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World War I British press photograph collection

Official photograph taken on the British Western Front in France

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Title
Official photograph taken on the British Western Front in France
Alternate Title
The Big Brother
Date Created
[between 1914 and 1918?]
Extent
1 photograph : black and white ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
Subject
World War I
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
In the village of Brancourt recently liberated by our troops, little children welcome Tommy and smile happily perhaps for the first time since the brutal German hordes devastated their land. This beautiful picture typifies the love for defence-less children which has won for Tommy many grateful hearts and caused the little villagers of Northern France to hail him affectionately as a "Big Brother."
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1636-BC-1763-1925; RBSC_ARC_1636_BC_1763_1925
Collection
World War I 1914-1918 British Press photograph collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. World War I 1914-1918 British Press photograph collection. RBSC-ARC-1636-BC-1763-1925
Date Available
2014-08-15
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images should be obtained from the Imperial War Museum, http://www.iwm.org.uk
Catalogue Record
http://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/index.php/world-war-i-british-press-photograph-collection
AIPUUID
cf063a63-91f5-4a5c-adc5-92c35653501f
DOI
10.14288/1.0037954
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Images provided for research and reference only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images should be obtained from the Imperial War Museum, http://www.iwm.org.uk