Wood on its way up country, Flanders
Wood being transported by railway, France. A long line of railway compartments, each piled high with lumber. The track runs alongside a cobbled road. In the background there are a number of cranes. ..Sawmills w... More
Cross-cutting a tree, Flanders during World War I
Two men - possibly civilians? - using a two-man saw to cross-cut a felled tree trunk. The work-type garments being worn would appear to suggest that these men are civilians rather than enlisted men. ..It is hig... More
Scene on the road during World War I
Australian troops, wearing their familiar slouch hats, have been photographed resting at the roadside with their packs. An ambulance and two lorries, one loaded with timber, pass along the road behind them. The... More
Royal Engineers cutting piles to construct a bridge, France, during Wo...
This photograph is one of a series attributed to Tom Aitken which show different processes in the construction of a new railway bridge by Royal Engineers. This view shows some of the men sawing huge baulks of t... More
Inspecting the work of the Canadian Forestry Detachment
Canadian Forest Corps unloading timber, France, during World War I. The photographer recorded an official visit by Canadian journalists to see the work of the Canadian Forestry Corps. The Corps consisted of lum... More
Fascines ready to be carted away, Flanders
Piles of fascines or brushwood bundles lie stacked beside a road, which runs along the edge of a deciduous wood. In the foreground the back of one army truck is visible. Three other trucks can be seen further d... More
Loading up a truck with the finished work, Flanders
In a timber yard at the edge of a wood, three men in civilian clothes are shown loading timber onto a wooden crate. The crate appears to be on a separate flat trolley which runs on two small rail tracks between... More