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Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster

1877
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The hub of army recruitment in London in the late 19th century was this street corner, the site of the Mitre and Dove, a pub with a name that ironically invoked the church and peace.

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