British clearing ground for Howitzer – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of British clearing ground for Howitzer brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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British clearing ground for Howitzer
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The record names a British clearing ground prepared for a howitzer, a heavy artillery piece that fires at a high angle, so the picture most likely shows a field being readied for gun emplacement. The record gives no date or photographer, but the title's wording and the Bain News Service credit point to the period of the First World War, when the agency's New York staff sold pictures of military subjects to newspapers. The Bain collection was assembled from glass negatives that were later catalogued from caption cards, so the title may reflect the agency's own labels rather than verified details. Viewers should treat the specific location and date as unconfirmed.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch eight loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,753 × 4,178 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-40712 |
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