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Soldier's comrades watching him as he sleeps, Thievpal, France, during World War I

from National Library of Scotland

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  • ਬੈਸ ਸਿੰਘ said:
    Nice Shot... Captures Mood... Does any1 know what gun that is next to him? Is it a M1 Garand?
  • Geir Bergh said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called War Photography, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Kev Arnold said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called British Army, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • fuzzy slope said:
    The M1 Garand did not exist then. I would say that it is a Lee Enfield. This picture reminds me how tired a person can really get. It makes me think of my days in the airborne infantry, I remember being so tired that I laid down in a mud puddle and fell asleep. You had to take it when and were you could get it. Ten or fifteen minutes of sleep was a treasured thing.
  • cobolt 69 said:
    Great photo, looks as if it was taken Yesterday. It is a Lee Enfield which had a good reputation with the men that used it If it had one weakness, it was that the firing mechanisms were susceptible to dirt and grit. When not in battle, many men simply covered the firing mechanism with cloth (as in the photo) in an effort to keep out dirt which would jam the rifle.

Jack Barrett [i.e., Barnett] with Barnum (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Fabricator of Useless Articles said:
    I love the 'second take' expression on the tall guy.
  • Lauren Goode said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Curiouser and curiouser!, and we'd love to have this added to the group! you are also welcome to join the group if you wish :-)
  • The Library of Congress said:
    PaperPal -- Please click on the "Invite this photo to..." link below the comment box, and we'll accept it. Glad the image suits.
  • Patrick Barnum said:
    This photo is mislabeled. I don't know the identity of the gentleman on the left, but he's definitely not P.T. Barnum.
  • WolfFoley said:
    The photographer's comment engraved on the negative is that Jack Barrett was with "Barnum," meaning "Barnum's show" which is Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth. Barnum was long dead, but people still refer to the show by his name. No idea who the man on the left is. The right side of the negative indicates that Jack Barrett was 28 inches high. Cannot tell if it identifies the other man. The photograph almost certainly was taken at Madison Square Garden, where the B&B show opened every Spring. A check with Circus World Museum's index would reveal what years Barrett was with that show.