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(77) C.1271 - View of Gommecourt Chateau

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(77) C.1271 - View of Gommecourt Chateau
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DescriptionAll that remains of Gommecourt Château. The top of an archway or window is barely visible on the left, and a small section of the outer wall remains standing. The rest of the château has been completely destroyed. In the foreground a mangled cart or carriage lies abandoned in a crater. A lot of French architecture and land was devastated by prolonged warfare, as scenes like this typify. It took many years for the re-building to be completed. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE FRONT IN FRANCE. A view of Gommecourt Chateau.']
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Ernest Brooks
DescriptionErnest 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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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.
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