51307: Preparing for battle, an early tank

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posted on 2024-05-09, 09:49 authored by First World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team

Removing tarpaulin from a Mark 1 'Female' tank (in camouflage paint scheme). The tank is equipped with a roof-mounted grenade screen; the stowage bin on rear steering wheels is adorned with a lucky horseshoe.

History

Identifier

1813.mpg | CXTIWMFILMvanc3.mpg

Subject

Allied Forces | Gas Warfare | Somme | Transport | Western Front

Creator

War Office

Date

12th November, 1916

Date Created

12/11/1916

Spatial

Somme

Source

VHS copy of original film

Medium

VHS copy of original film

Type

Footage

Contributor

Everett Sharp

Rights

The Imperial War Museum

Collection ID

The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks, Part 1, Caption 17

Repository Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Repository Address

Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ, UK

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive

Producer

Jury, W. F.

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Keywords

First World War Poetry Digital Archive World War One Footage Allied Forces Gas Warfare Somme Transport Western Front

Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0