E00910 Accession Number: E00910

Description

A tandem bicycle minus its wheels used by the Germans for driving a small dynamo to supply signal lights, hastily abandoned by the enemy when the 7th Australian Infantry Brigade won their objective during the attack at Broodseinde Ridge, in the Ypres sector.

Details

Accession Number
E00910
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 4x5"
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
5 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession E00910

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