C04610 Accession Number: C04610

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A 28 cm SK L/40 German railway gun which was later captured by the 5th Australian Division in the big advance of August 1918. Copied from a photograph, taken from a German officer at Harbonnieres, August 1918.

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Accession Number
C04610
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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