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(47) C.2593 - Bursting shells at a school of instruction the Duke of Connaught inspected
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Royal visits > (47) C.2593 - Bursting shells at a school of instruction the Duke of Connaught inspected |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546232 |
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| Description | In the middle of a rough, bumpy, water-logged field a small building is just visible. The sky above this is dominated by arching plumes of smoke from shells. The Duke of Connaught was the Governor-General of Canada at the time. He was also the King's brother and president of the Scout Association. [Original reads: 'H.R.H.DUKE OF CONNAUGHT VISITS THE WESTERN FRONT - Scene of bursting shells at a School of Instruction the Duke of Connaught inspected.'] |
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| Description | Photographs of royal visits to the Western Front. Royal visits were seen as an important way of boosting morale. |
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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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