1917 Print General Pershing Shell Australian Sand Shoes ORIGINAL HISTORIC ILW2 Tonics & Potions summer cottage

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This is an original 1903 black and white halftone print of Hardraw Force which is a waterfall on the Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar in the Yorkshire Dales

nor did the change have anything to do with the war

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1917 Print General Pershing Shell Australian Sand Shoes ORIGINAL HISTORIC ILW2 Tonics & Potions summer cottageThis is an original 1917 halftone print of some images from World War I; the top image is of General John J. Pershing inspecting a shell and ammunition factory in England where 95% of the workers are women. The bottom image features the wire shoes worn by Australian troops fighting for England in Mesopotamia, which protect their feet from sinking into the very dry sand. CONDITION This 94+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light aging throughout.