At home in a mine crater on the Somme
by National Library of Scotland

Four tepee-like tents are precariously perched half way down a crater. Steps, walk-ways and barriers have been built into the crater. Two soldiers are standing outside the tents. Ground level is visible in the background. One can presume that the crater would have given the soldiers a place to hide in relative safety, as they were below the enemy's line of vision. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE. At home in a mine crater on the Somme.']

Fine jump but not quite clean
by National Library of Scotland

An action shot of a competitor taking part in the jumping section of a horse show. Man and horse are halfway over one of the jumps. The horse has dislodged some bricks in the process. In the background there are a number of spectators. Soldiers at the front were not on constant duty. There were periods allowed for recreation and relaxation, with events such as horse shows and swimming competitions being organised. Scenes such as this were commonly used as propaganda, intended to boost morale a . . .

Flooded dug-out in front line trench
by National Library of Scotland

Soldier in a flooded dug-out, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a smiling soldier stooping down outside the entrance to a flooded dugout. Adjoined to the trench, frontline dugouts such as these were designed to protect men from gunfire and shelling. The walls for the dugout are made from sandbags, while the roof appears to be a large wooded square covered by sandbags and mud. In the background one can see coils of barbed wire. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE . . .

Florida Beaches: Paradise in Peril
by State Library and Archives of Florida

Title: [Florida Beaches: Paradise in Peril] Date of film: 1970s Physical descrip: color; sound; original length: 18:35 Local call number: V-205; CA284 General note: Excerpt of original. This film addresses efforts to save Florida's "greatest natural resource," its beaches, from erosion. Officials and scientists from the Florida Department of Natural Resources and the University of Florida's Oceanographic and . . .

Wiring trees which we have fallen across a canal to hang up the enemy
by National Library of Scotland

This photograph shows four soldiers attaching barbed wire around trees as a barrier. It has been estimated that about 350,000,000 square metres of barbed wire were used on the Western Front. Clearing the barbed wire from fields and farms was part of the essential work after the war. In 1919, much of this was done by the existing Labour Corps, and by the French Service des Travaux de Premiere Urgence which also used Prisoners of War, and civilian contractors. [Original reads: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRA . . .