Edward James France World War I photograph album, ca. 1915-1919, together with photographs of the Pl...
Edward James France World War I photograph album, ca. 1915-1919, together with photographs of the Plymouth Blitz, ca. 1941
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1915-1919, ca. 1941
Call Numbers
PXB 1735
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
Contents
140 photographs (1 album) - gelatin silver
6 photographs - 11 x 16.5 cm - gelatin silver
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Created before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Photograph album with red buckram cover, partly detached, containing 140 gelatin silver photographs each 6.9 x 9 cm or smaller. All photographs are captioned in ink, possibly transcribed from original captions on the reverse. The album was compiled by Edward James France, who may also have been the photographer.
The photographs document the...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Edward James France World War I photograph album, ca. 1915-1919, together with photographs of the Plymouth Blitz, ca. 1941
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Patricia Clemens, stepdaughter of Edward France, September 2017
Administrative / Biographical history
Edward James France enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in September 1915 at the age of 20 and embarked from Sydney in November of that year. He served as a gunner with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade in France and Belgium and was promoted to bombardier in January 1917. He was wounded in action in Belgium, transferred to England in October 19...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXB 1735
Record Identifier
1kV8blkn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1kV8blkn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
9586035
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