Smiles, jokes and hugs of British soldiers pictured heading off for the grim reality of the Western Front in rare archive of images from first female Press photographer Christina Broom taught herself photography aged 40 after her husband had an accident and was unable to work She initially sold picture postcards, but became famous after photographing the winner of the 1903 Epsom Derby She became the unofficial photographer of the Household Brigade in 1904 and took pictures of men going off to war Among the soldiers she photographed was Jack Kipling, son of Rudyard Kipling, who died at the Battle of Loos She also took pictures at George Vs coronation and captured 30 years of the Oxford Cambridge boat race Around 2,500 of her prints have been donated to the Museum of London, where a selection will go on display Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2593585/Smiles-jokes-hugs-British-soldiers-pictured-heading-grim-reality-Western-Front-rare-archive-images-female-Press-photographer.html#ixzz2xbZxurbX Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 04:20:43 +0000
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