Helmet for the war photographer
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Titolo
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Helmet for the war photographer
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Article Title and/or Image Caption
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A New Conical Steel Helmet for the War Photographer
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AT first glance the post shown in the accompanying illustration looks like an Alaskan totem. But do not let its exterior appearance mislead you. Look carefully at the second story window and peering through it you will see a soldier. He gives the secret away. The post is an observation station constructed within the hollow of a shell-broken tree. After it was captured from the Germans by the Canadians, it was left standing on the spot as a relic.
In reality, the post is a hollow structure camouflaged with foliage and bark. Iron sheeting has been placed around the trunk and over it foliage and bark have been draped to give the tree a life-like appearance. Above the second story window is a slit in the bark which would enable a third man to keep watch. Each aperture in the trunk is covered with wire netting to afford protection to the observers from flying shell splinters. An iron ladder, faintly visible in the photograph, enabled the men to climb up or down as they wished.
The fact that a trench lies at the foot of the post made it possible for the observers to take up their positions without exposing themselves to the vigilant enemy. One well-placed shell could have obliterated the tree.
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Autore secondario
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Underwood and Underwood (photos)
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Lingua
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eng
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Data di rilascio
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1918-01
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pagine
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69
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Diritti
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Public Domain (Google digitized)
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Archived by
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Filippo Valle
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Alberto Bordignon (Supervisor)
