Josiah Barnes collection of First World War negatives and prints

Accession Number PB0454
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original quarter-plate negative
Maker Barnes, Josiah
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne
Date made 17 April 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

Troops on board HMAT Hororata (A20) prior to departure, with a large crowd of well-wishers, including children, on the wharf. There are four mounted policemen in the crowd (centre left), and some of the crowd are wheeling bicycles.

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