C01198 Accession Number: C01198

Description

Unidentified bakers chatting and relaxing at a field bakery on 'Turk's Head' Peninsula on the Aegean island of Lemnos. Note the large numbers of batches of newly baked loaves stacked on the ground. The Greek government lent the island to the Allies as a base for operations on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

Details

Accession Number
C01198
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
December 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Chaplain F J Miles DSO
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession C01198

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