Collection of First World War negatives purchased from Eric Keast Burke (Keast Burke)
Photograph J02017 First World War, 1914-1918The headquarters of the Anzac Wireless Unit in New Street, Baghdad, known as 'The Billet'.
Collection of First World War negatives purchased from Eric Keast Burke (Keast Burke) Accession Number: J02016
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An unidentified soldier standing on the footpath of the building used as the billet headquarters of the Anzac Wireless Unit in New Street, Baghdad.
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J02016
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Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in
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Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor E K Burke
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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