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(47) C.1159 - General Aranaz watching a horse about to enter the bath
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > Ernest Brooks > (47) C.1159 - General Aranaz watching a horse about to enter the bath |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546638 |
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| Description | Spanish officers watch a horse being bathed, France. The photograph is taken from the end of a 'corridor' made from ranch fencing. At the end of the corridor there appears to be a bath. There is a horse being lead along it by a soldier who is standing on the other side of the fence. The horse is wearing a lot of straps and gear. Spanish soldiers are standing along the fence watching the proceedings. In the background large wooden sheds are visible. Entertainment of other countries officers helped build good relations between the different countries involved in the Allied Forces. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE FRONT IN FRANCE. SPANISH GENERALS VISIT. General Aranaz watching a horse about to enter the bath. This creature refused to go and had to be forced.'] |
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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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