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(251) D.2112 - Men of the Coldstream Guards and a newly captured German 5.9 gun
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (251) D.2112 - Men of the Coldstream Guards and a newly captured German 5.9 gun |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547238 |
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| Description | Three soldiers standing beside a captured German gun. All three men are in uniform, and each has a small pack round his neck. The ground they are standing on is muddy and covered with splintered wood. The left wheel of the German gun has fallen off, and is lying off to the side. The men are aware of the photographer and are posing for the camera. Images of captured German trenches, recovered German weapons and German prisoners are common amongst the official photographs. They were often used as propaganda by the Government and Military, to show those at home that the Allies were well on their way to victory. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. THE BATTLE OF THE RIDGES. Men of the Coldstream Guards and a newly captured German 5.9 gun. This was taken in the combined attack in which our French Allies helped on the left.'] |
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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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