EN0448 Accession Number: EN0448

Description

Portrait of two unidentified seamen in fancy dress costume for the sports competition run by the ship's company of HMAS Melbourne. With HMAS Sydney, the Melbourne carried out alternate patrols of the Caribbean (based in Jamaica) and the North Atlantic off Long Island (based at Halifax) between 1915 and 1916, as part of the North American and West Indies Squadron. Bermuda was the base for the squadron.

Details

Accession Number
EN0448
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
January 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Stoker C Cootes
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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