Summary
One of 75 black and white photographs in black covered album, taken in France and Belgium during World War I by Sergeant John Lord.
These photographs provide a record of some of the objects and places that John Lord saw in Belgium and France and the places that interested him most. These include Army camps, Chateau, trains, a plane, local people, other soldiers, horses and trucks. From the list of Lord's subjects, we can see that these photographs were taken in 'time off' that is to say, taking photographs took some time and these images depict people and places removed from battle, for example, soldiers photographed beside a Chatéau.
Description of Content
Train with ramps attached. The train is transporting soldiers from Belgium to Somme, France.
Physical Description
Black and white silver gelatin photograph adhered to the album page.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Images & Image Making, Transport
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Acquisition Information
Donation from J. Lord, 1986
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Place & Date Depicted
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Photographer
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Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Hand written in grey pencil to the left of the photograph on the album page; '615' Hand written in purple pencil to the left of the photograph on the album page; 'Leaving / Belgium / for Somme'
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
65 mm (Width), 42 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Military History, Military Memorabilia, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Military Camps, Army Camps, Militaria: Australian, Soldiers, Trains, Battle of the Somme (Somme Offensive), 1916
