2nd Field Ambulance at work inside a makeshift hospital in France (21301477462)
Summary
A team of the 2nd Field Ambulance inside a makeshift hospital during World War I. Photograph taken between 1917 and 1918 in France by Henry Armytage Sanders.
Inscriptions: Inscribed - Photographer's title on negative -bottom right: H1258.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
2nd Field Ambulance at work inside a makeshift hospital in France. Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association :New Zealand official negatives, World War 1914-1918. Ref: 1/1-002082-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. natlib.govt.nz/records/23102343
August Sander (1876-1964) was a German photographer known for his portraits and documentary photographs of everyday life in Germany in the early 20th century. He is best known for his "People of the 20th Century" project, which aimed to document the diversity of German society through portraits of people from all walks of life. Sander's work was influenced by his interest in sociology and his belief in the importance of objective observation and documentation. His photographs are characterised by their clarity, detail and frankness, and have had a significant influence on the development of modern photography.