C00418 Accession Number: C00418

Description

Group portrait of six members of a French family, encompassing three generations, with whom some men of the 1st Battalion were billeted while on the Western Front. Identified left to right: Petit Jean; Madame; unidentified; 'Auntie'; unidentified; unidentified.

Details

Accession Number
C00418
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
April 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K H McConnell
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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