Captain Thompson's camera truck, Petrograd, Russia
Captain Thompson's camera truck, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, during the Revolution. This was the safest way to take photographs of street riots and fighting, guarded by a crew of soldiers. Donald C Thompson (1885-1947) can be seen wearing a peaked cap, standing on top of the truck behind the camera
Picture No
14100497
Media ID
45878705
Size
5140px x 6271px
(4.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Photograph in Blood Stained Russia by Captain Donald C Thompson, 1918, p159
Date
circa 1917
