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(411) D.3127 - Huge gun captured by us at Moislaine and which the Germans had overturned in their hurry to get it back over rough ground
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (411) D.3127 - Huge gun captured by us at Moislaine and which the Germans had overturned in their hurry to get it back over rough ground |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547018 |
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| Description | A large gun lying on its side amongst bushes. It looks somewhat weathered. There is a large container, possibly filled with ammunition, lying underneath the gun. In the distance it is possible to see the rough and uneven ground that made it so difficult to move this large gun. If a retreating army was unable to take all weapons and ammunition with them, they would often attempt to sabotage those weapons left behind. This was to prevent their own weapons being used against them. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. A huge gun captured by us at Moislaine and which the Germans had overturned in their hurry to get it back over rough ground.'] |
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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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