Item STERN 4/3 - Photographs, 1915-1918, of the testing of experimental vehicles and of tanks on the Western Front

Collection of photographs relating to Stern's service during World War One, falling into two groups, first those relating to the testing of experimental vehicles of the Admiralty Landships Committee, 1915-1916, including Bullock Creeping Grip tractors, a 105 horse power tractor, the 'Tritton' or 'Number 1 Lincoln machine', Tritton's trench crossing machine and 'Mother' (the prototype heavy tank with all round track); second and more numerous, British, Canadian and French official photographs covering all aspects of tank operations on the Western Front, 1916-1918. 112 photographs