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(133) D.1363 - Tommy's novel oven made out of oil drums
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (133) D.1363 - Tommy's novel oven made out of oil drums |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74548170 |
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| Description | Oil drums have been set, on their sides, into a brick wall. The tops of the cans have been turned into lids for each separate cavity. There is a soldier doubled over retrieving food from the first drum and the other drums all have items lying in the bottom of them. There are tents and a grass field in the background. The energy and organisation required to fuel the war effort, to ensure supplies of mundane daily life such as food and clothing were immense. During this period of fluidity these were often the first areas to be affected and so soldiers often had to fend for themselves. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. Tommy's novel oven made out of oil drums.'] |
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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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