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Image Not Available for 62. When the thaw set in on the Somme, our artilery ploughed thro' mud and slush to Gommecourt.
62. When the thaw set in on the Somme, our artilery ploughed thro' mud and slush to Gommecourt.
Image Not Available for 62. When the thaw set in on the Somme, our artilery ploughed thro' mud and slush to Gommecourt.

62. When the thaw set in on the Somme, our artilery ploughed thro' mud and slush to Gommecourt.

Datelate 19th- early 20th century
ClassificationPhotographs
Provenancewith Henry Charles Shays (died 2006) and Rona Shays; with Rona Shays; gift to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (2016).
Credit LineGift of Rona Shays in Memory of Henry "Charlie" Shays, 2016
Object numberSN11549.11891
On View
Not on view
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm)
Image Not Available for 124..Turkish troops driven from outlying hills by our men, retreat thro' Jerusalem by Jaffa Gate.
124..Turkish troops driven from outlying hills by our men, retreat thro' Jerusalem by Jaffa Gate.
late 19th- early 20th century
Image Not Available for 46. Looking into depths of the tremendous crater of our mine fired at La Boiselle , on the Somme.
46. Looking into depths of the tremendous crater of our mine fired at La Boiselle , on the Somme.
late 19th- early 20th century
Image Not Available for 59. Bombing the Bosche out of their deep dug-outs near Martinspuich dring our advance on Somme.
59. Bombing the Bosche out of their deep dug-outs near Martinspuich dring our advance on Somme.
late 19th- early 20th century
Image Not Available for 43. Mud splashed Lewis machine gunners at junction of the Belgian and our lines at Hollebeke.
43. Mud splashed Lewis machine gunners at junction of the Belgian and our lines at Hollebeke.
late 19th- early 20th century
Image Not Available for 57. Flanders mud hampers our artillery, removing a field gun from shell-pitted and flooded position.
57. Flanders mud hampers our artillery, removing a field gun from shell-pitted and flooded position.
late 19th- early 20th century
Image Not Available for 172 Our whippet tanks dash through the mud-caked battle fields and penetrate the German lines at Marcourt.
172 Our whippet tanks dash through the mud-caked battle fields and penetrate the German lines at Marcourt.
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Image Not Available for Mud Geyser and Mud Volcano Craters, Yellowstone
Mud Geyser and Mud Volcano Craters, Yellowstone
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Image Not Available for 74. Troops going up thro' trench at Croiselles to support men holding out in advanced positions.
74. Troops going up thro' trench at Croiselles to support men holding out in advanced positions.
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Image Not Available for 190 Under the sea in a U-boat! Torpedoes are released on their deadly errand thro' the tubes.
190 Under the sea in a U-boat! Torpedoes are released on their deadly errand thro' the tubes.
mid 19th-early 20th Century
Image Not Available for 47. On the eve of the great Somme push, signallers keep a sharp look-out over the Sausage valley.
47. On the eve of the great Somme push, signallers keep a sharp look-out over the Sausage valley.
late 19th- early 20th century
Image Not Available for 49. Cautiously working their way across the shell-swept plains of Picardy int he great Somme push.
49. Cautiously working their way across the shell-swept plains of Picardy int he great Somme push.
late 19th- early 20th century
Image Not Available for 50. Over the top 'mid bursting gas and tear shells to storm the fortified villages on the Somme.
50. Over the top 'mid bursting gas and tear shells to storm the fortified villages on the Somme.
late 19th- early 20th century
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