G00910 Accession Number: G00910

Description

Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 26 April 1915. A close view of MacLaurin's Hill at Anzac, in the afternoon. Colonel MacLaurin, after whom the hill was named, was killed next day at a point in the right hand corner of the photograph.

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Accession Number
G00910
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in
Image: 3 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in
Date Made
26 April 1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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