These tins are put in kilns and the solder extracted is of great value
Tin cans being stored for melting down, France, during World War I. The blurred can arcing across the middle of the viewers vision gives this scene an immediacy and sense of vitality. The two soldiers standing ... More
Tommies washing in a tin, Flanders
Stripped down to their shirt and braces, these two British soldiers are using a can of water to catch up on their washing. A pile of clothes and army kit is piled up behind them. The strange garments on their l... More
Cavalry crossing a temporary bridge
Cavalry on the move, during World War I. A line of relaxed cavalrymen are crossing a small, narrow bridge. The wintry landscape is clearly visible. Two foot soldiers sit with their jerry cans and watch the cava... More
Empty tins being placed in a kiln to extract the solder from them
Kilns being prepared to smelt tin cans, France, during World War I. The smoke billowing across this desert work station conveys some idea of the heavy industry going on in this makeshift camp. Both the soldiers... More
Water supply for the troops is perfectly wonderful, Flanders
Soldiers from several different units, including one of the kilted Highland regiments, filling water cans at a hose pipe. The water appears to be distributed from a junction in the long hose, rather than at the... More
Water refilling point, Flanders
A four-wheeled open cart pulled by a team of six horses has stopped at a small brick bridge. A soldier is filling metal water cans in the river. There is a pole bridge in the foreground leading across the river... More
Tommies at a well, Flanders during World War I
Soldiers at a well. In the middle of a ruined cottage and a yard of rubble the existing caption says there is a well. You cannot see the well for the number of soldiers crowding around. Most soldiers are holdin... More
Filling water cans at a water filling point, Flanders
Though surrounded by a lake of water, it is actually an official watering hole that these soldiers are using in order to fill up their water cans. The pipeline in the bottom left of the image is attached to a s... More