Summary
Photograph of the Quarry at Montauban with a wooden hut in the foreground and a colum on the move (soldiers and horses) on the road in the background, taken in 1916 during World War I. One of 185 black and white photographs in an album, taken in France during World War I by Sergeant John Lord. Some pages are blank.
Photographs in the album depict army camps, hospitals, trenches, early tanks, landscapes, cemeteries and graves and groups of posed Australian soldiers. The places Lord mentions in his captions are La Boiselle, Quarry Siding, Pozieres, Albert, Bapaume and Favreuil.
The album was one of many souvenirs brought back to Australia after World War I by John Lord (service # 6252). He donated photograph albums, images, documents and World War I memorabilia to Museum Victoria.
Description of Content
Quarry with a wooden hut in the foreground and a colum on the move (soldiers and horses) on the road in the background.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from J. Lord, 1986
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Photographer
Sergeant John Lord, Montauban-de-Picardie, Somme, France, circa 1916
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written on secondary support left side of photo: '749 [written sideways] Quarry Siding [Triangle symbol]'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
53 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
100 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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Keywords
World War I, 1914-1918, Battle of the Somme (Somme Offensive), 1916
