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(385) D.2921 - Meteren as it appeared after capture by the British
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (385) D.2921 - Meteren as it appeared after capture by the British |
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| Description | The destruction at Meteren, France, during World War I. A long, open-fronted shed runs along the left side of the picture. It has a corrugated iron roof and supporting struts spaced to the width of the tank have been placed down the length of it. In the middle of each bay a number has been placed along the edge of the roof as an identifier. The nose of each tank is just sticking out past the supporting posts and due to the angle of the picture a very artistic fan effect has been created. The shed has a row of trees growing just behind it- the tops of which are just visible. There is a lone tank driving towards the camera and behind this on the right, cottages are visible. The chaos which the activities of war created- not only bombardment damage but also deliberate destruction, looting and structural collapse- is illustrated by this image. The people who lived in this village faced a massive rebuilding task which required financing as well as adequate resources. [Original reads: OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Meteren as it appeared after capture by the British.'] |
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| Description | John Warwick Brooke, of the Topical Press Agency, was the second British official war photographer to go to the Western Front in 1916. The demands placed on he and his colleague, Ernest Brooks, were heavy. They had to take as many photographs as possible, with as much variety as possible, a difficult task for two men covering an army of over two million. Despite this, Warwick Brooke managed to take what would become some of the most memorable images of World War I. As an officially appointed photographer, Warwick Brooke was assigned to the Western Front to follow the progress of the British Army. During his time there, between 1916 and 1918, Warwick Brooke is estimated to have taken over 4,000 photographs. |
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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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