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(409) D.3124 - General view of Montauban
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (409) D.3124 - General view of Montauban |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547012 |
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| Description | It is unclear whether this is actually Montauban itself, or whether the sign which states 'Montauban' is merely indicating that the village is close by. The road seen here is bordered by grass verges littered with rubbish and debris. Two trees at the side of the road have been stripped of their branches, and broken wires criss-cross the scene. An observation platform is visible in the background. Montauban, on the Somme, was one of the many villages to suffer intense shellfire during the Battle of the Somme. On the first day of the battle, 1 July 1916, British forces captured Montauban and Mametz. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. General view of Montauban.'] |
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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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