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Title
Enemy Seen, Fire! A trench-mortar hurling the shell, seen in mid-air on its deadly flight
Object Name
Stereoscope Photograph
Maker
Realistic Travels Publishers (Primary maker)
Date Made
c.1914-1918
Place Made
England: London
London
Description
One of a series of stereoscopic views relating to the First World War, showing shell in mid-flight after being fired from trench. ‘Enemy Seen, Fire! A trench-mortar hurling the shell, seen in mid-air on its deadly flight’ Not all trench mortars were effective or accurate. The trench mortar was able to fire explosives at the enemy from a hidden location and was ‘one step down’ from artillery, or ‘one step up’ from a grenade.
Materials
paper
Place Collected

Catalogue Number
BELUM.W2012.52
Copyright
National Museums NI
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