| Place | Middle East: Lebanon, Beirut |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART92874 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | image: 36 x 48 cm; sheet: 42 x 57.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil, watercolour on paper on card |
| Maker |
Emery, James |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Members of the 2nd AIF Railway Construction Company building a railway from Beirut to Tripoli, Lebanon in record time
Description
Australian soldiers constructing a railway in rocky, mountainous country. In the foreground seven men work with crowbars and hammers. As the railway line recedes into the distance, many more Australian's from the railway construction company can be seen working on the line. The railway line seems to have been cut into the side of a mountain, and is bordered on the other side by a body of water. Clouds drift through a blue sky above this imposing landscape.