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A rifle & a camera : Wairarapa soldiers photography the Great War

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  • Other Name

    Rifle and a camera (Alternate title)

    Wairarapa soldiers photograph the Great War (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "Wairarapa soldiers, like thousands of New Zealanders in the Great War, enthusiastically added newly-available small cameras to their personal kit. During their service at home and overseas, they took large numbers of photographs to record the years which, for many, would be the most dramatic and dangerous of their lives.

    A Rifle and a Camera shows, for the first time, 300 photographs from eight private collections held at Wairarapa Archive, giving a new perspective to a world war which shaped the 20th century"--Back cover.

  • Place
    Masterton, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    D522 FRA (Library of Congress Call Number)

    88235 (Cat ID)

    88077 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    A rifle & a camera : Wairarapa soldiers photography the Great War
  • Other Name

    Rifle and a camera (Alternate title)

    Wairarapa soldiers photograph the Great War (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker

    Wairarapa Archive (Issuing body)

    Neil Frances (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Fraser Books for the Wairarapa Archive
  • Place
    Masterton, New Zealand
  • Date
    2017
  • Physical Description

    113 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 x 26 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    9780992247553
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    War photography

    World War, 1914-1918--Participation, New Zealand--Pictorial works

  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: World War One; First World War; New Zealand. Army. Expeditionary Force--Officers and soldiers--Pictorial works; World War, 1914-1918--New Zealand--Wairarapa--Pictorial works; Soldiers--New Zealand--Wairarapa--Pictorial works]

  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023

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