COLLECTION NAME:
Underwood & Underwood World War I press photographs
Record
Identifier:
C0502_B001_F084.jpg
Title:
British soldiers camp out in an overturned concrete tank
Creator:
Underwood & Underwood
Date:
1918-02-26
Description:
Attached: "169151 F.C. 169121 F.C. COPYRIGHT UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD, N.Y. TOMMIES BUNK IN OVER TURNED CONCRETE TANK. An overturned concrete tank on the Western Front provides a comfortable billet for these Tommies and one that is entirely free from rats. This British official shows them entering their novel home. 2/26/18."
Subject:
World War, 1914 - 1918
Subject:
Tanks (Military science)
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:
8 x 10 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 84
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.
