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68/213
Beschrijving
This is a matchbox in memoriam of Lord Kitchener. It is decorated with a portrait of Lord Herbert Kitchener and a timeline of his career on the reverse. Kitchener was a British Field Marshal and colonial administrator who won fame for his imperial campaigns and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War, although he died halfway through it.
Fysieke kenmerken
1 matchbox: card
Archiefgeschiedenis
MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘MATCH BOX // Personal Use // A. G Turner MERL // In Memoriam- Lord Kitchener, 1850-1916. Side- ‘ In Memoriam the Late Lord Kitchener. Born June 24th 1850. Lost with H.M.S. Hampshire. June 5th 1916. Reverse- lists events in Kitchener’s career [pencil drawing].’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9594.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9595.tif - High resolution image
