"The "Movie" Man" [ASE Label], "(W.W.I - 1914 - 1918) Canadian Cinematograph film in the making. Gas shells bursting in the distance. Advance East of Arras. August, 1918." [LAC Label]
Photographic Image
Identifier:
2016.3.1.2-9
Description
[Photograph of two cameramen documenting footage as gas shells burst in the distance. At the beginning of WWI, cameramen were not permitted anywhere near the front lines. In July, 1916, however, the Canadian War Records Office was established to ensure that the Canadian war effort abroad was being documented.] **Verify with Caitlin
