G00943 Accession Number: G00943

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Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 3 May 1915. Steele's Post showing trenches being dug, and the narrow pathway on top of the cliff at Anzac. Major Blamey is seen using a periscope. Suicide corner where Major Irvine was killed is on the right.

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Accession Number
G00943
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in
Image: 3 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in
Date Made
3 May 1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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