Title

A huge shell, weighing 1400lb, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916. Artist: Unknown

Caption

A huge shell, weighing 1400lb, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916. Ready to be fired by the 15-inch howitzer, or 'Grandmother' as it was called. Notice the message chalked on it by one of the gunners.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1900

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D78_479

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (2,5Mb) / 15,9in x 12,3in / 4776 x 3685 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men France guy shell British weapon weapons war front century Britain message soldiers soldier first world war concept ammunition battle picardy B&W artillery MONOCHROME Army warfare World War I WWI bombardment black & white black and white B W weaponry World War One 1910s 20th century artilleryman 1st World War Battle of the Somme Somme TGN trench warfare Western Front WW1 photograph munitions Unknown Historica Graphica Collection photograph