Scene just behind the line
Scene just behind the line
Soldiers playing cards, during World War I. Three soldiers play cards sitting on the ground. A fourth stirs a pot, which sits in the entrance to their dugout. The rest of the 'camp' is visible behind them. Soldiers would often go for some time without seeing any 'action', and would have to amuse themselves until the orders came through. With limited supplies one imagines a pack of cards would b…
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Camps (temporary settlements)
- Card games (physical activities)
- Playing cards
- Shelters (single built works)
- Sitting
- Soldiers
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Camps (temporary settlements)
- Card games (physical activities)
- Playing cards
- Shelters (single built works)
- Sitting
- 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
Identifier
- 74545908
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
- 2014-04-06T12:16:08.214Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:15.504Z