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(44) D.1131 - Bridging a stream
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Photographers > John Warwick Brooke > (44) D.1131 - Bridging a stream |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74548450 |
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| Description | A working party of soldiers, possibly Royal Engineers, build a wooden bridge over a small stream. The construction of roads, railways and bridges was essential to an army's success. Without an effective transport network, troops, weapons, supplies and equipment could not be conveyed across the Front. According to the caption on a similar photograph, the previous bridge was blown up by German fire. Whilst this information could be true, much of what was reported at the time was 'cooked-up' for propaganda purposes. In areas of heavy fighting it was often impossible to tell who was responsible for damage to the surrounding towns and countryside. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. Bridging a stream.'] |
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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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