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(259) C.1913 - Scene in a ward of SA hospital
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > Ernest Brooks > (259) C.1913 - Scene in a ward of SA hospital |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546908 |
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| Description | The interior of a makeshift hospital ward. There is a row of beds running down the middle of the room, with more lining the walls. Two fully dressed men are reclining on beds, one is smoking a pipe and the other is reading. There is only one man actually in bed - he is resting his chin on his hand and looking toward the camera. Three nurses stand in the aisles, posing for the camera. The ward itself has been set up in a very grand room, with chandeliers hanging from the ceilings and decorative wall lights positioned round the room. In order to meet the demand for hospital accommodation, wards were often set up in the most unlikely places. Many buildings, including private residences, were requisitioned for use by teams of medical staff. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE - SCENE IN A WARD OF SA HOSPITAL.'] |
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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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