Summary
Three soldiers with their Vickers machine guns and kits outside white tents. Location unknown. Slide is cracked in upper corner.
The British Army established a Machine Gun Corps in 1915 to improve the use of machine guns on the Western Front. Australia did not have specific machine gun units until World War II.
Description of Content
Coloured photograph of three soldiers with their Vickers machine guns and kits outside white tents. Other soldiers and tents in background.
Physical Description
Glass lantern slide, rectangular, printed with black and white photograph, coloured. Slide has black edging. Slide is cracked in upper corner.
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Colour
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Overall Dimensions
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Machine Guns, Military History, Soldiers, Tents, Weapons, World War I, 1914-1918, Lantern Slides, World War II, 1939-1945