Studio portrait of an unidentifed soldier posed as if firing a Vickers Maxim .303 machine-gun. ...

Accession Number P06012.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker McGeehan, R W
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made c 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of an unidentifed soldier posed as if firing a Vickers Maxim .303 machine-gun. The gun is displayed with ammunition belt and box and a handfull of "spent" cartridges have been arranged near the operator's feet. The water cooling container and hose attachment necessary for the operation of this weapon has been excluded. Other images from this studio which display this machine gun prop include P04684.002; P06493.001; P07654.003; P11519.008 and P11519.010.

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