E00953 Accession Number: E00953

Description

An Australian soldier inspects a deserted sniper's post in a tree at Retaliation Farm, in the Ypres sector. Note the duckboard path in the foreground.

Details

Accession Number
E00953
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
17 October 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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