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First of our men to cross the Somme, near Peronne
First of our men to cross the Somme, near Peronne
Soldiers after crossing the River Somme, France, during World War I. According to the photograph's original caption these soldiers are the first to have crossed the River Somme. Some of them are clambering up a temporary walkway. Others in the background manage to scramble up the embankment. The foreground is littered with debris. The slang British term used in the original caption for German,…
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Boardwalks
- Campaigns
- Riverbanks
- Soldiers
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Boardwalks
- Campaigns
- Riverbanks
- Soldiers
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Places
- Europe, France, Picardy, Somme, Péronne (inhabited place)
Identifier
- 74546348
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T12:18:24.726Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:30.940Z