Picture No | 10837407 |
Date | 1917 |
Description | A Miner Success by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon |
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"They must 'ave 'ad some good news or somethin', Alf; you can 'ear 'em cheerin' quite plain."
Two British Tommies, Bill and Alf, sit in a tunnel deep underground and mistake the noises of an exploding mine and shouting above as cheers.
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Source | Illustration by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in 'The Bystander', 16 May 1917, page 345 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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