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A typical hut in Flanders / Edgar Wright. – Historic Print

A typical hut in Flanders / Edgar Wright., 1915 — vintage poster
A typical hut in Flanders / Edgar Wright., 1915. Vintage poster from the World War I collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of A typical hut in Flanders / Edgar Wright.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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A typical hut in Flanders / Edgar Wright.

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This poster sets its subject apart by showing a plain soldiers' hut in Flanders, the Belgian region where British troops held the line in 1915. The Young Men's Christian Association ran huts and canteens like this one near the front, giving men a place to write letters, read, and get a hot drink away from the fighting. The record also ties the poster to British war bond and fundraising drives of the period, so it was likely meant to persuade people at home that their contributions reached the men in these shelters.

Created / published1915
Medium1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 46 x 76 cm.
NotesTitle from item. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC
SubjectsYMCA--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Military life--British. World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--Great Britain. War bonds & funds--Great Britain--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters
Original scan6,095 × 4,885 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi
Reference1693_A_typical_hut_in_Flande_1915

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