E00398 Accession Number: E00398

Description

Mounted Australian transport soldiers rounding a mine crater on the main Bapaume-Le Sars road. On the road on the far right is a group of troops following, on foot, several wagons. Note the makeshift fence around the crater.

Details

Accession Number
E00398
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
19 March 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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