World’s Largest Photograph
Series
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- [SUBTITLE]: "Colouring the biggest of the giant British Battle Photographs to be shown at the Grafton Galleries, London, under the direction of the Ministry of Information." Two men, one using a ladder, at work retouching a lifesize photograph of troops and tanks on the Western Front which fills the whole screen. Close shot of man and woman working on the picture. General shot of them at work.
- Keywords
- Arts and crafts; Propaganda
- Length of story (in feet)
- 67
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- film@iwm.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
- Phone
- 020 7416 5291
- Fax
- 020 7416 5379
- Address
- Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ - Notes
- The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
- Series held
- View all series held by Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
- http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
- View all series held by British Film Institute (BFI)
How to cite this record
'World’s Largest Photograph', Pictorial News (Official) / War Office Official Topical Budget Issue No. 340-1, 27 Feb 1918. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/126454 (Accessed 21 Jun 2025)