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(369) D.2847 - Constructing window frames for huts in France
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (369) D.2847 - Constructing window frames for huts in France |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547746 |
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| Description | Two women holding up a wooden window frame. They have just finished constructing it, and are holding it up for the camera. The woman on the left is holding a hammer in her right hand. Behind them, a number of men and women are also standing looking at the camera. They are in a large yard bordered by sheds, and are surrounded by piles of lumber. The letters Q.M.A.A.C. stand for Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps. During the war, women were involved in a wide variety of non-combatant roles ranging from nursing and driving ambulances to cooking and construction. [Original reads: ''OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Q.M.A.A.C. Crowd of women carpenters who work for Government contractors in France. Women carpenters at work in France. Constructing window frames for huts in France.'] |
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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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