Boer War: thirsty ambulance men queuing up at a beer tent. Process print by Swain after F. Dadd after A. Lindsay Twite.

  • Twite, A. Lindsay.
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22534i
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[London] : [The Graphic] (Swain)

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1 photomechanical print : halftone

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Thirsty ambulance men at the beer canteen. From a photograph by A. Lindsay Twite ; drawn by Frank Dadd R.I. ; Swain sc. ... Lettering continues: "The men here shown belong to the Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps, which has a field hospital attached to the 5th Brigade with Sir Redvers Buller. Beer is anything but plentiful with the troops, and is served out with great care. The canteen is only open for an hour twice a day - from one till two, and from six till seven in the evening"

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Wellcome Collection 22534i

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