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(6) C.898 - Australians moving up to the firing line
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Allies > Australian and New Zealand > (6) C.898 - Australians moving up to the firing line |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546794 |
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| Description | Australian soldiers marching along a dusty tree-lined road in France. They are all wearing soft hats and are fully armed and equipped. Most of the men have noticed the photographer and are looking at the camera and smiling. One man stretches his hand towards the camera in acknowledgement. For men who are making their way 'to the firing line' they all look remarkably happy. This is a good example of the type of photograph that was often used as propaganda by the Government and Military. Images of happy, smiling soldiers were a comfort to those at home and also helped to boost morale amongst the troops. The realities of war were often well hidden and virtually non-existent in the heavily censored official photographs of the time. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE FRONT IN FRANCE - Australians moving up to the firing line.'] |
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| Description | Photographs of the ANZACS and politicians. |
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| Description | Photographs of various nationalities allied to the British. |
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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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