E00882 Accession Number: E00882

Description

Chagrined at his capture earlier in the day, during the advance of Australian troops at Broodseinde Ridge, in the Ypres sector, a German Brigadier, in the compound at Hoograaf, refused to be photographed and turned his back to the camera.

Details

Accession Number
E00882
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
4 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession E00882

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