Whippets dash thro' mud-caked battlefields
Whippets dash thro' mud-caked battlefields
Whippets dash thro' mud-caked battlefields
PHOTOGRAPHS
Title
Whippets dash thro' mud-caked battlefields
Object Name
Stereocope Photograph
Maker
Realistic Travels Publishers (Primary maker)
Date Made
c.1914-18
c.1914-18
c.1914-18
Place Made
England: London
London
London
Description
Stereocope Photograph showing a view of a tank crossing a muddy field, entitled 'Whippets dash thro' mud-caked battlefields and penetrate the German lines at Morcourt.'
The Whippet tank was introduced in December 1917 as a lighter and more manageable armoured vehicle, designed by Sir William Tritton. Stereoscopes were a visual device in which the audience, by looking at presentations of the two images together, could see ‘depth’ akin to a ‘3D’ effect. Two main sources of WW1 stereoscopy are to be noted –Underwood and Girdwood. The former left the Western Front, after the Kaiser’s statement that he could not guarantee the safety of photographers.
Materials
paper
Place Collected
Catalogue Number
BELUM.W2012.26
Copyright
National Museums NI
