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
Photo of field. Biplane above field. Unidentifiable line in the right half of the photo that might be a telegraph pole or a tree.
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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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written on secondary support left side of photo: '['782' scratched out] / 783' Hand-written on secondary support right side of photo: 'Aeroplane / near / Homelines / [Illegible]'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
48 mm (Width), 34 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
100 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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