E00071 Accession Number: E00071

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Some of the 1st Division lined up for a bath outside the hot baths in Heilly, in France, in December 1916. Apparatus to supply hot baths invariably followed the Australian troops wherever conditions would allow.

Details

Accession Number
E00071
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
December 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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