During his 36 years working as a garbage collector, Bob Smethurst recovered more than 5,000 discarded photographs and other memorabilia from World War I. The result is an historical archive that would make any museum proud. Here’s a look at some of his amazing collection. Pictured, Scottish regiment soldiers in the trenches.
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