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Periscope, early in 1916

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AuthorJones, David (1895-1974)
TitlePeriscope, early in 1916
NotesDrawing in pencil by David Jones inscribed '(periscope) / early in 1916 / place uncertain'. Initialled DJ. A soldier kneels on the fire-step of the trench to use the periscope, a spade and a rum jug are on the floor of the trench. Another soldier stands nearby wearing a helmet.
Item DateJanuary - March 1916
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourceFolio
Item mediumPaper
Writing mediumPencil
ContentDrawing
Item height178
Item width102
KeywordsTrench, Fighting Men, Western Front
Collection IDDavid Jones Papers RWF 3998b.2
Repository nameThe Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum
Repository address
The Castle
Caernarfon
Gwynedd
LL55 2AY
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.rwfmuseum.org.uk/
CataloguerAlisa Miller and Alun Edwards
FilenameDJRWF06.JPG
CopyrightThe Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum / The David Jones Literary Estate
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/6163