A00045 Accession Number: A00045

Description

Three unidentified members of the 9th Australian Light Horse, the soldier on the left is having his hair cut with horse clippers which are being run by a manual air compressor of which the handle is being rapidly turned by the soldier on the right. The latter has the reins of the horse behind him and an unseen one to the right wrapped around his left wrist.

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Accession Number
A00045
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original negative other
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
17 August 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated by Major T Brinkworth.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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