EZ0006 Accession Number: EZ0006

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Two unidentified Australian soldiers in a front line trench. The soldier in the foreground is looking through a periscope; the other is reading a map or a newspaper. There is a rifle leaning against the sandbags, and a pipe lying on the papers (right) and lying on the bench between the two men is a 20x observation periscope.

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Accession Number
EZ0006
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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