C00267 Accession Number: C00267

Description

Spectators enjoy a boxing match beween two unidentified contestants during the sports carnival that was part of the Anzac Day celebrations at Tel el Kebir camp in 1916.

Details

Accession Number
C00267
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
25 April 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Warrant Officer Ayre
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession C00267

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