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Wash and brush up in the swamps of the Somme
Wash and brush up in the swamps of the Somme
Soldiers have been photographed washing at the edge of a flooded field or marsh in the Somme. The mud up to the thighs on their trousers shows how wet the conditions were in the trenches. These men are cheerful, however, as they have stripped off their jackets and shirts to have a wash. One man appears to be holding a towel and razor. The wet conditions in the mud were not only unpleasant in th…
Subject
- Bogs
- Mud
- Washing (cleaning)
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Subject
- Bogs
- Mud
- Washing (cleaning)
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
Places
- Europe, France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne, Somme (river)
Identifier
- 74549328
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
- 2014-04-06T13:22:46.538Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:47.110Z