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File:NLS Haig - Troops moving up at eventide - men of a Yorkshire regiment on the march.jpg

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English: Five soldiers silhouetted against the sky. Rays of sun burst through dark clouds to create a dramatic and atmospheric shot. They are all wearing steel helmets, and three of them are clearly carrying rifles and backpacks.

Original reads: 'BATTLE OF BROODSEYNDE [sic] RIDGE. - TROOPS MOVING UP AT EVENTIDE. MEN OF A YORKSHIRE REGIMENT ON THE MARCH.'

The Imperial War Museum caption (Q 2978) gives "A silhouetted file of men of the 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment going up to the line near Frezenberg.")
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This image is available from the National Library of Scotland under the sequence number or Shelfmark ID C.2494. You can see this image in its original context, along with the rest of the Library's digital collections, in the NLS Digital Gallery
Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph Q 2978 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author
Ernest Brooks (1878–1958)  wikidata:Q5392825
 
Ernest Brooks
Alternative names
E. "Baby" Brooks
Description British photographer
Date of birth/death 23 February 1878 Edit this at Wikidata 1958 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Faringdon Edit this at Wikidata Hendon Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q5392825
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Image extraction process This file has an extracted image: NLS Haig - Troops moving up at eventide - men of a Yorkshire regiment on the march (cropped).jpg.
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Derivative works of this file:  Western Front (World War I).jpg

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This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1975; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1975.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
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current03:12, 9 January 2012Thumbnail for version as of 03:12, 9 January 20129,440 × 7,295 (8.26 MB)Labattblueboyhigh resolution
17:28, 22 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 17:28, 22 December 20112,217 × 1,661 (496 KB)SoerfmCrop, grey tones
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