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Summary
Firing a field gun, during World War I. In the foreground stands a man leaning against a bridge which crosses his trench. At the back of the picture is a large, smoking field gun which has just been fired.
Field guns were large, mobile guns which had a long range and could do severe damage to the enemy's trenches.
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT - A rude awakening.']
http://digital.nls.uk/74545910
Tags
black and white photographs of world war i
field artillery
flanders in world war i
photographic prints
photographs by national library of scotland
sandbags as fortifications
shooting
smoke
trenches and fortifications of world war i
Date
1918
Source
National Library of Scotland
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain