Accession Number | A02043 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Chanak, Gallipoli Peninsula |
Date made | 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Four unidentified men sorting through empty shell cases which were collected from Australian and ...
Description
Four unidentified men sorting through empty shell cases which were collected from Australian and Turkish guns, ready to be refilled and reused. The Turkish cases were used for making improvised bombs. The soldier in the foreground holding a shell is wearing glasses and smoking a pipe.