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(249) D.2109 - Massive concrete dugout for German battery now in our hands thanks to the indefatigable efforts of our Guards
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (249) D.2109 - Massive concrete dugout for German battery now in our hands thanks to the indefatigable efforts of our Guards |
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| Description | A large gun positioned outside a concrete dugout. Two men are sitting outside smoking. The gun itself, positioned close to the entrance of the dugout, looks in poor condition. The ground is very muddy and uneven, and strewn with debris. The dugout has been built beside a large tree, next to which there is a line of sandbags. If a retreating army were forced to leave weapons or equipment behind, they would often try to sabotage them to prevent their own weapons being used against them. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. THE BATTLE OF THE RIDGES. Massive concrete dugout for German battery now in our hands thanks to the indefatigable efforts of our Guards. In the foreground is seen the captured German Gun.'] |
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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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