EN0136 Accession Number: EN0136

Description

Group portrait of unidentified crew members from HMAS Melbourne, in costume for a theatrical entertainment ashore. Along with HMAS Sydney, HMAS Melbourne was serving with the North American and West Indies Squadron. The ships alternated between a northern patrol with a base at Halifax and a Caribbean patrol based in Jamaica.

Details

Accession Number
EN0136
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Seaman Pepper
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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