COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F062.jpg
Title:
British soldiers in a trench
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1918-02-15
Description:
Attached: "168478 F.C. COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. ON THE WATCH FOR THE HUN IN A FIRST LINE TRENCH. These Tommies in this first line trench are keeping a weather eye open for the Huns. One man is keeping his eye on the periscope while his comrade kneels alongside ready to aid. The third man is getting a well earned rest while his comrades keep watch. British official photo. 2/15/18."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Subject:
Trenches
Decade:
1910s
Type:
Still Image
Genre/Form:
war photography
Genre/Form:
black-and-white photographs
Genre/Form:
group portraits
Format:
Photograph; black and white
Extent:
6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center.
Collection:
Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs
Physical Location:
Box 1, Folder 62
Rights Statement:
Public Domain. There are no known restrictions.
General Note:
The description for these photographs is transcribed from paper descriptions that are attached to the photographs with adhesive. These paper descriptions are brittle and acidic. For presentation and accessibility purposes, the descriptions have been cropped out of the image.
