E05983 Accession Number: E05983

Description

General view of the seafront and the wharf. Standing on the beach is an unidentified Australian soldier and two female civilians (left) and two Belgian children (right). Barbed wire fencing is visible in the left and right hand corners. Note a damaged jetty in the background (far right) and several damaged ships marooned in sandbanks. This panorama is one of a series taken by the Australian War Records Section. The original is a 10 inch x 58 inch long 'Cirkut' camera nitrate negative.

Details

Accession Number
E05983
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative panorama
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall
Date Made
February-August 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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