Summary
No. 36 in the series of World War I cigarette cards produced by Magpie Cigarettes. The image is titled 'Aust. Artillery Position Under Shellfire, Messines'. It depicts two soldiers in a wagon pulled by two horses on a dirt road, there are smoke clouds in the background possibly from shellfire. The images on this series of cigarette cards are official World War I photographs which were displayed at the Australian War Museum, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne.
Physical Description
Sepia image printed on a small card, with caption underneath image. On reverse of card extensive printed text.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Organisation Named
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Organisation Named
Rose Stereograph Company, Armadale, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1922
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Organisation Named
Australian War Museum, Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1922
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Place & Date Depicted
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Inscriptions
On Reverse of Card: 'MAGPIE / Cigarettes / Copies of / this / Official War / Photograph / and / 20,000 others / Can be obtained from the / AUSTRALIAN WAR MUSEUM / Exhibition Buildings, MELBOURNE' [a price list follows]
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Overall Dimensions
66 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
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Keywords
World War I, 1914-1918, Cigarettes, Military Forces, Swap Cards, Royal Exhibition Building, Soldiers, Artillery, Horsedrawn Vehicles
