The Frenchwoman in war: a proclamation

Category

Library Item

Item no

32692

Title

The Frenchwoman in war: a proclamation

Description

From the Illustrated London News published September 16th 1916.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1916

Size

39.6 x 26.7cm

Type

Press cutting; Reproduction

This image was taken in Hangest en Santerre, a small village in the Somme region of France. The Somme was the site of fierce fighting during the First World War with the Battle of the Somme lasting for over four months in 1916.

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