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.
The same scene is photographed in MM 120204
Description of Content
On the left hand side of the image is a row of cylindrical wooden structures with corrugated iron roofs. Outside one building is a soldier wearing a slouch hat. On the right hand side is the edge of a horse cart.
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 right hand side of the image: '753' The number '753' has been etched or printed onto the image in the bottom left hand corner. Hand written on the secondary support to the left hand side of the image, arrow pointing to both this image and the image below (MM 120204): '...[2 words Illegible] huts'.
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
60 mm (Width), 38 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
