Summary
Photograph of soldiers marching on a road near Ypres on 14 September 1917, during World War I. The photograph was taken by Frank Hurley.
The Australian War Memorial holds the same photograph - E00700 and P09114.023. It is titled 'A Scene on the Menin Road'.
Description of Content
Soldiers walking a dirt road, away from the camera, through an avenue of badly-damaged trees. Two dead horses lie in the foreground, and the detritus of war is piled along the sides of the road.
Physical Description
Sepia photograph on backing card mounted together with two other photographs.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), circa 1986
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Place & Date Depicted
Menin Road, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, 14 Sep 1917
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Photographer
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Format
Print, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Text: 'A SCENE ON THE ROAD NEAR YPRES'.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Framed
805 mm (Width), 360 mm (Height)
Overall dimensions of the original frame
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
183 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
Dimensions of photograph only
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
760 mm (Width), 320 mm (Height)
Overall dimensions of the mount board containing three photographs
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