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(228) D.2080 - Horses of patrols tethered behind dug-outs in a dip
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (228) D.2080 - Horses of patrols tethered behind dug-outs in a dip |
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| Description | Row of horses tied up, Belgium. This image shows a line of horses tethered to some bushes. They are all wearing saddles and harnesses, and are laden with weapons and equipment. The ground they are standing on is rough and uneven. In front of the horses there is a bank of earth, above which the ground levels out. At this higher level there are dugouts constructed out of sandbags and timber. A few soldiers are standing outside the dugouts. They have noticed the photographer and are looking toward the camera and smiling. It is thought John Warwick Brooke took this photograph. The Battle of Menin Road (September 1917) was part of a larger offensive - the third Battle of Ypres - engineered by Sir Douglas Haig to capture the Passchendaele ridge. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. BATTLE OF MENIN ROAD. The horses of patrols tethered behind dug-outs in a dip. Our advance has rendered this ground possible for use such as depicted here. This ground is, however, by no means safe yet.'] |
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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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