E00866 Accession Number: E00866

Description

View of a German gun in a well sheltered gun pit between Westhoek and Nonne Bosschen, in the Ypres sector, captured by the Australians of the 1st Division, in the attack on 20 September 1917.

Details

Accession Number
E00866
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 3/8 in x 4 3/4 in
Date Made
20 September 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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