Summary
Photograph of Puchevillers British Cemetery. 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
Cemetery. Many rows of graves that are marked by simple wooden crosses. The cemetery is fenced. There are a few sparce trees. The ground in partially covered in snow. The photograph captures a flat landscape beyond the cemetery.
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 in pencil on the left hand side of the photograph: '757' Hand-written vertically in pencil on the right side of the photograph: 'Puchevillers /Cemetery'' Etched into the photograph: '757'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
68 mm (Width), 43 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