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(146) C.1489 - Scene near Peronne
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > Ernest Brooks > (146) C.1489 - Scene near Peronne |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546088 |
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| Description | Five soldiers at Peronne, France, during World War I. Four soldiers are sit against the wall of a bombed-out house. The one second from the left is holding a small dog, a terrier. On the far right, another soldier stands, leaning against the wall, and another is just visible sitting inside the house, amongst the rubble. A number 27 is on the wall of the building. The soldiers are all armed and equipped. It is believed that Ernest Brooks took this photograph. The war took its toll on the French landscape, and the Somme area, where this photograph was taken, bore the brunt of the damage. It took many years for rebuilding to be completed. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. Scene near Peronne.'] |
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| Description | Ernest Brooks was the first British official war photographer to be assigned to the Western Front in 1916. Previously a 'Daily Mirror' photographer, he was given the honorary rank of Second Lieutenant. His remit was to take as many photographs as possible, with as much variety as possible. Using his inconspicuous hand-held camera Brooks was free to wander, sometimes capturing his subjects unawares. Many of the images taken by Brooks were used to fuel the propaganda machine at home and abroad. Despite this Brooks, who was very aware of composition and light, produced some very artistic and thought-provoking images. |
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| Description | Black-and-white photographs mainly of the Western Front during the First World War. Official British war photographers took many of them for propaganda purposes. Unless otherwise stated, titles are the photographs' original captions. From the papers of Field Marshal (Earl) Haig (1861-1928). The Haig Papers also contain Douglas Haig’s diaries. |
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| Shelfmark | Acc.3155 |
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