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(84) D.1240 - Boche ammunition wagon left in their hurry to escape our victorious troops
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (84) D.1240 - Boche ammunition wagon left in their hurry to escape our victorious troops |
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| Description | This photograph is thought to have been taken by the official photographer, John Warwick Brooke. This situation was probably a rather mundane and daily occurrence on the Front at the time, but Warwick Brooke's remit was to collect propaganda material which could be used to manipulate public opinion. So this rather ordinary scene was taken and used to boost morale and inspire hatred for the Germans. This was taken further by the addition of a loaded and sometimes sententious caption. The derogatory term for a German, 'Boche’, originates from the French slang 'alboche’, derived from two words 'allemand’ (German) and 'caboche’ (pate, head). [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. Boche ammunition wagon left in their hurry to escape our victorious troops.'] |
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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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