A00952 Accession Number: A00952

Description

La Boiselle, France. Wooden crosses at a cemetery on what was once a battlefield. A mine crater is in the middle distance and Albert is in the background.

Details

Accession Number
A00952
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Captain G Smith.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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