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.
Neuf Berquin is located in the north-east of France, close to the Belgium border and the frontline of the Flanders battlefields.
Description of Content
Photograph of a backyard with a small pond in the extreme foreground. To the left in the middle portion of the photograph a number of horses is tied down. On the other side of the yard there is a brick building with a wooden shed built on. Two persons standing in front of the shed with a horse cart and a horse to the side.
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 the secondary support to the left of the image: '[underlined] 857 / Neuf / Berquin / Transport / Billett [sic]'
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Image Dimensions - Photograph album page
100 mm (Width), 162 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
65 mm (Width), 42 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Military Memorabilia, Souvenirs, Troops, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
