2-365-813 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'General' William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, 1912 (1951). Booth (1829-1912) founded a Christian Mission in London in 1865. In 1878 it gained the name 'Salvation Army', reflecting its military style organisation. A print from 100 Years in Pictures, A panorama of History in the Making, text by DC Somervell, Odhams press Limited, London, 1951.