Questions in the title, are these photos genuine photos taken during the battle, or are they staged?
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I'm almost positive the last one is staged, but I have no idea about the others
In the first one, look at the guy in the upper right. He's getting shot in the back. I'm guessing that these guys are on their way back to friendly positions after a failed charge.
Due to the difficulty of photography and the bulky and very fragile eqipment, most fotos were taken several miles behind the frontlines, and thus staged.
Cameras in the 19-teens were not the same massive devices found in the 1870's. The Brownie camera (introduced in 1900) and others of similar ilk were around at that time! Photography was becoming a popular pastime already. I used to have a Brownie when I was a kid. It was about 6x6x8 inches or so. Weighed maybe a pound and a half, maybe less. Film cartridges for it cost, back in the day, 15 cents apiece.
First and third look real. Fourth looks like a propaganda shot. Second ... dunno.
In the first one, look at the guy in the upper right. He's getting shot in the back. I'm guessing that these guys are on their way back to friendly positions after a failed charge.
Third - duh. There's a explosion going off, and a dude getting knocked around by the blast.
The second ... it could be staged after the fact, but before they collected the bodies from the day's / week's / months' fighting. Fourth ... again, could be real, but it looks staged. Nothing's happening. Everyone's just ... waiting.