Description

Summary: slide, coloured photograph of Lord French in rectangle, with text 'Lord French our gallant first commander in chief' hand written in yellow. Inscribed bottom left: 'V.M' and bottom right: 'Day Topical: label of maker: Will Day Kinutilities' (obscured by binding) with address 19, Lisle St., Wardour St., London, W.C. and telegram address and telephone number.

Identification note: glass slides made of two sheets of glass, one plain and one printed, held together with black tape binding around edges. Some slides have come apart and only the printed sheet survives

Identification note: acquired by the donor on the closure of the Lyric Cinema in 1963. The donor was a neighbour of Stan Porter, one of the new proprietors.

Identification note: Pre World War Two, Field Marshal John French, later Sir john and Viscount French, 1852-1925