The Drum Horse of the Scots Greys, Collier's cover, Jan. 2, 1915 – Vintage Print
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The Drum Horse of the Scots Greys, Collier's cover, Jan. 2, 1915 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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The Drum Horse of the Scots Greys, Collier's cover, Jan. 2, 1915
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Few regiments have a more recognizable mascot than the Scots Greys, and this Collier's cover presents its drum horse as the centerpiece. The regiment's gray horses gave it its nickname, and the drum horse, which carried the kettledrums at the front of the band, was a visible symbol of the unit's pride. Published in the first weeks of 1915, the cover appeared in an American weekly just a few months after Britain had entered the First World War, when the Scots Greys were already on active service in France and Belgium. The picture is a reminder of how far British cavalry imagery reached into American popular culture during the war.
| Original scan | 1,143 × 1,472 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g02930_ |
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