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These tins are put in kilns and the solder extracted is of great value
These tins are put in kilns and the solder extracted is of great value
Tin cans being stored for melting down, France, during World War I. The blurred can arcing across the middle of the viewers vision gives this scene an immediacy and sense of vitality. The two soldiers standing on top of this massive heap of cans seem unconcerned for their own safety, although this pile would probably have been quite unstable and injuries from it collapsing would have been unpleasa…
Contributors
- David, British official photographer McLellan
Subject
- Cans (containers)
- Mounds
- Tin (metal)
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- David, British official photographer McLellan
Subject
- Cans (containers)
- Mounds
- Tin (metal)
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
Identifier
- 74548666
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
- 2014-04-06T13:22:32.269Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:53.345Z