Title:
'General' William Booth, evangelical social worker and founder of the Salvation Army, 1883. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
Caption:
'General' William Booth, evangelical social worker and founder of the Salvation Army, 1883. Booth (1829-1912) founded a Christian Mission in London in 1865. In 1878 it gained the name 'Salvation Army', reflecting its military style organisation. 'Fancy Portrait' From Punch. (London 27, October 1883).