Photographs of Australian field engineers during bridge-building exercises

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Photographs of Australian field engineers during bridge-building exercises

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Photographs of Australian field engineers during bridge-building exercises

About this item

Full title

Photographs of Australian field engineers during bridge-building exercises

Date

between 1914 and 1918

Call Numbers

Cataloguing in progress

Record Identifier

94RXpk01

Reference Code

9650109

Formats

Pictures and Photographs

Physical Description

Contents

14 photographs - 15.2 × 20.5 cm or smaller - gelatin silver

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright

Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Physical Access Conditions

This pictures collection is awaiting further processing. Usually 5 working days notice is required for access. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian

Subjects

Subjects and topics

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Scope and Contents

Contents

14 photographs showing the bridge-building exercises undertaken by a unit of field engineers training for service during World War 1. The collection comprises a small album containing nine photographs (7.0 × 11.4 cm), and five larger photographs on card mounts blind-stamped 'Marchants Studio, Gawler' (15.2 × 20.5 cm or smaller).

The photogra...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Photographs of Australian field engineers during bridge-building exercises

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Artists

Marchants Studio

Contextual Information

Source

Purchased from Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers, Lot 144, Paul Lucas Collection of Australian Military History - Part 1, February 2020

Administrative / Biographical history

The 'Marchants Studio, Gawler' stamp on five photographs indicates a South Australian setting, possibly the military training camp at Gawler, which included bridge-building training exercises.
Reference:
"The Military Camp : under canvas at Gawler ". The Adelaide Chronicle, 18 April 1914, page 42. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88833243...