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(239) D.2094 - Gunners rolling up shells for a move forward
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (239) D.2094 - Gunners rolling up shells for a move forward |
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| Description | Gunners transporting shells. Most of the men are in their shirtsleeves and wearing steel helmets. The shells have been placed on an open-ended trolley, which is being pushed along a light railway track. In the background there is an expanse of flat and open countryside. The men are aware of the photographer, most likely John Warwick Brooke, and are smiling for the camera. Throughout World War I railways were a vital means of transporting troops, supplies and equipment for both sides. Whilst existing railway systems were used, vast tracts of light railway were hastily constructed to ensure the existence of a vital communications link with the front line. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. BATTLE OF BROODSEYNDE [Broodseinde]. Gunners [rolling?] up shells for a move forward.'] |
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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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