ernestbrooks

From the Imperial War Museum site:
"THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE, JULY-NOVEMBER 1917

part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Brooks, Ernest (Lieutenant) (Photographer) 1917-08-16

Battle of Langemarck. A 6-inch howitzer of the Royal Garrison Artillery is manhandled past some ruins near Boezinge, 16th August 1917."

www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193372


THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE, JULY-NOVEMBER 1917© IWM (Q 2729)

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From the Imperial War Museum site:
"WOMEN'S SERVICES ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918

part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Brooks, Ernest (Lieutenant) (Photographer) 1917-06-30

Women carpenters working in the Tarrant Hut Workshops, Calais, 30th June 1917."

www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205078805


WOMEN'S SERVICES ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918© IWM (Q 2464)

This is the cropped center section of a photo by Lt. Ernest Brooks titled "Troops of the Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) passing through the ruined village of Caulaincourt, 21st April 1917, in pursuit of the Germans." www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205077769

About Brooks: "Ernest Brooks (23 February 1878 — after 1936) was a British photographer, best known for his war photography from the First World War. He was the first official photographer to be appointed by the British military, and produced several thousand images between 1915 and 1918, more than a tenth of all British official photographs taken during the war." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Brooks_(photographer)

Art Siegel: Thanks for making the connection with the photo on the Imperial War Museums website. We'll add some of the information to our catalog record when we update.