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(327) C.2772 - Men from the hospital which was bombed going on board the hospital ship
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > Ernest Brooks > (327) C.2772 - Men from the hospital which was bombed going on board the hospital ship |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546508 |
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| Description | Wounded soldiers being carried aboard a boat on stretchers. Two women, possibly nurses, are standing on the quayside talking to a soldier and watching the men going up the gangplank. It is difficult to say from this photograph how badly wounded the men being carried aboard are. They both look conscious and the one nearest the quayside appears to be watching all this activity with interest. Scenes such as this were commonly used as propaganda, intended to provide reassurance to those at home. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Men from the hospital which was bombed going on board the hospital ship.'] |
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| Description | Ernest 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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| 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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