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(365) C.C2499 - All hot!
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > Ernest Brooks > (365) C.C2499 - All hot! |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546498 |
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| Description | Soldiers walking through a village. They are carrying a number of containers between them. The street they are walking along is flooded. It is a happy and informal scene, with some of the men smiling at the camera. Scenes such as this were commonly used as propaganda, intended to boost morale amongst the troops and provide reassurance to those at home. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRTITISH WESTERN FRONT. All hot! A dinner-time scene in a village during the recent wet weather.'] |
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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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