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Creator unknown: World War 1 photograph album and prints
- Date
- 1917, [ca 1917]
- Reference
- PA-Group-01008
- Description
Photograph album and accompanying loose prints, of images chiefly relating to World War 1. Images taken 1917 and circa 1917. Photographer(s), and compiler of album, are unidentified. Includes images of: troops and nurses and of naval ships. Also some family pictures. Some images have captions on the backs, in at least two different hands.
Source of title - Title supplied by Library
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 12 b&w original photographic print(s).
Provenance: World War 1 album handed into Hataitai Salvation Army Op Shop approximately 2005. Not required by shop so retrieved by donor.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), 12 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs
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World War 1 photograph album
Date: 1917, [ca 1917]
From: Creator unknown: World War 1 photograph album and prints
Reference: PA1-o-1928
Description: Photograph album of images some relating to World War I. Images taken 1917 and circa 1917. Photographer(s), and compiler of album, are unidentified. - Contains images of Naval ships, and troops and nurses on board ships, in both uniform and civillian clothes. Shows shipboard life and recreation activitites including jump rope (skipping), bottle races, and reading. In many of the pictures people wear or carry life jackets. - Images of Miraflores Locks in Panama Canal (one dated 4 Nov 1917). - Images of Newport News in Virgina, United States, and one identified as being taken [while travelling] between Panama and Newport News. - Portraits of buildings. - Images at a hospital including one that is labelled "hospital pets", also includes images of uniformed nurses with bunny rabbits, donkeys, and cats. - Some people are identified, there are two images of "the late Mr L[en?] Reay". He is described as [being from] "Ramsay's fleet". Also includes many images of unidentified children. - Some images have captions on the back, in at least two different hands. Several of the images are labelled "Hitchcock". Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with red cover, 14.5 x 18 cm, gold embossed design on front features a scene with windmill, fence, and trees
World War 1 loose prints
Date: 1917, [ca 1917]
From: Creator unknown: World War 1 photograph album and prints
Reference: PAColl-10411
Description: Prints which were loose in a bag inside the front cover of album at PA1-o-1928. Images taken 1917 and circa 1917. Photographer(s) unidentified. - Comprises images of soldiers and nurses on board a ship. They wear, or carry lifejackets. In one image two soldiers are skipping with a rope. They are identified on the reverse as being "Capt Pa[rkin?]son" and "P[??] Tipler" on board the Corinthic. - Also images of nurses and soldiers on land with people in civilian clothes, playing croquet. In one a nurse feeds a large rabbit who is sitting on her knee. Some people are identified. - One image is of an unidentified town at the foot of a mountain range. Quantity: 12 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints