Scene in the Baku Arsenal 1918

British official photograph showing gun repairs in the Baku arsenal used by Dunsterforce in 1918.

This photograph by Ariel Varges shows guns being repaired in the arsenal used by the British Dunsterforce in Baku in the summer of 1918. It offers visual evidence of the logistical and technical side of the city's defence. It relates directly to the collection by documenting the British force that defended Baku during the Caucasus Army of Islam's siege.