E00728 Accession Number: E00728

Description

A view of no man's land at Westhoek Ridge, showing shells bursting over the German trenches. The photograph is taken looking towards Glencorse Wood and Inverness Copse. (Wreck of an R.E.8 aircraft serial A... (obscured) in the foreground).

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Accession Number
E00728
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 9 cm x 15 cm
Date Made
19 September 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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