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(24) C.1937 - Judges comparing notes
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Cavalry > (24) C.1937 - Judges comparing notes |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546642 |
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| Description | Three judges compare notes at a horse show behind the Front Line, during World War I. A full-body shot of three men, the two on the right are examining a piece of paper intently. The man on the left looks into the camera as he leans on the stick he holds in his right hand. All three men sport military moustaches and look as though they are in their sixties. All are wearing military dress. In the background men can be seen strolling in an area cordoned off with white tape. Horse shows have always been an important part of cavalry training, encouraging cavalrymen to take pride in their mounts and their equestrian skills. This would also have provided a welcome diversion from the everyday horror of war. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE WESTERN FRONT. Horse show behind the lines. Judges comparing notes.'] |
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| Description | Photographs depicting cavalry. |
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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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