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(588) D.972 - Dismantling an aeroplane which was forced to land behind our lines
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (588) D.972 - Dismantling an aeroplane which was forced to land behind our lines |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74548334 |
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| Description | A few soldiers gather round an aeroplane. Three of them are looking at the cockpit, while three others perch near the tail. According to the original caption, these men are dismantling the plane. There are no wings attached which suggests they have either been removed or have suffered severe damage during combat. This photograph is bathed in a bright atmospheric light. Still in their relative infancy at the outbreak of World War I, aeroplanes were used for both fighting and reconnaissance purposes. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE RECENT BRITISH ADVANCE ON THE WESTERN FRONT. Dismantling an aeroplane which was forced to land behind our lines.'] |
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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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