Marketing Behind the Lines: A Soldier's "Tuck-Shop."

Category

Library Item

Item no

32718

Title

Marketing Behind the Lines: A Soldier's "Tuck-Shop."

Description

From the Illustrated London News published February 24th, 1917, page 235. Drawn by A. Forestier, from material supplied by an eye-witness. Full title: Buying from the local children: British soldiers purchasing little luxuries on the Western Front.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1917

Size

39.6 x 27.5 cm

Type

Press cutting; Reproduction

Location

Reference Library

Children's lives were deeply impacted by the First World War. Despite the fact that they were expected to carry on as normal, children said goodbye to their fathers, endured the absence of their mothers as women left their traditional roles at home to take up unoccupied jobs, and grieved the loss of family and family friends. There was a clear sense of anxiety among children as they struggled to cope with wartime events. An examination of a collection of German children's essays also indicates that children were highly influenced by propaganda and their regular school studies were disrupted by wartime chaos.

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