Russia, c. 1916. Soldiers of the Russian Army baking great numbers of loaves of bread to feed the ...

Place Asia: Russia
Accession Number P01863.012
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass stereo transparency (positive)
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Russia, c. 1916. Soldiers of the Russian Army baking great numbers of loaves of bread to feed the troops. The men in the pits at left are using long poles to place the bread dough in brick ovens. Firewood for the ovens is stacked up next to them and on top of the ovens. The men at right are placing the loaves that have come out of the ovens on large wooden trays for distribution to the troops. This is a stereo image. One half of the image is held at P01863.027.

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