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(155) C.1507 - British working party in German trench, recently captured
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > Ernest Brooks > (155) C.1507 - British working party in German trench, recently captured |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546106 |
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| Description | A trench full of soldiers. They are all wearing steel helmets and are working with shovels and pickaxes. According to the photograph's original caption, they are in fact a British working party in a captured German trench. Rifles and equipment have been put to one side while they work. The ground either side of the trench is bleak and barren. Scenes of captured German trenches, recovered German weapons and supplies, and of captured German prisoners are common amongst the official photographs. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. British working party in German trench, recently captured.'] |
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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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