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
Panorama photo of army camp or dressing station and snow covered fields. Huts and a road in the foregound. Row of trees and the Dartmoor cementary in the background.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photographic print. Panorama formed by two photographs spliced together. Third (extreme right) part of the panorama [reg no. MM 120224] is located seperatly on the same album page.
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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 secondary support above photo: '77 / 774' Hand-written on secondary support below photo: '773' Hand-written on secondary support below photo and on the left of photo with reg no. MM 120224: 'Our Camp Becordel / Panorama of three'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
120 mm (Width), 42 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
100 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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