British Western Front
(151) X.34098 - Open air cookery near Miraumont-le-Grand
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > British Western Front > (151) X.34098 - Open air cookery near Miraumont-le-Grand |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74549560 |
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| Description | Officers cooking, Western Front, during World War I. Four officers seated on chairs around a brazier. One of the men is cooking in a steel helmet on the brazier. The rather formal middle-class dining chairs are in stark contrast to the mud and rubbish in which they are set. This is one of a number of images of both officers and men cooking for themselves. The official rations were cooked in big field kitchens, but were often cold or inadequate. Many men supplemented them with extra food which they cooked themselves. Behind the lines, local cafes and bars were also very popular. [Original reads: 'Open air cookery near Miraumont-le-Grand.'] |
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| Description | Photographs, all taken on the British Western Front, that are not attributed to a particular photographer. |
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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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