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(25) C.1078 - This man on the left has just been extricated from the mud into which he had sunk up to the arm pits
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > Ernest Brooks > (25) C.1078 - This man on the left has just been extricated from the mud into which he had sunk up to the arm pits |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546598 |
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| Description | Two men uniformed and equipped are standing in the middle of the picture between two withered bushes. They are covered in mud although the older of the two is saturated. The mud on him is gleaming black up to his chest. Both soldiers are standing relaxed and laughing hard. In the background dense foliage intersperses crude crosses and gravestones. This picture is an example of the sense of camaraderie and mischief that developed among the soldiers, and which World War I is renowned for. [Original reads: 'This man on the left has just been extricated from the mud into which he had sunk up to the arm pits.'] |
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| Description | Ernest Brooks was the first British official war photographer to be assigned to the Western Front in 1916. Previously a 'Daily Mirror' photographer, he was given the honorary rank of Second Lieutenant. His remit was to take as many photographs as possible, with as much variety as possible. Using his inconspicuous hand-held camera Brooks was free to wander, sometimes capturing his subjects unawares. Many of the images taken by Brooks were used to fuel the propaganda machine at home and abroad. Despite this Brooks, who was very aware of composition and light, produced some very artistic and thought-provoking images. |
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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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