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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS,VIEW STREET ALBANY 1917

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1917

Overview

Black and white image of patients, convalescing soldiers, in a car garlanded with Arum lilly's as for a parade and decorated with bunches of native wild flowers. A set of crutches is deposed leaning against the near side passenger door and hospital staff stand centre right in front of the vehicle. Granite rocks on the uphill side of View Street Albany are in the back ground.

Historical information

The rear gates to The Rocks in View Street are behind the POV of the camera.

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Registration number

cwa-org-51-P1991.9

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Inscriptions and markings

Back caption:
Gaslight paper using electric light,
Develop then fix in hypo.
Matron, Sister & patients convalescing
at The Rocks, Grey St, Albany, W.A.
Photo taken after a procession in 1917.
H.Dowsett. ALBANY

Year

1917

Albany Historical Society Inc

Albany Historical Society Inc

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