WWI fake iron trees used as observation posts - photos

WWI fake iron trees used as observation posts.

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First, engineers would find a dead tree near the front that had (ideally) been blasted by a bomb. They would then take extensive photos, measurements, and sketches of the dead tree. From there, work commenced behind the scenes. All of the detailed information would be brought back to a workshop, where artists would create an exact replica of the tree: life-size, with the same dead and broken limbs, and with expertly crafted “bark” made from wrinkled, painted iron. To make the bark appear more real, the artists would often cover it with a rough textured concoction made from materials like pulverized seashells.

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More: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/trave...WWI-180962179/

I pray that someday we, all parties involved, would spend as much time, energy and creativity trying to find a way to make peace.

Not holding out much hope for that as we have been doing it pretty much the same way for thousands of years.

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Originally Posted by hemmjo

I pray that someday we, all parties involved, would spend as much time, energy and creativity trying to find a way to make peace.

Not holding out much hope for that as we have been doing it pretty much the same way for thousands of years.

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Hiding observers in a manufactured tree. Good job no one saw the original leaving then this replacement back in it's place. Also inconvenient should the front line shift.

I don't think there are any russians
And there ain't no yanks
Just corporate criminals
Playin' with tanks

The Walls Came Down The Call, Michael Been