EZ0190 Accession Number: EZ0190

Description

Two unidentified officers travelling on a T model Ford chassis (serial M 45281) that has been adapted for use on a light railway. Wide and narrow gauge railways had to be constructed around the Somme battlefield when wet weather made roads impassable for men, horses and motor vehicles.

Details

Accession Number
EZ0190
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c August 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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