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(117) D.1330 - Officers dining in a reserve trench before moving up
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (117) D.1330 - Officers dining in a reserve trench before moving up |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74548132 |
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| Description | Sitting together in a dry and dusty trench, this group of officers are supposedly getting ready to move up to the front line. The ground conditions in this image look very dusty and arid, in contrast to the mud and rain that is seen in so many photographs from the Western Front. It is interesting to note that, in contrast to the troops, the officers are eating and drinking from plates and mugs, rather than just mess-tins. Although the word 'dining' might well have been ironic here, it is perhaps revealing that the rank and file troops are always described as 'eating' food, while the officers are described as 'dining.' [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. Officers dining in a reserve trench before moving up.'] |
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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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