Lantern Slide - Australians Searching For Wounded, Hamel, France, 5 Jul 1918

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Summary:: Lantern slide - photograph of Australian searching for wounded in the badly-damaged village of Hamel, France, on 5 July 1918, following its capture.
Description:: Glass lantern slide, rectangular, printed with sepia photograph. Slide has black edging. Typed inscription below image.
Description Of Content:: Photograph of soldiers standing on a road in the ruins of a village. Damaged buildings line the road, with collapsing piles of tiles and bricks.

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	82 mm (Height), 82 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	world war i 1914-1918, military history, soldiers, medical workers, lantern slides
Themes this item is part of:	Images & Image Making Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection
Primary Classification:	MILITARY HISTORY
Secondary Classification:	Service
Tertiary Classification:	battles & battlefields
Inscriptions:	Typed text below image: Australians searching for wounded amongst the ruins of Hamel/in France, on July 5th, 1918, the day following the capture/of the village.
Format:	Lantern Slide: Black & White; Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.)
Place & Date Depicted:	Hamel, France, 5 Jul 1918