G01008 Accession Number: G01008

Description

Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 1 June 1915. The Garland bomb mortar in action at Quinn's Post, Anzac. This mortar threw a bomb with a white calico tail. A bomb was disappearing over the triangular stick, which served as an aiming post, at the time the photograph was taken.

Details

Accession Number
G01008
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 5 9/16 in x 3 5/8 in
Image: 5 7/16 in x 3 1/4 in
Date Made
1 June 1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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