Schöne digital tasks Bilder:
Messenger dog with its handler, in France, during World War I

Bild von National Library of Scotland
Messenger dog with its handler, in France, during World War I. This collie dog worked as a messenger in the front line under constant gunfire. A scrolled up message can be seen attached to the dogs collar. Dogs were also used in the trenches to kill rats and mice, thereby protecting food supplies. In addition to carrying out messenger duties and various other tasks, a regimental mascot also helped to maintain the troops morale.
Most of the armies involved in ‘the Great War’ had specially trained dogs in many of their regiments. These dogs performed a wide range of important tasks, including carrying messages, sentry duty, acting as decoys, ambulance duties and killing vermin. Keeping a pet also helped to raise the morale of the soldiers, by adding an element of domestic home life to the trench.
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. "Bruce", a well known messenger dog who is always working under shell fire in the line.']
digital.nls.uk/74549020
Tommies at dinner

Bild von National Library of Scotland
This relaxed photograph is thought to have been taken by the official war photographer, John Warwick Brooke. The soldiers in this image appear a little worse for wear and are having to sit directly on the cold muddy ground. Despite this, they are laughing and joking with one another whilst eating. There is a warm and happy-go-lucky atmosphere to this scene.
The photographers sent to the Front were given the task of capturing propaganda images. Despite this, however, the temptation to capture personal moments or the more mundane aspects of life must have been great. The photographers would have spent time and had to co-ordinate with the men in the picture. This image here, for example, probably had very little propaganda value.
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. Tommies at dinner.']
digital.nls.uk/74548308
Crew of a 6′ gun

Bild von National Library of Scotland
The gun dwarfs the men who are standing underneath it. Most of it is covered in camouflage netting but the wheels, base and barrel are visible. The team are sitting underneath the barrel on a tarp which has been laid on the grass. There are two rows of soldiers sitting down. They are not all wearing their uniforms or coats but they all have their hats on. Behind them is a row of standing soldiers. More buildings are visible in the background.
Gun crews had to be well trained and well acquainted with their tasks to make the bombardment as effective and efficient as possible. To accomplish this they had to work well as a team to ensure the operation was smooth and quick.
[Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. The crew of a 6" gun.']
digital.nls.uk/74546960