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
There is a line of small buildings in the right of the image. There are three small buildings of the same size and structure. Next to these is a wooden building which is followed by a cylandrical corrugated iron building. In the background trees and other small buildings can be seen. There is a lone man standing to the left of the buildings. The landscape is covered in mud and snow.
Physical Description
Sepia-toned 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 secondary support underneath the image: '777' Hand written on secondary support on the right hand side of the image: '...[Illegible] Becordel'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
65 mm (Width), 42 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
100 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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