E05439 Accession Number: E05439

Description

Two unidentified Australian soldiers and a large group of orphaned French children surveying the extensive shell damage done to the Villers-Bretonneux cemetery.

Details

Accession Number
E05439
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
23 June 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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