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Huge bell in a German support trench
Huge bell in a German support trench
Church bell in a German trench, Messines Ridge, Belgium, 1917. The image is dominated by and intricately carved and inscribed church bell. The bell is lying in the bottom of a muddy trench. The trench is a scene of devastation and chaos. This photograph was taken after the Battle of Messines Ridge (June 1917), commanded by General Plumer (1857-1932), was a successful relief of German pressure o…
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Bells (idiophones)
- Trenches
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Bells (idiophones)
- Trenches
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
- 1917
- 1917
- 1917
- 1917
- 2005
Places
- Europe, Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Mesen (inhabited place)
Identifier
- 74545950
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
- 1917
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T12:16:08.571Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:15.870Z