EZ0036 Accession Number: EZ0036

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An unidentified Australian soldier chats to two village children and fills a bucket with water from the pump while his mate pulls the pump handle. The two were billeted at a farm south of Armentieres. In the left foreground is the edge of a manure pit that occupied the centre of the courtyard.

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Accession Number
EZ0036
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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