E00519 Accession Number: E00519

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A view of the Flers Battlefield, showing an old front line trench improved by the Australians during the winter of 1916-1917 on the Somme. Note the sandbagged area in the right foreground.

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Accession Number
E00519
Photographer
Horace B Imisson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
May 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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