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(68) D.1711 - H.M. watching the Australian sports
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Royal visits > (68) D.1711 - H.M. watching the Australian sports |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74547772 |
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| Description | King George V is standing in the foreground, watching as soldiers take part in a sports day event. The men taking part are in full uniform and are carrying full packs. The exercise shown here is possibly part of a larger assault course. A large crowd of soldiers watch on as the men are put through their paces. This photograph is thought to have been taken by the British official photographer, John Warwick Brooke. Appointed by the Government and Military, official photographers were encouraged to record positive images of life at the Front. As the authorities were anxious to control how the war was perceived, these images were then often used as propaganda. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. H.M. watching the Australian sports.'] |
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| Description | Photographs of royal visits to the Western Front. Royal visits were seen as an important way of boosting morale. |
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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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