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(2) C.2456 - Seven different specimens of trench clubs used by British and German troops

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(2) C.2456 - Seven different specimens of trench clubs used by British and German troops

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(2) C.2456 - Seven different specimens of trench clubs used by British and German troops
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DescriptionSeven truncheons with different shaped heads and handles have all been pinned to a board for display a juxtaposition to their intended use. They were probably intended as a museum display as the labels show. Scenes such as this were commonly used as propaganda, intended to reaffirm resolve against the enemy. [Original reads: 'SCENES ON THE WESTERN FRONT. WAR TROPHIES SECTION. Seven different specimens of Trench Clubs used by British and German troops.']
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Form / genre: Images > Pictures > Photographs > Photographic prints
Dates / events: 1918-1928 [Date created]
World War, 1914-1918 Armistices [Date/event depicted]
World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front [Date/event depicted]
Subject / content: Clubs (weapons)
Exhibitions (events)
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Propaganda
War photography
Photojournalism
Person / organisation: Great Britain. Army [Former owner]
Germany. Heer [Former owner]
Haig, Douglas Haig, Earl, 1861-1928 [Former owner]

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After the War
DescriptionPhotographs taken after November 1918.
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Dates / events: 1918-1928 [Date created]
World War, 1914-1918 Armistices [Date/event depicted]

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First World War 'Official Photographs'
DescriptionBlack-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.
ShelfmarkAcc.3155
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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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