Collection lent by Colonel H A Powell AAMC Accession Number: C02309

Description

Patients, officers and nursing staff in a ward at No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital in Kent. Note the 'parade like' stance of the shell-shock patients standing beside their beds.

Details

Accession Number
C02309
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 343 mm x 483 mm
Date Made
c 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Colonel H A Powell
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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