. The title is separate and positioned across the top edge, in black. The text is separate and positioned across the top edge and across the bottom edge, also in black.

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Accession Number
ARTV00832
Publisher
Unknown
Artist
Gerald C Hudson
Printer
G.P. Ltd.
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
Overall: 56 cm x 43 cm
Medium
chromolithograph on paper
Date Made
1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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