Shell fire and flares towards Pozieres. The pinpoints are bursts of shrapnel. The curved lines ...

Accession Number EZ0080
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker British Official Photographer
Place made France
Date made 27 August 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Shell fire and flares towards Pozieres. The pinpoints are bursts of shrapnel. The curved lines show the effect on the negative of Verey lights sent up by the Germans from front line trenches to illuminate an area where a raid is expected. Verey lights were flares used for signalling at night and lighting; they came in several colours and were fired from a pistol.

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