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World War I British press photograph collection

Official photograph taken on the British Western Front

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Title
Official photograph taken on the British Western Front
Alternate Title
Battle of Menin Road
Date Created
[between 1914 and 1918?]
Extent
1 photograph : black and white ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
Subject
World War I
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
Before stacking ammunition the ground which has been terribly cut up by shell fire has to be levelled. Note the mules at work here with scrapers. In the hurry of our advance, ammunition often arrives even before the ground is levelled. (Picture 1).
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1636-BC-1763-1567; RBSC_ARC_1636_BC_1763_1567
Collection
World War I 1914-1918 British Press photograph collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. World War I 1914-1918 British Press photograph collection. RBSC-ARC-1636-BC-1763-1567
Date Available
2014-07-25
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images should be obtained from the Imperial War Museum, http://www.iwm.org.uk
Catalogue Record
http://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca/index.php/world-war-i-british-press-photograph-collection
AIPUUID
ec6b2b6f-7869-4760-a16f-79abe86904b4
DOI
10.14288/1.0037695
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Images provided for research and reference only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images should be obtained from the Imperial War Museum, http://www.iwm.org.uk