Josiah Barnes collection of First World War negatives and prints

Accession Number PB0793
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Barnes, Josiah
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne
Date made 14 February 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

The troopship RMS Osterley being pulled from the wharf by a tug which is just visible on the right. The wharf is divided by a corrugated iron fence to the left. A large crowd of family and friends stand on the wharf.

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