Land Army girls building a haystack. 1940s
Land Army girls building a haystack. 1940s
One of several propaganda photographs taken during WW2 at Reach Farm, which became known as ‘Britain’s Frontline Farm’ due to its vulnerability to bombing and shelling from occupied France. The farmer, Gilbert Mitchell, was awarded the George Medal and his wife Kathleen and sister in law Grace Harrison, were awarded the BEM.
Subject
Reach Court Farm (64)
Reach Road (241)
World War Two (378)
Date of creation
1940-45Date of coverage
1940-45Place
St Margaret's at Cliffe, Reach Road, Reach Court FarmCopyright
Possibly crown copyright as one of several commissioned propaganda photosReference number
MARG.00001Format
Still image (3732)
Keywords
Gilbert Mitchell (2)
Reach Court Farm (4)
World War 2 (113)
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)Search by text
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