Summary

One of 22 photographs taken whilst H.V. McKay was in France and Belgium shortly after the First World War. Photographs include images of machinery and farm equipment that have been left derelict or destroyed. There are also rural scenes and images of bombed cityscapes, some of which feature group portraits of H.V. McKay and his companions. HV McKay was a member of the Business Board of Administration of the Australian Defence Department 1917-1918, and Chairman of the Stores Disposal Board, London 1919.

This image is part of a collection of photographs, negatives, moving film, artefacts, documents and trade literature belonging to the H. V. McKay Sunshine Collection. The Australian operations of this company were originally founded by Hugh V. McKay in the 1890s. The McKay collection is regarded as one of the most significant industrial heritage collections in Australia.

Description of Content

Ruins in the centre of Lille, France, First World War. Scene of a city that has been bombed with most of the buildings reduced to rubble. A street lamp stands in the middle of the scene and some buildings and a tram can be seen to the left. Pedestrians walk on the paved road in the foreground.

Physical Description

Black and white photograph. Handwritten inscription on reverse in black ink.

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