Ypres, in Belgium, photographed from an observation balloon. The view is taken looking towards ...

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Accession Number E01253
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres
Date made 31 October 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

Ypres, in Belgium, photographed from an observation balloon. The view is taken looking towards Poperinghe Gate (at the top left) with the Cavalry Barracks, the billets of the 1st Australian divisional units, appearing at the bottom. Note the large shell holes on the left.