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(401) D.3084 - View of Merville Church which town we again hold
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (401) D.3084 - View of Merville Church which town we again hold |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74546996 |
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| Description | Merville Church after being bombed or shelled. The area around the church is covered with large piles of rubble and masonry. The parts that remain standing, including a section of the steeple, look rather precarious. From the little that remains, it is possible to see that Merville Church was once a magnificent building. Scenes like this were all too common throughout the war. There is a shadow visible in the foreground, possibly that of the photographer. Scenes of this nature were often used as propaganda by the Government and Military, in the full knowledge that many people were particularly disturbed and shocked by the destruction of places of worship. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. View of Merville Church which town we again hold [sic].'] |
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| Description | John Warwick Brooke, of the Topical Press Agency, was the second British official war photographer to go to the Western Front in 1916. The demands placed on he and his colleague, Ernest Brooks, were heavy. They had to take as many photographs as possible, with as much variety as possible, a difficult task for two men covering an army of over two million. Despite this, Warwick Brooke managed to take what would become some of the most memorable images of World War I. As an officially appointed photographer, Warwick Brooke was assigned to the Western Front to follow the progress of the British Army. During his time there, between 1916 and 1918, Warwick Brooke is estimated to have taken over 4,000 photographs. |
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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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