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(30) L.911 - Inspecting the work of the Canadian Forestry Detachment
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| First World War 'Official Photographs' > Allies > Canadian and Newfoundland > (30) L.911 - Inspecting the work of the Canadian Forestry Detachment |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74548900 |
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| Description | Canadian Forest Corps unloading timber, France, during World War I. The photographer recorded an official visit by Canadian journalists to see the work of the Canadian Forestry Corps. The Corps consisted of lumbermen recruited to work in forests in England, Scotland and later in France. They felled timber and produced the huge quantities of wood needed for such things as railroad ties and roads. By the end of the war there were 10,000 foresters working in Britain and 12,000 in France. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. Canadian Journalists visit France. Inspecting the work of the Canadian Forestry Detachment.'] |
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| Description | Photographs from the Haig series that are connected with Canadian troops and the Newfoundland Regiment of the British Army. |
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| Description | Photographs of various nationalities allied to the British. |
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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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