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The last New Zealand front line before Le Quesnoy, France, shortly before the Armistice
- Date
- 1918
- Reference
- MNZ-1996-1/2-F
- Description
The last New Zealand front line before Le Quesnoy, France, shortly before the Armistice. Photograph taken by Henry Armytage Sanders in 1918.
This is a view of the embanked road between between Beaudignies and Le Quesnoy at a place called "Linden" (or "tilleul" in French). This referred to a house nearby with a linden or lime tree in it's garden about three km from Le Quesnoy.
Source of descriptive information - Franck Bruyere, a citizen of Le Quesnoy, identified the road, and the location as "Linden." May 2008.
Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - H1247
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives
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The last New Zealand front line before Le Quesnoy, France, shortly before the Armistice. Making New Zealand :Negatives and prints from the Making New Zealand Centennial collection. Ref: MNZ-1996-1/2-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22479639More information can be found in our terms of use.