It's hard for me to believe that this Red Cross Moving "Fort" was actually used to convey soldiers between trenches. How could that small wheeled frame make it across the Western Front's rough terrain? And how could such a light-weight protective shield offer meaningful cover? -- Photo by Bain News Service, ca. 1914/15. Source: Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2014699481/.
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A recent NYT piece on the endurance (and remaking) of Deadhead culture since 1995, has some great audience shots by photographer Peter Fisher.

Between that and Paul McCartney's new book, featuring photographs he took of fans and paparazzi while on tour in 1964, there is a bonanza of new audience images to study.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/arts/music/dead-and-company-final-tour.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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