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.
The same person is photographed in MM 120299, MM 120301 and MM 120306
Description of Content
The image shows two soldiers in uniform from the mid chest up. The man on the right hand side is wearing a slouch hat and has a cigarette in his mouth.
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 to the left of the image: '844' Hand written on the secondary support to the right of the image: 'Jonah / Swinton [?]'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
65 mm (Width), 45 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
100 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Military Memorabilia, Souvenirs, Troops, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
