Image: Going over the top 01

Description: Troops supposedly "going over the top" at the start of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, photographed by Canadian official photographer Ivor Castle. This photograph was widely and misleadingly published as a portrayal of an actual British attack. It was actually taken during a training exercise behind the lines. The breech cover which is clearly visible on the rifle of the soldier in the foreground was edited out in contemporary publications of the photograph
Title: Going over the top 01
Credit: This is photograph CO 874 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 2600-03) This image is available from Library and Archives Canada under the reproduction reference number PA-000648 and under the MIKAN ID number 3206096 This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. Library and Archives Canada does not allow free use of its copyrighted works. See Category:Images from Library and Archives Canada.
Author: Ivor Castle
Permission: This Canadian work is in the public domain in Canada because its copyright has expired due to one of the following: 1. it was subject to Crown copyright and was first published more than 50 years ago, or it was not subject to Crown copyright, and 2. it is a photograph that was created prior to January 1, 1949, or 3. the creator died more than 50 years ago. čeština | Deutsch | English | español | suomi | français | italiano | 日本語 | македонски | Nederlands | português | +/− This artistic work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain. This is because it is one of the following: It is a photograph created by the United Kingdom Government and taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was commercially published prior to 1967; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created by the United Kingdom Government prior to 1967. HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works. Deutsch | English | suomi | français | italiano | 日本語 | македонски | മലയാളം | Nederlands | polski | português | slovenščina | Türkçe | 中文 | +/−
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License: Public domain
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