Superb WW1 image library online

[Rlangham]

Fantastic collection of First World War images, many fascinating subjects and the copies come up large, unlike the tiny photos on the IWM website, from the National Library of Scotland

 

http://digital.nls.uk/pageturner.cfm?id=74546606

 

Four different galleries, just select a different photographer. I could look at these all day, and in fact, I think I will! Among them are these superb photographs of French Renault 1915 armoured cars armed with a 37mm cannon (the same body was fitted to 1915 Peugeot cars, and both were fitted with either a 37mm gun or a Hotchkiss machine gun) supporting British troops

 

 

http://digital.nls.uk/pageturner.cfm?id=74547606

 

 

http://digital.nls.uk/pageturner.cfm?id=74547610

 

 

http://digital.nls.uk/pageturner.cfm?id=74547608

 

This photo is reputed to have been taken within around 100 yards of the enemy. The British style petrol cans strapped to the front of the armoured car are interesting, presumably to help increase the range of the vehicle.

[Rick W]

Great link. Thanks for that.

[gritineye]

A really edifying site with some amazing photos, thank for the link.

[Great War truck]

Wonderful photos. I could spend all day looking at these.

 

I would think that strapping full petrol cans to the front of an armoured car is not the best move, unless of course, you reverse into battle (which is what appears to have happened here).

Many thanks for the link

 

Tim (too)

[lynx42 Rick Cove]

What a great link. Went right through them. Found quite a few Albion A10 photos I hadn't seen before.

Thanks again

Rick

[Rlangham]

Tim, I thought the same, but the petrol cans could of course be containing water - the Renault armoured cars (and most Renault civilian cars of the period up until the 1930's) had the radiator behind the engine which gave it a snub nosed look like a Mack Bulldog. Despite the high chances of an engine overheating anyway (the Renaults must have had a fair distance to travel once they were released to supporter the British troops), the obscured radiator must have been relatively prone to overheating i'd have thought

[Great War truck]

I have just finished todays task of going through them all. Some really amazing photos there. What a treat for sad gits like me. The images match up with some that i have seen at IWM and many others that i have seen for sale. Many thanks for the link. I think i will go through them again now.

 

Tim (too)

[Rlangham]

Yes, I think most if not all of them are at the IWM - when my friend who portrays a WAAC worker stayed at the photo archives while I had an exam she found a lot of very interesting WAAC photos which are shown in this image library, including one of two WAAC's using German steel helmets as handbags!