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(243) D.2100 - Men of an English county regiment crossing a temporarily constructed bridge
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (243) D.2100 - Men of an English county regiment crossing a temporarily constructed bridge |
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| Description | Four uniformed men walking across a temporary bridge. Each man is pushing a wheelbarrow filled with stones. Two of the men are glancing over their shoulders toward the camera. Visible in the background are a number of men holding implements, possibly shovels or pickaxes. They are constructing the road mentioned in the original caption. An army's success was largely dependent on secure communication and supply lines. It was of paramount importance, therefore, that new roads, railways and bridges were hastily constructed. Bridges were particularly vital in an area criss-crossed with rivers and canals. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. BATTLE OF BROODSEYNDE [Broodseinde]. Men of an English county regiment crossing a temporarily constructed bridge. They are here seen bringing up stones for road making.'] |
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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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