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(412) D.3131 - How the Germans generate electricity for wireless in the trenches
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (412) D.3131 - How the Germans generate electricity for wireless in the trenches |
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| Description | A soldier sitting on a stationary bicycle. The wheels of the bicycle have been removed and it has been adapted to sit on a free-standing frame. According to the original caption, this contraption has been developed to generate electricity. The equipment necessary to convert the pedal power into electrical power is fitted to the rear of the bicycle. This young soldier is providing a demonstration. He is in full uniform and is wearing a steel helmet, and a bag round his neck. Due to appalling conditions in the trenches, and the frequent absence of proper equipment, soldiers became incredibly resourceful in discovering ways of overcoming particular problems. The contraption shown here is an excellent example of the lengths that some men went to. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. How the Germans generate electricity for wireless in the trenches.'] |
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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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