E02782 Accession Number: E02782

Description

German field pieces which were dragged from their pits to be used point blank agains range against the attacking Australians. These guns were captured by the 58th Battalion.

Alternate caption: German material left in a street at Harbonnieres, in France, on August 8th, 1918, during the progress of the Australian attack.

Curatorial note: while the first caption is preferred, both original captions as they appear in the original photographic description sheets have been included.

Details

Accession Number
E02782
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass transparency (positive)
Date Made
8 August 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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