An Australian filling a water cart from a pipestand on the Somme, in France. A layer of straw ...

Accession Number E00173
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme
Date made January 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An Australian filling a water cart from a pipestand on the Somme, in France. A layer of straw bound with cloth had to be placed around these pipes to prevent them from freezing.

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