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
Two Australian soldiers in the centre of the photo. Two girls in front of the soldiers. They are all standing in a dirt street in front of a brick building and a street sign reading 'Church Lane'. There is a wooden building in the background on the right with another brick building barely visible in the far background.
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 right of the image: 'Griffiths / Blake'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
100 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
43 mm (Width), 61 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Military Memorabilia, Souvenirs, Troops, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Children
