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First World War 'Official Photographs' > Allies > French > (2) C.1215 - French soldier and his wife returned to one of the captured villges in search of cash they had buried before the invasion

(2) C.1215 - French soldier and his wife returned to one of the captured villges in search of cash they had buried before the invasion
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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/74546416
Description	Couple searching for money. This is a close-up shot of a woman who is facing the camera and a man with his back to the camera talking to her. She is tightly bundled up while he is wearing his army coat and helmet. The frosty ground is clearly visible in the background. A lot of French architecture and land was devastated by prolonged warfare as scenes like this typify. It took many years for the re-building to be completed. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE WESTERN FRONT - A French soldier and his wife returned to tone [sic] of the captured villages in search of cash which they had buried before the invasion.']

Form / genre:	Images > Pictures > Photographs > Photographic prints
Dates / events:	World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front [Date/event depicted]
Places:	Europe > France (nation) [Place depicted]
Subject / content:	Soldiers Women (female humans) French Snow (precipitation) Overcoats Scarves (costume accessories) Helmets Searching Ruins Villages Black-and-white prints (photographs) Propaganda War photography Photojournalism
Person / organisation:	France. Armée [Depicted] French [Depicted] Brooks, Ernest, British official photographer [Photographer] Haig, Douglas Haig, Earl, 1861-1928 [Former owner]
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French
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Description	Photographs from the Haig "Official Photographs" series with French Press Stamps or of France and the French.

Places:	Europe > France (nation) [Place depicted]
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Description	Photographs of various nationalities allied to the British.

First World War 'Official 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.
Shelfmark	Acc.3155

Form / genre:	Images > Pictures > Photographs > Photographic prints
Dates / events:	World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front [Date/event depicted]
Subject / content:	War photography Black-and-white prints (photographs) Photojournalism Propaganda
Person / organisation:	Haig, Douglas Haig, Earl, 1861-1928 [Former owner]
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