A souvenir album, enhanced by printed slips, photographs, and seating charts, of R. Grugeon's service with the Postal Censorship Office in the United Kingdom during World War I.

September 30, 2010

Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, 1914, 1919, album, censor, censorship, grugeon, i, mail, office, post, postal, souvenir, war, world, wwi

Ombres chinoises

A group of French finger shadow puppets from World War I depicting combatants from many sides, along with requisite tools of engagement: gun, sword, bottles of booze. [Click to enlarge] In action:

October 9, 2007

Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, French, ombres chinoises, puppet, shadow, war, world, wwi

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