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
On the left side of the photo there is a snow covered road running in to the background on the right side. Standing next to the road there is two Australian soldiers wearing slouch hats. On their left there is several large holes. There is a camp visibile in the far background on the right.
Physical Description
Sepia-toned black and white silver gelatin photographic print.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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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 on the left hand side of the image: '836' Hand written on the secondary support on the right hand side of the image: 'C[Illegible] / Fricourt Farm / Camp in / Background'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
100 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
70 mm (Width), 48 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Military Memorabilia, Souvenirs, Troops, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
