E04824 Accession Number: E04824

Description

Three Australian officers and three soldiers, all unidentified, gathering vegetables from gardens. The extensive market gardens in this vicinity, deserted by their owners, were taken over by our troops, and kept in order during April, May, June, and July and the vegetables were a welcome addition to ordinary Army fare. This locality was daily under the shrapnel fire of long-range guns. Note one officer (background left) is standing in a boat, grounded on the bank of a canal, that was used to transport the produce.

Details

Accession Number
E04824
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
2 May 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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