Photography during the First World War
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Photography during the First World War
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Author |
Castle, W. I.
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Notes |
Troops supposedly 'going over the top' at the start of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, photographed by Canadian official photographer Ivor Castle. This photograph was widely and misleadingly published as a portrayal of an actual British attack. However it was actually taken during a training exercise behind the lines. The breech cover which is clearly visible on the rifle of the soldier in the foreground was edited out in contemporary publications of the photograph.
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Item date |
October 1916
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Creation place |
Unknown
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Content | |
Cataloguer |
Jennifer Dunn
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Filename |
CXTIWMPHOq874.jpg
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Copyright |
The Imperial War Museum
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Digital repository | |
Item width |
216
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Item height |
165
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Collection ID |
CO 874
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Repository name |
Imperial War Museum Photographic Archive
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Repository address line1 |
Imperial War Museum
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Repository address line2 |
Lambeth Road
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Repository address line3 |
London
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Repository address Zip code |
SE1 6HZ
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Repository address country |
UK
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Repository address URL |
Collection
Citation
“Photography during the First World War,” by Castle, W. I.. The Imperial War Museum via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 6, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/3669.
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