Summary
Lantern slide - photograph of Australian searching for wounded in the badly-damaged village of Hamel, France, on 5 July 1918, following its capture.
Description of Content
Photograph of soldiers standing on a road in the ruins of a village. Damaged buildings line the road, with collapsing piles of tiles and bricks.
Physical Description
Glass lantern slide, rectangular, printed with sepia photograph. Slide has black edging. Typed inscription below image.
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Place & Date Depicted
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Black & White
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Inscriptions
Typed text below image: Australians searching for wounded amongst the ruins of Hamel/in France, on July 5th, 1918, the day following the capture/of the village.
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Overall Dimensions
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Medical Workers, Military History, Soldiers, World War I, 1914-1918, Lantern Slides