World War I | Album of press photographs of World War I, circa. 1914-1918

World War I

Album of press photographs of World War I, circa. 1914-1918

Oblong folio (362 x 265mm.), circa 300 press photographs, varying sizes, pasted, some in layers, some cut out, 1 to 6 per page, with typed captions, various news agency stamps on the reverse, cloth over boards, some photographs frayed at edges and soiled, a few loose, a few leaves detached, binding worn, lacking backstrip

A large collection of photographs of the British war effort, featuring a number of images of George VI and the Queen Mother visiting troops at home and abroad, relaxed snapshots of soldiers socialising, photographs of women in their roles as soldiers, nurses and factory workers, and dramatic pictures from France and Canada to the Middle East.