Summary
One of 108 images in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Captain Edward Albert McKenna. The album contains photographs of the 7th Battalion in Egypt.
Image of the steamer used for a trip to the Barage (or 'barrage' meaning an unspecified dam). Presumably undertaken by Majors Blizzard and Jackson, Lieutenants Stewart and Scanlan and Captains McKenna, McCrae and Hunter who are all depicted in earlier and later photographs.
The album relates to the service of Captain Edward Albert McKenna. McKenna served in the 7th Battalion Australian Infantry and was killed in action in Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, aged 37.
Description of Content
Photograph taken across a waterway towards a small vessel moored on the opposite bank.
Physical Description
Black and white photographic print on paper with a white border.
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 from Mr J. Willis, circa 1986
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Acknowledgement
Mr. J. Willis
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
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Creator
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in black ink on the right of the photgraph: 'The / Steamer / for / the / Barage / Trip' Hand-written in pencil on the back of the photograph: 'The little steamer we / did the trip to the barage / on'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
108 mm (Width), 84 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
174 mm (Width), 141 mm (Height)
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References
National Archives of Australia: McKenna Edward Albert, barcode 1949283, series B2455/1.
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Keywords
Military History, World War I, 1914-1918, Steamers, Waterways