British military bridge, Flanders – Historic Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of British military bridge, Flanders. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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British military bridge, Flanders
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A glass negative titled "British military bridge, Flanders" shows a crossing that the Bain News Service recorded without a firm date, so the title and setting come from caption cards it attached to the plates. Flanders was a central battleground of the First World War, where British engineers built temporary pontoon and trestle bridges over canals, rivers, and shell-torn roads to move men, horses, and supplies. Bain's agency, based in New York, distributed news pictures of the war to newspapers, so images like this one reflect the wartime demand for views of the front.
| 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 six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,703 × 4,122 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-26510 |
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