Soldiers and sailors smoking before a burning building – Vintage Wall Art
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Description
This rare historic image captures Soldiers and sailors smoking before a burning building in remarkable detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Soldiers and sailors smoking before a burning building
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In this 1915 image, soldiers and sailors stand together in a rare mix of service branches, pausing to smoke while a building burns behind them. The moment shows how routine habits continued in the middle of destruction, since cigarettes were a common comfort for troops waiting between duties. The record does not name the building or location, so the scene is best read as a glimpse of everyday wartime life during the First World War.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 5,000 × 4,020 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1195_Sailors_Soldiers_Tobac_1915 |
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