EZ0032 Accession Number: EZ0032

Description

An old Frenchwoman serves coffee to six unidentified Australian and Scottish soldiers at an estaminet (small cafe) in her village, which is within 800 yards of the trenches in a comparatively quiet sector.

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Accession Number
EZ0032
Photographer
British Official Photograph
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c June 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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