Summary
One of 139 photographs in an album from World War I likely to have been taken by Captain Edward Albert McKenna. The photographs include the 7th Battalion training in Mena Camp, Egypt, and sight-seeing.
Image depicting a man diving from the davitt of a troop carrier. According to the image's caption he is "diving for money."
Description of Content
Group of men in the foreground, not facing the camera. One man diving from the davitt in the background.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
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Creator
Elizabeth (Lillie) M. McKenna, Melbourne, Australia, circa 1918
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Individuals Identified
NILSEN
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand-written in pencil on the bottom right corner of the photograph album page: '1' Hand-written in ink on the support underneath the photograph: 'Nigger diving for money from / the Davitt (at Colombo)' Hand-written in pencil on the support, bottom left corner: 'b' Hand-written in pencil on the back of the photograph: 'a nigger diving / for money from / the davitt at / Colombo'
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
60 mm (Width), 59 mm (Height)
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Image Dimensions - Photograph Album Page
159 mm (Width), 195 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Divers, Naval Forces, Ships, Soldiers, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918