E00891 Accession Number: E00891

Description

View of an ammunition dump on fire on the Menin Road, near Hooge, in the Ypres sector. Note the remains of a limber and wheels in the right foreground.

Details

Accession Number
E00891
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
26 September 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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