Summary
Small photograph of a large crowd of people at Port Melbourne dock, taken on 23 November 1915, the day that Alfred Galbraith embarked on S.S. Ceramic for Egypt. The photograph is part of a collection of photographs belonging to Alfred Galbraith. Sapper Galbraith was in Egypt with the 2nd and 5th Division from December 1915 to June 1916, when the 5th Division sailed to France. He died in France on 15 July 1916.
The photograph was apparently taken with an 'autographic' camera - one that allowed the user to write an inscription on the undeveloped film though an small door in the camera body, using a tiny stylus. Galbraith's camera, later in the possession of his niece, was an autographic camera.
Description of Content
Small photograph of a large crowd of people at Port Melbourne dock, taken on 23 November 1915, the day that Alfred Galbraith embarked on S.S. Ceramic for Egypt. Written alongside the left hand edge: P. MELB 23/11 The photograph is part of a collection of photographs belonging to Alfred Galbraith. Sapper Galbraith was in Egypt with the 2nd and 5th Division from December 1915 to June 1916, when the 5th Division sailed to France. He died in France on 15 July 1916.
More Information
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Collection Names
Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection, Military Memorabilia Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Mrs M. Jamieson, May 1985
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Place & Date Depicted
Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 Nov 1915
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Other Association (See Comments)
Alfred G. Galbraith
May have been the photographer - the collection relates to his war experience. -
Format
Photograph, Sepia
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Type of item
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Keywords
Army Camps, Australian Army, Australian Military Forces, Crowds, Military Memorabilia, Piers, Ports, Ships, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
