Summary
Rose stereograph titled "The Great War. The Somme. Fifth Division Engineers constructing a bridge over". World War I. One in a series of 32 stereographs dating from the early 20th century.
Description of Content
Shallow grassy river in which a group of uniformed soldiers are standing. They are constructing a bridge.
Physical Description
Two identical sepia-toned photographs mounted on dark grey rectangular card. Each photograph is captioned. The brand name is printed on the card. One of a series housed in a black box.
More Information
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Collection Names
Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection, Military Memorabilia Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Mrs E. Smillie, 1986
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Maker
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Place Depicted
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Format
Stereograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed across bottom: '12.942 / THE GREAT WAR. / THE SOMME. / Fifth Division Engineers constructing a bridge over / (Copyright)'. Printed up sides of image: 'THE ROSE STEREOGRAPHS / MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, WELLINGTON & LONDON.'
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
8.7 cm (Length), 17.8 cm (Width), 0.1 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Stereographs, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Bridges, Engineers, Construction