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Description: | Concept: charities, comforts, women / womens work, civilian effort, eating / drinking, flag / banner / standard, air raid / blitz, entertainment Description: whole: the image occupies the majority of the upper half, with the title separate and positioned beneath the image in blue. Further text is separate and positioned across the top, in red outlined blue and in black. Additional text is separate and positioned in the lower half, in black, red and blue. All set against a white background. image: five circular images positioned around a larger oval image, all depicting the Women's Auxiliary Service at work. The main image depicts three women carrying an injured civilian on a stretcher during an air raid on a city. Behind the images are nine Allied flags (American, British, French, Russian, Belgian, Serbian, Japanese, Romanian and Italian). text: W.A.F. (WOMEN'S AUXILIARY FORCE REGD.) PATRONESS: H.R.H. PRINCESS ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT PRESIDENT: THE VISCOUNTESS FRENCH VEGETABLE DAY WEDNESDAY JULY 11T.H. 1917. FUNDS WANTED TO 'CARRY ON' FOR:- CANTEENS FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS; COMFORTS' FUND APPROVED BY THE WAR OFFICE; GROWING VEGETABLES FOR HOSPITALS,AND HERBS FOR MEDICINAL USE; ENTERTAINING THE WOUNDED; CONCERT PARTIES FOR THE TROOPS; HELPING IN HOSPITALS AND IN AIR RAIDS. HELPERS AND SELLERS WANTED APPLY HEADQUARTERS:- 14, VICTORIA STREET, S.W.1. COMMERCIAL SUPPLY CO. 8 WINE OFFICE COURT FLEET ST. E.C. Object: stretcher, flag | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Printer: Commercial Supply Co, London Publisher/Sponsor: Women´s Auxiliary Force | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=2887... | Go to resource |
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