Summary
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
The image appears to be taken mid motion as it is rather blurry. There is a destroyed building in the middle of the field (centre of image). In the background in the left of the image there are some huts.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from J. Lord, 1986
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Photographer
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written on the secondary support to the left hand side of the image: '750' Hand written, running vertical, on the secondary support to the left hand side of the image: 'Shell bursting Near ... [Illegible] / movement of ... [3 Illegible words]' Small 750 has been etched or printed on the image.
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
66 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
