Summary
This stereograph is part of a collection of 403 stereographs depicting landmarks, cityscapes, portraits and sites across Europe, the United Kingdom, America, Australia and Egypt around the late 19th century. Photographers and publishers include the Rose Stereograph Company, Underwood & Underwood, John James Reilly, George Washington Wilson, E. Nessman, Edweard Muybridge, Bradley & Rulofson, Strohmeyer & Wyman Publishers, Kilburn Brothers, J. Andrieu, M. E. Wright, Francis Bedford, Giorgio Sommer, Poulton & Co., J. Clarke, Keystone View Company, B. L. Singley, J. F. Jarvis and Ancienne Maison F. P. F. & S.
Description of Content
The Australian Expeditionary Force at camp in Broadmeadows, showing troops assembling at the camp kitchen in preparation for dinner. Soldiers and steaming pots are shown in the foreground with a city of tents in the background.
Physical Description
Monochrome stereograph on brown card.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Place & Date Depicted
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Manufacturer
Rose Stereograph Company, Armadale, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Photographer
George Rose - Rose Stereograph Company, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Format
Stereograph, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Printed in brown text on front of stereograph: 'THE ROSE STEREOGRAPHS / MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, WELLINGTON & LONDON / THE ROSE STEREOGRAPHS / MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, WELLINGTON & LONDON / 12,907. THE AUSTRALIAN FORCE , BROADMEADOWS. Dinner Time - / Assembling at the "Camp Kitchen." Copyright 1914 by Geo. Rose. / 12,907. THE AUSTRALIAN FORCE , BROADMEADOWS. Dinner Time - / Assembling at the "Camp Kitchen." Copyright 1914 by Geo. Rose.' Hand written in grey pencil on back of stereograph: 'ST 1367'
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Overall Dimensions
177 mm (Width), 95 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Military Forces, Australians at War, Campsites, Dinners, Eating & Drinking, Expeditions, Kitchen Utensils, Kitchens, Militaria: Australian, Military Forces, Soldiers, Stereographs, Tents, Troops, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918