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(356) D.2815 - General view of Arras, showing the Cathedral in the background
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (356) D.2815 - General view of Arras, showing the Cathedral in the background |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547720 |
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| Description | This photograph of Arras is believed to have been taken by John Warwick Brooke. It shows the degree of destruction in the town as a result of the war. Of 4,521 houses it is estimated that only 292 were undamaged. The cathedral, which was badly damaged, was restored, only to be bombed again in 1944. The weeds growing through the rubble emphasise the devastation and suggest that the photograph was taken towards the end of the war. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. A general view of Arras, showing the Cathedral in the background.'] |
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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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