E00219 Accession Number: E00219

Description

Near Le Barque, France. Yellow Cut road crossing the German trenches on the 'Maze'. This area was continually bombarded by Australian heavy trench mortars, and this, combined with frequent rain, reduced the ground to mud.

Details

Accession Number
E00219
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
February 1917
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession E00219

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