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(371) D.2851 - Crowd of women carpenters who work for Government contractors in France
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (371) D.2851 - Crowd of women carpenters who work for Government contractors in France |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547750 |
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| Description | A group of female carpenters, attached to Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps, posing for the camera. Although they are not wearing a uniform, all of the women are wearing a protective coat or pinafore over their clothing. Some are holding tools or equipment, and they are all standing in a large yard piled high with lumber. In the background a large wooden shed, possibly a workshop, is visible. World War I was the first war to be covered by officially appointed photographers. Around 40,000 official photographs were taken between 1916, when the first official photographers were sent out, and 1918. Over half of these were taken at the Western Front. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Q.M.A.A.C. Crowd of women carpenters who work for Government contractors in France.'] |
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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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